Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

Cell therapy, a new therapeutic approach that uses a patient's own immune cells to attack tumors, has emerged as one of the most promising breakthroughs in cancer treatment. NK cells are the body's first line of defense against infections and diseases with an innate ability to rapidly seek and destroy abnormal cells.

According to APO Research, The global Natural Killer Cell Therapy market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for Natural Killer Cell Therapy is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Natural Killer Cell Therapy is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for Natural Killer Cell Therapy is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global companies of Natural Killer Cell Therapy include Nektar Therapeutics, Innate Pharma SA, Affimed, Chipscreen Biosciences, Glycostem Therapeutics, Fate Therapeutics, Dragonfly Therapeutics, Kiadis Pharma and Nkarta Therapeutics, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Natural Killer Cell Therapy, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Natural Killer Cell Therapy.

The Natural Killer Cell Therapy market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Natural Killer Cell Therapy market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, gross margin by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Natural Killer Cell Therapy Segment by Company

Nektar Therapeutics
Innate Pharma SA
Affimed
Chipscreen Biosciences
Glycostem Therapeutics
Fate Therapeutics
Dragonfly Therapeutics
Kiadis Pharma
Nkarta Therapeutics
NantKwest

Natural Killer Cell Therapy Segment by Type

NK Cell Therapies
NK Cell Directed Antibodies

Natural Killer Cell Therapy Segment by Application

Cancer
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Others

Natural Killer Cell Therapy Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Natural Killer Cell Therapy market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Natural Killer Cell Therapy and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Natural Killer Cell Therapy.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of global and regional market size and CAGR for the history and forecast period (2020-2025, 2026-2031). It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 4: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 5: Detailed analysis of Natural Killer Cell Therapy companies' competitive landscape, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product introduction, revenue, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Concluding Insights of the report

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1 Market Overview

1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.3 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Overview by Region 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.4 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size by Region (2020-2031)
1.4.1 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
1.4.2 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size (2020-2031)
1.5.1 North America Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.2 Europe Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.4 South America Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.5 Middle East & Africa Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
2 Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market by Type

2.1 Type Introduction
2.1.1 NK Cell Therapies
2.1.2 NK Cell Directed Antibodies
2.2 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size by Type
2.2.1 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
2.2.2 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
2.2.3 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Forecasted by Type (2026-2031)
2.3 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size by Regions
2.3.1 North America Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Europe Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Asia-Pacific Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.4 South America Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.5 Middle East and Africa Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
3 Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market by Application

3.1 Type Introduction
3.1.1 Cancer
3.1.2 Gastrointestinal Diseases
3.1.3 Others
3.2 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size by Application
3.2.1 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
3.2.2 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
3.2.3 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Forecasted by Application (2026-2031)
3.3 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size by Regions
3.3.1 North America Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.2 Europe Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.3 Asia-Pacific Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.4 South America Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.5 Middle East and Africa Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
4 Global Market Dynamics

4.1 Natural Killer Cell Therapy Industry Trends
4.2 Natural Killer Cell Therapy Industry Drivers
4.3 Natural Killer Cell Therapy Industry Opportunities and Challenges
4.4 Natural Killer Cell Therapy Industry Restraints
5 Competitive Insights by Company

5.1 Global Top Players by Natural Killer Cell Therapy Revenue (2020-2025)
5.2 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
5.3 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Key Company Headquarters & Area Served
5.4 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Company, Product Type & Application
5.5 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Company Commercialization Time
5.6 Market Competitive Analysis
5.6.1 Global Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market CR5 and HHI
5.6.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Natural Killer Cell Therapy Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
5.6.3 2024 Natural Killer Cell Therapy Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
6 Company Profiles

6.1 Nektar Therapeutics
6.1.1 Nektar Therapeutics Comapny Information
6.1.2 Nektar Therapeutics Business Overview
6.1.3 Nektar Therapeutics Natural Killer Cell Therapy Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Nektar Therapeutics Natural Killer Cell Therapy Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Nektar Therapeutics Recent Developments
6.2 Innate Pharma SA
6.2.1 Innate Pharma SA Comapny Information
6.2.2 Innate Pharma SA Business Overview
6.2.3 Innate Pharma SA Natural Killer Cell Therapy Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Innate Pharma SA Natural Killer Cell Therapy Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Innate Pharma SA Recent Developments
6.3 Affimed
6.3.1 Affimed Comapny Information
6.3.2 Affimed Business Overview
6.3.3 Affimed Natural Killer Cell Therapy Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Affimed Natural Killer Cell Therapy Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Affimed Recent Developments
6.4 Chipscreen Biosciences
6.4.1 Chipscreen Biosciences Comapny Information
6.4.2 Chipscreen Biosciences Business Overview
6.4.3 Chipscreen Biosciences Natural Killer Cell Therapy Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Chipscreen Biosciences Natural Killer Cell Therapy Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Chipscreen Biosciences Recent Developments
6.5 Glycostem Therapeutics
6.5.1 Glycostem Therapeutics Comapny Information
6.5.2 Glycostem Therapeutics Business Overview
6.5.3 Glycostem Therapeutics Natural Killer Cell Therapy Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Glycostem Therapeutics Natural Killer Cell Therapy Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Glycostem Therapeutics Recent Developments
6.6 Fate Therapeutics
6.6.1 Fate Therapeutics Comapny Information
6.6.2 Fate Therapeutics Business Overview
6.6.3 Fate Therapeutics Natural Killer Cell Therapy Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Fate Therapeutics Natural Killer Cell Therapy Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Fate Therapeutics Recent Developments
6.7 Dragonfly Therapeutics
6.7.1 Dragonfly Therapeutics Comapny Information
6.7.2 Dragonfly Therapeutics Business Overview
6.7.3 Dragonfly Therapeutics Natural Killer Cell Therapy Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Dragonfly Therapeutics Natural Killer Cell Therapy Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Dragonfly Therapeutics Recent Developments
6.8 Kiadis Pharma
6.8.1 Kiadis Pharma Comapny Information
6.8.2 Kiadis Pharma Business Overview
6.8.3 Kiadis Pharma Natural Killer Cell Therapy Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 Kiadis Pharma Natural Killer Cell Therapy Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Kiadis Pharma Recent Developments
6.9 Nkarta Therapeutics
6.9.1 Nkarta Therapeutics Comapny Information
6.9.2 Nkarta Therapeutics Business Overview
6.9.3 Nkarta Therapeutics Natural Killer Cell Therapy Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 Nkarta Therapeutics Natural Killer Cell Therapy Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Nkarta Therapeutics Recent Developments
6.10 NantKwest
6.10.1 NantKwest Comapny Information
6.10.2 NantKwest Business Overview
6.10.3 NantKwest Natural Killer Cell Therapy Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 NantKwest Natural Killer Cell Therapy Product Portfolio
6.10.5 NantKwest Recent Developments
7 North America

7.1 North America Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2 North America Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.3 North America Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe

8.1 Europe Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2 Europe Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.3 Europe Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific

9.1 Asia-Pacific Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2 Asia-Pacific Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.3 Asia-Pacific Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America

10.1 South America Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2 South America Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.3 South America Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East & Africa

11.1 Middle East & Africa Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2 Middle East & Africa Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.3 Middle East & Africa Natural Killer Cell Therapy Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Concluding Insights
13 Appendix

13.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
13.2 Research Methodology
13.3 Research Process
13.4 Authors List of This Report
13.5 Data Source
13.5.1 Secondary Sources
13.5.2 Primary Sources

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