2016;1441:33346. A simple method for in vitro preparation of natural killer cells from cord blood. 2015;13:277. Emerging insights into natural killer cells in human peripheral tissues. The high proliferation capacity of pluripotent stem cells allows for the introduction of various genetic modifications and for the development libraries of off-the-shelf haplotype-specific cells for treating a range of diseases. Phase 1 clinical trial using mbIL21 ex vivo-expanded donor-derived NK cells after haploidentical transplantation. However, since 1964, only Cordyceps Some investigations have sought to enhance NK migration toward the tumor by genetically modifying NK cells to overexpress chemokine receptors [54, 59, 94]. NK cells are mounted with a repertoire of inhibitory and activating surface receptors (Table 1) [25,26,27,28,29]. CAR-NK is one of the approaches in development to overcome this limitation. WebAdoptive cell therapy is a rapidly advancing approach to cancer immunotherapy that seeks to facilitate antitumor responses by introducing potent effector cells into the tumor 2016;7(19):2776477. PubMed Central 2012;61(9):145161. 2018;23(2):181-192.e5. Fehniger TA, et al. NK cells are found both in blood at levels of 5%-15% of circulating lymphocytes and in various lymphoid and non-lymphoid organs such as the spleen, lung, and liver [17, 18]. Methods Mol Biol. Cichocki F, et al. Ichinose Y (2016) Prospective study of the UGT1A1*27 gene polymorphism during irinotecan therapy in patients with lung cancer: results of Lung Oncology Group in Kyusyu (LOGIK1004B. Transfusion. It is currently believed that the success of adoptive transfer requires the creation of a lymphopenic environment to provide a niche for donor cells to survive and proliferate. NK cell dysfunction via altered activating receptor expression or tumor downregulation of NK cell receptor ligands is a common method of tumor immune escape. For example, the absence of NKG2D and other NCR ligands on leukemic blasts allows them to escape NK cell surveillance [86, 87]. Schonfeld K, et al. ErbB2/HER2-specific NK cells for targeted therapy of glioblastoma. CAR NK therapy offers experimental treatment option for blood cancers BY Devon Carter Natural killer cells or NK cells are part of our immune system. Lysis of fresh and cultured autologous tumor by human lymphocytes cultured in T-cell growth factor. Interleukin (IL)-2 (IL-2) is one of the first and most important cytokines used for NK maintenance and is integral for NK cell survival. Felices M, et al. Freshly isolated, activated, or in vitro expanded NK cell populations display phenotypic and functional differences. Conversely, tumorigenic cells or virally infected cells have downregulated MHC I expression but upregulated levels of ligands for NK cell activating receptors and thus trigger NK cell activation due to the lack of inhibitory signals and/or the presence of activating signals [11]. Combination therapy with EpCAM-CAR-NK-92 cells and regorafenib against human colorectal cancer models. Ascorbic acid promotes proliferation of natural killer cell populations in culture systems applicable for natural killer cell therapy. NK cells expressing a chimeric activating receptor eliminate MDSCs and rescue impaired CAR-T cell activity against solid tumors. Pharmacologically upregulated carcinoembryonic antigen-expression enhances the cytolytic activity of genetically-modified chimeric antigen receptor NK-92MI against colorectal cancer cells. 2017;28(10):88696. Spits H, et al. Blood. 2020;524(1):96102. Ciurea SO, et al. This property, which is unique among immune cells, and their capacity to enhance antibody and T cell responses support a role for NK cells as anticancer agents. 2017;47(5):82033. Schnalzger TE. Anticancer Res. WebExperienced R&D leader in pharmaceutical industry focusing on biologics and cell therapy drug discovery for immuno-oncology. 2017;18(9):100415. 2015;13(3):46471. The integration and balance of the activating and inhibitory signals from the ligand/receptor interactions dictates the status of NK cell activation. The concept of adoptive NK cell cancer immunotherapy was proven a decade ago from pioneering clinical studies against hematological malignancies. Science. Although challenges exist, perspectives are enticed by currently approved NK cell-based therapies and emerging pre-clinical and clinical studies. Sci Rep. 2015;5:11483. Bioactive principles from Cordyceps sinensis: A potent food supplement A review M.G. Human NK cells expanded with IL-15 in the presence GSK3 inhibition had increased expression of the NK cell maturation marker CD57 and transcription factors associated with late-stage NK cell maturation including T-bet, ZEB2, and BLIMP-1 as compared to those expanded with IL-15 alone [87]. Phase I study of cord blood-derived natural killer cells combined with autologous stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma. Kiessling R, Klein E, Wigzell H. Natural" killer cells in the mouse. 