State-of-the-art acute and chronic GVHD treatment

Int J Hematol. 2015 May;101(5):452-66. doi: 10.1007/s12185-015-1785-1. Epub 2015 Apr 12.

Abstract

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) remains as the major obstacle for successful hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Roughly half of the patients undergoing HSCT develop GVHD which requires treatment, and above 10 % of the patient may die because of it. However, GVHD presents with anti-tumor activity, called graft-versus-tumor (GVT) effect, and it carries significant anti-tumor activity, thus suppressing GVHD completely may increase the relapse of original disease. Thus, it is important to control GVHD to the appropriate level.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Animals
  • Chronic Disease
  • Graft vs Host Disease / etiology
  • Graft vs Host Disease / physiopathology
  • Graft vs Host Disease / therapy*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / therapy
  • Transplantation, Homologous / adverse effects