Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings
Clinically Significant GVHD in Children Associated with Notably Lower Survival
Clinically significant graft-versus-host disease (CSGVHD) in children is associated with considerably reduced survival, according to a study presented at the 2021 TCT Meetings of...
Intestinal Pneumatosis and Perforation Are a Rare but Serious Complication of Gastrointestinal GVHD
Pneumatosis and/or perforation represents a rare, yet extremely serious complication of acute gastrointestinal (GI) graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (alloHCT), according...
Chronic GVHD Significantly Impacts Patients’ Quality of Life, Employment, and Income
Patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) are adversely impacted in terms of employment and income, according to a study presented at the 2021 TCT...
Fecal Microbiota Transplant Effective for Treating Acute GVHD
Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) is a relatively safe and viable treatment option for acute gut graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), according to a study presented at the...
Analysis of GVHD Treatment Abroad
Less than half of patients in low-to-middle-income countries with severe chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) who received allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) reach two years...
Impact of GVHD on Lymphoma Progression
The effect of graft-versus-host lymphoma (GVL) is correlated with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), according to a study presented at the 2021 TCT Meetings of ASTCT...