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. 2023 Nov 3;13:1275076. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1275076

Table 2.

CAR-NK vs CAR-T cell therapy.

Cellular therapy Target antigens Advantages Disadvantages
CAR-T Surface TAAs - Potent cytotoxicity
- Durable clinical response
- Single infusion
- Long-term benefit due to ‘‘living drug” nature
- High relapse rate
- Mainly autologous
- CRS
- Neurotoxicity
- Poor tumor trafficking capacity
- High cost
CAR-NK Surface TAAs - High safety profile with no CRS, neurotoxicity, and GvHD in an allogenic setting
- Inherent antitumor functionality
- Off-the-shelf manufacturing
- Resistance to genetic engineering
- Poor tumor trafficking capacity
- Requiring more clinically demonstrated efficacy