Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 15, Issue 12 , Pages 1555-1562 , December 2009

A Phase III Study of Infliximab and Corticosteroids for the Initial Treatment of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease

  • Daniel R. Couriel

      Affiliations

    • Sarah Cannon Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Tennessee Oncology/Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Nashville, Tennessee
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests: Daniel R Couriel, MD, 250 25th Avenue North, Suite 412, Nashville, TN 37212.
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  • Rima Saliba

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Marcos de Lima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Sergio Giralt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Borje Andersson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Issa Khouri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Chitra Hosing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Cindy Ippoliti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology/Oncology, New York Presbiterian Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • Elizabeth J. Shpall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Richard Champlin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Amin Alousi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Received 2 July 2009 ,Accepted 2 August 2009.

  • Image Result

    CI of survival for patients with aGVHD treated with MP or infliximab plus MP.

    CI of survival for patients with aGVHD treated with MP or infliximab plus MP.

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    CI of NRM for patients with aGVHD treated with MP or infliximab plus MP.

    CI of NRM for patients with aGVHD treated with MP or infliximab plus MP.

 Financial disclosure: See Acknowledgments on page 1561.

PII: S1083-8791(09)00365-6

doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.08.003

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 15, Issue 12 , Pages 1555-1562 , December 2009