Figure 1.
Potential clinical applications of MSCs as adjunct cell therapies in HCT. MSCs may be isolated from a third-party or HLA-matched donor. A variety of MSC tissue sources are being explored for ex vivo expansion, including bone marrow, adipose, umbilical cord, and placenta. MSCs are ex vivo expanded and infused IV into the patient in the context of HCT. Clinical application during HCT includes preventing and treating GVHD, repairing tissue damaged from the conditioning regimen, and facilitating hematopoietic cell engraftment.