Opinion|Videos|December 23, 2024

The Pathophysiology of Chronic Graft-Vs -Host Disease (cGVHD) and the Role of CSF1R

Sergio A. Giralt, MD, discusses how the pathophysiology of chronic graft-vs-host disease involves complex immune dysregulation, with CSF1R playing a crucial role in driving the differentiation of monocytes into macrophages, contributing to inflammation and fibrosis in the disease.

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