The Indonesian Biomedical Journal
Vol 10, No 3 (2018)

Prospect of Natural Killer Cells in Cancer Imunotherapy

Anna Meiliana (Postgraduate Program in Clinical Pharmacy Padjadjaran University, Bandung)
Nurrani Mustika Dewi (Prodia Clinical Laboratory, Jl. Kramat Raya No.150, Jakarta)
Andi Wijaya (Postgraduate Program in Clinical Pharmacy Padjadjaran University, Bandung)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Dec 2018

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Current understanding in molecular character of natural killer (NK) cell, its function and mechanisms, send people the ideas to develop a NK cell-based immunotherapeutic strategies against human cancer.CONTENT: Before being regards as a cell-based cellular therapy, NK cell have to be clinical proven. Early studies with NK cells infusions for acute myeloid leukemia and lung cancer showed a promising result. NK cells need simplified methods for enriching and expanding, in addition to its transfection with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). NK-92 arise as an assuring effector cells to augment monoclonal and bispecific antibody therapy. Thus, NK cells show a potential opportunity for cell engineering, outstep the era of T cells.SUMMARY: It is believed that NK cells bring a bright hope for future cancer immunotherapies, either alone or in combination as a harmonious therapy.KEYWORDS: NK cells, NK-92 cells, immunotherapy, CAR

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