Regenerative Therapy
NK & NKT Cell Immunotherapy
Strengthening the immune system's front-line surveillance cells.
What is NK & NKT Cell Immunotherapy?
Natural killer (NK) and natural killer T (NKT) cells patrol the body and respond to cells that look abnormal or infected. In this program a small blood sample is taken, the relevant immune cells are isolated and expanded in our laboratory, then returned to you by infusion. The aim is to reinforce immune surveillance using your own cells, under close medical team supervision and with laboratory markers tracked before and after.
Key benefits
- 01Uses your own immune cells, expanded under GMP conditions
- 02Immune markers measured before and after the program
- 03Supports resilience during periods of high physical stress
- 04Delivered as an outpatient infusion series
- 05Can be paired with nutrient and antioxidant IV support
How it works
The sequence, from first records to follow-up
- 01
Immune profiling
Bloodwork establishes your baseline NK cell count and activity. Without that number, there is nothing meaningful to compare against later.
- 02
Collection
A standard blood draw, around 50ml. No apheresis machine, no overnight stay — you are in and out inside half an hour.
- 03
Expansion in the laboratory
Your cells are cultured for roughly two to three weeks. This is why the program requires either a longer stay or a second trip; it cannot be compressed.
- 04
Infusion series
Expanded cells are returned across a planned series rather than in one dose, usually spaced over several days.
- 05
Repeat profiling
The same immune panel is run again after the series, so the effect is stated as a number rather than a feeling.
What to expect
Before
You must be free of active infection at collection, so we may postpone for something as ordinary as a chest cold. Blood is taken in the morning where possible.
During
Infusions run for thirty to forty-five minutes each. A low-grade temperature during or shortly after infusion is a recognised response and is monitored rather than treated as a complication.
After
Some patients feel flu-like for a day. Immune markers are re-checked several weeks later, once the picture has settled.
Strengthening the immune system's front-line surveillance cells.
NK & NKT Cell Immunotherapy — Questions Patients Ask
Why does this take weeks when other therapies take a day?
Because your own cells have to be grown to a useful number in culture. Any clinic offering same-week NK therapy from your own blood is either using very small doses or not using your cells.
Is this a cancer treatment?
We do not present it as one. NK and NKT programs here are supportive immune protocols, and where a patient has an oncological diagnosis we work alongside their treating oncologist rather than in place of them.
What if my baseline NK activity is already normal?
Then we usually say so and recommend against the program. Spending on immune expansion when your baseline is healthy is difficult to justify.
Do I need to be in Bangkok for the whole culture period?
No. Most international patients give blood on one trip and return for the infusion series, and our coordinators plan both dates before you fly the first time.
How often can the program be repeated?
Typically annually, and only if repeat profiling supports it. There is no clinical case for running it continuously.
Reviewed by Bangkok Stem Cell Center Medical Team | Last updated: August 2026
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Next step
Send us your records. We will tell you what is realistic.
A medical team member reads your history before anything is quoted or scheduled. If cellular therapy is unlikely to move your numbers, we say so and point you somewhere more useful.
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