Opinion|Videos|September 24, 2024

Axatilimab in Refractory/Recurrent cGVHD: A Promising Later-Line Option

Author(s)Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Corey S. Cutler, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Sami Brake, MD

Panelists discuss how axatilimab emerges as a promising later-line treatment option for patients with refractory or recurrent chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), highlighting its potential in challenging cases.

Episodes in this series

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EP. 1 Chronic GVHD and Patient Quality of Life: Multisystem Effects and Functional Impairments

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EP. 2 Multisystem cGVHD Manifestations: A Case Study with NIH Organ-Specific Scoring

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EP. 3 Stratifying cGVHD Severity and Tailoring Therapy: Systemic Treatments and Supportive Care

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EP. 4 Second-Line Strategies in cGVHD: Efficacy Data with Ruxolitinib

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EP. 5 Navigating the Safety Profile of Ruxolitinib in cGVHD

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EP. 6 Advancing to Third-Line Therapy: Belumosudil in cGVHD

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EP. 7 Axatilimab in Refractory/Recurrent cGVHD: A Promising Later-Line Option

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EP. 8 Clinical Considerations with Axtilimab in R/R GVHD

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