[T cell-based immunotherapies in solid tumors]

Estelle Baulu1, Aurore Dougé2, Nicolas Chuvin3

  • 1Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, 28, rue Laennec, 69008 Lyon, France; ErVaccine Technologies, 28, rue Laennec, 69008 Lyon, France.

Bulletin Du Cancer
|December 18, 2021
PubMed

In solid tumors, adoptive T cell therapies based on ex vivo amplification of antitumor T cell are represented by three main complementary approaches : (i) tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) which are amplified in vitro before reinjection to the patient, (ii) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) engineered T cells and (iii) T cell receptor (TCR) engineered T cells. Despite encouraging results, some obstacles remain, such as optimal target selection and tumor microenvironment. In this Review, we discuss pros and cons of these different therapeutic strategies that may open new perspectives in the treatment of solid tumors.

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