Cyclosporine Eye Drops in Preventing Graft-Versus-Host Disease of the Eye in Patients Who Have Undergone Donor Stem Cell Transplant for Hematologic Cancer or Bone Marrow Failure Disorder

Summary

RATIONALE: Cyclosporine eye drops may prevent graft-versus-host disease of the eye in patients who have undergone donor stem cell transplant for hematologic cancer or bone marrow failure disorder. PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying how well cyclosporine eye drops work in preventing graft-versus-host disease of the eye in patients who have undergone donor stem cell transplant for hematologic cancer or bone marrow failure disorder.

Timeline

Start

2008-10

Primary completion

2014-12

Completion

2016-05

Publications

• Dietrich-Ntoukas T, Cursiefen C, Westekemper H, Eberwein P, Reinhard T, Bertz H, Nepp J, Lawitschka A, Heiligenhaus A, Seitz B, Messmer EM, Meyer-ter-Vehn T, Basara N, Greinix H, Datiles MB, Lee SJ, Pavletic SZ, Wolff D. Diagnosis and treatment of ocular chronic graft-versus-host disease: report from the German-Austrian-Swiss Consensus Conference on Clinical Practice in chronic GVHD. Cornea. 2012 Mar;31(3):299-310. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318226bf97.

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