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Asensi Cantó P, Sanz Caballer J, Solves Alcaína P, de la Rubia Comos J, Gómez Seguí I. Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Graft-versus-Host Disease. Transplant Cell Ther 2023; 29:556-566. [PMID: 37419324 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
Abstract
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP), which exposes mononuclear cells to ultraviolet A irradiation in the presence of a photosensitizing agent, has shown efficacy in the treatment of GVHD. Recent observations in molecular and cell biology have revealed the mechanisms by which ECP can reverse GVHD, including lymphocyte apoptosis, differentiation of dendritic cells from circulating monocytes, and modification of the cytokine profile and T cell subpopulations. Technical innovations have made ECP accessible to a broader range of patients; however, logistical constraints may limit its use. In this review, we scrutinize the development of ECP from its origins to recent insights into the biology underlying ECP efficacy. We also review practical aspects that may complicate successful ECP treatment. Finally, we analyze how these theoretical concepts translate into clinical practice, summarizing the published experiences of leading research groups worldwide.
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- Pedro Asensi Cantó
- Haematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
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- Haematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Haematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain; CIBERONC, Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Haematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain; School of Medicine and Dentistry, Catholic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Haematology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain; CIBERONC, Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Cueto Sarmiento KY, Baquero Rey JA, Andrade Miranda A, Bruey SA, Makiya ML, Mazzuoccolo LD, Enz PA. Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Pediatric Graft-vs-Host Disease. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2021:S1578-2190(21)00177-3. [PMID: 34078587 DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2021.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is an immunomodulatory therapy used to treat graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) in adults and children. Few studies have examined its use in children. OBJECTIVE To describe demographic characteristics, clinical response, adverse effects, and outcomes in a series of pediatric patients with acute or chronic GVHD treated with ECP. MATERIAL AND METHODS We included all pediatric patients with acute or chronic GVHD treated with ECP by the dermatology department of Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires between January 2012 and December 2018. We used the UVAR-XTS™ system (2 patients) and the CELLEX system (7 patients). Patients with acute GVHD received 2 sessions a week and were reassessed at 1 month, while those with chronic GVHD received 2 sessions every 2 weeks and were reassessed at 3 months. Treatment duration in both scenarios varied according to response. RESULTS We evaluated 9 pediatric patients with corticosteroid-refractory, -dependent, and/or -resistant GVHD treated with ECP. Seven responded to treatment and 2 did not. Response was complete in 1 of the 9 patients with skin involvement and partial in 7. Complete response rates for the other sites of involvement were 60% (3/5) for the liver, 50% (1/2) for the gastrointestinal system, and 80% (4/5) for mucous membranes. Two patients died during the study period. CONCLUSION ECP is a good treatment option for pediatric patients with acute or chronic GVHD.
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- K Y Cueto Sarmiento
- Sección de Fotoféresis, Fototerapia y Linfomas Cutáneos, Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sección de Fotoféresis, Fototerapia y Linfomas Cutáneos, Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sección de Fotoféresis, Fototerapia y Linfomas Cutáneos, Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sección de Fotoféresis, Fototerapia y Linfomas Cutáneos, Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Equipo de Trasplante de Médula Ósea Pediátrico, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sección de Fotoféresis, Fototerapia y Linfomas Cutáneos, Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Cueto Sarmiento KY, Baquero Rey JA, Andrade Miranda A, Bruey SA, Makiya ML, Mazzuoccolo LD, Enz PA. Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Pediatric Graft-vs-Host Disease. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2021; 112:S0001-7310(21)00088-0. [PMID: 33621559 DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is an immunomodulatory therapy used to treat graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) in adults and children. Few studies have examined its use in children. OBJECTIVE To describe demographic characteristics, clinical response, adverse effects, and outcomes in a series of pediatric patients with acute or chronic GVHD treated with ECP. MATERIAL AND METHODS We included all pediatric patients with acute or chronic GVHD treated with ECP by the Dermatology Department of Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires between January 2012 and December 2018. We used the UVAR-XTS™ system (2 patients) and the CELLEX system (7 patients). Patients with acute GVHD received 2 sessions a week and were reassessed at 1 month, while those with chronic GVHD received 2 sessions every 2 weeks and were reassessed at 3 months. Treatment duration in both scenarios varied according to response. RESULTS We evaluated 9 pediatric patients with corticosteroid-refractory, -dependent, and/or -resistant GVHD treated with ECP. Seven responded to treatment and 2 did not. Response was complete in 1 of the 9 patients with skin involvement and partial in 7. Complete response rates for the other sites of involvement were 60% (3/5) for the liver, 50% (1/2) for the gastrointestinal system, and 80% (4/5) for mucous membranes. Two patients died during the study period. CONCLUSION ECP is a good treatment option for pediatric patients with acute or chronic GVHD.
