Fecal microbiota transplantation for patients with steroid-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease of the gut

Kakihana, Kazuhiko; Fujioka, Yuki; Suda, Wataru; Najima, Yuho; Kuwata, Go; Sasajima, Satoshi; Mimura, Iyo; Morita, Hidetoshi; Sugiyama, Daisuke; Nishikawa, Hiroyoshi; Hattori, Masahira; Hino, Yutaro; Ikegawa, Shuntaro; Yamamoto, Keita; Toya, Takashi; Doki, Noriko; Koizumi, Koichi; Honda, Kenya; Ohashi, Kazuteru

doi:10.1182/blood-2016-05-717652

Fecal microbiota transplantation for patients with steroid-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease of the gut

Key Points FMT was safely performed in SCT patients, with 3 complete responses and 1 partial response. Temporal microbiota dynamics seem linked to gut condition and effector regulatory T cells also increased during response to FMT.