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ReviewAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

GPCRs in CAR-T Cell Immunotherapy: Expanding the Target Landscape and Enhancing Therapeutic Efficacy.

Zhuoqun Liu, Yuchen Xiao, Yamin Zhao, Lihe Dai, David J H Shih, Shikang Liang, Honglei Tian, Liu Liu, Feng Tian, Bing Liu and 2 more

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Review in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Zhuoqun LiuFundamental Research Center, Shanghai Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital (Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center), School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201619, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2904-1590
Yuchen XiaoFundamental Research Center, Shanghai Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital (Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center), School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201619, P. R. China.
Yamin ZhaoDepartment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, P. R. China.
Lihe DaiDepartment of Urology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, 201805, P. R. China.
David J H ShihSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Shikang LiangSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Honglei TianDivision of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China.
Liu LiuShanghai Yuhui Pharmaceutical Technology (Group) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 201203, P. R. China.
Feng TianHebei Key Laboratory of Medical Data Science, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038, P. R. China.
Bing LiuDepartment of Urology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, 201805, P. R. China.
Lei ChangDepartment of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, P. R. China.
Chao ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics and Precision Research Center for Refractory Diseases, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Pioneer Research Institute for Molecular and Cell Therapies, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200080, P. R. China.

Funding

Hebei Province Major Science and Technology Support Project 242W7712ZNational Science and Technology Major Project 2023ZD0506800Shanghai Disabled Persons' Federation Key Laboratory of Intelligent Rehabilitation Assistive Appliance and TechnologyShanghai Hospital Development Center Foundation-Shanghai Municipal Hospital Rehabilitation Medicine Specialty Alliance SHDC22023304The National Natural Science Foundation of China 32271165,32571303
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy has shown significant efficacy in treating hematologic malignancies. However, its application in solid tumors is still challenged by a scarcity of specific targets and the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), due to their wide distribution and diverse signaling cascades in tumorigenesis, have emerged as promising targets for CAR-T therapy. This review systematically integrates recent advances of GPCR CAR-T therapy for cancer immunotherapy, with a particular emphasis on current targeting strategies and optimization approaches. This includes the identification of GPCRs as novel tumor-associated antigens to expand CAR-T therapeutic applications, co-expressi on of chemokine receptors to enhance tumor infiltration, and utilization ofGPCR signaling pathways to improve CAR-T cell persistence and cytotoxic efficacy. Potential future research directions include application of AI(Artificial Intelligence) to expedite the development of GPCR antibodies, creation of precision therapies targeting GPCR complexes, modulation of GPCR dimerization networks to maintain homeostasis of membrane antigen expression, employment of nanobody platform to enhance targeting specificity, and design of GPCR allosteric modulators as molecular switches for CAR-T cells. Additionally, this review also examines the application of specific antibodies and other immunotherapeutic approaches of GPCRs in oncology. Overall, this review aims to provide novel scientific and therapeutic perspectives for CAR-T cell therapy in treating mutiple types of human cancers.

Indexed as

Immunotherapy, AdoptiveNeoplasmsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAnimalsHumansImmunotherapyTumor MicroenvironmentReceptors, Chimeric AntigenReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledcancerCAR‐T therapy(GPCRs, antibody)immunotherapy

Identifiers

PMID41432000
PMCPMC13292176

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