ArticleBone marrow transplantation2018
Effective treatment of steroid and therapy-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease with a novel mesenchymal stromal cell product (MSC-FFM).
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- Mesenchymal stromal cells in management of steroid refractory acute graft vesrus host disease, systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Salvage treatment of steroid-refractory acute GVHD with the off-the-shelf product of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells: a multicenter, open label, phase Ib/IIa trial.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Trial
- A phase 1 trial of itacitinib, a selective JAK1 inhibitor, in patients with acute graft-versus-host disease.Blood advances · 2020Trial
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- Clinical Development Programme of the Innovative Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Product MSC-FFM/MC0518 for Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease: Design of 2 Randomised Controlled Trials in Adult and Paediatric Patients.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2026Article
- Stem Cell Therapy for Inflammatory Diseases: Progress, Challenges, and Future Directions.MedComm · 2026Review
- Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells: A Review for Its Use After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Bridging the Gaps in Hematologic Disease Therapy.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Review
- Therapeutic impact of mesenchymal stem cells on idiopathic pneumonia syndrome after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.International journal of hematology · 2025Article
- Dimethyl sulfoxide in cryopreserved mesenchymal stromal cell therapy products: is there a safety risk to patients?Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Successful treatment with mesenchymal stromal cells-Frankfurt am Main in a pediatric patient with steroid-refractory and ruxolitinib-refractory acute gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease.Annals of hematology · 2025Article
- Cellular therapies for the prevention and treatment of acute graft-versus-host disease.Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) · 2025Review
- Pooling umbilical cord-mesenchymal stromal cells derived from selected multiple donors reduces donor-dependent variability and improves their immunomodulatory properties.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Article
- Simultaneous Co-transplantation for Highly Efficient Cell Therapy.Current stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
- Mesenchymal stromal cells for steroid-refractory biopsy-proven grade III-IV acute Graft-versus-Host Disease with predominant gastrointestinal involvement.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Observational
- A milestone for the therapeutic EV field: FDA approves Ryoncil, an allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell therapy.Extracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids · 2025Article
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- Mesenchymal stromal cells in the treatment of pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation-related complications (graft vs. host disease, hemorrhagic cystitis, graft failure and poor graft function): a single center experience.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- The issue of heterogeneity of MSC-based advanced therapy medicinal products-a review.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Review
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Abstract
The inability to generate mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) of consistent potency likely is responsible for inconsistent clinical outcomes of patients with aGvHD receiving MSC products. We developed a novel MSC manufacturing protocol characterized by high in vitro potency and near-identity of individual doses, referred to as "MSC-Frankfurt am Main (MSC-FFM)". Herein, we report outcomes of the 69 patients who have received MSC-FFM. These were 51 children and 18 adults with refractory aGvHD grade II (4%), III (36%) or IV (59%). Patients were refractory either to frontline therapy (steroids) (29%) or to steroids and 1-5 additional lines of immunosuppressants (71%) were given infusions in four weekly intervals. The day 28 overall response rate was 83%; at the last follow-up, 61% and 25% of patients were in complete or partial remission. The median follow-up was 8.1 months. Six-month estimate for cumulative incidence of non-relapse mortality was 27% (range, 16-38); leukemia relapse mortality was 2% (range, 0-5). This was associated with a superior six-month overall survival (OS) probability rate of 71% (range, 61-83), compared to the outcome of patients not treated with MSC-FFM. This novel product was effective in children and adults, suggesting that MSC-FFM represents a promising therapy for steroid refractory aGvHD.
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