Abstract
Because of the necessary immunodepletion prior to cord blood transplantation as well as the immaturity of cord blood immune cells, recipients experience a high incidence of viral infection in addition to complications observed after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, such as relapse and graft-versus-host disease. We describe current immunotherapeutic approaches to treating these complications, including the generation of antigen-specific T cells from cord blood, redirecting cord blood T cells using chimeric antigen receptors, and generating cord blood-derived natural killer cells and regulatory T cells.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 713-720 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Cytotherapy |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2010 |
Keywords
- Immune reconstitution
- Immunotherapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Oncology
- Genetics(clinical)
- Cell Biology
- Cancer Research
- Transplantation