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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

The new era of immunotherapy for breast cancer: challenges and coping strategies of CAR-T cell therapy.

Zhihao Wang, Lele Miao, Wei Wang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Zhihao WangJining Medical University, Jining, China.
Lele MiaoDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Jining No.1 People's Hospital, Jining, China.
Wei WangDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Jining No.1 People's Hospital, Jining, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer remains the most prevalent malignant tumor among women globally, with persistently high incidence and mortality rates. Despite the diversity of existing treatment modalities, systemic therapies for advanced, metastatic, and triple-negative breast cancer continue to face significant limitations. Recently, chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy has demonstrated considerable success in the treatment of hematological malignancies, offering a novel approach for breast cancer treatment. This paper reviews the primary targets and research advancements of CAR-T cells in breast cancer therapy, while also analyzing current challenges such as immunosuppression within the tumor microenvironment, antigen heterogeneity, obstacles in cell homing, and the limited durability of CAR-T cells. Furthermore, strategies to address these challenges are discussed. Although CAR-T cell therapy for breast cancer is still in the nascent stages of exploration, ongoing technological advancements and in-depth research hold promise for its potential as a novel therapeutic option, thereby offering renewed hope to patients.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsImmunotherapy, AdoptiveReceptors, Chimeric AntigenT-LymphocytesAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmCoping SkillsFemaleHumansReceptors, Antigen, T-CellTumor MicroenvironmentAntigens, NeoplasmReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Chimeric Antigenbreast cancerCAR-T cellschallengecoping strategyimmunotherapy

Identifiers

PMID41409286
PMCPMC12705595

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