Impact Of Severity Of Acute Graftversus-Host Disease On Healthcare Resource Utilization, Cost And Outcomes

Introduction: Acute GVHD (aGVHD) contributes to poor outcomes and increased healthcare resource utilization (HRU) after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT). However, HRU and the economic burden of aGVHD based on severity of the disease and organ involvement is not well characterized. We examined the HRU, cost and mortality associated with aGVHD severity from initial hospitalization (index admission) up to 100 days post allo-HCT.