Natural killer cell homing and trafficking in tissues and tumors: from biology to application

GH Ran, YQ Lin, L Tian, T Zhang, DM Yan… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells, a subgroup of innate lymphoid cells, act as the first line of defense
against cancer. Although some evidence shows that NK cells can develop in secondary …

Forks in the road for CAR T and CAR NK cell cancer therapies

OK Dagher, AD Posey Jr - Nature Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
The advent of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has resulted in unprecedented
long-term clearance of relapse/refractory hematological malignancies in both pediatric and …

Chimeric antigen receptor engineered natural killer cells for cancer therapy

Y Zhang, W Zhou, J Yang, J Yang, W Wang - Experimental Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Natural killer (NK) cells, a unique component of the innate immune system, are inherent
killers of stressed and transformed cells. Based on their potent capacity to kill cancer cells …

Current progress of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T versus CAR NK cell for immunotherapy of solid tumors

A Esmaeilzadeh, K Hadiloo, M Jabbari, R Elahi - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Equipping cancer-fighting immune cells with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) has gained
immense attention for cancer treatment. CAR-engineered T cells (CAR T cells) are the first …

Advances in CAR-NK cell therapy for hematological malignancies

R Yang, Y Yang, R Liu, Y Wang, R Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy has revolutionized the treatment of
hematological malignancies, demonstrably improving patient outcomes and prognosis …

Potency assays and biomarkers for cell-based advanced therapy medicinal products

C Capelli, C Cuofano, C Pavoni, S Frigerio… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) based on somatic cells expanded in vitro,
with or without genetic modification, is a rapidly growing area of drug development, even …

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

X Zhu, J Xue, H Jiang, D Xue - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Background Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers represent a significant health burden worldwide.
Their incidence continues to increase, and their management remains a clinical challenge …

CAR NK cell therapy for the treatment of metastatic melanoma: Potential & prospects

W Hibler, G Merlino, Y Yu - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melanoma is among the most lethal forms of cancer, accounting for 80% of deaths despite
comprising just 5% of skin cancer cases. Treatment options remain limited due to the genetic …

Engineered microphysiological systems for testing effectiveness of cell-based cancer immunotherapies

M Campisi, SE Shelton, M Chen, RD Kamm, DA Barbie… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cell therapy has transformed oncology and drug development, yet better
model systems are needed to recapitulate the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) …

A structural, genetic and clinical comparison of CAR-T cells and CAR-NK cells: companions or competitors?

AE Andrea, A Chiron, G Sarrabayrouse… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, following the groundbreaking achievements of chimeric antigen receptor
(CAR) T cell therapy in hematological cancers, and advancements in cell engineering …