Natural Killer T cells

March 12, 2019

Cell Medica Earns $8.7 Million Grant to Accelerate Off-the-shelf CAR-NKT Cell Therapy

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Aiming to support the development of CMD-502, a new cell-based therapy that uses donor-derived natural killer T-cells to fight cancer, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded Cell Medica an $8.7 ... Read more

October 29, 2018

Targeting B-cell Lymphoma with Natural Killer T-cells May Be More Effective, Cheaper, Preclinical Study Shows

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Targeting B-cell lymphoma using genetically modified natural killer T-cells — rather than general T-cells — may be a more effective, cheaper, “off-the-shelf” immunotherapy, a preclinical study suggests. The study, “Enhanced ... Read more

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016

Anti-Tumor Activity of Natural Killer T-cells Boosted by Molecules in Lymphoma Study in Mice

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Natural killer T-cells (NKT) are important in immunotherapy due to their ability to effectively localize to tumor sites and attack cancer cells. Their clinical application, however, has been hampered by a lack of ... Read more