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New developments in CAR T, CAR NK, and CAR macrophage cell therapies

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Professor Zhenshu Xu, MD, PhD, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, China

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Experimental Hematology & Oncology is calling for submissions to our Collection on 'New developments in CAR T, CAR NK, and CAR macrophage cell therapies.'

  1. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) NK cell therapy has emerged as a promising alternative to CAR T cell therapy, offering significant advantages in terms of safety and versatility. Here we explore the current cli...

    Authors: Lasse Vedel Jørgensen, Emil Birch Christensen, Mike Bogetofte Barnkob and Torben Barington
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2025 14:46
  2. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-NK therapy holds great potential for tumor treatment, but current CAR designs are primarily optimized for T cells, raising concerns about their suitability for NK cells. This st...

    Authors: Pengchao Zhang, Xuejia Feng, Xiangyun Niu, Zhongming Liu, Minghui Li, Maoxuan Liu, Dehong Yan, Guizhong Zhang and Xiaochun Wan
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2025 14:28
  3. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy holds promise, but its efficacy is hindered by tu...

    Authors: Muhammad Auwal Saliu, Qi Wang, Mansur Dabai Salisu, Yuanfeng Ren, Pengchao Zhang, Rabiatu Bako Suleiman, Bingbing Cao, Yiqiao Xu, Xudong Liu, Frederic Lluis, Maoxuan Liu and Xiaochun Wan
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2025 14:27
  4. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has demonstrated significant clinical efficacy in patients with hematologic cancers. However, long-term follow-up studies indicate that only 50% of patients remai...

    Authors: Yeongrin Kim, Moonjung Jeun, Heung Kyoung Lee, Ji U Choi, Simon Park and Chi Hoon Park
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2025 14:23
  5. Chronic myeloid leukemia stem cells (CML-LSCs), which exhibit resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), are the leading cause of treatment failure and recurrence in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). This ...

    Authors: Jiang Guoyun, Qin Yuefeng, Huang Zhenglan, Yuan Zuowei, Zhou Hongyan, Yuan Ying and Feng Wenli
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2025 14:14
  6. Several approaches are being explored for engineering off-the-shelf chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells. In this study, we engineered chimeric Fcγ receptor (FcγR) T cells and tested their potential as a ve...

    Authors: Juanjuan Zhao, Manling Chen, Xudong Li, Zhaoqi Chen, Wei Li, Rongqun Guo, Min Wang, Zhongxing Jiang, Yongping Song, Jianxiang Wang and Delong Liu
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2025 14:6
  7. Relapsed/refractory T cell-derived malignancies present with high heterogeneity and poor prognoses. Recently, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has shown remarkable safety and efficacy in the trea...

    Authors: Haiqiong Zheng, Houli Zhao, Shi Han, Delin Kong, Qiqi Zhang, Mingming Zhang, Yijin Chen, Meng Zhang, Yongxian Hu and He Huang
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2024 13:117
  8. Despite therapeutic advancements, multiple myeloma (MM) remains incurable. NK cells have emerged as a promising option for the treatment of MM. NK cells are heterogenous and typically classified based on the r...

    Authors: Kamlesh Bisht, Aimee Merino, Rob Igarashi, Laurent Gauthier, Marielle Chiron, Alexandre Desjonqueres, Eric Smith, Edward Briercheck, Rizwan Romee, Evren Alici, Eric Vivier, Michael O’Dwyer and Helgi van de Velde
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2024 13:114
  9. Adoptive T cell therapy is a pivotal strategy in cancer immunotherapy, demonstrating potent clinical efficacy. However, its limited durability often results in primary resistance. High-throughput screening tec...

    Authors: Yuchen Zhang, Qinglong Xu, Zhifei Gao, Honghao Zhang, Xiaoling Xie and Meifang Li
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2024 13:113
  10. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy represents a highly efficacious treatment modality demonstrated to enhance outcomes in patients afflicted with malignancies, particularly those enduring relapsed ...

    Authors: Yuanyuan Yang, Hongwei Peng, Jianxiang Wang and Fei Li
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2024 13:110
  11. The basic idea of modulating the immune system to better recognize and fight tumor cells has led to the successful introduction of adoptive cellular immunotherapy (ACT). ACT-based treatment regimens, in which ...

    Authors: Jingjing Pu, Ting Liu, Amit Sharma, Liping Jiang, Feng Wei, Xiubao Ren, Ingo G. H. Schmidt-Wolf and Jian Hou
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2024 13:105
  12. In recent years, immunotherapy has developed rapidly as a new field of tumour therapy. However, the efficacy of tumour immunotherapy is not satisfactory due to the immune evasion mechanism of tumour cells, ind...

    Authors: Xiaohang Feng, Zhengxing Li, Yuping Liu, Di Chen and Zhuolong Zhou
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2024 13:102
  13. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, which targets tumors with high specificity through the recognition of particular antigens, has emerged as one of the most rapidly advancing modalities in immunot...

    Authors: Xianjun Li, Tianjun Chen, Xuehan Li, Hanyu Zhang, Yingjing Li, Shuyuan Zhang, Shengnan Luo and Tongsen Zheng
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2024 13:96
  14. Authors: Qiusui Mai, Bailin He, Shikai Deng, Qing Zeng, Yanwen Xu, Cong Wang, Yunyi Pang, Sheng Zhang, Jinfeng Li, Jinfeng Zeng, Liqin Huang, Yongshui Fu, Chengyao Li, Tingting Li, Xiaojun Xu and Ling Zhang
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2024 13:93

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  15. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) serves as the foundational element of CAR-T cells. Exogenous CAR molecules can exert functional effects on allogeneic T cells, leading to their activation and subsequent functio...

    Authors: Jing Hu, Luyi Zhong, Yiqiu Wang, Shiyi Hu, Lijiaqi Zhang and Qingchang Tian
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2024 13:75
  16. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has achieved substantial clinical outcomes for tumors, especially for hematological malignancies. However, extending the duration of remission, reduction of relap...

    Authors: Xinyu Gu, Yalan Zhang, Weilin Zhou, Fengling Wang, Feiyang Yan, Haozhan Gao and Wei Wang
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2024 13:70
  17. CAR T cells are widely applied for relapsed hematological cancer patients. With six approved cell therapies, for Multiple Myeloma and other B-cell malignancies, new insights emerge. Profound evidence shows tha...

    Authors: Arne Van der Vreken, Karin Vanderkerken, Elke De Bruyne, Kim De Veirman, Karine Breckpot and Eline Menu
    Citation: Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2024 13:66

About the Collection

Experimental Hematology & Oncology is calling for submissions to our Collection on 'New developments in CAR T, CAR NK, and CAR macrophage cell therapies.' CAR engineered cell therapies are moving rapidly from bench to bedside. This collection welcomes studies covering the latest development in pre-clinical and clinical studies of CAR -engineered cell therapies.

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