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Can immune checkpoint inhibitors be safely given in a patient with chronic GVHD?

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Medical Oncology · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

If the patient has active chronic GVHD the risk-benefit ratio of immune checkpoint blockade needs to be carefully assessed since there are well documented instances of severe GVHD flairs or immune-related adverse effects - in a patient on chronic immune suppression and quiescent GVHD we recommend no...

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