Combining radiotherapy and NK cell-based therapies: The time has come.
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Date publication
mars 2023
Journal
International review of cell and molecular biology
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr MIRJOLET Céline, Dr LIMAGNE Emeric
Tous les auteurs :
Baude J, Limagne E, Ladjohounlou R, Mirjolet C
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Résumé
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphoid cells that play an essential role in the anti-tumor response through immunosurveillance, multiple mechanisms of cytotoxicity and the synthesis of cytokines modulating the immune tumor microenvironment (TME). After the dramatic advances in immunotherapy targeting T cells including the success of checkpoint inhibitors or autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) expressing T cells in clinical practice, NK cells have gained growing interest for the development of new therapies. Although NK cells have shown promising responses in leukemia patients, the effects of NK-targeted therapies are currently limited in the treatment of solid tumors. Thus, radiotherapy could provide a valuable solution to improve treatments targeting NK cells. Indeed, ionizing radiations represent a powerful immuno-modulator that can either induce a pro-inflammatory and anti-tumor TME, or conversely lead to immunosuppression of effector immune cells in favor of tumor growth and therapeutic escape, depending on how it is delivered and tumor models. However, the effects of ionizing radiation on NK cells are only partially understood. Therefore, we review the effects of radiotherapy on the NK cell-mediated anti-tumor response, and propose potential strategies to reinvigorate NK cells by combining radiotherapy with NK cell-targeted therapies.
Mots clés
Combinations, Immune response, Natural killer, Radiation therapy
Référence
Int Rev Cell Mol Biol. 2023 03 24;378:31-60