Sykes M
Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Curr Opin Immunol. 1993 Oct;5(5):774-81. doi: 10.1016/0952-7915(93)90136-g.
Graft versus host disease (GVHD) remains the major obstacle to the application of bone marrow transplantation across HLA barriers. Recent advances in our understanding of GVHD pathophysiology have resulted in the evaluation in animal models and in clinical trials of some novel approaches to avoiding and treating GVHD. Continued advances in our knowledge are likely to result in the clinical application of biological therapies to maximize graft versus leukemia effects and alloengraftment, while avoiding GVHD.