Photopheresis: advances and use in systemic sclerosis

XA Zhou, J Choi - Current rheumatology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (photopheresis, ECP) is a
cell-based immunomodulatory treatment that separates leukocytes from peripheral blood …

Treatment of systemic sclerosis

J Pope - Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 1993 - journals.lww.com
Although there have been no major breakthroughs in scleroderma therapy, new treatments
have been tested in patients with systemic sclerosis, including both interferon alfa and …

Photopheresis in systemic sclerosis: clinical and serological studies using markers of collagen metabolism.

H Zachariae, P Bjerring, L Heickendorff… - Acta dermato …, 1993 - europepmc.org
Eight patients with progressive systemic sclerosis were treated with photopheresis or
extracorporeal photochemotherapy given on 2 consecutive days every 4 weeks for 5 to 8 …

Extended extracorporeal photochemotherapy with extracorporeal administration of 8‐methoxypsoralen in systemic sclerosis. An Austrian single‐center study

RR Muellegger, A Hofer, W Salmhofer… - Photodermatology …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (EXP) is an immunomodulating therapy
that has been used in a limited number of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSC) with …

Extracorporeal photochemotherapy for generalized deep morphea

JH Neustadter, F Samarin, KR Carlson… - Archives of …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Morphea, or localized scleroderma, can at times constitute a severely disabling and
aggressive disease with no single therapy proven to be curative or the standard of care …

Phototherapy in systemic sclerosis

S Chaowattanapanit, C Choonhakarn… - Photodermatology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Systemic scleroderma—also known as systemic sclerosis (SS c)—is a chronic systemic
connective tissue disease characterized by collagen deposition in cutaneous and internal …

Immunomodulatory effects of extracorporeal photochemotherapy in systemic sclerosis

G Papp, IF Horvath, S Barath, E Gyimesi, J Vegh… - Clinical …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and immunomodulatory effects of
extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We enrolled 16 …

Therapeutic experiences with extracorporeal photopheresis. Technical procedure, follow-up and clinical outcome in 31 skin diseases

M Owsianowski, C Garbe, J Ramaker… - Der Hautarzt; …, 1996 - europepmc.org
Extracorporeal photophoresis (ECP), a therapeutic modality that has been under
investigation for some years, is based on separation of a leucocyte/lymphocyte-enriched cell …

Extracorporeal photopheresis: clinical use so far

KW Sanford, RA Balogun - Journal of Clinical Apheresis, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP or photopheresis) is an advanced therapeutic apheresis
procedure in which blood is separated into its various components and the isolated buffy …

Extracorporeal photopheresis--treatment option in scleromyxedema?

BK Durani, M Bock, H Näher - Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur …, 2001 - europepmc.org
Scleromyxedema is an uncommon disease of unclear etiology. Therapy is difficult. Two
patients with scleromyxedema were treated with extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP). The …