GvHD means the graft reacts against the host. The graft is the marrow or stem cells from the donor. The host is the person having the transplant. GvHD happens when particular types of white blood cell ...

and represent potential cellular therapy to enhance allogeneic hematopoietic engraftment and prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). We investigated the role of human MSCs in NOD-SCID mice ...

is a feasible and safe addition to preventing graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation for blood cancers. The study, published Jan. 25 in Nature Communications ...

when the transplanted cells have regenerated adequate blood cell counts. Patients who receive hematopoietic cells from other donors are also at risk of graft-versus-host disease, where the donated ...