Table 2.
Current challenges, reasons and possible solutions of TCR-T induced by T-iPSCs for the treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
| Challenges | Reasons | Possible solutions |
|---|---|---|
| Security | Off-target effects | Find neoantigens |
| Targeted toxicity | ||
| TCR mismatch | The introduced TCR chains match the endogenous TCR chains | A single viral vector encoding two TCR chains |
| Gene knock-out | ||
| Tumor immune evasion | Loss of autoantigen | Find neoantigens |
| Loss of HLA molecules | ||
| Change of tumor antigen | ||
| Monoclonal TCR-T | ||
| T cell depletion | LAG-3 and PD-1 overexpression | Gene knock-out |
| Targeted drugs | ||
| Problems with T cell homing | Nitration of CCL2 chemokines | Regulating the expression of chemokines |
| T cell surface glycoprotein changed | ||
| Liver autoimmune suppression | Regulatory myeloid populations maintain liver immune tolerance | Improve the immune microenvironment |
TCR, T Cell Receptor; TCR-T, T cell receptor T-Cells; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; LAG-3, Lymphocyte activation gene-3; PD-1, Programmed Death-1; CCL2, chemokine ligand 2.