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ReviewCancer science2024

Fibroblast activation protein constitutes a novel target of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in solid tumors.

Sikun Meng, Tomoaki Hara, Yutaka Miura, Hideshi Ishii

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Review in Cancer science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sikun MengDepartment of Medical Data Science, Center of Medical Innovation and Translational Research, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Tomoaki HaraDepartment of Medical Data Science, Center of Medical Innovation and Translational Research, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Yutaka MiuraLaboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Hideshi IshiiDepartment of Medical Data Science, Center of Medical Innovation and Translational Research, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0632-6517

Funding

IFO Research Communications (2024)Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology A20H0054100Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology A22H031460Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology JP23ym0126809Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology JP24ym0126809Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology T22K195590Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology T23K183130Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology T23K195050Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology T23KK01530Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology T24K199920Oceanic Wellness Foundation (2024)Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund 2024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With recent advances in tumor immunotherapy, chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy has achieved unprecedented success in several hematologic tumors, significantly improving patient prognosis. However, in solid tumors, the efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy is limited because of high antigen uncertainty and the extremely restrictive tumor microenvironment (TME). This challenge has led to the exploration of new targets, among which fibroblast activation protein (FAP) has gained attention for its relatively stable and specific expression in the TME of various solid tumors, making it a potential new target for CAR-T cell therapy. This study comprehensively analyzed the biological characteristics of FAP and discussed its potential application in CAR-T cell therapy, including the theoretical basis, and preclinical and clinical research progress of targeting FAP with CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumor treatment. The challenges and future optimization directions of this treatment strategy were also explored, providing new perspectives and strategies for CAR-T cell therapy in solid tumors.

Indexed as

EndopeptidasesGelatinasesImmunotherapy, AdoptiveMembrane ProteinsNeoplasmsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenSerine EndopeptidasesTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsFibroblast Activation Protein AlphaHumansT-LymphocytesEndopeptidasesFibroblast Activation Protein AlphaGelatinasesMembrane ProteinsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenSerine EndopeptidasesCAR‐T therapyFAPsolid tumorsTME

Identifiers

PMID39169645
PMCPMC11531970

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