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ReviewCell stem cell2026

Human pluripotent stem cell-derived innate and adaptive immune cells for cancer immunotherapy.

Zahir Shah, Lei Tian, Michael A Caligiuri, Dan S Kaufman, Jianhua Yu

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Review in Cell stem cell, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. From iPSC to manufactured iNK cells using CombiCult® screening platform.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zahir ShahDepartment of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 91010, USA; Hematologic Malignancies Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 91010, USA.
Lei TianDivision of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Michael A CaligiuriDepartment of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 91010, USA; Hematologic Malignancies Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 91010, USA. Electronic address: mcaligiuri@coh.org.
Dan S KaufmanSanford Stem Cell Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Regenerative Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: dskaufman@health.ucsd.edu.
Jianhua YuDivision of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; The Clemons Family Center for Transformative Cancer Research, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. Electronic address: jianhuay@uci.edu.

Funding

Human natural killer cells: Advancing biology and clinical applicationsR35CA210087 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MICHAEL A CALIGIURI · 2017 to 2026
$8.3M
Cancer therapy by targeting innate immune cells in vivo using novel virus-like particlesR21CA289083 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Dan S. Kaufman · 2025 to 2026
$410k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA289083NCI NIH HHS R35 CA210087
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allogeneic cell-based therapies hold great promise for cancer immunotherapy but face challenges like scalability, immune rejection, graft-versus-host disease, and toxicities. Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), including embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), offer a scalable and adaptable platform to address these limitations. hPSCs provide an inexhaustible source of immune cells that can be genetically modified at the single-cell level to enhance anti-tumor activity and reduce immunogenicity. Recent advancements in generating iPSC-derived natural killer (NK) cells, T cells, and macrophages are opening the door to safer and more effective immunotherapies. This review examines the progress, challenges, and future directions in utilizing hPSC-derived immune cells to enhance cancer treatment and overcome barriers in allogeneic therapy.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityImmunity, InnateImmunotherapyNeoplasmsPluripotent Stem CellsAnimalsHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsKiller Cells, NaturalMacrophagesT-Lymphocytesallogeneic immune cellscancer immunotherapyCAR-macrophagesCAR-NK cellsCAR-T cellshematopoiesishuman pluripotent stem cellshypoimmune cellsinnate immune cellsmacrophagesNK cellsoff-the-shelfT cells

Identifiers

PMID41512874
PMCPMC13344138

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