TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovative approaches of adoptive immune cell therapy in paediatric recipients of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
AU - Locatelli, Franco
AU - Comoli, Patrizia
AU - Montagna, Daniela
AU - Rossi, Francesca
AU - Daudt, Liane
AU - Maccario, Rita
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - Adoptive immune cell therapy represents one of the most promising fields of investigation in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Preliminary studies indicate that adoptive immune cell therapy can be used to restore the immunocompetence of allo-HSCT recipients towards widespread pathogens in the early post-transplant period. These strategies can be of fundamental importance in patients given a T-cell-depleted allograft, a type of transplant that has been performed increasingly over the last few years. A few seminal studies have recently documented that prevention/treatment of Epstein-Barr-virus-related lymphoproliferative disorders, human cytomegalovirus disease and invasive aspergillosis can be obtained through infusion of pathogen-specific T-cell lines or clones. Several efforts are also being directed towards the identification of strategies capable of selecting and/or strengthening specific graft-vs-leukaemia responses. In this regard, strategies of ex-vivo generation and expansion of clones or cell lines, specifically or preferentially leukaemia reactive, have been developed.
AB - Adoptive immune cell therapy represents one of the most promising fields of investigation in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Preliminary studies indicate that adoptive immune cell therapy can be used to restore the immunocompetence of allo-HSCT recipients towards widespread pathogens in the early post-transplant period. These strategies can be of fundamental importance in patients given a T-cell-depleted allograft, a type of transplant that has been performed increasingly over the last few years. A few seminal studies have recently documented that prevention/treatment of Epstein-Barr-virus-related lymphoproliferative disorders, human cytomegalovirus disease and invasive aspergillosis can be obtained through infusion of pathogen-specific T-cell lines or clones. Several efforts are also being directed towards the identification of strategies capable of selecting and/or strengthening specific graft-vs-leukaemia responses. In this regard, strategies of ex-vivo generation and expansion of clones or cell lines, specifically or preferentially leukaemia reactive, have been developed.
KW - Adoptive cell therapy
KW - Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
KW - DLI
KW - EBV-related lymphoproliferative disorders
KW - HCMV infection
KW - Invasive aspergillosis
KW - Leukaemia relapse
KW - minimal residual disease
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U2 - 10.1016/j.beha.2004.06.0054
DO - 10.1016/j.beha.2004.06.0054
M3 - Article
C2 - 15498718
AN - SCOPUS:7744245805
VL - 17
SP - 479
EP - 492
JO - Best Practice and Research in Clinical Haematology
JF - Best Practice and Research in Clinical Haematology
SN - 1521-6926
IS - 3 SPEC.ISS.
ER -