The sweet spot (and the market) between the adaptive & innate immune response: Allogeneic Natural Killer T cells (NKT) from Athenex

The allure of allogeneic “off-the-shelf” adaptive cell therapy (ACT) is obvious – by definition, the treatment is immediately available, and due to the nature of batch manufacture versus the one-off creations of an autologous ACT, it will very likely be cheaper. The question remaining is what cell type is best to use for clinical efficacy – T cells of the adaptive immune system, or natural killer (NK) cells of the innate system, OR, just maybe, a cell that does both – the CAR NKT cell therapy, from Athenex. Hear Dr. Daniel Lang, President of Athenex Cell Therapy, explain how this is possible.