Effect and Safety of Granulocyte-Monocyte Adsorption Apheresis for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis Positive for Cytomegalovirus in Comparison with Immunosuppressants.

Takuya Yoshino ¹, Hiroshi Nakase, Minoru Matsuura, Kayoko Matsumura, Yusuke Honzawa, Takumi Fukuchi, Kenji Watanabe, Mitsuyuki Murano, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Ken Fukunaga, Takayuki Matsumoto, Tsutomu Chiba, Digestion. 2011;84(1):3-9.

The colectomy ratio tends to be high in refractory UC patients with recurrent CMV reactivation or infection. Therefore, GMA might be a safe and effective treatment for UC patients positive for CMV because it does not induce CMV reactivation.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21311190/

https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2433/183987