Natural killer cells in cancer biology and therapy

SY Wu, T Fu, YZ Jiang, ZM Shao - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
The tumor microenvironment is highly complex, and immune escape is currently considered
an important hallmark of cancer, largely contributing to tumor progression and metastasis …

The cancer–natural killer cell immunity cycle

ND Huntington, J Cursons, J Rautela - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Immunotherapy with checkpoint blockade induces rapid and durable immune control of
cancer in some patients and has driven a monumental shift in cancer treatment. Neoantigen …

Breakthrough of solid tumor treatment: CAR-NK immunotherapy

W Wang, Y Liu, Z He, L Li, S Liu, M Jiang, B Zhao… - Cell Death …, 2024 - nature.com
As the latest and most anticipated method of tumor immunotherapy, CAR-NK therapy has
received increasing attention in recent years, and its safety and high efficiency have …

The molecular mechanism of natural killer cells function and its importance in cancer immunotherapy

S Paul, G Lal - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells that show strong cytolytic function against
physiologically stressed cells such as tumor cells and virus-infected cells. NK cells show a …

The head and neck cancer immune landscape and its immunotherapeutic implications

R Mandal, Y Şenbabaoğlu, A Desrichard, JJ Havel… - JCI …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent clinical trials have demonstrated a clear survival advantage in advanced head and
neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients treated with immune checkpoint blockade …

NK cells and cancer: you can teach innate cells new tricks

MG Morvan, LL Lanier - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are the prototype innate lymphoid cells endowed with potent cytolytic
function that provide host defence against microbial infection and tumours. Here, we review …

TGF-β family signaling in tumor suppression and cancer progression

J Seoane, RR Gomis - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2017 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) induces a pleiotropic pathway that is modulated by the
cellular context and its integration with other signaling pathways. In cancer, the pleiotropic …

Natural killer group 2D receptor and its ligands in cancer immune escape

S Duan, W Guo, Z Xu, Y He, C Liang, Y Mo, Y Wang… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
The immune system plays important roles in tumor development. According to the immune-
editing theory, immune escape is the key to tumor survival, and exploring the mechanisms of …

NCR+ILC3 concentrate in human lung cancer and associate with intratumoral lymphoid structures

P Carrega, F Loiacono, E Di Carlo… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are a common finding in non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) and are predictors of favourable clinical outcome. Here we show that NCR+ innate …

The rise of allogeneic natural killer cells as a platform for cancer immunotherapy: recent innovations and future developments

JP Veluchamy, N Kok, HJ van der Vliet… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are critical immune effector cells in the fight against cancer. As NK
cells in cancer patients are highly dysfunctional and reduced in number, adoptive transfer of …