Research progress of cytokine-induced killer cell-based immunotherapy for malignant lymphoma

Cytokine-induced killer cells (CIK cells) are a group of CD3+ CD56+ T cell-based heterogeneous cells generated in vitro,with T-cell receptor (TCR) specificity of CD8+ T cells and anti-tumor activity of non-restrictive major histocompatibility complex (MHC).Recent studies indicated that vaccination with CIK cells induced strong anti-tumor activity in the treatment of malignant lymphoma.These researches show that CIK cell-based immunotherapy has the important values for patients with malignant lymphoma. Key words: Malignant lymphoma;  Cytokine-induced killer cell;  Dendritic cell