2016;7:105. 2015;17(11):158293. Phase I study of random healthy donor-derived allogeneic natural killer cell therapy in patients with malignant lymphoma or advanced solid tumors. Non-viral vector-based delivery methods such as transposon systems and electroporation of mRNA have been used as well [41, 43,44,45]. Mesothelin is a tumor differentiation antigen that is highly overexpressed in several human cancers including malignant mesothelioma, pancreatic, ovarian, and lung adenocarcinoma [91]. It has been shown that freshly isolated, resting NK cells are generally less lytic as compared to NK cells primed via various strategies [82]. Front Immunol. They act as Block copolymer-boron cluster conjugate for effective boron neutron capture therapy of solid tumors. Selective inhibition of tumor growth by clonal NK cells expressing an ErbB2/HER2-specific chimeric antigen receptor. WebTherapeutic Mechanism FT516 drug product is comprised of natural killer (NK) cells derived from a clonal human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) master cell line that has been genetically modified to express a high-affinity variant of immunoglobulin FcgammaRIIIa (CD16a) receptor and to prevent cleavage by the metalloprotease ADAM17. Gauthier, L., et al. Blood. However, there are many challenges to overcome, such as difficulty to meet clinical-grade ex vivo expansion, limited in vivo persistence, limited infiltration to solid tumors, and tumor editing to evade NK cell activity. Berraondo P, et al. 2019;7(3):36375. Zhang Q, et al. 2013;13(2):1459. WebTargeting TROP2 and HER3: Perspective on the Next Precision Treatment Advances Across Solid Tumors. Roda JM, et al. However, NK92 is a transformed cell line that has limitations associated with its tumorigenic nature, and cytogenetic abnormalities, thus requiring irradiation for clinical use, which limits its life-time activity. In solid tumors, both autologous and allogeneic NK cells have demonstrated potential efficacy. 1985; 161(6): 146482. 2015;6:368. The off-shelf NK cell therapeutic product oNKord, the allogeneic partial HLA-matched NK cells derived from UCB-CD34+ progenitors, has received an orphan drug designation from EMA and FDA for treating AML patients who were not eligible for allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Natural killer (NK) cells are an essential part of tumor immunosurveillance, evidenced by higher cancer susceptibility and metastasis in association with diminished NK activity in mouse models and clinical studies [1,2,3]. The anti-CD3 mAb presumably activates T cells in feeder to secret cytokines which subsequently create a milieu favorable for NK cell expansion [145]. J Immunol. 2012;14(7):83040. J Cell Mol Med. 2018;32(2):52031. Oncoimmunology. Liu E, et al. In vivo efficacy of umbilical cord blood stem cell-derived NK cells in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Upon ligation, these receptors transmit either inhibitory or activating signals to control NK activation. NK cells are cytotoxic against a wide range of tumor cells of solid cancer types in vitro. For instance, the enhancement of the Wnt signaling pathway with GSK3b inhibitor induces definitive hematopoiesis [112, 113] NK cells developed in such conditions had more pronounced inflammatory cytokine production phenotype, whereas Wnt independent NK subsets, similar to primary fetal NK cells, formed a bias for increased cytotoxicity [110]. For example, uterine NK cells, which constitute the majority of lymphocyte in the uterus during the first trimester, are CD56super bright and play important roles in pregnancies by regulating placental vascular remodeling [17, 20]. Cells, 2020; 9(2). NK cell infiltration They induce short-term activation of NK cells but do not support effective expansion without feeder cells. Current challenges Vallera et al. Many efforts are emerging for developing and engineering NK cell-based cancer immunotherapy. Typically, the differentiation was induced in embryoid bodies or by OP9 mouse stroma co-culture [111]. Cancer-associated fibroblast-secreted CXCL16 attracts monocytes to promote stroma activation in triple-negative breast cancers. Biol Blood Marrow Transpl. WebChimeric antigen receptor T cells therapy (CAR-T therapy) is a class of ACT therapy. 