Provided herein are cells or populations of cells comprising a
polynucleotide encoding a cleavage resistant CD16 polypeptide. Also provided herein are methods of suppressing the proliferation of
tumor cells such as HER2+ and methods of treating cancers, such as HER2+ in a subject with populations of placental-derived natural killer cells or placental-derived T cells comprising a cleavage resistant CD16. The natural killer cells, such as CYNK cells, can be placental CD34+
cell-derived natural killer (NK) cells. The placental-derived T cells can be isolated from
cord blood or from placental perfusate.