Bringing natural killer cells to the clinic

Laura Chiossone (1) , Eric Vivier (1, 2, 3)

1 Innate Pharma
2 CIML - Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille - Luminy
3 TIMONE - Hôpital de la Timone [CHU - APHM]

Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, with around 10 million deaths every year. Despite huge advances due to immunotherapy, the majority of cancer patients present primary or secondary resistance to these treatments. In this Found in Translation, we focus on the approaches developed to harness the anti-tumor function of NK cells, suggesting promising strategies to complete the therapeutic arsenal of cancer immunotherapies.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]

Laura Chiossone, Eric Vivier. Bringing natural killer cells to the clinic. TRANSLATION, 219 (10), 2022, ⟨10.1084/jem.20220830⟩. ⟨hal-03933331⟩