Natural killer cell therapies

E Vivier, L Rebuffet, E Narni-Mancinelli, S Cornen… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes of the innate immune system. A key feature of NK
cells is their ability to recognize a wide range of cells in distress, particularly tumour cells …

Bi-and trispecific immune cell engagers for immunotherapy of hematological malignancies

A Tapia-Galisteo, L Álvarez-Vallina, L Sanz - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Immune cell engagers are engineered antibodies with at least one arm binding a tumor-
associated antigen and at least another one directed against an activating receptor in …

Polymer micropatches as natural killer cell engagers for tumor therapy

S Prakash, N Kumbhojkar, A Lu, N Kapate, VC Suja… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Natural killer (NK) cell therapies have emerged as a potential therapeutic approach to
various cancers. Their efficacy, however, is limited by their low persistence and anergy …

The function of NK cells in tumor metastasis and NK cell-based immunotherapy

Y Yu - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Innate immune natural killer (NK) cells are capable of killing metastatic
cancer cells without activation by antigen-presenting cells beforehand. The cytotoxic effects …

[HTML][HTML] NK cell-based tumor immunotherapy

H Zhang, L Yang, T Wang, Z Li - Bioactive materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural killer (NK) cells display a unique inherent ability to identify and eliminate virus-
infected cells and tumor cells. They are particularly powerful for elimination of hematological …

New immune cell engagers for cancer immunotherapy

A Fenis, O Demaria, L Gauthier, E Vivier… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
There have been major advances in the immunotherapy of cancer in recent years, including
the development of T cell engagers—antibodies engineered to redirect T cells to recognize …

Cardinal features of immune memory in innate lymphocytes

EK Santosa, JC Sun - Nature immunology, 2023 - nature.com
The ability of vertebrates to 'remember'previous infections had once been attributed
exclusively to adaptive immunity. We now appreciate that innate lymphocytes also possess …

CAR T-cell-mediated delivery of bispecific innate immune cell engagers for neuroblastoma

G Pascual-Pasto, B McIntyre, MG Hines… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Novel chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell approaches are needed to improve
therapeutic efficacy in solid tumors. High-risk neuroblastoma is an aggressive pediatric solid …

A tetraspecific engager armed with a non-alpha IL-2 variant harnesses natural killer cells against B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

O Demaria, G Habif, M Vetizou, L Gauthier… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
NK cells offer a promising alternative to T cell therapies in cancer. We evaluated IPH6501, a
clinical-stage, tetraspecific NK cell engager (NKCE) armed with a non-alpha IL-2 variant (IL …

Natural killer cells and engagers: Powerful weapons against cancer

C Bottino, V Picant, E Vivier… - Immunological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune effectors whose functions rely on receptors
binding cytokines, recognizing self‐molecules, or detecting danger signals expressed by …