GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE

Jun 14 2025HEALTH

The Power of Cyclophosphamide in Blood Cancer Treatment

Blood cancers can be tough to beat. But there is hope. One method that has shown promise is allogeneic peripheral-blood stem-cell transplantation. This is a fancy way of saying using stem cells from a matched related donor. This process is often used after a patient has gone through myeloablative conditioning. That is a strong treatment to wipe out the diseased bo...

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May 03 2025HEALTH

Fighting Cancer with Cell Therapy: The Graft-Versus-Host Disease Challenge

Cancer treatment has seen a major boost with the introduction of allogeneic cell-based therapies. These treatments, especially CAR-T cell therapy, are a big deal because they can be made in large quantities and are consistent. However, there is a significant hurdle: graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). This occurs when the transplanted cells attack the patient's body. R...

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Feb 11 2025HEALTH

The Lowdown on Post Transplant Cyclophosphamide

A recent study explored the use of post-transplant high-dose cyclophosphamide (PTCy) in haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) from mismatched unrelated donors (MMUD) in patients with acute myeloid malignancies. The research focused on whether PTCy, along with a calcineurine inhibitor and mycophenolate mofetil, could improve outcomes and reduce the incidence ...

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