Nelson Chao, MD, MBA

A panelist discusses how steroid therapy remains the cornerstone of acute graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) treatment, with treatment protocols typically starting with prednisone at doses ranging from 1 to 2 mg/kg/day depending on disease severity, though optimal dosing strategies continue to be refined through clinical research.

A panelist discusses how graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) manifests through a complex constellation of symptoms affecting multiple organ systems, including the skin (rash, itching), gastrointestinal tract (diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain), liver (elevated enzymes, jaundice), and lungs (shortness of breath, cough), with severity assessment typically following established criteria.