[HTML][HTML] NK cell-based immune checkpoint inhibition

M Khan, S Arooj, H Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Immunotherapy, with an increasing number of therapeutic dimensions, is becoming an
important mode of treatment for cancer patients. The inhibition of immune checkpoints …

[HTML][HTML] Catch me if you can: how AML and its niche escape immunotherapy

S Tettamanti, A Pievani, A Biondi, G Dotti, M Serafini - Leukemia, 2022 - nature.com
In spite of the remarkable progress in basic and preclinical studies of acute myeloid
leukemia (AML), the five-year survival rate of AML patients remains poor, highlighting the …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Cytokines and costimulation in acute graft-versus-host disease

GR Hill, M Koyama - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) is an important curative
therapy for high-risk hematological malignancies, but the development of severe and/or …

[HTML][HTML] TIGIT as a promising therapeutic target in autoimmune diseases

C Yue, S Gao, S Li, Z Xing, H Qian, Y Hu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Co-inhibitory receptors (IRs) are molecules that protect host against autoimmune reactions
and maintain peripheral self-tolerance, playing an essential role in maintaining immune …

Increased TIGIT expressing NK cells with dysfunctional phenotype in AML patients correlated with poor prognosis

G Liu, Q Zhang, J Yang, X Li, L Xian, W Li, T Lin… - Cancer Immunology …, 2022 - Springer
AML is the most common blood cancer in adults with a high relapse and an overall poor
survival rate. NK cells have been demonstrated to have the capacity to eradicate AML blast …

TIGIT blockade enhances functionality of peritoneal NK cells with altered expression of DNAM-1/TIGIT/CD96 checkpoint molecules in ovarian cancer

RJ Maas, JS Hoogstad-van Evert… - …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Advanced ovarian cancer (OC) patients have a poor 5-year survival of only 28%,
emphasizing the medical need for improved therapies. Adjuvant immunotherapy could be …

[HTML][HTML] NK cells in the treatment of hematological malignancies

AP Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M Villa-Álvarez… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Natural killer (NK) cells have the innate ability to kill cancer cells, however, tumor cells may
acquire the capability of evading the immune response, thereby leading to malignancies …

[HTML][HTML] DNAM-1 chimeric receptor-engineered NK cells: a new frontier for CAR-NK cell-based immunotherapy

L Cifaldi, O Melaiu, R Giovannoni… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
DNAM-1 is a major NK cell activating receptor and, together with NKG2D and NCRs, by
binding specific ligands, strongly contributes to mediating the killing of tumor or virus …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer immunotherapy by blocking immune checkpoints on innate lymphocytes

S Pesce, S Trabanelli, C Di Vito, M Greppi, V Obino… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The emergence of immunotherapy for cancer treatment bears
considerable clinical promise. The role of NK cells in tumor immunosurveillance and their …