Originally published by our sister publication Specialty Pharmacy Continuum
Shannon Palmer, PharmD
Corticosteroids such as prednisone remain an effective tool for treating chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), although they are ineffective for many people and have troubling side effects—weight gain, bone loss, emotional disturbances—even when successful. Meanwhile, research into alternative treatments for cGVHD is well underway, according to a