1st Pediatric Drug Approved For Prevention Of Graft-Versus-Host Disease | Boston Children’s Hospital

Leslie S. Kean, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center explains the potential impact of abatacept, which is now FDA-approved to prevent acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in patients 2 years of age or older receiving a hematopoietic stem cell transplant from a matched or single-HLA-mismatched unrelated donor.

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Leslie S. Kean, MD, PhD
Director, Stem Cell Transplant Center, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
https://www.childrenshospital.org/directory/physicians/k/leslie-kean

▶Programs mentioned:

Stem Cell Transplant Program:
https://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions-and-treatments/treatments/stem-cell-transplant/programs-and-services

Hematopoietic (Stem) Cell Transplant Program
https://www.childrenshospital.org/centers-and-services/programs/f-_-n/hematopoietic-cell-transplant-program

Clinical Trials
https://www.childrenshospital.org/centers-and-services/programs/f-_-n/hematopoietic-cell-transplant-program/research-and-innovation/clinical-trials

Dana-Farber/Boston Childrens Cancer and Blood Disorders Center:
https://www.childrenshospital.org/research/centers-departmental-programs/dana-farber-boston-childrens-cancer-and-blood-disorders-center

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