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 …

Reimagining antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity in cancer: the potential of natural killer cell engagers

S Pinto, J Pahl, A Schottelius, PJ Carter, J Koch - Trends in Immunology, 2022 - cell.com
Bi-, tri-and multispecific antibodies have enabled the development of targeted cancer
immunotherapies redirecting immune effector cells to eliminate malignantly transformed …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Natural killer cell-based immunotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia

J Xu, T Niu - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2020 - Springer
Despite considerable progress has been achieved in the treatment of acute myeloid
leukemia over the past decades, relapse remains a major problem. Novel therapeutic …

Chimeric antigen receptor-and natural killer cell receptor-engineered innate killer cells in cancer immunotherapy

C Zhang, Y Hu, W Xiao, Z Tian - Cellular & Molecular Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-engineered T-cell (CAR-T) therapy has demonstrated
impressive therapeutic efficacy against hematological malignancies, but multiple challenges …

Advances in NK cell production

F Fang, S Xie, M Chen, Y Li, J Yue, J Ma… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Immunotherapy based on natural killer (NK) cells is a promising approach for treating a
variety of cancers. Unlike T cells, NK cells recognize target cells via a major …

[HTML][HTML] Generating natural killer cells for adoptive transfer: expanding horizons

S Kundu, M Gurney, M O'Dwyer - Cytotherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural killer (NK) cells are unique innate lymphoid cells that have therapeutic potential in
adoptive cell transfer-based cancer immunotherapy that has been established across a …

[HTML][HTML] iPSC-derived natural killer cells for cancer immunotherapy

P Karagiannis, SI Kim - Molecules and cells, 2021 - Elsevier
The discovery of human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) at the turn of the century opened the
door to a new generation of regenerative medicine research. Among PSCs, the donors …

Utility of iPSC-derived cells for disease modeling, drug development, and cell therapy

MW Nicholson, CY Ting, DZH Chan, YC Cheng… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The advent of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has advanced our understanding of the
molecular mechanisms of human disease, drug discovery, and regenerative medicine. As …

Harnessing CD16-mediated NK cell functions to enhance therapeutic efficacy of tumor-targeting mAbs

C Capuano, C Pighi, S Battella, D De Federicis… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Natural Killer (NK) cells play a major role in cancer immunotherapy based
on tumor-targeting mAbs. NK cell-mediated tumor cell killing and cytokine secretion are …