Overcoming ovarian cancer resistance and evasion to CAR-T cell therapy by harnessing allogeneic CAR-NKT cells

Lili Yang · 2025-08-12

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Ovarian cancer (OC) poses a significant challenge for conventional chimeric antigen receptor-engineered T (CAR-T) cell therapy, due to frequent recurrence linked to tumor heterogeneity, platinum resistance, immune evasion, and an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). Here, we analyze primary OC patient samples and identify a unique opportunity for allogeneic CAR-NKT ( Compared to conventional CAR-T cells, These findings underscore the unique efficacy and safety advantages, as well as the off-the-shelf potential of Major funding was provided by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).
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Med
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Compared to conventional CAR-T cells, AlloCAR-NKT cells demonstrate superior anti-OC efficacy, showcasing multiple OC-targeting mechanisms, focused tumor homing, and pronounced TME modulation.

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Funding

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

CA200456

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

I01BX006411

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

I01BX006019

US Department of Defense

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

California Institute of Regenerative Medicine

TRAN1-16050

California Institute of Regenerative Medicine

DISC2-13015

California Institute of Regenerative Medicine

DISC2-11157

California Institute of Regenerative Medicine

TRAN1-12250

University of California, Los Angeles

Harvard University Center for AIDS Research