Journal
BIOLOGY OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
Volume 18, Issue 8, Pages 1150-1163Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.04.005
Keywords
Acute graft-versus-host disease; Hematopoietic cell transplantation; Treatment
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- Department of Health and Human Services [CA18029]
- Soligenix, Inc.
- Roche Laboratories
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Despite prophylaxis with innmunosuppressive agents or a variety of other approaches, many patients suffer from acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Although consensus has emerged supporting the use of high-dose methylprednisolone or prednisone for initial treatment of aGVHD, practices differ among centers with respect to the initial glucocorticoid dose, the use of additional immunosuppressive agents, and the approach to withdrawal of treatment after initial improvement. Despite many studies, practices vary considerably with respect to the selection of agents for treatment of glucocorticoid-resistant or refractory GVHD. Investigators and clinicians have recognized the lack of progress and lamented the absence of an accepted standard of care for secondary treatment of aGVHD. The American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation has developed recommendations for treatment of aGVHD to be considered by care providers, based on a comprehensive and critical review of published reports. Because the literature provides little basis for a definitive guideline, this review also provides a framework for the interpretation of previous results and the design of future studies. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 18: 1150-1163 (2012) (C) 2012 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
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