Efficacy and safety of granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis for ulcerative colitis: a meta-analysis

T Yoshino, H Nakase, N Minami, S Yamada… - Digestive and Liver …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Safe and effective treatments are required for patients with ulcerative colitis. It
was suggested that granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis might play an important …

A pilot open-labeled prospective randomized study between weekly and intensive treatment of granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis for active ulcerative …

A Sakuraba, T Sato, M Naganuma, Y Morohoshi… - Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Background. Recently, granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis (GMA) has been
shown to be effective for active ulcerative colitis (UC). Its original weekly treatment schedule …

An open-label prospective randomized multicenter study shows very rapid remission of ulcerative colitis by intensive granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis …

A Sakuraba, S Motoya, K Watanabe… - Official journal of the …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis (GMA) has shown efficacy in
patients with active ulcerative colitis (UC). However, with routine weekly treatment, it may …

Efficacy of apheresis as maintenance therapy for patients with ulcerative colitis in an open-label prospective multicenter randomised controlled trial

M Naganuma, Y Yokoyama, S Motoya… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Apheresis therapy involves the selective removal of leukocytes and is used to
induce remission in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients. The aim of this study was to demonstrate …

Clinical trial: five or ten cycles of granulocyte–monocyte apheresis show equivalent efficacy and safety in ulcerative colitis

AU Dignass, A Eriksson, A Kilander… - Alimentary …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 31, 1286–1295 Summary Background Ulcerative colitis is
characterized by leucocyte infiltration into the colonic mucosa. Granulocyte–monocyte …

Granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis in the treatment of active distal ulcerative colitis: a prospective, pilot study

T Yamamoto, S Umegae, T Kitagawa… - Alimentary …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: To assess safety and clinical efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive
apheresis for distal ulcerative colitis. Methods: Granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive …

Factors affecting clinical and endoscopic efficacies of selective leucocytapheresis for ulcerative colitis

T Yamamoto, AR Saniabadi, Y Maruyama… - Digestive and liver …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Granulocyte, monocyte/macrophage adsorptive apheresis is a novel
treatment for active ulcerative colitis. However, as yet no study has reported on a subset of …

A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled study of granulocyte/monocyte apheresis for active ulcerative colitis

BE Sands, WJ Sandborn, B Feagan, R Löfberg, T Hibi… - Gastroenterology, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Activated granulocytes and monocytes/macrophages are
implicated in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis. Open-label studies and clinical …

Safety and efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis in patients with active ulcerative colitis: a multicenter study

T Shimoyama, K Sawada, N Hiwatashi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Active ulcerative colitis (UC) is characterized by activation and infiltration of granulocytes
and monocytes/macrophages into the colonic mucosa. The infiltrated leukocytes can cause …

Granulocyte/Monocyte Adsorptive Apheresis in Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis-Effective or Not?

W Kruis, P Nguyen, J Morgenstern - Digestion, 1959 - karger.com
Abstract Background and Aims: Adsorptive granulocyte/monocyte apheresis (GMA) has
shown promising efficacy in the treatment of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). But a sham …