Natural Killer Cells and Anti-Cancer Therapies: Reciprocal Effects on Immune Function and Therapeutic Response

Natural Killer Cells and Anti-Cancer Therapies: Reciprocal Effects on Immune Function and Therapeutic Response

Natural Killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells with the unique ability to recognize and kill virus-infected and cancer cells without prior immune sensitization. Due to their expression of the Fc receptor CD16, effector NK cells can kill tumor cells through antibody-dependent cytotoxicity, making...

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Main Authors: Elisa C. Toffoli, Abdolkarim Sheikhi, Yannick D. Höppner, Pita de Kok, Mahsa Yazdanpanah-Samani, Jan Spanholtz, Henk M. W. Verheul, Hans J. van der Vliet, Tanja D. de Gruijl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
NK cells
radiotherapy
local ablation therapies
checkpoint inhibitors
chemotherapy
protein kinase inhibitors
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/4/711

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