Genetic engineering of human NK cells to express CXCR2 improves migration to renal cell carcinoma.
Veronika KremerMaarten A LigtenbergRosa ZendehdelChristina SeitzAnnet DuivenvoordenErik WennerbergEugenia ColónAnn-Helén Scherman-PlogellAndreas LundqvistPublished in: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer (2017)
To increase the success of NK cell-based therapies of solid tumors, it is of great importance to promote their homing to the tumor site. In this study, we show that stable engineering of human primary NK cells to express a chemokine receptor thereby enhancing their migration is a promising strategy to improve anti-tumor responses following adoptive transfer of NK cells.