Review Article

Efficacy and Safety of Topical Corticosteroids for Management of Oral Chronic Graft versus Host Disease

Table 1

Study reports on the use of topical steroids in management of oral cGVHD.

StudyAuthor’s nameStudyDesign

1Noce et al. [7]Randomized double-blind clinical trial comparing clobetasol and dexamethasone for the topical treatment of symptomatic oral chronic graft versus host diseaseRandomized clinical trial

2Park et al. [8]Comparison of budesonide and dexamethasone for local treatment of oral chronic graft versus host diseaseCohort (prospective)

3Sari et al. [9]The effect of budesonide mouthwash on oral chronic graft versus host diseaseCohort (retrospective)

4Elad et al. [10]Improvement in oral chronic graft versus host disease with the administration of effervescent tablets of topical budesonide—an open, randomized, multicenter studyRandomized clinical study (pilot study)

5Wolff et al. [11]Oral PUVA and topical steroids for treatment of oral manifestations of chronic graft versus host diseaseCohort (prospective)

6Elad et al. [12]Budesonide: a novel treatment for oral chronic graft versus host diseaseBefore and after clinical trial