Review Article

Immunotherapy of Malignant Disease Using Chimeric Antigen Receptor Engrafted T Cells

Table 1

Targets for CAR-based immunotherapy.

TargetMalignanciesNature of antigenSelected references

CD19B cellProtein[39, 44, 151153]
CD20B cellProtein[154]
CD22B cellProtein[27]
k light chainB cellProtein[155]
CD30Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomasProtein[82, 156]
CD33MyeloidProtein[94, 157]
CD123MyeloidProtein[158]
CD38B cellProtein[159, 160]
ROR1B cellProtein[161]
ErbB2Several, including breast, osteosarcoma, prostate, medulloblastoma, glioblastomaProtein[11, 21, 25, 35, 85, 162173]
ErbB3/4SeveralProtein[11, 12]
Several ErbB dimersSeveralProtein[14]
EGFr vIIISeveralProtein[174]
Carcinoembryonic antigenSeveralProtein[31, 36, 175]
EGP2SeveralProtein[176]
EGP40ColonProtein[177]
MesothelinSeveralProtein[37, 178]
TAG72GastrointestinalCarbohydrate[179]
PSMAProstate;
tumour-associated neovasculature
Protein[34, 180]
NKG2D ligandsSeveralProtein[181]
B7-H6SeveralProtein[16]
IL-13 receptor α2SeveralProtein[136, 182, 183]
MUC1Breast, ovarianHeavily glycosylated protein[22]
MUC16OvarianHeavily glycosylated protein[184]
CA9Renal cell carcinomaProtein[185]
GD2Neuroblastoma, Ewing’s sarcomaGanglioside[32, 186, 187]
GD3MelanomaGanglioside[188]
HMW-MAAMelanomaProteoglycan[189]
CD171NeuroblastomaProtein[145]
Lewis YSeveralCarbohydrate[190]
G250/CAIXRenal cell carcinomaProtein[144]
HLA-A1 MAGE A1MelanomaProtein-Peptide complex[4]
HLA-A2 NY-ESO-1SeveralProtein-Peptide complex[191]
PSCAProstateProtein[192]
Folate receptor-αOvarian and othersProtein[193, 194]
CD44v6SeveralProtein[195]
CD44v7/8CervicalProtein[196]
α vβ 6 integrinSeveralProtein[13]
8H9SeveralProtein[197]
NCAMNeuroblastomaProtein[198]
VEGF receptorsSeveralProtein[199, 200]
5T4SeveralProtein[201]
Foetal AChRRhabdomyosarcomaProtein[202]
NKG2D ligandsSeveralProtein[72]
CD44v6SeveralProtein[203]
Dual antigenActivation by cells that express either targetsAny[204]
Dual antigenMaximal activation when both targets expressedAny[52]
UniversalAllAny[18, 19]

AChR: acetylcholine receptor; CA9: carbonic anhydrase 9; EGFr: epidermal growth factor receptor; EGP: epithelial glycoprotein; GD: ganglioside; HWM-MAA: high molecular weight melanoma-associated antigen; MUC: mucin; NCAM: nerve cell adhesion molecule; NKG2D: natural killer group 2 member D; PSCA: prostate stem cell antigen; PSMA: prostate-specific membrane antigen; ROR1: Receptor-tyrosine-kinase-like orphan receptor 1; TAG: tumour-associated glycoprotein; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor.