Use of hydroxychloroquine for treatment of graft-versus-host disease

摘要

The present invention provides methods of treating graft-versus-host disease comprising administering to a patient having graft-versus-host disease an effective mount of hydroxychloroquine. The present invention aim provides a method of suppressing alloreactivity arising from reactions of donor T lymphocytes against recipient cells comprising administering to said cells an amount of hydroxychloroquine effective to suppress such alloreaetivity.