| Literature DB >> 33572396 |
Elisa C Toffoli1, Abdolkarim Sheikhi1,2, Yannick D Höppner1, Pita de Kok1, Mahsa Yazdanpanah-Samani3, Jan Spanholtz4, Henk M W Verheul5, Hans J van der Vliet1,6, Tanja D de Gruijl1.
Abstract
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 them relevant players in antibody-based cancer therapies. The role of NK cells in other approved and experimental anti-cancer therapies is more elusive. Here, we review the possible role of NK cells in the efficacy of various anti-tumor therapies, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, as well as the impact of these therapies on NK cell function.Entities:
Keywords: NK cells; anti-cancer therapies; cancer; checkpoint inhibitors; chemotherapy; local ablation therapies; oncolytic virus; protein kinase inhibitors; radiotherapy
Year: 2021 PMID: 33572396 PMCID: PMC7916216 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13040711
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancers (Basel) ISSN: 2072-6694 Impact factor: 6.639