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ReviewWorld journal of pediatrics : WJP2026

A new era in CAR-NK cell therapy: from technological innovations to clinical applications.

Qing Ye, Wen-Xuan Li, Ming-Yu Lai, Zhi Li, Wen-Xia Shao, Yu Xia, Ti Zhang, Han-Yan Meng, Wen-Qin Jin, Jia-Xuan Chen and 12 more

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Review in World journal of pediatrics : WJP, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Qing YeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital, and Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5614-2695
Wen-Xuan LiDepartment of Nephrology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
Ming-Yu LaiThe First Clinical Medicine College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Zhi LiNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, China.
Wen-Xia ShaoAffiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Westlake University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Yu XiaDepartment of Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.
Ti ZhangNational Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, China.
Han-Yan MengDepartment of Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.
Wen-Qin JinSchool of Medical Technology and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Jia-Xuan ChenSchool of Medical Technology and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Rui-Ying LiuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital, and Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.
Si-Miao ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital, and Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.
Jia-Yu ZhangDepartment of Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.
Rui GuDepartment of Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.
Xuan-Wen RuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital, and Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.
Jia-Yi ShenDepartment of Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.
Chen ZhengDepartment of Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China.
Jin-Ai GuShangyu People's Hospital of Shaoxing, Shaoxing 312300, China.
Ming SunSuzhou Cancer Center Core Laboratory, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Baita West Road #16, Suzhou 215001, China. sunming348@hotmail.com.
Dong-Qing ChengSchool of Medical Technology and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China. chengdq@zcmu.edu.cn.
Ting ZhangSchool of Medical Technology and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China. tingzhang@zcmu.edu.cn.
Jian-Hua MaoDepartment of Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, China. maojh88@zju.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6076-3806

Funding

Central Government Guiding Local Science and Technology Development Fund of Zhejiang Province 2024ZY01007Construction Fund of Key Medical Disciplines of Hangzhou, Laboratory Diagnostics 2025HZZD01Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province 2025C02079Zhejiang Provincial Medical and Health Project, Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Program 2024037550
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs an emerging type of immune cell therapy, chimeric antigen receptor natural killer (CAR-NK) cells have shown great potential in the treatment of both tumors and autoimmune diseases. Compared with CAR-T cells, CAR-NK cells have a lower risk of cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity and have the potential for "off-the-shelf" treatment from a wide range of sources including peripheral blood, umbilical cord blood, induction blood, and pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). DATA SOURCES: We systematically review the basic biological characteristics of CAR-NK cells, strategies for CAR construct design and optimization, cell sources and expansion techniques, gene transfer methods and the latest progress in preclinical and clinical research.

resultsCAR-NKs have shown good safety and preliminary efficacy in treating hematological malignancies, solid tumors, autoimmune diseases and infectious diseases. Challenges relating to persistence in the body and adaptability to the microenvironment of solid tumors remain, With continuous optimization of the genetic engineering, combination therapy and personalized strategies, CAR-NK therapy is expected to be an important pillar of the next generation of immunotherapies and promote the development of precision medicine.

conclusionsCAR-NK cell therapy, with its superior safety profile and "off-the-shelf" potential, has emerged as a highly promising star in immunotherapy for tumors and autoimmune diseases. Although challenges remain in its in vivo persistence and efficacy against solid tumors, continuous engineering optimization and combination strategies are expected to advance the development of precision medicine.

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Immunotherapy, AdoptiveKiller Cells, NaturalNeoplasmsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyHumansReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCancer therapyCAR-NK cellsCell sources and expansionImmunotherapyPrecision medicineSafety

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