New combo therapy tested for tough transplant complication

NCT ID NCT02340676

Summary

This study tested whether adding a drug called Interleukin-2 (IL-2) to a standard light-based blood treatment (ECP) could help control chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in adults. The 25 participants had GVHD that did not improve with steroid medications. They received ECP treatments twice a week and added daily IL-2 injections for the second half of a 16-week period to see if the combination was safe and effective.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Insitute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

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