Investigating T Cell Immunity in Cancer : Achievements and Prospects

T cells play a key role in tumour surveillance, both identifying and eliminating transformed cells. However, as tumours become established they form their own suppressive microenvironments capable of shutting down T cell function, and allowing tumours to persist and grow. To further understand the tumour microenvironment, including the interplay between different immune cells and their role in anti-tumour immune responses, a number of studies from mouse models to clinical trials have been performed. In this review, we examine mechanisms utilized by tumour cells to reduce their visibility to CD8+ Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL), as well as therapeutic strategies trialled to overcome these tumour-evasion mechanisms. Next, we summarize recent advances in approaches to enhance CAR T cell activity and persistence over the past 10 years, including bispecific CAR T cell design and early evidence of efficacy. Lastly, we examine mechanisms of T cell infiltration and tumour regression, and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of different strategies to investigate T cell function in murine tumour models.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 22(2021), 6 vom: 12. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zeng, Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Chew, Hui Yi [VerfasserIn]
Cruz, Jazmina G [VerfasserIn]
Leggatt, Graham R [VerfasserIn]
Wells, James W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CAR
CD8 T cells
Cancer
Checkpoint inhibitor
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
Review
Tumour antigen

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.04.2021

Date Revised 20.04.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms22062907

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323648568