Abstract
Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy procedure includes taking personal T cells and processing or genetic engineering using specific antigens and in vitro expanding and eventually infusing into the patient’s body to unleash immune responses. Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) includes lymphocytes taking, in vitro selection and expansion and processing for stimulation or activation and infusion into the patient’s body. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), ACT and CAR-T cell therapies have demonstrated acceptable results. However, rare CAR-T cells tissue infiltration, off-target toxicity and resistance development include main disadvantages of CAR-T cell based therapy. Selection of suitable target antigens and novel engineered immune cells are warranted in future studies using “surfaceome” analysis. Employment of cytokines (IL-2, IL-7) for T cells activation has been also associated with specific anti-melanoma function which overcome telomeres shortening and further T cells differentiation. In resistant cases, rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma B-type and mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase inhibitors have been mostly applied. The aim of this study was evaluation of CAR-T cell and adoptive cell therapies efficiency for the treatment of melanoma.
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Abbreviations
- CAR-T cell:
-
Chimeric antigen receptor T cell
- ICIs:
-
Immune checkpoint inhibitors
- ACT:
-
Adoptive cell therapy
- BRAF:
-
Rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma B-type
- MEK:
-
Mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase
- FDA:
-
Food and drug administration
- CTLA-4:
-
Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
- MADAs:
-
Multiple antigen delivery approaches
- PD-1:
-
Anti-programmed cell death 1
- LAG-3:
-
Lymphocyte activation gene-3
- CVA21:
-
Oncolytic cold virus
- T-VEC:
-
Talimogene laherparepvec herpes virus
- IFN-α:
-
Interferon-α
- IL:
-
Interleukin
- DCs:
-
Dendritic cells
- TME:
-
Tumor microenvironment
- IDO1:
-
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
- LAG3:
-
Lymphocyte-activation gene 3
- TNF:
-
Tumor necrosis factor
- SALT:
-
Skin-associated lymphoid tissue
- MHC:
-
Major histocompatibility complex
- NK:
-
Natural killer
- APCs:
-
Antigen-presenting cells
- TLSs:
-
Tertiary lymphoid structures
- SK1:
-
Sphingosine kinase-1
- TIL:
-
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
- siRNA:
-
Small interfering RNA
- IGF-1:
-
Insulin-like growth factor 1
- TRAIL:
-
TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
- CRISPR:
-
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
- CSPG4:
-
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4
- OV:
-
Oncolytic virus
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Bahmanyar, M., Vakil, M.K., Al-Awsi, G.R.L. et al. Opportunities and obstacles for the melanoma immunotherapy using T cell and chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) applications: a literature review. Mol Biol Rep 49, 10627–10633 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-022-07633-5
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