Natural killer cells (also known as NK cells, K cells, and killer cells) are a type of lymphocyte (a white blood cell) and a component of innate immune system. NK cells play a major role in the ...

Researchers have found that 'natural killer' white blood cells could guard against the cascade of cellular changes that lead to Parkinson's disease and help stop its progression. Researchers at ...

A Phase I/II trial published in Nature Medicine evaluated MD Anderson’s cord blood-derived CD19-targeted CAR NK therapy in 37 patients with CD19-positive B cell malignancies.

Natural killer cells, primed with an antibody, induce remissions in patients with advanced blood cancer. By Adam Feuerstein April 9, 2021. Reprints.

Infusions of bioengineered natural killer cells reduced the number of cancerous cells in people with blood cancer 1. Immune cells can be genetically engineered to make proteins called chimeric ...

Overall survival (OS) based on the percentage of smudge cells on blood smear. (A) Kaplan-Meier estimates of OS based on the percentage of smudge cells in the entire cohort. The 10-year survival rate ...

In the fight against cancer, chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy has achieved notable success in treating blood cancers. However, it has been largely ineffective against solid tumors.