Utilizing chimeric antigen receptors to direct natural killer cell activity

Natural killer (NK) cells represent an attractive lymphocyte population for cancer immunotherapy due to their ability to lyse tumor targets without prior sensitization and without need for HLA-matching. Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) are able to enhance lymphocyte targeting and activation towards...

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Main Authors: Dan S Kaufman, David eHermanson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00195/full