Current state of NK cell-mediated immunotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has become one of the most common hematological diseases in western countries, with an annual incidence of 42/100,000. Conventional chemotherapy and targeted therapeutic drugs showed limitations in prognosis or in efficiency in high-risk patients. Immunotherapy rep...

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Main Authors: Zong-Han Wang, Wei Li, Hao Dong, Fujun Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1077436/full
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author Zong-Han Wang
Wei Li
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Fujun Han
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description Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has become one of the most common hematological diseases in western countries, with an annual incidence of 42/100,000. Conventional chemotherapy and targeted therapeutic drugs showed limitations in prognosis or in efficiency in high-risk patients. Immunotherapy represented is one of the most effective therapeutic approaches with the potential of better effect and prognosis. Natural killer (NK) cells are good options for immunotherapy as they can effectively mediate anti-tumor activity of immune system by expressing activating and inhibiting receptors and recognizing specific ligands on various tumor cells. NK cells are critical in the immunotherapy of CLL by enhancing self-mediated antibody-dependent cytotoxicity (ADCC), allogeneic NK cell therapy and chimeric antigen receptor-natural killer (CAR-NK) cell therapy. In this article, we reviewed the features, working mechanisms, and receptors of NK cells, and the available evidence of the advantages and disadvantages of NK cell-based immunotherapies, and put forward future study directions in this field.
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spelling doaj.art-890e5b681c8b49c88d45eacffc83afc22023-01-04T21:20:39ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2023-01-011210.3389/fonc.2022.10774361077436Current state of NK cell-mediated immunotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemiaZong-Han Wang0Wei Li1Hao Dong2Fujun Han3Cancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, ChinaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Nutrition and Surgical Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, ChinaCancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, ChinaChronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has become one of the most common hematological diseases in western countries, with an annual incidence of 42/100,000. Conventional chemotherapy and targeted therapeutic drugs showed limitations in prognosis or in efficiency in high-risk patients. Immunotherapy represented is one of the most effective therapeutic approaches with the potential of better effect and prognosis. Natural killer (NK) cells are good options for immunotherapy as they can effectively mediate anti-tumor activity of immune system by expressing activating and inhibiting receptors and recognizing specific ligands on various tumor cells. NK cells are critical in the immunotherapy of CLL by enhancing self-mediated antibody-dependent cytotoxicity (ADCC), allogeneic NK cell therapy and chimeric antigen receptor-natural killer (CAR-NK) cell therapy. In this article, we reviewed the features, working mechanisms, and receptors of NK cells, and the available evidence of the advantages and disadvantages of NK cell-based immunotherapies, and put forward future study directions in this field.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1077436/fullCLLNK cellsimmunotherapyreceptorsanti-tumor activity
spellingShingle Zong-Han Wang
Wei Li
Hao Dong
Fujun Han
Current state of NK cell-mediated immunotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Frontiers in Oncology
CLL
NK cells
immunotherapy
receptors
anti-tumor activity
title Current state of NK cell-mediated immunotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_full Current state of NK cell-mediated immunotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_fullStr Current state of NK cell-mediated immunotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_full_unstemmed Current state of NK cell-mediated immunotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_short Current state of NK cell-mediated immunotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_sort current state of nk cell mediated immunotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
topic CLL
NK cells
immunotherapy
receptors
anti-tumor activity
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1077436/full
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