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Cannabidiol for the Prevention of Graft-versus-Host-Disease after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Results of a Phase II Study.

Authors: Moshe Yeshurun, Ofer Shpilberg, Corina Herscovici, Liat Shargian, Juliet Dreyer, et al
Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, October 2015

Graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) is a major obstacle to successful allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT). Cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychotropic ingredient of Cannabis sativa, possesses potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties. We hypothesized…