Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Martin PJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3404151 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation 20120414 8
Despite prophylaxis with immunosuppressive 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 treatme ...[more]