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- K Y Cueto Sarmiento
- Sección de Fotoféresis, Fototerapia y Linfomas Cutáneos, Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sección de Fotoféresis, Fototerapia y Linfomas Cutáneos, Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sección de Fotoféresis, Fototerapia y Linfomas Cutáneos, Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sección de Fotoféresis, Fototerapia y Linfomas Cutáneos, Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Equipo de Trasplante de Médula Ósea Pediátrico, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sección de Fotoféresis, Fototerapia y Linfomas Cutáneos, Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Piccirillo N, Putzulu R, Massini G, Di Giovanni A, Giammarco S, Metafuni E, Sica S, Zini G, Chiusolo P. Inline and offline extracorporeal photopheresis: Device performance, cell yields and clinical response. J Clin Apher 2020; 36:118-126. [PMID: 33058243 DOI: 10.1002/jca.21851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is an effective treatment for graft-vs-host-disease (GvHD). Photopheresis can be performed in offline or inline method. The first uses a conventional cell separator for collection of mononuclear-cells that are photoactivated by a separate device and manually reinfused; the second one involves a dedicated device performing the entire procedure (collection, photoactivation and reinfusion). STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS The objective was to compare the two methods and cell product features to highlight key process, devices performance, and to evaluate ECP clinical response. Patients developing steroid-resistant GvHD underwent ECP as second-line treatment using either inline (Therakos CellEx) or offline system (Terumo BCT Spectra or Optia and UVA PIT system). Data about patients' features, pre-apheresis blood-count, cell product characteristics and clinical response were collected for analysis. RESULTS We evaluated 494 procedures performed on 28 patients from April 2018 to March 2019. The offline procedure allows to achieve greater cell yield, it is characterized by larger processed blood volume, longer runtime, and higher ACD consumption. The inline procedure shows shorter runtime, high mononuclear-cells percentage and low percentage of granulocytes in cell product. We observed a significant difference in cell yields between inline and offline system; furthermore we did not find a significant relationship between cell dose and clinical response. CONCLUSION Inline ECP is fast, highly automated and productive, making it particularly suitable for ECP treatments. Offline ECP collects high cell yields implying longer procedure and greater operator intervention. Our study did not find a significant relationship between cell dose and GVHD response.
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- Nicola Piccirillo
- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Sezione di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Sezione di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Sezione di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Sezione di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Piccirillo N, Putzulu R, Massini G, Di Giovanni A, Chiusolo P, Sica S, Zini G. Inline extracorporeal photopheresis: evaluation of cell collection efficiency. Transfusion 2019; 59:3714-3720. [PMID: 31682286 DOI: 10.1111/trf.15570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) therapy has proved to be an effective and safe treatment for graft-versus-host-disease (GvHD), an important complication after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In 2016, we acquired Therakos CellEx, a dedicated inline ECP device to accomplish a significant increase in ECP activity. In literature, we found few data reporting CellEx performance evaluated in terms of collection efficiency to qualify the device. Hence, we decided to collect and analyze our data in order to build a reference in terms of expected results of the procedure. Here we report our data of ECP performed using CellEx in a 12-month period focusing on collection efficiency assessment, as well as procedural and apheretic product characteristics. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We collected data of patients undergoing ECP from April 2018 to March 2019 using CellEx in order to evaluate collection efficiency. RESULTS Between April 2018 and March 2019 we treated 28 adult patients affected by GvHD performing 319 ECP using CellEx. CellEx mononuclear cell product was characterized by high mononuclear cell percentage and low percentage of granulocytes, resulting particularly suitable for ECP treatments. Median collection efficiency for total nucleated cells and for mononuclear cells was 31.2% and 62.3%, respectively. CONCLUSION Collection efficiency of CellEx was comparable to that usually obtained by cell separators designed for cell collection and was comparable to that of offline systems. Our results provide a detailed performance evaluation for inline ECP system users.
