Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-17-2017
Abstract
Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a leading cause of late morbidity and mortality following allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Current therapies, including corticosteroids and calcineurin inhibitors, are only effective in roughly 50% of cases; therefore, new treatment strategies are under investigation. What was previously felt to be a T cell disease has more recently been shown to involve activation of both T and B cells, as well as a number of cytokines. With a better understanding of its pathophysiology have come more expansive preclinical and clinical trials, many focused on B cell signaling. This report briefly reviews our current understanding of cGVHD pathophysiology and reviews clinical and preclinical trials with B cell-targeted agents.
Recommended Citation
Rhoades, MD, Ruben and Gaballa, MD, Sameh, "The Role of B Cell Targeting in Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease." (2017). Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers. Paper 74.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medoncfp/74
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PubMed ID
29039818
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the author’s final published version in Biomedicines
Volume 5, Issue 4, October 2017, Article number 61.
The published version is available at DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines5040061. Copyright © Rhoades & Gaballa