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ReviewCell reports. Medicine2025

Multiplexed iPSC platform for advanced NK cell immunotherapies.

Akhilesh Kumar, Colin Fischer, Frank Cichocki, Jeffrey S Miller

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Review in Cell reports. Medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Akhilesh KumarDivision of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Colin FischerMasonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Frank CichockiDivision of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Jeffrey S MillerDivision of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Electronic address: mille011@umn.edu.

Funding

Trial Design and Biostatistical Support CoreP01CA065493 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI Mark J Osborn · 1995 to 2026
$48.2M
Therapeutic Potential of Adaptive NK Cells in Cancer and TransplantationP01CA111412 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI MILLER, JEFFREY S. · 2005 to 2025
$38.2M
Targeting off-the-shelf iPSC-derived natural killer cells against solid tumorsR35CA283892 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Jeffrey S. Miller · 2023 to 2026
$3.7M
Bcl11b: A Master Transcription Factor Controlling Human NK Cell DevelopmentR01HL155150 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI CICHOCKI, FRANK · 2021 to 2025
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA065493NCI NIH HHS P01 CA111412NCI NIH HHS R35 CA283892NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL155150
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human pluripotent stem cell (PSC) derivation advances have revealed enormous potential for improved cancer immunotherapy and clinical-scale blood cell production. PSCs can self-renew indefinitely and be differentiated into specialized cells, making them promising candidates for producing cytotoxic lymphocytes. Deriving natural killer (NK) cells from PSCs unlocks new possibilities for studying developmental hematopoiesis and investigating potential immunotherapy treatments. Cellular therapies, combined with genetic engineering, are potent tools for combating cancer and viral infections. While NK cells directly lyse tumor cells, genetic modifications, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) engineering or the deletion of checkpoint molecules, can enhance their functional capacity. Here, we discuss recent advances in induced PSC (iPSC) editing and guided differentiation, focusing on developing NK cell immunotherapeutic products and optimizing iPSCs as an NK cell source to broaden therapeutic options and address diverse patient needs. This comprehensive review evaluates iPSC-derived NK cell-based therapies, recent advances, and future genome-editing strategies.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsKiller Cells, NaturalAnimalsCell DifferentiationGene EditingHumansNeoplasmschimeric antigen receptorgene editinggenetic engineeringimmunotherapyinduced pluripotent stem cellsnatural killer cells

Identifiers

PMID40780202
PMCPMC12711691

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