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New Recruiting Trial: Dental Cleaning to Prevent Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease

WHY IT MATTERS

This trial offers transplant patients a potentially simple, non-invasive way to reduce their risk of developing chronic graft-versus-host disease, one of the most common long-term complications after bone marrow transplantation.

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center are testing whether regular dental cleaning can help prevent chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), a serious complication that can happen after bone marrow or stem cell transplants. This trial is now accepting patients. The study is based on the idea that keeping teeth and gums healthy might reduce inflammation in the body that triggers cGVHD.

NCT ID: NCT07535008 Title: Dental Cleaning to Prevent Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Status: RECRUITING Phase: NA Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Start date: 2026-05-22 URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07535008 Source: UniteRare clinical trials database

YOU CAN ACT ON THIS

If you've had or are planning a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, ask your transplant team if you're eligible for this trial at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center or a participating site.

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