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ReviewViruses2025

CAR-T Cell Therapy for HIV Cure: Current Challenges, Advances and Future Directions.

Monica-Daniela Padurariu-Covit, Costinela Georgescu, Mihaela Andreescu, Iulia Chiscop, Catalin Plesea-Condratovici, Manuela Arbune

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Review in Viruses, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Beyond Oncology: Exploring the Expanding Role of CAR T Cell Therapy in Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases-A Systematic Review.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Monica-Daniela Padurariu-CovitDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4237-2297
Costinela GeorgescuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.
Mihaela AndreescuFaculty of Medicine, Titu Maiorescu University, 031593 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0532-7929
Iulia ChiscopDepartment of Clinical Surgery, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.
Catalin Plesea-CondratoviciDepartment of Morphological and Functional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3111-4089
Manuela ArbuneDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4762-0755

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) effectively suppresses HIV replication but fails to eradicate latent reservoirs, leading to viral rebound after interruption. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy offers a potential strategy to achieve durable remission. A systematic PubMed search (July 2020-June 2025) identified 253 studies on CAR-T therapy in HIV; 74 met inclusion criteria and were qualitatively analyzed. Preclinical data showed that CAR-T cells can recognize and eliminate infected cells, reach viral reservoirs, and persist long term, particularly when derived from hematopoietic stem cells. Dual-target and combination approaches with checkpoint inhibitors or latency-reversing agents enhanced antiviral efficacy. Early clinical studies confirmed safety and modest reservoir reduction. CAR-T cell therapy represents a promising step toward a functional HIV cure. Further optimization of design, integration with gene-editing technologies, and standardized clinical evaluation are required to confirm durable efficacy and safety.

Indexed as

HIV InfectionsImmunotherapy, AdoptiveReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsHIV-1HumansT-LymphocytesVirus LatencyReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCAR-T cellsgene editingHIV cure

Identifiers

PMID41472284
PMCPMC12737754

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