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Children and Adults with Refractory Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease Respond to Treatment with the Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Preparation "MSC-FFM"-Outcome Report of 92 Patients.
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- Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Enhancing Hematopoietic Engraftment and Treatment of Graft-Versus-Host Disease, Hemorrhages and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Pooled it
- Mesenchymal stromal cells plus basiliximab, calcineurin inhibitor as treatment of steroid-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease: a multicenter, randomized, phase 3, open-label trial.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2022Trial
- Donor Pooling as an Effective Method to Increase MSC EV Production Without Compromising Therapeutic Potential.Journal of extracellular biology · 2026Article
- Mesenchymal stromal cell therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus: mechanisms, clinical translation, and future directions.Stem cell research & therapy · 2026Review
- 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
- Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Bridging the Gaps in Hematologic Disease Therapy.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Review
- Remestemcel-L-rknd (Ryoncil): the first approved cellular therapy for steroid-refractory acute GVHD.Blood · 2025Review
- Dimethyl sulfoxide in cryopreserved mesenchymal stromal cell therapy products: is there a safety risk to patients?Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Reduced morbidity and mortality of cGVHD in patients who received treatment with mesenchymal stromal cells for steroid-resistant aGVHD: long-term follow-up of a randomized phase 3 trial.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2025Article
- 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
- The Therapeutic Use and Potential of MSCs: Advances in Regenerative Medicine.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Haploidentical transplantation combined with mesenchymal stem cells co-infusion improves survival in severe aplastic anemia: a single-center retrospective study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Mesenchymal stromal cells for steroid-refractory biopsy-proven grade III-IV acute Graft-versus-Host Disease with predominant gastrointestinal involvement.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Observational
- Simultaneous Co-transplantation for Highly Efficient Cell Therapy.Current stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
- Placenta-Derived Decidua Stromal Cells: A New Frontier in the Therapy of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease.Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) · 2024Article
- The issue of heterogeneity of MSC-based advanced therapy medicinal products-a review.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Review
- 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
- Real-world data suggest effectiveness of the allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells preparation MSC-FFM in ruxolitinib-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease.Journal of translational medicine · 2023Article
- A phase I study of autologous mesenchymal stromal cells for severe steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome.JCI insight · 2023Article
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Abstract
(1) Background: Refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (R-aGvHD) remains a leading cause of death after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Survival rates of 15% after four years are currently achieved; deaths are only in part due to aGvHD itself, but mostly due to adverse effects of R-aGvHD treatment with immunosuppressive agents as these predispose patients to opportunistic infections and loss of graft-versus-leukemia surveillance resulting in relapse. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) from different tissues and those generated by various protocols have been proposed as a remedy for R-aGvHD but the enthusiasm raised by initial reports has not been ubiquitously reproduced. (2) Methods: We previously reported on a unique MSC product, which was generated from pooled bone marrow mononuclear cells of multiple third-party donors. The products showed dose-to-dose equipotency and greater immunosuppressive capacity than individually expanded MSCs from the same donors. This product, MSC-FFM, has entered clinical routine in Germany where it is licensed with a national hospital exemption authorization. We previously reported satisfying initial clinical outcomes, which we are now updating. The data were collected in our post-approval pharmacovigilance program, i.e., this is not a clinical study and the data is high-level and non-monitored. (3) Results: Follow-up for 92 recipients of MSC-FFM was reported, 88 with GvHD ≥°III, one-third only steroid-refractory and two-thirds therapy resistant (refractory to steroids plus ≥2 additional lines of treatment). A median of three doses of MSC-FFM was administered without apparent toxicity. Overall response rates were 82% and 81% at the first and last evaluation, respectively. At six months, the estimated overall survival was 64%, while the cumulative incidence of death from underlying disease was 3%. (4) Conclusions: MSC-FFM promises to be a safe and efficient treatment for severe R-aGvHD.
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