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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Engineering TCR-directed T-cells for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

Nida Mubin, James J Ignatz-Hoover, James J Driscoll

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Nida MubinDivision of Hematology & Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.
James J Ignatz-HooverDivision of Hematology & Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.
James J DriscollDivision of Hematology & Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a virtually incurable plasma cell malignancy characterized by malignant cells that expand within the tumor-permissive bone marrow (BM) microenvironment. Novel strategies are urgently needed to improve the outcomes of patients with difficult-to-treat and therapy-refractory disease. The ability to genetically manipulate T-cells and the introduction of adoptive cellular therapies (ACTs) has improved the treatment of relapsed and/or refractory (RR)MM. Emerging evidence supports the efficacy of ACTs as early lines of cancer treatment, potentially even as an alternative to autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies based upon genetically engineered patient-derived T-cells are utilized in routine clinical practice, however severe toxicities, therapeutic resistance, exorbitant costs, a cumbersome manufacturing process and production logistics limits their broader application. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) can also mediate tumor regression and lead to durable responses, but wider efficacy is restricted by limited accessibility, reduced proliferative capacity and low effector function. In this context, autologous T-cells engineered to express T-cell receptors (TCRs) represent an intriguing option to improve MM treatment. Immunoproteasomes represent an essential cornerstone of adaptive immunity and are required for the efficient processing of antigenic peptides presented by MHC class I (MHC-I) molecules to cytotoxic CD8

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Immunotherapy, AdoptiveMultiple MyelomaReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Chimeric AntigenT-LymphocytesAnimalsGenetic EngineeringHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCAR T-celldrug resistancemultiple myelomaproteasome-dependent MHC class I antigenTCR-engineered T-cell immunotherapy

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PMID41988204
PMCPMC13076308

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