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ReviewJournal of nanobiotechnology2024

Non-viral approaches in CAR-NK cell engineering: connecting natural killer cell biology and gene delivery.

Emma M McErlean, Helen O McCarthy

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Review in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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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

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. The Activity of EGFR CAR NK and CAR T Cells against EGFR Inhibitor-Resistant NSCLC and Drug-Tolerant Persister Cells.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Emma M McErleanSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University of Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK. e.mcerlean@qub.ac.uk.
Helen O McCarthySchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University of Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural Killer (NK) cells are exciting candidates for cancer immunotherapy with potent innate cytotoxicity and distinct advantages over T cells for Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) therapy. Concerns regarding the safety, cost, and scalability of viral vectors has ignited research into non-viral alternatives for gene delivery. This review comprehensively analyses recent advancements and challenges with non-viral genetic modification of NK cells for allogeneic CAR-NK therapies. Non-viral alternatives including electroporation and multifunctional nanoparticles are interrogated with respect to CAR expression and translational responses. Crucially, the link between NK cell biology and design of drug delivery technologies are made, which is essential for development of future non-viral approaches. This review provides valuable insights into the current state of non-viral CAR-NK cell engineering, aimed at realising the full potential of NK cell-based immunotherapies.

Indexed as

Cell EngineeringGene Transfer TechniquesImmunotherapy, AdoptiveKiller Cells, NaturalReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsElectroporationHumansImmunotherapyNanoparticlesNeoplasmsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCancer immunotherapyCAR-NK engineeringCell therapiesDrug delivery technologiesNanoparticlesNatural killer cellsNK-specific CAR designNon-viral gene delivery

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PMID39256765
PMCPMC11384716

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