<p>Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD) is the main cause of morbidity and mortality of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Conventional immunosuppressive pharmacotherapy remains the backbone of GvHD prevention and treatment with suboptimal outcomes especially for patients with refractory disease. Adoptive immunotherapy with regulatory T-cells (Treg) stands as an alternative approach that aims to restore immune tolerance and circumvent prolonged immunosuppression albeit preserving the beneficial Graft-versus-Leukaemia (GvL) effect. In this review, we summarise recent knowledge on Treg biology, clinical applications of various Tregs subtypes in the setting of GvHD and future endeavours of the field.</p>

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Regulatory T cell therapy for Graft-versus-Host Disease

  • Memnon Lysandrou,
  • Dionysia Kefala,
  • Janaki Manoja Vinnakota,
  • Nikolaos Savvopoulos,
  • Robert Zeiser,
  • Alexandros Spyridonidis

摘要

Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD) is the main cause of morbidity and mortality of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Conventional immunosuppressive pharmacotherapy remains the backbone of GvHD prevention and treatment with suboptimal outcomes especially for patients with refractory disease. Adoptive immunotherapy with regulatory T-cells (Treg) stands as an alternative approach that aims to restore immune tolerance and circumvent prolonged immunosuppression albeit preserving the beneficial Graft-versus-Leukaemia (GvL) effect. In this review, we summarise recent knowledge on Treg biology, clinical applications of various Tregs subtypes in the setting of GvHD and future endeavours of the field.