Velcade for Graft Versus Host DIsease – pro
Koreth found that Velcade was beneficial in GVHD; but his was a phase II trial and other phase II trials are ongoing. He found that i the 45 patients who were treated in the study; 89% of patients were treated with a one-locus and 11% of patients were treated with a two-loci mismatch. With a median follow-up of 3 years, the 180-day cumulative incidence of grade 2 to 4 acute GVHD was 22%, and the 1-year cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD was 29%.
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