The panel recommends a dose of 60 μg/kg of palifermin per day for 3 days before conditioning treatment and 3 days after transplantation to prevent oral mucositis.51 This study of human keratinocytes did not test KGF as a prophylaxis to SM-induced injury, but this concept will be incorporated into future studies. The gene discussed is FGF7; the disease is oral mucositis.