A Novel Targeted Approach to Achieve Immune System Reset: CD45-Targeted Antibody Drug Conjugates Enable Autologous HSCT and Ameliorate Disease in Preclinical Autoimmune Disease Models

Resetting the immune system through autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (autoHSCT) is a highly effective treatment in patients with autoimmune diseases (AID). AutoHSCT achieved long-term remission in patients with relapsed refractory and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (Muraro 2017), superior to their previous standard of care (Burt 2019). AutoHSCT in scleroderma patients achieved superior outcomes in two randomized studies (Tyndall 2014, Sullivan 2018). These impressive results are achieved by both eradication of autoreactive immune effector cells and re-establishment of a self-tolerant immune system, i.e., immune system reset.
Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: 469 Source Type: research