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Progress and challenges in cell therapy for blood cancers and solid tumors

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Abstract

Cell-based therapies have shown promising results in treating hematological malignancies, but challenges limit their application to other cancers.

  • Numerous hurdles, including relapsed disease and a hostile tumor microenvironment, restrict the use of cell-based therapies beyond B cell malignancies.
  • Recent advancements in cell engineering and tumor microenvironment modulation may enable broader application of these therapies.
  • Innovations in gene editing and cell engineering are addressing longstanding challenges in cancer treatment.
  • A review of prominent therapies like CAR-T cells, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and natural killer cells highlights their potential in clinical trials.
  • Emerging cell types and combination strategies are being analyzed for their future roles in cancer treatments.

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Declaration of interests R.Z. received honoraria from Novartis, MNK, Incyte, Medac, Neovii and VectivBio outside the submitted work. The remaining authors declare no conflict of interest related to this study.
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