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Engineering Choices in Modern Cell Therapy

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By Lauren Tanabe
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First-generation CAR-T therapies followed one blueprint. T cells were drawn from a patient’s blood, modified to carry a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) using a lentiviral vector, expanded in culture, and returned to circulation. The approach has produced durable remissions in blood cancers and underlies every FDA-approved CAR-T product.
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Metastasis suppressing properties of the cell-surface anchored serine protease prostasin: new functional and mechanistic insights from breast cancer

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By Michael Flynn, Brianna Rivera, Lauren Tanabe, Paul Stemmer, Li-Mei Chen, Karl Chai, Joseph G. Lundgren, Ani R. Winkler, Karin List
| Nature Verified
Abstract Serine proteases play multifaceted roles in cancer, affecting tumor formation, progression, and metastasis. While most serine proteases studied act as tumor promoters by remodeling the extracellular matrix and activating signaling pathways, others can function as tumor suppressors. Prostasin is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored serine protease that is expressed in epithelial tissues, including the ductal epithelium of the breast.
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Decoding the Tumor Ecosystem

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By Lauren Tanabe
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For decades, studying the tumor microenvironment (TME) meant cataloguing its contents. But a new generation of technology is moving beyond characterization and toward predicting how tumors will behave and who will respond to treatment. The TME is more than a backdrop for cancer growth. It is a dynamic, densely populated ecosystem in which immune cells, stromal cells, blood vessels, and even microorganisms collectively determine whether a tumor thrives, spreads, or yields to therapy.
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