Cytapheresis in patients with severe ulcerative colitis after failure of intravenous corticosteroid: a long-term retrospective cohort study

Ken Fukunaga ¹, Kazuko Nagase, Takeshi Kusaka, Nobuyuki Hida, Yoshio Ohda, Koji Yoshida, Katsuyuki Tozawa, Koji Kamikozuru, M Iimuro, Shiro Nakamura, Hiroto Miwa, Takayuki Matsumoto, Gut Liver. 2009 Mar;3(1):41-7. doi: 10.5009/gnl.2009.3.1.41

This study suggest that CAP is an effective therapy in patients who are refractory to conventional medications including iv corticosteroid. Increased remission rates should be expected in refractory patients with moderately severe UC.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20479900/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871568/pdf/gnl-3-41.pdf