Born to Kill: NK Cells Go to War against Cancer

Erik Wennerberg; Lorenzo Galluzzi

doi:10.1016/j.trecan.2018.12.005

Born to Kill: NK Cells Go to War against Cancer

Erik Wennerberg
, Lorenzo Galluzzi

Cornell University
Université Paris Cité

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Abstract

Preclinical and clinical data emerging over the past year demonstrate that cancer cells suppress the cytotoxic functions of natural killer cells by a variety of mechanisms. These findings reveal a new arsenal of actionable therapeutic targets to drive clinically relevant immune responses against cancer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	143-145
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Cancer
Volume	5
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2018.12.005
State	Published - Mar 2019
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/pharmacology
Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
Humans
Immunotherapy
Killer Cells, Natural/drug effects
Neoplasms/immunology
T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
Tumor Microenvironment

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Born to Kill: NK Cells Go to War against Cancer

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