ReviewClinical and experimental medicine2025
Adoptive NK cell therapy in AML: progress and challenges.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Sialic acidOncoimmunology · 2026Article
- Recent advances of cell therapies for AML/MDS: exploring the therapeutic potential of innate immune cells in AML/MDS.International journal of hematology · 2026Review
- Emerging frontiers in adoptive cell therapies: engineering innovations, current challenges, and manufacturing perspectives.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Evolving landscape of targeted immunotherapeutic interventions and CAR-T therapy for acute myeloid leukemia.NPJ precision oncology · 2026Review
- Natural killer cells, macrophages and dendritic cells as innate immune therapies for blood cancers.Annals of hematology · 2026Review
- Biomarkers and advances in AML-MRC: from bench to bedside.Annals of hematology · 2026Review
- NK cell infusion is well-tolerated and shows preliminary efficacy in patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma post-liver transplantation : a phase I trial.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Cancer and Immune Cells: A Metabolic Battle in the Tumor Microenvironment.Cancer treatment and research · 2026Review
- Oncolytic adenovirus encoding a TGF-β inhibitor synergizes with PD-1 blockade to potentiate NK cell cytotoxicity against NSCLC.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Homogeneous shear distribution improves NK-92 cell cytotoxicity in a clinically relevant 2 L membrane-stirred bioreactor.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Emerging strategies in CAR-T cell therapy for acute myeloid leukemia: overcoming heterogeneity and improving safety through dual-antigen targeting.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) using natural killer (NK) cells has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), addressing challenges such as chemotherapy resistance and high relapse rates. Over the years, clinical trials and studies have explored various sources of NK cells, including ex vivo expanded NK cell lines, CAR-NK cells, peripheral blood-derived NK cells, and umbilical cord blood-derived NK cells. These therapies have demonstrated varying degrees of therapeutic efficacy, ranging from transient anti-leukemia activity to sustained remission in select patient groups. Toxicity profiles have generally shown favorable safety outcomes, with minimal incidence of severe adverse effects such as cytokine release syndrome (CRS) or graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). However, persistent challenges remain, including limited NK cell persistence, relapse, and heterogeneity in patient responses. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of clinical outcomes and toxicity profiles provided from clinical trials, clinical studies and case reports conducted in the last 15 years to judge on the efficacy, safety and applicability of using NK cells for ACT of AML. Our review highlights the significant potential of NK cell-based therapies for AML, while addressing the technical and biological challenges that must be overcome to enhance their efficacy and safety.
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