Novel Therapies for Severe Acute GVHD (Graft-versus-host Disease)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of combined Ruxolitinib With Corticosteroids as First Line Therapy for the severe acute GVHD (graft-versus-host disease )

Timeline

Start

2025-06-30

Primary completion

2027-12-30

Completion

2027-12-30

Publications

• Background Betts BC, Bastian D, Iamsawat S, Nguyen H, Heinrichs JL, Wu Y, Daenthanasanmak A, Veerapathran A, O'Mahony A, Walton K, Reff J, Horna P, Sagatys EM, Lee MC, Singer J, Chang YJ, Liu C, Pidala J, Anasetti C, Yu XZ. Targeting JAK2 reduces GVHD and xenograft rejection through regulation of T cell differentiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Feb 13;115(7):1582-1587. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1712452115. Epub 2018 Jan 30.
• Background Zeiser R, von Bubnoff N, Butler J, Mohty M, Niederwieser D, Or R, Szer J, Wagner EM, Zuckerman T, Mahuzier B, Xu J, Wilke C, Gandhi KK, Socie G; REACH2 Trial Group. Ruxolitinib for Glucocorticoid-Refractory Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease. N Engl J Med. 2020 May 7;382(19):1800-1810. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1917635. Epub 2020 Apr 22.
• Background Michonneau D, Devillier R, Keranen M, Rubio MT, Nicklasson M, Labussiere-Wallet H, Carre M, Huynh A, Viayna E, Roset M, Finzi J, Pfeiffer M, Thunstrom D, Lara N, Sabatelli L, Chevallier P, Itala-Remes M. Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Moderate to Severe Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease: A Multicenter Chart Review Study. Hematol Rep. 2024 May 6;16(2):283-294. doi: 10.3390/hematolrep16020028.
• Background Mehta AK, Koreth J. Toward Improving Initial Therapy of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease. Am J Hematol. 2025 May;100 Suppl 3:40-54. doi: 10.1002/ajh.27593. Epub 2025 Feb 12.
• Background Dou L, Zhao Y, Yang J, Deng L, Wang N, Zhang X, Liu Q, Yang Y, Wei Z, Wang F, Jiao Y, Li F, Luan S, Hu L, Gao S, Liu C, Liu X, Yan J, Zhang X, Zhou F, Lu P, Liu D. Ruxolitinib plus steroids for acute graft versus host disease: a multicenter, randomized, phase 3 trial. Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2024 Oct 23;9(1):288. doi: 10.1038/s41392-024-01987-x.

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