Immuno-oncology mesodermal progenitor (ioMP) cell

1. A method of producing a population of immuno-oncology mesodermal progenitor (ioMP) cells, comprising (a) culturing mononuclear cells (MCs) in the presence of platelet lysate and low oxygen to induce the MCs to adhere and differentiate into immuno-modulatory progenitor (iMP) cells, (b) culturing the iMP cells in the presence of platelet lysate and low oxygen and in culture medium supplemented with one or more of L-Alanine, Sodium Phosphate Monobasic (anhydrous) and 2′-Deoxyguanosine to induce the iMP cells to adhere and differentiate into ioMP cells and (c) harvesting and culturing those ioMP cells, wherein

(i) at least 60% of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CD66e,

(ii) at least 45% of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CD121b,

(iii) at least 35% of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CD122,

(iv) at least 50% of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CD164,

(v) at least 45% of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CD172a,

(vi) at least 35 of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CD203c,

(vii) at least 45% of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CD264,

(viii) at least 35% of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CD270,

(ix) at least 35% of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CD328,

(x) at least 50% of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CD358 and

(xi) at least 45% of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of TCR gamma delta;

(xi) at least 95% of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of FMC, and

(xii) at least 95% of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable level of ITGB7;

and wherein

(a) 0.5% or fewer of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of HLA-ABC,

(b) 0.5% or fewer of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of MIC A/B,

(c) 0.5% or fewer of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of Notch2,

(d) 0.5% or fewer of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CD360,

(e) 0.5% or fewer of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CLIP, and

(f) 0.1% or fewer of the cells in the population of ioMP cells express detectable levels of CD11b.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the MCs are peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) or are primary MCs derived from bone marrow.

3. A method according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the MCs are obtained from a patient in to which the population of ioMPs will be administered or an allogeneic donor.