Chronic Graft vs Host Disease (GvHD)

Graft vs host disease (GvHD) is a common complication of transplantation in which the patient’s new immune system causes him or her to develop auto-immune–like symptoms. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center post-transplant specialist Christine Iovino, RN covers the range of symptoms people with GvHD might develop, and prevention and treatment measures for each of these problems.