Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,899,822,608 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Graft versus host disease

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Graft versus host disease
A life-threatening complication of bone marrow transplants in which the donated marrow causes an immune reaction against the recipient's body.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
Columbia, MD, announced that while preliminary results for two Phase III trials evaluating Prochymal for the treatment of acute graft versus host disease (GvHD) showed significant improvements in response rates in difficult-to-treat liver and gastrointestinal GvHD, neither trial reached its primary endpoint.
From all the nurses, doctors and specialists on ward P3 at the Hallamshire to the graft versus host disease team at Rotherham through to my GP, Macmillan and district nurses who treated me in the final stages of my life.
If tests reveal she has Graft versus Host disease it can be treated with drugs.
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.