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- Nicola Piccirillo
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.,Transfusion Medicine Department, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Transfusion Medicine Department, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Transfusion Medicine Department, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Hematology Department, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.,Hematology Department, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.,Hematology Department, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.,Transfusion Medicine Department, Roma, Italy
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Winther-Jørgensen S, Nygaard M, Heilmann C, Ifversen M, Sørensen K, Müller K, Masmas T. Feasibility of extracorporeal photopheresis in pediatric patients with graft-versus-host disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Pediatr Transplant 2019; 23:e13416. [PMID: 30973668 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a main cause of morbidity and mortality following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The cumulative incidence of acute and chronic GVHD (aGVHD, cGVHD) reaches 30%-50% and 20% in pediatric populations, respectively. Prednisolone and/or calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) are first-line treatments, but no superior second-line treatment has yet been established. Several treatments have been suggested, among others extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP). Technical advances have made treatment of pediatric patients possible; however, only few reports on the feasibility of ECP in children have been published. We retrospectively studied the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of ECP in 15 children with steroid-dependent/refractory acute or chronic GVHD, who initiated ECP treatment between April 2014 and January 2018. Only few and mild side effects directly related to the ECP procedure were registered, even in patients with low body weight. The most frequent cause of shortened or canceled ECP treatment was difficulties with vascular accesses, which were more rarely seen using central venous catheters with larger lumens and made of stiffer material. Nine patients had grade II-III aGVHD. Six of these experienced a response to ECP at day 28, while eight of nine had responded at the last ECP treatment. Six patients had cGVHD when ECP was initiated, and of these, four had a partial response at last ECP treatment. We found ECP to be a feasible and safe treatment, and particularly, children with aGVHD appeared to respond well to ECP.
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- Signe Winther-Jørgensen
- The Child and Adolescent Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Child and Adolescent Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Child and Adolescent Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Child and Adolescent Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Child and Adolescent Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Rheumatology and Spine Disease, Institute for Inflammation Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Child and Adolescent Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Factual reflections and recommendations on extracorporeal photopheresis in pediatrics. Transfus Apher Sci 2017; 56:118-122. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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DeSimone RA, Schwartz J, Schneiderman J. Extracorporeal photopheresis in pediatric patients: Practical and technical considerations. J Clin Apher 2017; 32:543-552. [DOI: 10.1002/jca.21534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Robert A. DeSimone
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medicine; New York New York
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center; New York New York
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- Department of Pediatrics; Division of Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplantation, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Chicago Illinois
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Alfred A, Taylor PC, Dignan F, El-Ghariani K, Griffin J, Gennery AR, Bonney D, Das-Gupta E, Lawson S, Malladi RK, Douglas KW, Maher T, Guest J, Hartlett L, Fisher AJ, Child F, Scarisbrick JJ. The role of extracorporeal photopheresis in the management of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, graft-versus-host disease and organ transplant rejection: a consensus statement update from the UK Photopheresis Society. Br J Haematol 2017; 177:287-310. [PMID: 28220931 PMCID: PMC5412836 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) has been used for over 35 years in the treatment of erythrodermic cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma (CTCL) and over 20 years for chronic and acute graft‐versus‐host disease (GvHD) and solid organ transplant rejection. ECP for CTCL and GvHD is available at specialised centres across the UK. The lack of prospective randomised trials in ECP led to the development of UK Consensus Statements for patient selection, treatment schedules, monitoring protocols and patient assessment criteria for ECP. The recent literature has been reviewed and considered when writing this update. Most notably, the national transition from the UVAR XTS® machine to the new CELLEX machine for ECP with dual access and a shorter treatment time has led to relevant changes in these schedules. This consensus statement updates the previous statement from 2007 on the treatment of CTCL and GvHD with ECP using evidence based medicine and best medical practise and includes guidelines for both children and adults.
