Novel chimeric antigen receptor targets and constructs for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Moving beyond CD19

Luna Acharya, Alpana Garg, Manoj Rai, Rupesh Kshetri, Udhayvir S. Grewal, Prajwal Dhakal

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Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the second most common acute leukemia in adults with a poor prognosis with relapsed or refractory (R/R) B-cell lineage ALL (B-ALL). Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has shown excellent response rates in RR B-ALL, but most patients relapse due to poor persistence of CAR T-cell therapy or other tumor-associated escape mechanisms. In addition, anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy causes several serious side effects such as cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity. In this review, we will discuss novel CAR targets, CAR constructs, and various strategies to boost CARs for the treatment of RR B-ALL. In addition, we discuss a few novel strategies developed to reduce the side effects of CAR.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)32-46
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Investigative Medicine
Volume72
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2024

Keywords

  • Oxidation–reduction
  • free radicals

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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