Graft versus host disease

This trial tested a treatment made from placenta cells (called decidua stroma cells) in 12 adults who had severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after a stem cell transplant and did not respond to steroids. Patients received two doses of the cells or the best available standard …

This study tested a mix of drugs (cyclophosphamide, sirolimus, low-dose IL-2, and azacitidine) to treat severe graft-versus-host disease that didn't respond to steroids. Only 3 patients were enrolled before the trial was stopped early. The goal was to see if the treatment could c…

This early-phase study tested whether a special type of cell (interferon gamma-primed mesenchymal stromal cells) could be safely given to prevent graft-versus-host disease, a common and serious complication after bone marrow transplant. Only 4 patients with acute leukemia or myel…

This study tested a new eye drop (rhPRG4) in 3 adults with moderate to severe dry eye from chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a complication of bone marrow transplants. The goal was to see if the drops safely improve dryness and eye surface damage. The trial was terminated…

This study tested a drug called fostamatinib to help people whose blood cell counts drop after a stem cell transplant. The goal was to see if the drug could raise red blood cells or platelets without needing transfusions. The trial was stopped early after enrolling only one perso…

This early-phase trial tested whether adding the drug itacitinib to standard immune-suppressing medications could help prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in people receiving stem cell transplants for blood cancers. The study enrolled 84 participants with leukemia, lymphoma,…

This study tested whether adding itacitinib (an anti-inflammatory drug) to standard steroid treatment could help people with moderate to severe chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), a complication after stem cell transplants. The trial enrolled 155 participants but was termi…

This Phase 2 trial tested apraglutide, a drug that helps repair the gut lining, in 31 people with severe gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after a stem cell transplant. Participants had GVHD that did not respond to steroids. The study aimed to see if apraglutide i…

This study tested leflunomide, a drug used for rheumatoid arthritis, as a first-line treatment for musculoskeletal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a complication of bone marrow transplants where donor cells attack the patient's muscles and joints. The goal was to see if lefluno…

This study tested a new imaging tool called multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) to see if it could safely detect inflammation in people with graft-versus-host disease, Crohn's disease, or colitis. The device uses light and sound to create images of inflamed areas. The tr…

This pilot study tested the blood pressure drug telmisartan (Micardis) to prevent acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in people receiving a stem cell transplant for blood cancers. The trial aimed to enroll 60 participants but was terminated early with 32. Researchers tracked s…

This study tested a monthly solution called Tangible Boost that is meant to restore a special coating on contact lenses. The goal was to see if it could improve comfort and vision in people with severe dry eye from Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, or graft-versus-hos…

This study looked at how extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) — a treatment that uses light to modify a patient's own blood cells — affects the immune system in people with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), a complication after a stem cell transplant. Only 8 people were en…