Open AccessCellular therapies in organ transplantation
Author(s) -
Hoogduijn Martin J.,
Issa Fadi,
Casiraghi Federica,
Reinders Marlies E. J.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transplant international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1432-2277
pISSN - 0934-0874
DOI - 10.1111/tri.13789
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , clinical trial , organ transplantation , intensive care medicine , cell therapy , bioinformatics , stem cell , pathology , surgery , biology , genetics
Summary Cellular therapy is a promising tool for improving the outcome of organ transplantation. Various cell types with different immunoregulatory and regenerative properties may find application for specific transplant rejection or injury‐related indications. The current era is crucial for the development of cellular therapies. Preclinical models have demonstrated the feasibility of efficacious cell therapy in transplantation, early clinical trials have shown safety of several of these therapies, and the first steps towards efficacy studies in humans have been made. In this review, we address the current state of the art of cellular therapies in clinical transplantation and discuss monitoring tools and endpoints for these studies.