Acute graft-versus-host disease—biologic process, prevention, and therapy

R Zeiser, BR Blazar - New England Journal of Medicine, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
When T cells from a bone marrow donor begin to attack the host within 3 months after
hematopoietic-cell transplantation, acute graft-versus-host disease results. The disease …

Graft-versus-host disease

JLM Ferrara, JE Levine, P Reddy, E Holler - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Haemopoietic-cell transplantation (HCT) is an intensive therapy used to treat high-risk
haematological malignant disorders and other life-threatening haematological and genetic …

Effect of T-cell-epitope matching at HLA-DPB1 in recipients of unrelated-donor haemopoietic-cell transplantation: a retrospective study

K Fleischhauer, BE Shaw, T Gooley, M Malkki… - The lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background The risks after unrelated-donor haemopoietic-cell transplantation with matched
HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DRB1, HLA-DQB1 alleles between donor and recipient (10/10 …

High-resolution HLA matching in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a retrospective collaborative analysis

D Fürst, C Müller, V Vucinic, D Bunjes… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
To validate current donor selection strategies based on previous international studies, we
retrospectively analyzed 2646 transplantations performed for hematologic malignancies in …

Ocular graft-versus-host disease: a review

H Shikari, JH Antin, R Dana - Survey of ophthalmology, 2013 - Elsevier
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality after
allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Systemic findings involving the skin …

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation donor sources in the 21st century: choosing the ideal donor when a perfect match does not exist

N Kekre, JH Antin - Blood, The Journal of the American Society …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
Most patients who require allogeneic stem cell transplantation do not have a matched
sibling donor, and many patients do not have a matched unrelated donor. In an effort to …

Biological significance of HLA locus matching in unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation

Y Morishima, K Kashiwase, K Matsuo… - Blood, The Journal …, 2015 - ashpublications.org
We hypothesized that the compatibility of each HLA loci between donor and patient induced
divergent transplant-related immunologic responses, which attributed to the individualized …

Pathogenesis and management of graft-versus-host disease

SW Choi, JE Levine… - … and Allergy Clinics, 2010 - immunology.theclinics.com
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an important therapeutic option for
various malignant and nonmalignant conditions. 1 The indication for its use has expanded …

High‐resolution, high‐throughput HLA genotyping by next‐generation sequencing

G Bentley, R Higuchi, B Hoglund, D Goodridge… - Tissue …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and class II loci are the most polymorphic genes
in the human genome. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation requires allele‐level HLA …

Ruxolitinib for the treatment of patients with steroid-refractory GVHD: an introduction to the REACH trials

M Jagasia, R Zeiser, M Arbushites, P Delaite… - …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
For patients with hematologic malignancies and disorders, allogeneic hematopoietic stem
cell transplantation offers a potentially curative treatment option. Many patients develop graft …