Cytapheresis re-induces high-rate steroid-free remission in patients with steroid-dependent and steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis

Masahiro Iizuka, Takeshi Etou , Yosuke Shimodaira , Takashi Hatakeyama , Shiho Sagara,World J Gastroenterol 2021 Mar 28;27(12):1194-1212. 

Our results suggest that CAP effectively induces and maintains steroid-free remission in refractory UC and re-induces steroid-free remission in patients achieving steroid-free remission after the first course of CAP.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33828394/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8006096/pdf/WJG-27-1194.pdf