Comparison Between Cyclophosphamide and Combination of Methotrexate + Calcineurin Inhibitor for GVHD Prophylaxis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether cyclophosphamide post bone marrow transplant increases the rate of patients alive, in remission and without immunosuppression, one year after transplant, when compared with the combination of methotrexate and calcineurin inhibitor

Timeline

Start

2012-12

Primary completion

2016-08

Completion

2016-08

Publications

• Background Luznik L, Bolanos-Meade J, Zahurak M, Chen AR, Smith BD, Brodsky R, Huff CA, Borrello I, Matsui W, Powell JD, Kasamon Y, Goodman SN, Hess A, Levitsky HI, Ambinder RF, Jones RJ, Fuchs EJ. High-dose cyclophosphamide as single-agent, short-course prophylaxis of graft-versus-host disease. Blood. 2010 Apr 22;115(16):3224-30. doi: 10.1182/blood-2009-11-251595. Epub 2010 Feb 2.

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