Dr. Ed Cowen of the NIH Covers GVHD Skin-Related Issues
Marrow Masters
English - July 19, 2021 21:27 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Education bone marrow transplant stem cell transplant graft versus host disease caregivers cancer survivor patient cgvhd acute gvhd immune system Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Senior Clinician Dr. Edward Cowen is Head of the Dermatology Consultation Service at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases at the NIH. Dr. Cowen will share his expertise on skin issues as they relate to GVHD.
In this episode Dr. Cowen "covers" it all--dry scaly skin, red rashes, skin fibrosis and fasciitis. His expertise will make patients and caregivers alike feel more confident and knowledgeable about skin GVHD. When should you seek treatment and which doctor should you see? He will address clinical trials, long term prognosis and talks about what is on the horizon for the treatment of skin GVHD.
He mentions topical over the counter treatments like Aquaphor and Sarna, as well as oral antihistamines like Benadryl, Allegra, Zyrtec, and Claritin.
Resources:
Dr. Cowen's ruxolitinib trial: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03395340
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: https://www.niams.nih.gov/
NIH Clinical Trials Website: https://clinicaltrials.gov/
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link - (800) LINK-BMT, or (800) 546-5268.
nbmtLINK Website: https://www.nbmtlink.org/
nbmtLINK Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/nbmtLINK
https://www.niams.nih.gov/about/directory/edward-w-cowen-md-mhsc
Thank you to this season's sponsors:
Incyte Corporation: https://www.incyte.com/
Kadmon: https://kadmon.com/