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ReviewJournal of immunology research2018

High-Risk Leukemia: Past, Present, and Future Role of NK Cells.

Melissa Mavers, Alice Bertaina

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Review in Journal of immunology research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Deciphering Natural Killer Cell Homeostasis.Frontiers in immunology · 2020
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  13. Killers 2.0: NK cell therapies at the forefront of cancer control.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Melissa MaversDivision of Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5452-9530
Alice BertainaDivision of Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3729-436X
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITLucile Packard Children's Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells are a population of cytotoxic innate lymphocytes that evolved prior to their adaptive counterparts and constitute one of the first lines of defense against infected/mutated cells. Several studies have shown that in patients with acute leukemia given haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, donor-derived NK cells play a key role in the eradication of cancer cells. The antileukemic effect is mostly related to the presence of "alloreactive" NK cells, that is, mature KIR+ NK cells that express inhibitory KIR mismatched with HLA class I (KIR-L) of the patient. A genotypic analysis detecting KIR B haplotype and the relative B content is an additional donor selection criterion. These data provided the rationale for implementing phase I/II clinical trials of adoptive infusion of either selected or ex vivo-activated NK cells, often from an HLA-mismatched donor. In this review, we provide a historical perspective on the role played by NK cells in patients with acute leukemia, focusing also on the various approaches to adoptive NK cell therapy and the unresolved issues therein. In addition, we outline new methods to enhance NK activity, including anti-KIR monoclonal antibody, bi-/trispecific antibodies linking NK cells to cytokines and/or target antigens, and CAR-engineered NK cells.

Indexed as

Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationImmunotherapy, AdoptiveAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicGenetic EngineeringGraft vs Leukemia EffectHumansImmunity, InnateIsoantigensKiller Cells, NaturalLeukemiaReceptors, KIRIsoantigensReceptors, KIR

Identifiers

PMID29850617
PMCPMC5925205
OpenAlexW2796807218

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