Outcome of gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease according to the treatment response

In conclusion, patients with GI-GVHD who failed to respond to the first-line treatment had inferior survival. However, later improvement may be observed without additional immunosuppressant other than steroid among patients who initially do not respond to steroid therapy. It is important to repeat colonoscopy in patients with refractor y GI-GVHD to monitor the activity of GVHD.
Source: Annals of Hematology - Category: Hematology Source Type: research