A short three-treatment out-patient course of lymphocytapheresis (LA) was compared with a
standard six-treatment regimen in a group of rheumatoid arthritis patients pre-selected for …

We are conducting a prospective blinded trial of lymphapheresis in early rheumatoid arthritis
in order to determine whether this procedure is effective. In structuring this study we …

The effects of lymphoplasmapheresis on immunologic indices, including T cell subsets, and
on clinical parameters of rheumatoid arthritis were evaluated in a controlled double‐blind …

We evaluated the relationship between the clinical benefit of filtration leukocytapheresis
(LCP) and the number of removed leukocytes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). LCP …

Five patients with active rheumatoid arthritis refractory to conventional therapy were treated
with a limited course of lymphapheresis--6 procedures during a two week in-hospital stay …

Several clinical trials have demonstrated that leukocytapheresis (LCAP) is a safe and
effective therapy for patients with refractory rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, most of those …

Six patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have been treated with lymphocytapheresis after
their disease proved unresponsive to conventional therapy. Clinical improvement, measured …

Abstract Eight patients with Functional Class III. seropositive, erosive rheumatoid arthritis
unresponsive to remittive drugs each underwent nine aphereses over 3 weeks. Four had a …

The antirheumatic effects of lymphocyte depletion in rheumatoid arthritis were confirmed in a
randomized, double‐blind trial. Six patients assigned to lymphapheresis demonstrated …

Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of filtration leucocytapheresis (LCP) for rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). Methods. LCP was carried out three times, with 1 week separating each …