Summary
Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecules (CEACAMs) contain 12 family members(CEACAM1、CEACAM3、CEACAM4、CEACAM5、CEACAM6、CEACAM7、CEACAM8、CEACAM16、CEACAM18、CEACAM19、CEACAM20 and CEACAM21)and are expressed diversely in different normal and tumor tissues. CEA (CEACAM5) has been used as a tumor biomarker since 1965. Here we review the latest research and development of the structures, expression, and function of CEACAMs in normal and tumor tissues, and their application in the tumor diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. We focus on recent clinical studies of CEA targeted cancer immunotherapies, including bispecific antibody (BsAb) for radio-immuno-therapy and imaging, bispecific T cell engager (BiTE) and chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T). We summarize the promising clinical relevance and challenges of these approaches and give perspective view for future research. This review has important implications in understanding the diversified biology of CEACAMs in normal and tumor tissues, and their new role in tumor immunotherapy.
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Abbreviations
- BiTE:
-
Bispecific T Cell Engager.
- BsAb:
-
Bispecific Antibody.
- CEA:
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Carcinoembryonic Antigen.
- CEACAM:
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Carcinoembryonic Antigen-Related Cell Adhesion Molecule.
- CAR-T:
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Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell.
- HSG:
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Histamine-succinylglycine.
- Ig:
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Immunoglobulin.
- TAA:
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Tumor-associated antigens.
- HAI:
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Hepatic Intraarterial Infusion.
- SIRT:
-
Selective Internal Radiation Therapy.
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This work was mainly supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81872412 to XHW, 81602303 to XY, 31700736 to WXW). We thank Hubei Province Natural Science Foundation of China (2016CFB180 to WXW), Foundation of Health and Family Planning Commission of Hubei Province (WJ2016-Y-02 To MZ, WJ2016Y07 To WXW), Hubei Province Scientific and Technological Research Project (Q20171306 to XWW), Jingzhou Science and Technology Development Planning Project (JZKJ15063 to WXW), and Guangzhou Key Medical Discipline Construction Project (CSZ).
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Han, ZW., Lyv, ZW., Cui, B. et al. The old CEACAMs find their new role in tumor immunotherapy. Invest New Drugs 38, 1888–1898 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10637-020-00955-w
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