How is extracorporeal photopheresis done?

Photopheresis, also known as extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP), is a medical treatment that removes blood via a machine and isolates white blood cells. Then, these white cells are exposed to a medication called 8-methoxypsoralen followed by UVA irradiation before returning the blood to the patient.

What is a photopheresis procedure?

Photopheresis is a form of apheresis in which a small amount of white blood cells are treated with a photoactive drug which is then activated with ultravioulet (UV) light. Apheresis procedures involve removing blood from the patient and passing the blood through an apparatus that separates it into components.

What is extracorporeal apheresis?

This is a treatment method in which blood is withdrawn from the body (extracorporeal circulation), to remove pathogenic substances from blood or the balance of electrolytes by dialysis, filtration, adsorption, etc., and the purified blood is returned to the body.

What is extracorporeal photopheresis used for?

What is extracorporeal photopheresis? Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is a cutting-edge, nonsurgical procedure to treat graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), a complication of bone marrow and stem cell transplants and other autoimmune disorders in children. ECP is also used to treat solid organ transplant rejection.

What is photopheresis immunotherapy?

At Yale Medicine ECP (Photopheresis) Immunotherapy Program, our dermatology team treats patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, GVHD and organ transplant rejection. Our physician-scientists are actively studying how Photopheresis may be used to treat a host of other immunologic disorders. What is Photopheresis?

What is therakos™ Cellex™ photopheresis system?

Our THERAKOS™ CELLEX™ Photopheresis System performs ECP using patented technology that collects, separates and treats a small amount of white blood cells (immune cells) while the patient is connected to the instrument Who is ECP for? ECP can be considered for selected patients with immune-mediated diseases, including:

What is extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP)?

ECP, also known as extracorporeal photochemotherapy and extracorporeal photoimmunotherapy, is performed at over 200 centers worldwide. [ 1, 2, 3]