published them. Matching T-cells transplanted Until now, there was only one treatment option for patients who had to take immunosuppressive drugs due to a disease or after a transplant: If these were discontinued [...] stopping immunotherapy is often not possible and can lead to the loss of the donor organ after a transplant, for example. "Now, for the first time, we have an approach to combat the virus directly without [...] attacker as foreign to the body and initiate an immune response. If such specific T lymphocytes are transplanted into the body of PML patients, they fight the JC virus there and the patient's condition stabilises

infection after stem cell transplantation. In the multicentre study, the researchers produced EBV-specific T-cells for 37 patients, some of whom were severely ill after transplantation or because of recurrent [...] cells are isolated from healthy individuals, multiplied if necessary, treated if required and then transplanted. T-cells in particular are promising candidates, as they can recognise the disease-causing antigens [...] School (MHH) led by Professor Dr. Britta Eiz-Vesper from the I nstitute of Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Engineering and Professor Dr. Britta Maecker-Kolhoff from the Department of Paediatric Haematology

The Department of Haematology, Haemostaseology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at Hannover Medical School (MHH) has a new director: Professor Dr Florian Heidel took office today. The specialist [...] strengthen several of MHH's focal areas at once with his clinical and scientific expertise, such as 'Transplantation and Regeneration', 'Infection and Immunity' as well as Oncology and the Comprehensive Cancer [...] and Greifwald, he now takes over Professor Ganser's clinic. With 146 bone marrow and stem cell transplants (BMT) in 2022, it is one of the major BMT centres in Germany. Text: Stefan Zorn

05.05.2021 For people with severe lung diseases, transplantation of a healthy organ is often the only chance of survival. But donor lungs are in short supply. A new artificial lung could provide relief [...] implanted as an alternative to a donor organ. Hannover Medical School (MHH), Europe's largest lung transplant center, is also involved in the nationwide research network. Now the DFG is funding the work of [...] However, the researcher believes that it will be several years before the artificial lungs can be transplanted into the human body. The DFG Priority Program SPP 2014 is funding a total of ten projects throughout

23-10 Clinical Psychiatry, Psychotherapy Professor Dr Christine Falk , Head of the Institute of Transplantation Immunology: Review Board Microbiology, Virology, Immunology, Subject 2.21-05 Immunology Professor [...] Heidel , Director of the Department of Haematology, Haemostaseology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation: Review Board Medicine, Subject 2.22-14 Haematology, Oncology Professor Dr Theresia Kraft , Head [...] Professor Dr Dr Anette Melk , Dean of Academic Career Development and Professor of Interdisciplinary Transplantation Medicine: Review Board Medicine, Subject 2.22-20 Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Professor

Heuser, Senior Physician at the Department of Hematology, Hemostaseology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at the Hannover Medical School (MHH), showed that the combination of two drugs previously used [...] enzyme. However, the standard treatment is currently still either chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation. In the current study, the physician is focusing on patients for whom such standard therapy is [...] are not eligible for intensive salvage chemotherapy and/or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or who refuse standard therapy are being sought. Interested parties may contact Professor Heuser

After transplantation, the CAR-NK cells should be accepted by the immune system of the cancer patients as much as possible and not destroyed by defensive reactions. At the same time, the transplanted NK cells [...] including NK cells of the innate immune system. The advantage: the NK cells can be produced and transplanted quickly and in unlimited numbers. But that is not enough. “The NK cells need to be genetically

ng immunosuppression is often not possible and can lead to the loss of the donor organ after a transplant, for example. "Now, for the first time, we have an approach to combat the virus directly without [...] Professor Dr. Britta Eiz-Vesper, immunologist at the MHH Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Engineering . Because the institute is not only one of Germany's leading producer for virus-specific [...] Department of Neurology with Clinical Neurophysiology, the Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Engineering, the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology , the Department of Paediatric

Center of the Year" competition. Germany's largest transplant center MHH remained Germany's largest transplant center in 2022 with 314 solid organ transplants . MHH is also in a top position in the field of

treated in intensive care at the MHH, one of whom has since died, and another may need a liver transplant. Most of the patients come from countries in the former Soviet Union and the Middle East. The tuber [...] clotting and kidney dysfunction. "In the worst case, the liver stops functioning, so that only a liver transplant can save the patient's life," says Professor Cornberg. Involve mushroom experts Because of the