Roles of natural killer cells in immunity to cancer, and applications to immunotherapy

NK Wolf, DU Kissiov, DH Raulet - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Great strides have been made in recent years towards understanding the roles of natural
killer (NK) cells in immunity to tumours and viruses. NK cells are cytotoxic innate lymphoid …

CAR-cell therapy in the era of solid tumor treatment: current challenges and emerging therapeutic advances

KM Maalej, M Merhi, VP Inchakalody, S Mestiri… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
In the last decade, Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has emerged as a
promising immunotherapeutic approach to fight cancers. This approach consists of …

CAR race to cancer immunotherapy: from CAR T, CAR NK to CAR macrophage therapy

K Pan, H Farrukh, VCSR Chittepu, H Xu, C Pan… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Adoptive cell therapy with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) immunotherapy has made
tremendous progress with five CAR T therapies approved by the US Food and Drug …

Tumor-infiltrating natural killer cells

B Cózar, M Greppi, S Carpentier, E Narni-Mancinelli… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Because of their potent antitumor activity and their proinflammatory role, natural killer (NK)
cells are at the forefront of efforts to develop immuno-oncologic treatments. NK cells …

Therapeutic implications of tumor microenvironment in lung cancer: focus on immune checkpoint blockade

C Genova, C Dellepiane, P Carrega… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the last decade, the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been
revolutionized by the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) directed against …

Managing the immune microenvironment of osteosarcoma: the outlook for osteosarcoma treatment

H Tian, J Cao, B Li, EC Nice, H Mao, Y Zhang… - Bone Research, 2023 - nature.com
Osteosarcoma, with poor survival after metastasis, is considered the most common primary
bone cancer in adolescents. Notwithstanding the efforts of researchers, its five-year survival …

Defining the role of natural killer cells in COVID-19

MJ Lee, CA Blish - Nature immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are critical effectors of antiviral immunity. Researchers have
therefore sought to characterize the NK cell response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

The expanding role for small molecules in immuno-oncology

R Offringa, L Kötzner, B Huck, K Urbahns - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
The advent of immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) using antibodies against PD1 and its
ligand PDL1 has prompted substantial efforts to develop complementary drugs. Although …

Natural killer cells: from innate to adaptive features

AM Mujal, RB Delconte, JC Sun - Annual review of immunology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphocytes that provide critical host defense against
pathogens and cancer. Originally heralded for their early and rapid effector activity, NK cells …

[HTML][HTML] NK cells and ILCs in tumor immunotherapy

S Sivori, D Pende, L Quatrini, G Pietra… - Molecular aspects of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cells of the innate immunity play an important role in tumor immunotherapy. Thus, NK cells
can control tumor growth and metastatic spread. Thanks to their strong cytolytic activity …