New Approvals Help Fill Unmet Need in Treating Chronic GVHD - OncLive

A panel of hematology experts discuss use of steroids in the first-line setting as well as several subsequent-line treatments that have recently received FDA approval for patients with steroid-refractory chronic GVHD, which affects up to 50% of patients.

Despite significant advances in donor selection, conditioning regimens, and supportive care, graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) continues to afflict 30% to 50% of patients who undergo allogeneic hematopoie… [+17808 chars]

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