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NIH Chronic GvHD Scoring

NIH Chronic GvHD: Multi-organ scoring (0–3). Global severity depends on the number of organs and specific lung involvement.

Individual Organ Scores (0–3)

Skin 0

Eyes 0

Mouth 0

GI Tract 0

Liver 0

Lungs (High weight)0

Joints/Fascia 0

Genitals 0

NIH Global Severity

No cGvHD

Select organ scores to determine global severity.

Guidelines & Evidence

Clinical Details

Section 1

When to Use

Prognostic and severity assessment of patients with Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease (cGvHD).

To guide initiation and tapering of systemic immunosuppression.

Calculating the "Global Severity" for standardized clinical trial reporting.

Patient Population

Patients who have received allogeneic HCT and developed features of chronic GvHD (e.g., sclerodermatous skin changes, sicca syndrome, bronchiolitis obliterans).

Section 2

Formula & Logic

Organ Scoring (0–3)

Each organ (Skin, Eyes, Mouth, GI, Liver, Lungs, Joints/Fascia, Genital) is scored from 0 (no involvement) to 3 (severe impairment).

Global Severity Classification

Category	Criteria
Mild	1 – 2 organs involved (max score 1 in all) AND Lung score 0.
Moderate	≥ 3 organs involved (max score 1) OR At least 1 organ (not lung) score 2 OR Lung score 1.
Severe	At least 1 organ score 3 OR Lung score 2 – 3.

Section 3

Pearls/Pitfalls

The Lung Priority

In the NIH system, the Lung is prioritized as the most critical organ for global grading. A lung score of 2 (representing significant dyspnea at rest or with minimal effort) immediately upstages the patient to "Severe" regardless of other findings.

QoL Correlation

The NIH Global Severity score correlates strongly with patient-reported quality of life (QoL) and overall mortality, making it a robust endpoint for registrational trials.

Section 4

Evidence Appraisal

Primary Consensus

National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: I. The 2014 Diagnosis and Staging Working Group Report.

Jagasia MH et al. • Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2015;21(3):389-401.

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Section 5

Literature

Consensus

A major international effort (NIH Consensus) involving hundreds of investigators to replace the older, less discriminative IBMTR staging systems.

Last Comprehensive Review: 2026

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