2013;4:101. PubMed Leukemia. J NK CELL-BASED THERAPY IN SOLID. Immunotherapy is a breakthrough in the systemic treatment of malignant tumors, including HCC. Manage cookies/Do not sell my data we use in the preference centre. Huang Y, et al. In treatments of solid tumors, adoptive transfer of ex vivo expanded natural killer (NK) cells has dawned as a new paradigm. But what it does in the realm of cancer spread is creepier still. WebBackground Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to large vessel occlusion (LVO) is a devastating cerebrovascular disorder, which could benefit from collateral circulation. J Immunol. Exposure of NK to unmodified NK cell-sensitive leukemia cells (K562) stimulates expansion and short-term proliferation [133]. Ruggeri L, et al. OKT3, an anti-CD3 mAb, has been commonly added to the irradiated autologous PBMC feeder, which can promote the expansion of NK cells up to over 1000-fold [4, 142,143,144]. Stem Cells Transl Med. One major immunosuppressive factor in the TME is the metabolite adenosine, whose production is catalyzed in a sequential manner by the ectoenzymes CD39 and CD73 [43]. Some clinical efficacy has also been demonstrated for allogeneic as well as autologous NK cell therapy, either alone or in combination with conventional therapies. Crucially, tumor antigen-expressing CAR-NK cell therapy increases anti-tumor activities. Thus, NK cell transfer presents an effective method of fighting cancer. The ability of Natural Killer (NK) cells to kill tumor targets has been extensively studied in various hematological malignancies. A phase I trial of adoptive transfer of allogeneic natural killer cells in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The success has encouraged many ongoing clinical investigations of NK cell-based cancer therapy alone or in combination with other regimes. Cancer Sci. The natural cytotoxic receptor NKp46 is also often used to identify mouse and human NK cells in combination with the absence of CD3 expression. Phillips JH, Lanier LL. WebNK cells are innate lymphocytes holding a spectrum of functional aptitudes, comprising anti-cancer, anti-viral, and anti-graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) functions ( 2 ). 2015;38(5):197210. Nat Rev Immunol. Parihar R, et al. PubMed The NKG2D-2B4 containing CAR-NK had elevated Syk and Erk1/2 phosphorylation [42]. 2013;3:118. An antibody designed to improve adoptive NK-cell therapy inhibits pancreatic cancer progression in a murine model. They patrol our bodies for abnormal cells like cancer and destroy them. CAS The safety and efficacy of allogeneic or autologous donor-derived NK cell-based therapy for treating hematological malignancies, such as AML, have been well established [5, 29, 148]. While the majority of investigation of ex vivo NK priming strategies rely on one or more cytokines, some studies indicate that cytokine supplement is not as critical for NK cell priming. For example, there is an ongoing phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of human HLA-haploidentical hematopoieticcelltransplantation (HCT) followed by an early, post-transplant infusion of donor NKcells (NCT02100891). A combinational therapy of EGFR-CAR NK cells and oncolytic herpes simplex virus 1 for breast cancer brain metastases. Although the ability of NK cells to destroy solid tumors. Ruggeri L, et al. Necrotic core even the name sounds creepy. 2019;10:2078. Ex vivo-expanded highly purified natural killer cells in combination with temozolomide induce antitumor effects in human glioblastoma cells in vitro. Stimulating antibodies is typically used along with irradiated allogeneic PBMC to further promote NK activation and expansion. Lancet. EMBO J, 2019; 38(12). 2010;28(6):9559. Immunobiology. Cancer Res. 2018;6(1):136. A chimeric receptor with NKG2D specificity enhances natural killer cell activation and killing of tumor cells. Two CD19-targeting CAR-T products were approved by the FDA for treatment of B cell lymphomas and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Phase I clinical trial of autologous NK cell therapy using novel expansion method in patients with advanced digestive cancer. The adoptive transfer of natural killer (NK) cells is an emerging therapy in the field of immuno-oncology. The linear model proposes that CD56 marks a transition from immature into a more mature status and that immature CD56bright NK cells further differentiate into mature CD56dim populations in human [19, 24]. Article PubMed Hashemi E, Malarkannan S. Tissue-resident NK cells: development, maturation, and clinical relevance. Aiming to generate novel CAR-NK cell-based cancer therapeutics, the consideration of tumor-specific surface antigens and the costimulatory molecules is the Front Immunol. Natural killer (NK) cells inhibit systemic metastasis of glioblastoma cells and have therapeutic effects against glioblastomas in the brain. Development of automated separation, expansion, and quality control protocols for clinical-scale manufacturing of primary human NK cells and alpharetroviral chimeric antigen receptor engineering. Herberman RB, Nunn ME, Lavrin DH. Hum Gene Ther. Engineering natural killer cells for cancer immunotherapy. 