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The Impact of Oral Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease on Global Measures of Quality of Life

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Chronic GVHD (cGVHD) is a frequent complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and affects multiple organ systems, with the oral cavity being one of the most frequently affected sites. Patients with cGVHD experience reduced quality of life (QOL), yet the specific impact of oral cGVHD on QOL is poorly understood. The objective of this study was to characterize the impact of oral cGVHD on global measures of QOL.

Source: Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.11.088

Authors: Joseph DePalo, Xiaoyu Chai, Stephanie J. Lee, Corey S. Cutler, Nathaniel Treister

Institutions: Harvard University, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Subfield: Hematology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650