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- Arun Alfred
- Rotherham Foundation NHS Trust, Rotherham, UK
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- Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Therapeutics and Tissue Services, NHS Blood and Transplant, Sheffield, UK
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- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University and Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
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- Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Haematology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University and Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
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- Institute of Transplantation, Newcastle University and Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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- St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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Mohammadi S, Malek Mohammadi A, Norooznezhad AH, Heshmati F, Alimoghaddam K, Ghavamzadeh A. Extra corporeal photochemotherapy in steroid refractory graft versus host disease: A review of guidelines and recommendations. Transfus Apher Sci 2017; 56:376-384. [PMID: 28359604 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2017.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Revised: 12/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Regardless of remarkable progresses in prevention and treatment approaches, graft versus host disease (GVHD) remains a major impediment for successful allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells transplantation (HSCT) and leads to morbidity and mortality in transplanted patients. Corticosteroids are the standard therapy for GVHD; however, a great number of patients will not respond sufficiently and others will be significantly affected by adverse effects of steroids. Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP), as one of the numerous second line therapies, through modulation of immune cells may improves GVHD affected organ function in steroid-refractory forms. Considering to widespread utilization of ECP as a therapeutic strategy, we performed review on current literature of ECP, regarding the treatment strategies, monitoring protocols and technical aspects in chronic and acute GVHD.
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- Saeed Mohammadi
- Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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DeSimone RA, Wontakal SN, Lyashchenko AK, Schwartz J. Acute mechanical hemolysis as a complication of extracorporeal photopheresis in a low-weight child. J Clin Apher 2016; 32:571-573. [DOI: 10.1002/jca.21520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2016] [Revised: 10/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- New York-Presbyterian Hospital; New York New York
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; Columbia University Medical Center; New York New York
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Uygun V, Uygun DF, Daloğlu H, Öztürkmen SI, Karasu G, Hazar V, Yeşilipek A. Outcomes of high-grade gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease posthematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e5242. [PMID: 27858879 PMCID: PMC5591127 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000005242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
We explored the clinical course of acute high-grade gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease in children in a single center. This was a retrospective analysis of 28 pediatric patients who presented with a clinical diagnosis of stage III and IV acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) of the gastrointestinal system (GIS). Generally, skin involvement was the initial manifestation of aGVHD that began in the first 3 weeks of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT); on the other hand, GIS involvement predominated after the second week of HSCT. Reported adult data show a survival rate of only 25%; however, our study showed more favorable outcomes in children with a survival rate of 55%. We monitored levels of albumin and immunoglobulin G and observed low levels overall during treatment of unresponsive patients, although only albumin levels were shown to be significantly different. We observed a significant increase in mortality with the use of antithymocyte globulin in GIS aGVHD, although antithymocyte globulin used for graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis had no demonstrable effect on GIS aGVHD mortality. Whether the significantly lower GIS aGVHD mortality among the children recruited in our study than among their historical adult counterparts is a primary result of the specific attributes of the pediatric GIS, or whether it originated from HSCT kinetics remains to be determined by future studies.
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- Vedat Uygun
- Bahçeşehir University, Medical Park Antalya Hospital, Pediatric BMT Unit
- Correspondence: Vedat Uygun, Bahçeşehir University, Medical Park Antalya Hospital, Pediatric BMT Unit, Fener Mah. Tekelioğlu Cad. No. 7, Lara, Antalya, Turkey (e-mail: )
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- Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
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- Bahçeşehir University, Medical Park Göztepe Hospital, Pediatric BMT Unit
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- Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology and BMT Unit, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Bahçeşehir University, Medical Park Antalya Hospital, Pediatric BMT Unit
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