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 …

NK cell-based cancer immunotherapy: from basic biology to clinical development

S Liu, V Galat, Y Galat4, YKA Lee… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Natural killer (NK) cell is a specialized immune effector cell type that plays a critical role in
immune activation against abnormal cells. Different from events required for T cell activation …

CAR-NK cells: A promising cellular immunotherapy for cancer

G Xie, H Dong, Y Liang, JD Ham, R Rizwan, J Chen - EBioMedicine, 2020 - thelancet.com
Natural Killer (NK) cells and CD8+ cytotoxic T cells are two types of immune cells that can
kill target cells through similar cytotoxic mechanisms. With the remarkable success of …

CAR-NK cells for cancer immunotherapy: from bench to bedside

L Zhang, Y Meng, X Feng, Z Han - Biomarker Research, 2022 - Springer
Natural killer (NK) cells are unique innate immune cells and manifest rapid and potent
cytotoxicity for cancer immunotherapy and pathogen removal without the requirement of …

Influence of the tumor microenvironment on NK cell function in solid tumors

O Melaiu, V Lucarini, L Cifaldi, D Fruci - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are a population of innate lymphoid cells playing a pivotal role in
host immune responses against infection and tumor growth. These cells have a powerful …

Targeting natural killer cells in cancer immunotherapy

C Guillerey, ND Huntington, MJ Smyth - Nature immunology, 2016 - nature.com
Alteration in the expression of cell-surface proteins is a common consequence of malignant
transformation. Natural killer (NK) cells use an array of germline-encoded activating and …

[HTML][HTML] First-in-man clinical trial of CAR NK-92 cells: safety test of CD33-CAR NK-92 cells in patients with relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukemia

X Tang, L Yang, Z Li, AP Nalin, H Dai, T Xu… - American journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CAR T cells have shown clinical efficacy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but this therapy
has not been effective for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and other treatment options are …

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 …

Chimeric antigen receptor-engineered natural killer cells for cancer immunotherapy

A Yilmaz, H Cui, MA Caligiuri, J Yu - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2020 - Springer
Natural killer (NK) cells are a critical component of the innate immune system. Chimeric
antigen receptors (CARs) re-direct NK cells toward tumor cells carrying corresponding …

Harnessing the potential of CAR-T cell therapy: progress, challenges, and future directions in hematological and solid tumor treatments

G Dagar, A Gupta, T Masoodi, S Nisar, M Merhi… - Journal of translational …, 2023 - Springer
Traditional cancer treatments use nonspecific drugs and monoclonal antibodies to target
tumor cells. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, however, leverages the immune …