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. Miller et al. 2018;9:1869. A study by Campana and coworkers has shown that stimulation of NK cells with gene-modified K562 expressing the NK-stimulatory molecules 4-1BB ligand and IL-15 induced a median 21.6-fold expansion during a 7-day culture period. Table 6 summarizes updated clinical trials of NK cell-based therapy for all solid tumors. Nat Immunol. Table 5 summarizes the clinical trials of NK cell-based therapy for hematological malignancies to date. 2018;8(6):10839. PLoS ONE. Lee DA. Blood Transfus. Natural killer (NK) cell is a specialized immune effector cell type that plays a critical role in immune activation against abnormal cells. The release criteria should be developed with unique signature to distinguish the feeder cells from expanded NK cells to ensure no feeder cell contamination. Wang et al. Ishikawa E, et al. Despite decades of work, the ontogeny of NK cells in humans is still not fully elucidated. 2016;16(5):31020. Large-scale generation of natural killer lymphocytes for clinical application. It is widely used as an agent to combat solid tumors including lung, colorectal, gastric, gynecologic, and other types of cancer. Expansion of highly cytotoxic human natural killer cells for cancer cell therapy. The broad spectrum of human natural killer cell diversity. Colonna M. Innate lymphoid cells: diversity, plasticity, and unique functions in immunity. Luevano M, Madrigal A, Saudemont A. Although lethal irradiation of feeder cells before use is required, for safety concern, the residual contamination of feeder cells should be assessed. CNDO-109-NK cells were found well tolerated without occurrence of dose-limiting toxicities [89]. 2018;10(11):93549. Blood. Ferrara JL, et al. Distribution of reactivity and specificity. An even greater expansion of NK cells, of over 30,000-fold in a period of 3weeks, was achieved with K562 membrane-bound IL-21 and 4-1BB ligand [127,128,129,130]. NK cells are also potent producers of chemokines and cytokines such as interferon gamma (IFN-) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-) and thereby are essential in modulating adaptive immune responses. Clin Cancer Res. Purinergic targeting enhances immunotherapy of CD73(+) solid tumors with piggyBac-engineered chimeric antigen receptor natural killer cells. ALT-803, an IL-15/IL-15Ra fusion complex, was shown to enhance NK cell functions both in vitro and in vivo [83]. WebHappy New Year to you! Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a high-incidence malignant tumor worldwide and lacks effective treatment options. Using allogeneic NKs for adoptive transfer without expansion after a short overnight incubation with cytokines was shown to be sufficient to activate NK cells and enhance their cell cytotoxicity against tumor targets [86]. WebPhysiological barriers and immunosuppressive microenvironments of solid tumors present considerable hurdles to Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy. IL15 Trispecific Killer Engagers (TriKE) Make natural killer cells specific to CD33+ targets while also inducing persistence, in vivo expansion, and enhanced function. Oelsner S, et al. 2011;17(19):628797. 7 Potent Phase I clinical trial of autologous NK cell therapy using novel expansion method in patients with advanced digestive cancer. Immunity. Advances in clinical NK cell studies: donor selection, manufacturing and quality control. Sakamoto Expression of chimeric receptor CD4zeta by natural killer cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells improves in vitro activity but does not enhance suppression of HIV infection in vivo. Immunotherapy. Expression of IL-15 in NK cells results in rapid enrichment and selective cytotoxicity of gene-modified effectors that carry a tumor-specific antigen receptor. Control of metastasis by NK Cells. Immunotherapy is a breakthrough in the systemic treatment of malignant tumors, including HCC. Targeting immunosuppressive components in the TME to re-invigorate NK functions is also under investigation. Cancer Res. High cytotoxic efficiency of lentivirally and alpharetrovirally engineered CD19-specific chimeric antigen receptor natural killer cells against acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 2010;59(12):17819. One approach to address the safety concern is the use of lysed cell product. Mehta RS, Shpall EJ, Rezvani K. Cord blood as a source of natural killer cells. PubMed On the one hand, it was shown to enhance interferon gamma (IFN-) production, cytotoxic functions, and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity(ADCC) responses [117]. Cancer Res. Cytotherapy. 