graft-versus-host disease
noun
graft-ver·sus-host disease
ˈgraft-ˌvər-səs-ˈhōst- 
: a potentially fatal bodily condition that results when T cells from a tissue or organ transplant and especially a bone marrow transplant react immunologically against the recipient's antigens attacking cells and tissues
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Kitchin was dealing with a complication known as graft-versus-host disease, where the donor cells begin attacking the recipient’s organs and tissues.
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
Amelia did end up with a bout of graft-versus-host disease; cyclophosphamide lowers the risk but not to zero.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
The drug has moved on to phase 3 for chronic graft-versus-host disease despite failing in trials for the acute form of the condition.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2024
After his stem cell transplant, the Geneva patient developed graft-versus-host disease and doctors treated him with a drug called ruxolitinib, which at the time was being investigated for this complication.
—WIRED, 27 July 2023
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
Amelia did end up with a bout of graft-versus-host disease; cyclophosphamide lowers the risk but not to zero.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
The drug has moved on to phase 3 for chronic graft-versus-host disease despite failing in trials for the acute form of the condition.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2024
After his stem cell transplant, the Geneva patient developed graft-versus-host disease and doctors treated him with a drug called ruxolitinib, which at the time was being investigated for this complication.
—WIRED, 27 July 2023
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“Graft-versus-host disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graft-versus-host%20disease. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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