Hurdles in Stem Cell Transplantation

Dear Colleagues,

In the last few years, regenerative medicine approaches employing stem cells and the cells derived from them have witnessed tremendous progress. Indeed, many preliminary safety and efficacy trials aiming to develop innovative treatment options for a variety of diseases are currently ongoing, demonstrating the excellent prospects of this translational research field. However, despite these rapid advances, many distinct challenges involved in the transplantation of stem cell products remain to be comprehensively addressed. These challenges include, but are not limited to, the reproducible production of specific cell types, tissue organoids and cell therapy products, as well as the effective delivery of stem-cell-derived transplants, immediate and long-term graft survival and challenges of an immunological nature. For this collection, entitled “Hurdles in Stem Cell Transplantation”, we welcome original research contributions that focus on solutions to the obstacles defined above, as well as other challenges in the field of regenerative medicine.

Dr. Holger Russ
Guest Editor

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