Post Conference Perspectives: ASH 2024

Sergio A. Giralt, MD, discusses the key results from recent chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD) research presented at ASH 2024 and how these findings will influence his clinical practice. He also shares his main takeaways on evolving strategies for cGVHD management.

Sergio A. Giralt, MD, discusses how he uses cyclophosphamide to treat patients with chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD), particularly in specific cases where other therapies may not be effective. He reviews the study design and methods of recent research investigating cyclophosphamide in cGVHD management, emphasizing its importance in optimizing treatment strategies.

Sergio A. Giralt, MD, discusses how he selects patients with chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD) for treatment with ruxolitinib, often in combination with corticosteroids, and reviews the study design and methods of recent research on ruxolitinib in cGVHD management, highlighting key efficacy and safety results and how these findings align with his clinical practice.

Sergio A. Giralt, MD, discusses how rituximab plays a key role in treating chronic graft-vs-host disease. It is often used in combination with ibrutinib to enhance therapeutic outcomes. He reviews the study design and efficacy and safety data from recent trials and discusses how these results will influence his clinical practice moving forward.

Sergio A. Giralt, MD, discusses how the pathophysiology of chronic graft-vs-host disease involves complex immune dysregulation, with CSF1R playing a crucial role in driving the differentiation of monocytes into macrophages, contributing to inflammation and fibrosis in the disease.

Sergio A. Giralt, MD, discusses how the mechanism of action of axatilimab, recently approved by the FDA for chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD), involves targeting CSF1R to disrupt macrophage differentiation and reduce inflammation, and how the AGAVE-201 trial demonstrated strong efficacy and safety, which will influence clinical decision-making and potentially change the GVHD treatment landscape by offering a novel therapeutic option.