11 January 2024 | Ziyan Liao, Jie Jiang, Wei Wu, Jiaqi Shi, Yanfang Wang, Yuejun Yao, Tao Sheng, Feng Liu, Wei Liu, Peng Zhao, Feifei Lv, Jie Sun, Hongjun Li, and Zhen Gu
This research article presents a three-dimensional scaffold inspired by the lymph node environment to enhance the therapeutic effects of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells in solid tumors. The scaffold, made from poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) using microfluidic techniques, is designed to load, deliver, activate, and expand CAR-T cells. It is modified with T-cell stimulatory signals, including anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies, as well as cytokines. The scaffold demonstrates significant improvements in CAR-T cell expansion both in vitro (50-fold) and in vivo (15-fold). Notably, it maintains long-lasting expansion of CAR-T cells for up to 30 days in a cervical tumor model, significantly inhibiting tumor growth. This biomimetic delivery strategy provides a versatile platform for enhancing the effectiveness of CAR-T cell therapy in solid tumors.This research article presents a three-dimensional scaffold inspired by the lymph node environment to enhance the therapeutic effects of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells in solid tumors. The scaffold, made from poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) using microfluidic techniques, is designed to load, deliver, activate, and expand CAR-T cells. It is modified with T-cell stimulatory signals, including anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies, as well as cytokines. The scaffold demonstrates significant improvements in CAR-T cell expansion both in vitro (50-fold) and in vivo (15-fold). Notably, it maintains long-lasting expansion of CAR-T cells for up to 30 days in a cervical tumor model, significantly inhibiting tumor growth. This biomimetic delivery strategy provides a versatile platform for enhancing the effectiveness of CAR-T cell therapy in solid tumors.