ERC Starting Grant · 2024
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is a common, often last-resort treatment for haematological diseases, but it is plagued by long-term morbidity and high mortality. Direct alloHSCT-induced damage to the thymus and subsequent loss of thymopoiesis, ie the production of new T cells, is considered one of the main reasons for these complications. Our limited understanding of how the thymus is damaged during alloHSCT restricts the development of thymus-protecting protocols. The goal of ProtecTHY is to unravel the intrinsic protective mechanisms of the human thymus and assess how alloHSCT affects them, with the ultimate objective of devising measures to prevent thymic…
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