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CAR T Cells: Cancer Cell Surface Receptors Are the Target for Cancer Therapy

Behrouz Shademan, Vahidreza Karamad, Alireza Nourazarian, Çıgır Biray Avci

2021Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin15 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Immunotherapy has become a prominent strategy for the treatment of cancer. A method that improves the immune system's ability to attack a tumor (Enhances antigen binding). Targeted killing of malignant cells by adoptive transfer of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells is a promising immunotherapy technique in the treatment of cancers. For this purpose, the patient's immune cells, with genetic engineering aid, are loaded with chimeric receptors that have particular antigen binding and activate cytotoxic T lymphocytes. That increases the effectiveness of immune cells and destroying cancer cells. This review discusses the basic structure and function of CAR-T cells and how antigenic targets are identified to treat different cancers and address the disadvantages of this treatment for cancer.

Topics & Concepts

Chimeric antigen receptorImmune systemImmunotherapyCytotoxic T cellAntigenAdoptive cell transferCancer immunotherapyCancer researchCancer cellCancerImmunologyReceptorMedicineT cellBiologyInternal medicineIn vitroBiochemistryCAR-T cell therapy researchNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design