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Face off: Stem cell therapy versus the immune system.

Roberto Castro-Gutierrez¹, Qizhi Tang²

¹Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA; Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA; Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology, San Francisco, USA.

|September 5, 2025

Summary

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Stem cell therapies face immune rejection challenges due to HLA mismatch. Analyzing clinical trials reveals strategies to mitigate these risks for better cell therapy outcomes.

Area of Science:

Immunology
Regenerative Medicine
Clinical Trials

Background:

Stem cell therapies are advancing rapidly, showing promise in various clinical applications.

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A significant hurdle in stem cell therapy is the risk of immune rejection by the host.

Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) mismatch is a primary driver of this immune response.