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ArticleMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development2018

A Rapamycin-Based GMP-Compatible Process for the Isolation and Expansion of Regulatory T Cells for Clinical Trials.

Henrieta Fraser, Niloufar Safinia, Nathali Grageda, Sarah Thirkell, Katie Lowe, Laura J Fry, Cristiano Scottá, Andrew Hope, Christopher Fisher, Rachel Hilton and 6 more

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Article in Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Henrieta FraserDivision of Transplantation, Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Niloufar SafiniaDivision of Transplantation, Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Nathali GragedaDivision of Transplantation, Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Sarah ThirkellDivision of Transplantation, Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Katie LoweDivision of Transplantation, Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Laura J FryDivision of Transplantation, Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Cristiano ScottáDivision of Transplantation, Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Andrew HopeDivision of Transplantation, Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Christopher FisherDivision of Transplantation, Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Rachel HiltonThe Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Guy's Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.
David GameThe Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Guy's Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.
Paul HardenOxford Transplant Centre, Oxford, UK.
Andrew BushellTransplantation Research Immunology Group, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Kathryn WoodTransplantation Research Immunology Group, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Robert I LechlerDivision of Transplantation, Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
Giovanna LombardiDivision of Transplantation, Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King's College London, London, UK.

Funding

British Heart Foundation RG/08/005/25303British Heart Foundation RG/13/12/30395Medical Research Council G1002000Medical Research Council MR/J006742/1Medical Research Council MR/K025538/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The concept of regulatory T cell (Treg)-based immunotherapy has enormous potential for facilitating tolerance in autoimmunity and transplantation. Clinical translation of Treg cell therapy requires production processes that satisfy the rigors of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards. In this regard, we report our findings on the implementation of a robust GMP compliant process for the

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cell therapyclinical trialsGMP processONE studysolid organ transplantationTregs

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PMID29552576
PMCPMC5850906

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