Abstract: A method for the generation of antigen-specific T-cell preparations for adoptive therapy is provided, comprising the steps of obtaining lymphoid cells from the bone marrow of a patient in a first step, expanding the lymphoid cells in cell culture medium ex-vivo in the presence of at least one of IL2 and IL7 and or more antigens, yielding a T-cell preparation, and isolating the T-cell preparation from the culture medium in an isolation step. T-cell preparations provided according to the inventive method, and the use of such T-cell preparations for the treatment of infectious disease and cancer is also provided.