Condition Ex vivo NK cell activation NK cell source Trial Phase Participant age range ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier
AML/MDS IL-15 activated Haploidentical Phase 1 > 18 years NCT01385423
AML Cytokine-induced memory-like NK cells Haploidentical Phase 1 > 18 years NCT01898793
AML IL-21 activated Haploidentical Phase 1/2 18 – 59 years NCT01787474
AML/MDS; T-cell ALL Irradiated K562-mb15-41BBL cells and low dose (10 IU/mL) IL-2 Family member with at least 3 of 6 HLA match to recipient Phase 1 6 – 80 years NCT02123836
B-lineage ALL K562-mb15-41BBL and IL-2; transduced with chimeric antigen receptor (anti-CD19-BB-zeta) Family member with at least 3 of 6 HLA match to recipient Phase 2 6 – 80 years NCT01974479
MM IL-2 activated Umbilical cord blood-derived Phase 1/2 18 – 75 years NCT01729091
Neuroblastoma post anti-GD2 antibody IL-2 activated Partly matched HLA family member Phase 1 < 21 years NCT01576692
Non-small cell lung cancer stage IIIA/B Hsp70-peptide TKD/IL-2 activated Autologous Phase 2 18 – 75 years NCT02118415
Leukaemia; Lymphoma; MM; HD N/A NK-92 cell line Phase 1 > 18 years NCT00990717
Various IL-15 activated Autologous Phase 1 2 – 25 years NCT01875601
Table 1: On-going clinical trials of NK cell therapy for human malignancies. Information obtained from http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/. AML: Acute Myeloid Leukaemia; MDS: Myelodysplastic Syndrome; ALL: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia; MM: Multiple Myeloma; HD: Hodgkin’s Disease.