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Currently, there is no one standard of care for first-line treatment of patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) who do not respond to steroids.1 There is evidence to support the use of rituximab, a chimeric anti-CD20 antibody (when administrated weekly at a dose of 375 mg/ m2), as an adequate treatment option; however, it is not cost-effective.1
Here, we summarize key findings by Colunga-Pedraza et al.1 in Transplant Immunology on the use of low-dose rituximab in steroid-refractory cGvHD (SR-cGvHD).
Table 1. Overall survival in patients with and without rituximab treatment*
Overall survival, % |
1-year |
2-years |
3-years |
Among patients with cGvHD |
83 |
78 |
58 |
Among patients with cGvHD following rituximab |
81 |
78 |
60 |
cGvHD, chronic graft-versus-host-disease; OS, overall survival. |
Key learnings1 |
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