NK cell-based cancer immunotherapy: from basic biology to clinical development

S Liu, V Galat, Y Galat4, YKA Lee… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Natural killer (NK) cell is a specialized immune effector cell type that plays a critical role in
immune activation against abnormal cells. Different from events required for T cell activation …

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 …

Use of CAR-transduced natural killer cells in CD19-positive lymphoid tumors

E Liu, D Marin, P Banerjee… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has shown
remarkable clinical efficacy in B-cell cancers. However, CAR T cells can induce substantial …

Current perspectives on “Off-The-Shelf” allogeneic NK and CAR-NK cell therapies

EL Heipertz, ER Zynda, TE Stav-Noraas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer cells (NK cells) are the first line of the innate immune defense system, primarily
located in peripheral circulation and lymphoid tissues. They kill virally infected and …

Advancing cell-based cancer immunotherapy through stem cell engineering

YR Li, ZS Dunn, Y Yu, M Li, P Wang, L Yang - Cell Stem Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Advances in cell-based therapy, particularly CAR-T cell therapy, have transformed the
treatment of hematological malignancies. Although an important step forward for the field …

Pluripotent stem cell–derived NK cells with high-affinity noncleavable CD16a mediate improved antitumor activity

H Zhu, RH Blum, R Bjordahl… - Blood, The Journal …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) is a key effector mechanism of natural killer
(NK) cells that is mediated by therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). This process is …

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 …

Immune checkpoint molecules in natural killer cells as potential targets for cancer immunotherapy

Y Cao, X Wang, T **, Y Tian, C Dai… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Recent studies have demonstrated the potential of natural killer (NK) cells in immunotherapy
to treat multiple types of cancer. NK cells are innate lymphoid cells that play essential roles …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

CAR‐NK cells: the next wave of cellular therapy for cancer

M Daher, L Melo Garcia, Y Li… - Clinical & Translational …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
T cells engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) have revolutionised the
field of cellular therapy for cancer. Despite its success, this strategy has some recognised …