Exploring the NK cell platform for cancer immunotherapy

JA Myers, JS Miller - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2021 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic lymphocytes of the innate immune system that are
capable of killing virally infected and/or cancerous cells. Nearly 20 years ago, NK cell …

The tumor microenvironment innately modulates cancer progression

DC Hinshaw, LA Shevde - Cancer research, 2019 - AACR
Cancer development and progression occurs in concert with alterations in the surrounding
stroma. Cancer cells can functionally sculpt their microenvironment through the secretion of …

Natural killer cells in clinical development as non-engineered, engineered, and combination therapies

N Lamers-Kok, D Panella, AM Georgoudaki… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Natural killer (NK) cells are unique immune effectors able to kill cancer cells by direct
recognition of surface ligands, without prior sensitization. Allogeneic NK transfer is a highly …

Influence of the tumor microenvironment on NK cell function in solid tumors

O Melaiu, V Lucarini, L Cifaldi, D Fruci - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are a population of innate lymphoid cells playing a pivotal role in
host immune responses against infection and tumor growth. These cells have a powerful …

CAR-engineered NK cells for the treatment of glioblastoma: turning innate effectors into precision tools for cancer immunotherapy

MC Burger, C Zhang, PN Harter, A Romanski… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma (GB) is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor in adults and
currently incurable. Despite multimodal treatment regimens, median survival in unselected …

Allogeneic CAR T cells: an alternative to overcome challenges of CAR T cell therapy in glioblastoma

D Martínez Bedoya, V Dutoit, D Migliorini - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has emerged as one of the major
breakthroughs in cancer immunotherapy in the last decade. Outstanding results in …

Allogeneic CAR cell therapy—more than a pipe dream

KJ Caldwell, S Gottschalk, AC Talleur - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Adoptive cellular immunotherapy using immune cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors
(CARs) has shown promise, particularly for the treatment of hematological malignancies. To …

Remodeled tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) parade via natural killer cells reprogramming in breast cancer

MM Elanany, D Mostafa, NM Hamdy - Life sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast cancer (BC) is the main cause of cancer-related mortality among women globally.
Despite substantial advances in the identification and management of primary tumors …

Natural killer cells as allogeneic effectors in adoptive cancer immunotherapy

KB Lupo, S Matosevic - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are attractive within adoptive transfer settings in cancer
immunotherapy due to their potential for allogeneic use; their alloreactivity is enhanced …

Overcoming tumor resistance mechanisms in CAR-NK cell therapy

A Valeri, A García-Ortiz, E Castellano… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Despite the impressive results of autologous CAR-T cell therapy in refractory B
lymphoproliferative diseases, CAR-NK immunotherapy emerges as a safer, faster, and cost …