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http://dx.doi.org/10.14348/molcells.2021.0078

iPSC-Derived Natural Killer Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy  

Karagiannis, Peter (Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University)
Kim, Shin-Il (Research and Development Center, THERABEST, Co., Ltd.)
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Molecules and Cells / v.44, no.8, 2021 , pp. 541-548 More about this Journal
Abstract
The discovery of human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) at the turn of the century opened the door to a new generation of regenerative medicine research. Among PSCs, the donors available for induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are greatest, providing a potentially universal cell source for all types of cell therapies including cancer immunotherapies using natural killer (NK cells). Unlike primary NK cells, those prepared from iPSCs can be prepared with a homogeneous quality and are easily modified to exert a desired response to tumor cells. There already exist several protocols to genetically modify and differentiate iPSCs into NK cells, and each has its own advantages with regards to immunotherapies. In this short review, we detail the benefits of using iPSCs in NK cell immunotherapies and discuss the challenges that must be overcome before this approach becomes mainstream in the clinic.
Keywords
adoptive immunotherapy; directed differentiation; genome editing; induced pluripotent stem cells; natural killer cells;
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