2019;10:719. 1999;94(1):3339. Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Mol Ther. However, a more complex scenario has recently emerged. Han J, et al. Role of natural killer cell alloreactivity in HLA-mismatched hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In a xenograft mouse model of lymphoma, co-administration of ALT-803 with NK cells significantly enhanced anti-CD20-triggered, NK cell-mediated ADCC effects [83]. The deal gives Merck control of two off-the-shelf solid tumor cell The current source and characteristics of NK cells for immunotherapies, expansion, and activation approaches are given in Tables 3 and 4. Sci Rep. 2017;7(1):11075. Efficient mRNA-based genetic engineering of human NK cells with high-affinity CD16 and CCR7 augments rituximab-induced ADCC against lymphoma and targets NK cell migration toward the lymph node-associated chemokine CCL19. Multi-dose Treatment Cohorts Initiated in FT576 Phase 1 Study for Multiple Myeloma; Interim Article 2016;5(4):e1119354. Klapdor R, et al. WebNK cell-mediated control of large solid tumors is usually not efficient, although tumors often express high amounts of activating ligands and low levels of inhibitory ligands, Compared with cytotoxic T lymphocytes, Mol Med Rep. 2019;20(3):282331. 2017;8(68):11278396. 2015;17(5):61320. J Cell Mol Med. 2002;11(4):6517. They have been recognized as a subset of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) that lack antigen receptors with recombination activating gene (RAG)-dependent rearrangement [ 1, 2 ]. 2016; 108(5). CXCL16 positively correlated with M2-macrophage infiltration, enhanced angiogenesis, and poor prognosis in thyroid cancer. Initial successes of adoptive NK cell transfer in treating hematological cancers prompted clinical endeavors in using the strategy against solid cancers. WebEnded 2022 with Approximately $475 Million in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Receivables. Luhm J, et al. Eur J Immunol. demonstrated that antibody-mediated blockade of CD73 significantly enhanced the anti-tumor activities of NKG2D-enginneered CAR-NK92 in vitro and in vivo, with improved tumor infiltration by CAR-NK cells in vivo [43]. 2013;73(6):177786. Br J Haematol. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) is an engineered synthetic receptor of CAR-T, which give T cells the ability to recognize tumor antigens in a human leukocyte antigen-independent (HLA-independent) manner and enables them to recognize more extensive target Clinical evaluation of safety and efficacy of NK cells under this expansion is warranted. Sakamoto N, et al. 1975;5(2): 1127. Mol Immunol. 2019; 10(2816). Human iPSC-derived natural killer cells engineered with chimeric antigen receptors enhance anti-tumor activity. Upon activation, NK cells release cytotoxic granules containing perforin and granzymes to directly lyse tumor cells, in a similar fashion to activated cytotoxic T cells. Multiple effects of IL-21 on human NK cells in ex vivo expansion. Sakamoto N, et al. For instance, in the use of CD19-modified K562 to propagate NK cells, the contamination was assessed by flow cytometry detection of surface expression of the NK cell endogenous molecule CD32 and the K562 transgene CD19 to distinguish NK cells from the feeder cells [140]. Specificity and distribution according to genotype. Sci Rep. 2019;9(1):13288. Front Immunol. The exhausted T cells or NK cells in the tumor microenvironment exhibit imbalanced 2004;24(3b):186171. Recent studies revealed that subset of mature NK cells can elicit long-lived adaptive-like nature in the specific context of CMV infection [21]. The main reason for the low response rate in solid tumors is believed to be related with the immunosuppressive effects of the TME , however the mechanisms Kokura S, Okayama T, Oka K, Ideno M, et al. Ojo EO, et al. Google Scholar. Int J Cancer. Natural killer (NK) cells have potential as a cellular anticancer therapy that could be significantly safer, cheaper, and