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Role of allogeneic natural killer T cells in the treatment of a patient with gefitinib-sensitive lung adenocarcinoma.

Wanjun YuXiao YuanFei YeChaoming MaoJian LiMinghui ZhangDeyu ChenSheng Xia
Published in: Immunotherapy (2022)
Gefitinib has shown good efficacy in patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer, but acquired resistance is inevitable. Here we report a patient with an advanced lung adenocarcinoma with the EGFR mutation who achieved surgical opportunity and long-term survival following treatment with chemotherapy and bevacizumab, followed by sequential gefitinib combined with allogeneic haploidentical CD8 +  CD56 + natural killer T cells. Our case provides a potential effective strategy for delaying acquired gefitinib resistance and extending progression-free survival among patients with non-small-cell lung cancer who harbor common EGFR mutations.
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