[Photopheresis in treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease]

Maceira-Rozas MC
Record ID 32013000852
Spanish
Authors' objectives: To assess the effectiveness and safety of photopheresis as treatment for GVHD refractory to steroids.
Authors' recommendations: Extracorporeal photopheresis displays a good safety profile. Patients with GVHD, both acute and chronic, who present with cutaneous manifestations and are treated with photopheresis show a clinical benefit at the level of response to treatment.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2014
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Spain
MeSH Terms
  • Graft vs Host Disease
  • Photopheresis
  • Steroids
Contact
Organisation Name: Scientific Advice Unit, avalia-t; The Galician Health Knowledge Agency (ACIS)
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Contact Name: avalia-t@sergas.es
Contact Email: avalia-t@sergas.es
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