Vitamin A Supplementation in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation.
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesize that single oral high dose supplementation with vitamin A will reduce the incidence of moderate-severe chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) compared with placebo.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Be 18 years of age or older * Be scheduled for allogeneic stem cell transplant. * Have a vitamin A level \< upper limit of normal for age. * Be able to tolerate enteral vitamin dose administration. * Have a total bilirubin level \< 1.5x ULN and an AST and/or ALT\< 3xULN for age * Receiving PBSCs as stem cell graft Exclusion Criteria: * Ongoing raised intracranial pressure * Liver cirrhosis * Patients will be excluded if they are currently pregnant.