Special issue “new developments in natural killer cells for immunotherapy”

J Zimmer, V Jurišić - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since their formal discovery in 1975, natural killer (NK) cells have always been proposed in
the literature as a potential treatment for cancer and viral infections. This recommendation …

Immunotherapeutic treatment of lung cancer and bone metastasis with a mPLA/mRNA tumor vaccine

S Ma, X Li, Y Mai, J Guo, W Zuo, J Yang - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Malignant expansion and rapid metastasis are the main limiting factors to successful
treatment of lung cancer. Messenger RNA (mRNA) tumor vaccines are a promising …

Immunotherapy targeting isoDGR‐protein damage extends lifespan in a mouse model of protein deamidation

P Kalailingam, KH Mohd‐Kahliab… - EMBO Molecular …, 2023 - embopress.org
Aging results from the accumulation of molecular damage that impairs normal biochemical
processes. We previously reported that age‐linked damage to amino acid sequence NGR …

Tgfβ and cis inhibition overcomes NK-cell suppression to restore antitumor immunity

F Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, GR Rossi… - Cancer Immunology …, 2022 - AACR
Antibodies targeting “immune checkpoints” have revolutionized cancer therapy by
reactivating tumor-resident cytotoxic lymphocytes, primarily CD8+ T cells. Interest in …

Intratumoral NKp46+ natural killer cells are spatially distanced from T and MHC-I+ cells with prognostic implications in soft tissue sarcoma

SM Cruz, CJ Sholevar, SJ Judge, MA Darrow… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are rare, heterogenous malignancies with an unmet
need for novel immunotherapies. Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have been linked with …

Co-Expression of an IL-15 Superagonist Facilitates Self-Enrichment of GD2-Targeted CAR-NK Cells and Mediates Potent Cell Killing in the Absence of IL-2

M Bodden, A Häcker, J Röder, A Kiefer, C Zhang… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The disialoganglioside GD2 is produced at high levels by neuroblastomas
and other tumors of neuroectodermal origin, where its expression correlates with increased …

Radiotherapy-activated tumor immune microenvironment: Realizing radiotherapy-immunity combination therapy strategies

H Luo, W Ma, Q Chen, Z Yang, Y Dai - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Radiotherapy (RT) is an important and effective cancer treatment method clinically. In the
tumor microenvironment (TME), RT can induce tumor-specific immune responses by …

Nanomaterials: A powerful tool for tumor immunotherapy

Z Chen, Z Yue, R Wang, K Yang, S Li - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer represents the leading global driver of death and is recognized as a critical obstacle
to increasing life expectancy. In recent years, with the development of precision medicine …

[HTML][HTML] Bispecific antibodies in cancer therapy: Target selection and regulatory requirements

Y Sun, X Yu, X Wang, K Yuan, G Wang, L Hu… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the development of bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) has been rapid, with many
new structures and target combinations being created. The boom in bsAbs has led to the …

Dual Targeting of Glioblastoma Cells with Bispecific Killer Cell Engagers Directed to EGFR and ErbB2 (HER2) Facilitates Effective Elimination by NKG2D-CAR …

A Kiefer, M Prüfer, J Röder, J Pfeifer Serrahima… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
NKG2D is an activating receptor of natural killer cells that recognizes stress-induced ligands
(NKG2DL) expressed by many tumor cells. Nevertheless, NKG2DL downregulation or …