faster, researchers say. In response to the mounting data on this emerging therapy, the present paper provides a thorough review of the technical issues, molecular background and current preclinical and clinical data associated with CAR-NK cell applications in cancer treatment. Natural killer cells: development, maturation, and clinical utilization. CAR-engineered iPSC-NK cells already have demonstrated effectiveness in targeting human tumors in preclinical studies [41]. Myers JA, Miller JS. In the last years, natural killer (NK) cell-based immunotherapy has emerged as a promising therapeutic approach for solid tumors and hematological malignancies. A novel CD7 chimeric antigen receptor-modified NK-92MI cell line targeting T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mol Immunol. Hambach, J., et al., Targeting CD38-expressing multiple myeloma and Burkitt lymphoma cells in vitro with nanobody-based chimeric antigen receptors (Nb-CARs). Innate lymphoid cells: a proposal for uniform nomenclature. Romee, R., et al. 2018;67(4):57587. Shimasaki N, et al. reported an approximately 1500-fold expansion of NK cells after PBMC stimulation with a combination of anti-CD3 and anti-CD56 mAbs [146]. Lee SJ, et al. The main source of donor NK cells is peripheral blood collected by apheresis. NKG2D, an activating NK cell receptor, can bind to eight different stress-induced ligands that are naturally expressed on 80% of hematological and solid cancer Necrotic core even the name sounds creepy. Vallera DA, et al. Dual targeting of glioblastoma with chimeric antigen receptor-engineered natural killer cells overcomes heterogeneity of target antigen expression and enhances antitumor activity and survival. Several groups have demonstrated in vitro derivation of functional NK cells from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and iPSCs [108,109,110]. 2017;2017:6915912. 2006;66(1):51726. Conventional NK cells are short-lived innate lymphocytes that lack antigen specificity. Heinze, A., et al. Tumor-primed human natural killer cells lyse NK-resistant tumor targets: evidence of a two-stage process in resting NK cell activation. J Immunol. Dhar P, Wu JD. Improved killing of ovarian cancer stem cells by combining a novel chimeric antigen receptor-based immunotherapy and chemotherapy. NKp44-NKp44 ligand interactions in the regulation of natural killer cells and other innate lymphoid cells in humans. NK cells were identified over four decades ago as lymphocytes with innate ability to lyse tumor cells without the need for prior sensitization [8,9,10]. 2017;92(2):10014. 2018;24(8):15819. Development of cMET-specific chimeric antigen receptor-engineered natural killer cells with cytotoxic effects on human liver cancer HepG2 cells. WebChimeric antigen receptor T cells therapy (CAR-T therapy) is a class of ACT therapy. The other important feature of iPSC-NK cell technology is the ability to manipulate the differentiation strategy, thus shaping the phenotype and functionality of the resulting product. Lysis of natural killer-resistant fresh solid tumor cells by interleukin 2-activated autologous human peripheral blood lymphocytes. NK cells, which were discovered almost 50 years ago, can defend against tumors in most tissues without requiring detection of specific tumor antigens. 2013;2013(1):23446. Manufacturing natural killer cells as medicinal products. WebImmune regulation has revolutionized cancer treatment with the introduction of T-cell-targeted immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). J Immunother. Chemical stimuli such as Concanavalin A(ConA) [138], Phytohemagglutinin (PHA), and ionomycin [139] were also used in combination with irradiated allogeneic PBMCs to facilitate the activation. PubMed Central NK cells are cytotoxic against a wide range of tumor cells of solid cancer types in vitro. Cell Stem Cell. Successful adoptive transfer and in vivo expansion of human haploidentical NK cells in patients with cancer. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) targeted therapies using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) such as cetuximab and panitumumab are widely used for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Nham T, et al. Biol Blood Marrow Transpl. 2017;18(1):5667. Eur J Cancer. Fujisaki H, et al. PubMed Central 2009;69(9):40107. Veluchamy JP, et al. Peptide-specific recognition of human cytomegalovirus strains controls adaptive natural killer cells. Non-Viral vector-based delivery methods such as transposon systems and electroporation of mRNA have been used as well 41. 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