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title: Ruxolitinib for the Treatment of Steroid-Refractory Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease—Another Hopeful Step Forward
description: Joseph Alvarnas, MD, published a study highlighting the use of a new treatment for the potentially life-ending chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD) resulting from allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
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# [Ruxolitinib for the Treatment of Steroid-Refractory Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease—Another Hopeful Step Forward](https://www.myaccesshope.org/recent-news/jama-network-open-another-hopeful-step-forward-joseph-alvarnas)

 Written by [External Author](https://www.myaccesshope.org/recent-news/author/external-author) | Jan 27, 2021 10:27:00 PM

 

AccessHope’s Vice President and Executive Clinical Director Joseph Alvarnas, MD, published a study in *JAMA Network Open* highlighting the use of a new treatment for the potentially life-ending chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD) resulting from allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The study progressively found that integrating evidence-based advances in the multidisciplinary care management of patients with cGVHD by a coordinated expert care team may lead to more-effective, personalized care solutions for this unique population.

 

[Read Full Article Here](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2775635)

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