Ourania Tsahouridis, Max Xu, Feifei Song, Barbara Savoldo, Gianpietro Dotti
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Abstract
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have improved the cure rate and quality of life of patients with lymphoid malignancies but have yet to demonstrate clinical benefits in solid tumors. Thus, several CAR-engineering strategies are currently being explored to overcome the functional limitations and the high cost of CAR T cells. Key among these are CAR-engineered innate immune cells, such as natural killer (NK) cells, NK T (NKT) cells, γδ T cells and macrophages. In this Review, we discuss the potential and limitations of efforts to develop and use innate immune CAR-engineered cells for cancer immunotherapy.
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