Fosaprepitant for the Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Receiving BEAM or High-Dose Melphalan Conditioning Regimens for Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Abstract:Graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) is a life threatening complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The calcineurin inhibitor tacrolimus is commonly used in combination with other immunosuppressants to prevent GVHD; however the optimal serum target concentration for tacrolimus in this population remains unknown. A retrospective review was conducted to determine whether an association exists between tacrolimus concentrations and transplant-related outcomes, specifically acute GVHD,… Show more
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