Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease and the Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver

Chronic GVHD can affect the esophagus, stomach, colon and liver. Learn about symptoms and how to manage them.

Presented by Daniel Couriel MD, MS, Huntsman Cancer Center, University of Utah and panelist Kimberly Powers, MA, CPNP, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Run Time: 30 minute presentation, 30 minutes Q&A

Made possible, in part, by a grant from the Meredith A. Cowden Foundation

Dr. Couriel discusses:

  • how chronic GVHD affects the esophagus, upper and lower GI tract, and liver
  • drugs and infections that can cause symptoms similar to chronic GVHD
  • symptoms of GVHD in the esophagus, upper and lower GI tract, and liver
  • ways to address weight loss caused by chronic GVHD
  • other treatment options
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