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This work was supported in part by NIH grants CA132197, AI082498, CA076292 (to CA).
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Pidala, J., Perez, L., Beato, F. et al. Ustekinumab demonstrates activity in glucocorticoid-refractory acute GVHD. Bone Marrow Transplant 47, 747–748 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2011.172
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