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exTra · Innovative Applications of Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Solid Organ Transplantation

„Хоризонт Европа“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период
2023-09-01 → 2027-08-31
Финансиране от ЕС
2 612 902 €
Участници
25
Схема
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN

Линиите свързват координатора с партньорите. За проекти отпреди 2014 г. CORDIS не винаги дава точни координати. Тези точки са на ниво град или държава.

Накратко на български

Екстракорпоралната фотофереза се изследва като метод за регулиране на имунната система при трансплантация на органи. Това е важно, за да се намалят страничните ефекти от лекарствата и да се подобри дългосрочното функциониране на пресадените органи.

Този кратък обзор е генериран от изкуствен интелект

Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

Резултати накратко

Innovative Applications of Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Solid Organ Transplantation

Organ transplantation saves and transforms lives, but long-term success remains limited by immune rejection and the side effects of lifelong immunosuppressive drugs. While short-term outcomes have improved greatly, many patients still experience gradual loss of organ function, chronic inflammation, or serious complications caused by standard therapies. Therefore, there is an urgent need for innovative, patient-tailored approaches that can better control the immune system while reducing treatment burden. The EU-funded doctoral network exTra (Innovative Applications of Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Solid Organ Transplantation) addresses this challenge by exploring the potential of extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP), a personalised immune-modulating therapy already used in selected transplant settings. exTra aims to deepen understanding of how ECP works, identify where it could be most beneficial, and lay the foundations for its wider and more effective use across different types of organ transplantation. Beyond its scientific goals, the exTra network is a highly integrated European training network. It brings together universities, hospitals, research institutes, industry partners, and clinicians to train a new generation of doctoral researchers with the interdisciplinary skills needed to translate complex biomedical research into real-world clinical impact.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

Organ transplantation remains the only definitive treatment for end-stage heart, lung, liver or kidney disease. Early transplant outcomes are now generally excellent, dramatically reducing patients’ mortality and morbidity. Nevertheless, transplantation still faces significant obstacles, especially long-term immunosuppression-related toxicity and chronic decline of transplant function, which are the leading causes of transplant failure. To break these barriers, which represent a very significant societal and economic burden in the EU, there is a need for innovative therapies to lessen our reliance on conventional immunosuppression and better control non-resolving inflammation. Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is now being investigated as a personalized, adjunct immunosuppressive therapy in some organ transplant settings. However, ECP is regarded as a controversial therapy, primarily because current understanding of its pharmacological actions is incomplete, but also because there remain questions about optimal manufacturing processes, quality-control and personalized clinical indications. The exTra project asks whether a better mechanistic understanding of ECP can guide us more efficiently towards novel applications. Specifically, exTra brings together European experts in clinical transplantation, immunology, pharmaceutical development, computational biology and medical device manufacture to address key questions through a coordinated, interdisciplinary effort. exTra proposes 10 independent doctoral research projects with the ambition of providing its trainees with a comprehensive understanding of basic and translational immunology, especially relating development and licensing of new immunotherapies. Through its research and training activities, the exTra project will contribute to scientific advancement and innovation in Europe, ultimately leading to societal and economic benefits stemming from clinical innovations in transplant immunotherapy and beyond.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

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Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз