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Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells

Known as: Cytokine-Induced Killer Cell, Killer Cells, Cytokine-Induced, Killer Cell, Cytokine-Induced 
A preparation of autologous lymphocytes with potential immunopotentiating and antineoplastic activities. Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells are CD3… (More)
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2015
2015
Adjuvant immunotherapy with autologous cytokine-induced killer cells for hepatocellular carcinoma.
BACKGROUND & AIMS No adjuvant therapy has been shown to extend the survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC… (More)
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2014
2014
Cytokine-induced killer cells eradicate bone and soft-tissue sarcomas.
Unresectable metastatic bone sarcoma and soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) are incurable due to the inability to eradicate… (More)
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2012
Highly Cited
2012
Randomized study of autologous cytokine-induced killer cell immunotherapy in metastatic renal carcinoma.
PURPOSE The therapeutic benefit of the cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells was unknown in the renal cell carcinoma (RCC). This… (More)
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2010
2010
Immunotherapy with cytokine-induced killer cells in metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells have shown antitumor activity against several tumor cells both in vitro and in vivo. This… (More)
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2009
2009
Cytokine-induced killer cells are terminally differentiated activated CD8 cytotoxic T-EMRA lymphocytes.
OBJECTIVE Cytokine-induced killer cells (CIK) are CD3(+)CD56(+) T cells with natural killer (NK)-like cytotoxic activity used for… (More)
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2009
Highly Cited
2009
Immunotherapy with cytokine induced killer cells in solid and hematopoietic tumours: a pilot clinical trial.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES CIK cells are a novel population of efficient immune effector cells with high antitumour activity… (More)
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2008
Highly Cited
2008
In vivo trafficking and survival of cytokine-induced killer cells resulting in minimal GVHD with retention of antitumor activity.
Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells are ex vivo-expanded T lymphocytes expressing both natural killer (NK)- and T-cell markers… (More)
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2007
2007
Cytokine-induced killer cells are type II natural killer T cells
BACKGROUND Until now, cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells were assumed to be part of the type I natural killer T (NKT) cell… (More)
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2001
2001
Interactions between dendritic cells and cytokine-induced killer cells lead to an activation of both populations.
Dendritic cells (DCs) are major antigen-presenting cells. They are capable of capturing and processing tumor antigens, expressing… (More)
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Phenotypic characterization and identification of effector cells involved in tumor cell recognition of cytokine-induced killer cells.
Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells are highly efficient cytotoxic effector cells capable of lysing tumor cell targets. Cultures… (More)
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