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Veno-occlusive disease medical therapy
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Medical Therapy
Medical Therapy
Treatment for VOD is primarily supportive. In the BMT setting, defibrotide is an investigational treatment that may be promising. Defibrotide is a polydeoxyribonucleotide; its mechanism of benefit in VOD is unclear, but has been attributed to its antithromboitc properties.
References
References
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