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From T cells to NK cells and macrophages: progress and challenges in CAR-based therapies and the involved gene delivery systems

New approaches to engineer immune cells beyond T cells could make cancer immunotherapy safer, more affordable, and effective against previously hard-to-treat tumors.

This review covers the expansion of CAR technology from T cells to NK cells and macrophages, addressing manufacturing and safety limitations of current CAR-T. It highlights non-viral gene delivery innovations that could make CAR-based immunotherapies more accessible and effective against solid tumors.

What the study was

Study design
Narrative review
Population
Cancer patients (hematologic and solid tumors)
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Validated
Journal
International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Why it surfaced

Useful overview of next-gen CAR therapies including CAR-NK and CAR-M. Review article without novel data.

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