[Advances in application of adoptive T-cell therapy for cancer patients]

Adoptive T-cell therapy is the administration of tumor cytotoxic T-cells derived from either patient himself or donors, which were induced or genetically engineered and expanded in vitro, and then injected into patients. Several strategies for adoptive T-cell therapy have been developed since last 30 years. From lymphokine-activated killer cells, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, cytokine-induced killer cells, to gene-modified T-cells and tumor associated antigen (TAA)-specific cytotoxic T-cells, the adoptive T-cell therapy has been moving forward to more precise tumor targeting and more effective in elimination of cancer cells. This article reviewed the advances of therapeutic approaches of adoptive T-cell therapy for cancer patients.