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Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is the first FDA approved
cellular photoimmunotherapy for cancer, namely cutaneous T-cell
lymphoma, and has demonstrated efficacy in various diseases that
have a suspected involvement of pathogenic T-cells including
prevention and treatment of acute and chronic graft-versus-host
disease, organ transplant rejection, selected autoimmune diseases
and Sezary syndrome. In ECP, patient's blood mononuclear cells are
collected, exposed to ultraviolet light in the presence of
extracorporeally administered liquid 8-methoxypsoralen and
reinfused. Besides its considerable efficacy ECP has an exceptional
safety profile, does not cause general immunosuppression and thus,
does not increase risk of infectious complications and relapse of
malignant disease. Exciting preclinical data and clinical
observations provide insight into the mechanisms of action of ECP
and support its immunomodulatory role. This book will provide an
overview on the historical development of ECP, technical aspects
for its use in various patient populations including children and
adults, novel research findings both in preclinical models and in
various patient cohorts and will stimulate further research in
organ, tissue and cell transplantation and autoimmune disorders.
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