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Cell-based immunotherapy is based on the seemingly simple principle of harnessing the power of the immune system to combat cancer, and is emerging as an important clinical tool. The remarkable success of CAR-T cell therapies demonstrate that cell based therapies are effective at eradicating hematological malignancies, and therefore hold great promise for other cancers. However, there are number of challenges that limit the full potential of cell based therapies, especially for solid cancers. T cells and NK cells represent major lymphocyte populations that are involved in immune surveillance and tumor eradication, and both are emerging as important players for cell based immunotherapy. Although they use different mechanisms for recognizing cancer cells, they complement each other during tumor eradication. NK cells have many functional similarities to T cells and represent the closest innate immune cell lineage to adaptive immune cell populations. Transcriptome analysis has also revealed similar phylogenetic origin of the two lymphocyte populations. The hurdles that impact therapeutic success of these cells include trafficking of lymphocytes to the tumor sites, recognition of solid tumors, and overcoming the inhospitable tumor microenvironment (TME) including the presence of suppressive cells (Treg and MDSC) and immune suppressive cytokines (TGFβ). The full potential of cell based therapies may be realized once tools to overcome these barriers are developed. This Research Topic collects articles critically examining these obstacles and the novel strategies being developed for cell-based therapies to overcome them.

immunotherapy --- NK cell --- tumor micoenvironment --- CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T cells --- cell based therapy

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This book is a compendium of scientific articles submitted to a Special Issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences, fostered by MDPI and curated by Dr. Annamaria Sandomenico and Dr. Menotti Ruvo from the Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging of the National Research Council. All articles underwent a rigorous peer review and were selected to highlight the properties that make monoclonal antibodies and their functional fragments some of the most useful and versatile assets in therapy and diagnosis.

Technology: general issues --- porcine deltacoronavirus --- nucleocapsid --- monoclonal antibodies --- neurodegenerative disorders --- affibody molecules --- blood–brain barrier --- receptor-mediated transcytosis --- transferrin receptor --- AL amyloidosis --- CD38 --- anti-CD38 MoAb --- Daratumumab --- Isatuximab --- myeloma --- BCMA --- bispecific T-cell engager --- antibody-drug conjugates --- chimeric antigen receptor T-cells --- belantamab mafodotin --- idecabtagene vicleucel --- JNJ-68284528 --- Mabs --- Antibody-Drug Conjugate --- cancer therapy --- drug targeting --- payload --- cross-linking --- antibody fragment --- Fab --- scFv --- E. coli --- YKL-40 --- CHI3L1 --- monoclonal antibody --- phage display --- lung metastasis --- prostate-specific membrane antigen --- in vivo imaging --- prostate cancer --- glutamate carboxypeptidase II --- NAALADase --- immunization --- antibody --- protocol --- guinea pig --- cDNA --- chimeric antigen receptor (CAR T) --- universal CAR T --- modular CAR T --- universal immune receptor --- CAR adaptor --- adoptive immunotherapy --- split CAR --- bispecific --- polyspecificity --- pharmacokinetics --- solubility --- aggregation --- viscosity --- developability --- stability --- affinity --- specificity --- protein engineering --- self-association --- non-specific binding --- immunogenicity --- antibody fragments --- single chain --- amyloid --- oligomer --- neurotoxicity --- NUsc1

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This book is a compendium of scientific articles submitted to a Special Issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences, fostered by MDPI and curated by Dr. Annamaria Sandomenico and Dr. Menotti Ruvo from the Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging of the National Research Council. All articles underwent a rigorous peer review and were selected to highlight the properties that make monoclonal antibodies and their functional fragments some of the most useful and versatile assets in therapy and diagnosis.

Technology: general issues --- porcine deltacoronavirus --- nucleocapsid --- monoclonal antibodies --- neurodegenerative disorders --- affibody molecules --- blood–brain barrier --- receptor-mediated transcytosis --- transferrin receptor --- AL amyloidosis --- CD38 --- anti-CD38 MoAb --- Daratumumab --- Isatuximab --- myeloma --- BCMA --- bispecific T-cell engager --- antibody-drug conjugates --- chimeric antigen receptor T-cells --- belantamab mafodotin --- idecabtagene vicleucel --- JNJ-68284528 --- Mabs --- Antibody-Drug Conjugate --- cancer therapy --- drug targeting --- payload --- cross-linking --- antibody fragment --- Fab --- scFv --- E. coli --- YKL-40 --- CHI3L1 --- monoclonal antibody --- phage display --- lung metastasis --- prostate-specific membrane antigen --- in vivo imaging --- prostate cancer --- glutamate carboxypeptidase II --- NAALADase --- immunization --- antibody --- protocol --- guinea pig --- cDNA --- chimeric antigen receptor (CAR T) --- universal CAR T --- modular CAR T --- universal immune receptor --- CAR adaptor --- adoptive immunotherapy --- split CAR --- bispecific --- polyspecificity --- pharmacokinetics --- solubility --- aggregation --- viscosity --- developability --- stability --- affinity --- specificity --- protein engineering --- self-association --- non-specific binding --- immunogenicity --- antibody fragments --- single chain --- amyloid --- oligomer --- neurotoxicity --- NUsc1