Elimination of tumorigenic pluripotent stem cells from their differentiated cell therapy products: An important step toward ensuring safe cell therapy.
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Abstract
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are considered a promising tool for regenerative medicine due to their unique self-renewal and multi-lineage differentiation capabilities. Although over 100 clinical trials have employed hPSC-derived products to treat life-threatening diseases, the tumorigenic risk posed by residual undifferentiated hPSCs remains a formidable obstacle to their clinical implementation. In this review, we summarize current strategies to eliminate tumorigenic hPSCs, most of which target hPSC-specific markers, and critically evaluate the advantages and limitations of each approach. Finally, we discuss various methods that can be used to evaluate the efficiency of pluripotent stem cell (PSC) elimination.
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