Review Article

Cytokine-Induced NK-Like T Cells: From Bench to Bedside

Table 2

Activities of CIK cells from preclinical experiments to clinical studies.

In vitro cytotoxicityRef
 Cell linesB cell lymphoma SU-DHL[8, 9]
Multiple myeloma OPM-2,U266[16, 26]
T cell ALL CCRF-CEM-VBL (Vinblastine resistant)[21]
Erythroleukemia K562/Dox(Doxorubicin resistant)[21]
 Primary tumor cellsAcute myeloid leukemia[11]
Chronic myeloid leukemia[22, 23]
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia[24, 25]
Multiple myeloma[26]

Mice studies
 Cell linesHuman B cell lymphoma Su-DHL[8, 9]
Human cervical cancer HeLa[30]
Murine B cell lymphoma BCL1[31, 32]
 Primary tumor cellsChronic myeloid leukemia[22]
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia[24]

CIK cells administered with additional manipulation
 With BsAbCIK + BSAbxCA125 or BSAbxHER2 versus ovarian primary tumor and cell lines in vitro and in mice[35]
CIK + CD3xHER2/neu bsAb versus Ewing’s family tumor cell lines in vitro and in mice[36]
 Gene transfectionIL-2 gene electroporated CIK + DC versus pancreatic tumor cell line Dan G[28]
Anti-CD19 chimeric receptor-redirected CIK versus ALL cell line REH and primary ALL cells[37]
Oncolytic virus transfected CIK versus human ovarian cell lines UCI-101 and SK-OV-3 in vitro and in mice[38]

Clinical studies with demonstrated tumor response
 Treatment: autologousFollicular lymphoma (1 case)[41]
Hodgkin’s disease (2 cases)[42]
Renal cell carcinoma (1 case)[47]
 Treatment: allogeneicMyelodysplastic syndrome (1 case), Hodgkin’s disease (1 case), Acute myeloid leukemia (1 case)[49]

Clinical studies in adjuvant setting with demonstrated reduction in relapse
 AutologousAcute myelogenous and lymphoblastic leukemia[44]
Hepatocellular carcinoma (intra-arterial)[46]