Natural killer cell-based therapies in neuroblastoma

Cell Immunol. 2025 Jan:407:104898. doi: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2024.104898. Epub 2024 Nov 28.

Abstract

Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood forming around 15 % of all pediatric tumors. Despite advances in the treatment of NB, high-risk patients still face a grave prognosis. Adoptive cell therapies based on NK cells are becoming an assistive treatment for such cases. Moreover, there is also evidence that NKT-based therapies have promising results in the management of NB. Lower complications in comparison with adoptive T cell therapies, various cell sources, and miscellaneous tumor recognition mechanisms are some of the advantages of NK- and NKT-based therapies. This review is dedicated to searching for recent advances in this field.

Keywords: Adoptive cell therapy; NK cells; NKT cells; Neuroblastoma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive* / methods
  • Killer Cells, Natural* / immunology
  • Killer Cells, Natural* / transplantation
  • Natural Killer T-Cells* / immunology
  • Natural Killer T-Cells* / transplantation
  • Neuroblastoma* / immunology
  • Neuroblastoma* / therapy