Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America.
Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America.
Blood Rev. 2023 Jul;60:101073. doi: 10.1016/j.blre.2023.101073. Epub 2023 Mar 12.
Natural Killer (NK) cells yield promise in therapy of hematologic malignancies. The clinical experience with adoptively transferred allogeneic NK cells over past two decades has revealed safety and minimal risk of CRS or ICANS. Unlike T cells which have to be genetically altered to avoid graft vs host disease (GVHD), HLA mismatched NK cells can be infused without GVHD risk. This makes them ideal for the development of off-the-shelf products. In this review we focus on NK biology relevant to the cancer therapy, the trajectory of NK therapeutics for leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma; and advantages of the NK cell platform. We will also discuss novel methods to enhance NK cell targeting, persistence, and function in the tumor microenvironment. The future of NK cell therapy depends on novel strategies to realize these qualities.
自然杀伤 (NK) 细胞在血液系统恶性肿瘤的治疗中具有广阔的前景。过去二十年来,过继性输注同种异体 NK 细胞的临床经验表明,其具有安全性,发生细胞因子释放综合征 (CRS) 或免疫效应细胞相关神经毒性综合征 (ICANS) 的风险极小。与必须经过基因改造以避免移植物抗宿主病 (GVHD) 的 T 细胞不同,HLA 不相合的 NK 细胞可以输注而不会有 GVHD 的风险。这使得它们成为现成产品开发的理想选择。在这篇综述中,我们重点关注与癌症治疗相关的 NK 生物学、NK 细胞疗法在白血病、淋巴瘤和骨髓瘤中的发展轨迹,以及 NK 细胞平台的优势。我们还将讨论增强 NK 细胞在肿瘤微环境中的靶向性、持久性和功能的新方法。NK 细胞治疗的未来取决于实现这些特性的新策略。