RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Extracorporeal Photopheresis for Non-skin GvHD
JF Anticancer Research
JO Anticancer Res
FD International Institute of Anticancer Research
SP 1395
OP 1396
VO 36
IS 3
A1 JOERG BITTENBRING
A1 JOERG REICHRATH
YR 2016
UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/36/3/1395.abstract
AB Graft versus host disease (GvHD) is one of the most feared adverse events of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In severe grades of GvHD patients die from infections due to impairment of their immune defense or therapy-refractory involvement of intestines, liver and lung. Extracorporeal photopheresis is an effective treatment for acute and chronic graft versus host disease without severe impairment of the recipient's immune system. It is generally better known for its effect on skin GvHD but all other manifestations of GvHD can respond as well. Herein we report a brief review of its history and give an overview of the current knowledge of extracorporeal photopheresis in non-skin GvHD.