

Graft-vs-Host Reaction - 7
•etreated using
immunosuppressive therapy in patients with GVH
•eimmunosuppressive
therapy of little help in patients with GVHD
•ecyclosporine
may help in patients with GVHD
•ePatients who
are immunocomromised should:
•Žbe typed for
HLA antigens
•Žtested for
compatibility with blood products
•Žreceive blood
products that have been irradiated to destroy viable
lymphocytes