Body Composition Assessment Provides Prognostic Information in Patients With Cancer Affected by Chronic Graft vs. Host Disease [PDF]
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and MuscleBackground Additional tools are needed to assess mortality risk among patients with cancer. Patients with chronic graft vs. host disease (cGVHD) after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) represent a high‐risk cancer population with ...
Asmita Mishra +8 more
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AAV-mediated expression of HLA-G for the prevention of experimental ocular graft vs. host disease [PDF]
Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development, 2023 Ocular graft versus host disease (OGvHD) develops after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and manifests as ocular surface inflammatory disease.
Jacob P. Nilles +8 more
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Ruxolitinib in steroid refractory graft-vs.-host disease: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2016 Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is potentially curative in a variety of hematological malignancies. Graft-vs.-host disease (GvHD) remains a life-threatening complication.
Enrico Maffini +10 more
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Therapeutic Potential of a Senolytic Approach in a Murine Model of Chronic GVHD
Biology, 2023 Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a life-threatening systemic complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) characterized by dysregulation of T and B cell activation and function, scleroderma-like features, and multi-organ ...
Deepika Raman +7 more
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Dermatology Online Journal, 2013 We present a case of chronic graft-versus-host disease in a 61-year-old woman with a history of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia that was treated with an allogeneic bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor. The patient initially presented with erythematous patches on the trunk and extremities that evolved into reticulated, hyperpigmented ...
Tran, Kathleen +3 more
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Role of HRCT Chest in Post Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Suspected of Pulmonary Complications [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Stem cell transplantation is today’s procedure of choice for management of various hematopoietic malignant and severe immunogenic disorders. High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) is a common technique for the diagnosis of pulmonary
Abhishek Dwivedi +3 more
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Small Bowel Perforation Associated With Gastrointestinal Graft-Versus-Host Disease and Cytomegalovirus Enteritis in a Patient With Leukemia: A Case Report With Literature Review [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2020 Gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common complication after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Concomitant cytomegalovirus (CMV) enteritis worsens the prognosis of this condition.
Kwang-Seop Song +9 more
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Rehabilitation in Children With Sclerodermoid Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease: Case Series [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2019 Joint contracture in chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is refractory to treatment, and tends to deteriorate gradually over time. There is scant clinical research focusing on timing and intensity of rehabilitation on joint contractures in children
Minji Jung, In Young Sung, Eun Jae Ko
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Umbilical cord blood transplantation: Still growing and improving
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 2021 Umbilical cord blood transplantation (UCBT) has been performed in the clinic for over 30 years. The biological and immunological characteristics of umbilical cord blood (UCB) have been re‐recognized in recent years.
Xiaoyu Zhu, Baolin Tang, Zimin Sun
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Acetabular Insufficiency Fractures in the Setting of Graft vs Host Disease: A Report of Two Cases
Arthroplasty Today, 2021 We report a case series of 2 patients with unilateral acetabular insufficiency fractures who received allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies complicated by chronic graft vs host disease. These were managed with
Warren Nielsen, BS, Kathryn Schabel, MD
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