Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibition for Prophylaxis of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease

Sitagliptin is a selective inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4. Among 36 patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation treated with sitagliptin in combination with tacrolimus and sirolimus, acute graft-versus-host disease developed in only 5%, and 1-year nonrelapse mortality...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2021-01, Vol.384 (1), p.11-19
Hauptverfasser: Farag, Sherif S, Abu Zaid, Mohammad, Schwartz, Jennifer E, Thakrar, Teresa C, Blakley, Ann J, Abonour, Rafat, Robertson, Michael J, Broxmeyer, Hal E, Zhang, Shuhong
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Zusammenfassung:Sitagliptin is a selective inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4. Among 36 patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation treated with sitagliptin in combination with tacrolimus and sirolimus, acute graft-versus-host disease developed in only 5%, and 1-year nonrelapse mortality was zero.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa2027372