Extracorporeal photopheresis—a new approach for the treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphomas

HPM Gollnick, M Owsianowski, J Ramaker… - Skin Cancer: Basic …, 1995 - Springer
Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (extracorporeal photopheresis, ECP) is going to become
a new alternative in the treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphomas (CTCL), autoimmune …

Extracorporeal photochemotherapy

A Maeda - Journal of dermatological science, 2009 - Elsevier
Although extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) is reported to be effective for a wide
variety of diseases, such as cutaneous T cell lymphoma, autoimmune diseases, organ graft …

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 …

A critical appraisal of extracorporeal photopheresis as a treatment modality for acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease

H Rafei, M A. Kharfan-Dabaja, T Nishihori - Biomedicines, 2017 - mdpi.com
Although significant advances have been made in the biologic understanding of graft-versus-
host disease (GVHD) and its treatment options, GVHD remains the single most challenging …

Guidelines on the use of extracorporeal photopheresis

R Knobler, G Berlin, P Calzavara‐Pinton… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background After the first investigational study on the use of extracorporeal photopheresis
for the treatment of cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma was published in 1983 with its subsequent …

Treatment of extensive chronic graft‐versus‐host disease with extracorporeal photochemotherapy

E Bisaccia, M Palangio, J Gonzalez… - Journal of Clinical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP; photopheresis), an immunomodulatory
therapy developed for cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma, has shown promise in treating chronic …

Feasibility and safety of a new technique of extracorporeal photochemotherapy: experience of 240 procedures

C Perotti, L Torretta, G Viarengo, L Roveda… - …, 1999 - haematologica.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) is a
therapeutic approach based on the biological effects of ultraviolet light (UV)-A and psoralens …

Extracorporeal photopheresis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is associated with reduction of peripheral CD4+ T lymphocytes

CC Zouboulis, M Schmuth, S Doepfmer, E Dippel… - Dermatology, 1998 - karger.com
Background: Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) has been successfully introduced for the
treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; however, the mechanism (s) of its action is (are) …

Extracorporeal photopheresis reverses experimental graft-versus-host disease through regulatory T cells

E Gatza, CE Rogers, SG Clouthier… - Blood, The Journal …, 2008 - ashpublications.org
Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP), a technique that exposes isolated white blood cells to
photoactivatable 8-methoxypsoralen and ultraviolet A radiation, is used clinically to treat …

The role of extracorporeal photopheresis in chronic graft-versus-host disease

V Radojcic, MA Pletneva, DR Couriel - Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is the most important cause of late morbidity and
mortality in recipients of allogeneic blood and marrow transplantation. Despite increased …