In a phase II study, ibrutinib (Imbruvica) demonstrated clinically meaningful and durable responses and reduced symptom severity, with an overall response rate of 67% in patients with cGVHD.
Gabriele Casirati, of Boston Children’s Hospital, Susan E. De Wolf, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Stephen Persaud, of Washington University School of Medicine, and Abdur Rehman, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, were awarded DKMS’ research grant in honor of John A. Hansen.
