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A randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled study of granulocyte/monocyte apheresis for moderate to severe Crohn’s disease.

Bruce E Sands 1, Seymour Katz, Douglas C Wolf, Brian G Feagan, Tao Wang, Lisa-Marie Gustofson, Cindy Wong, Margaret K Vandervoort, Stephen Hanauer, Gut. 2013 Sep;62(9):1288-94.

GMA was well tolerated, but this study did not demonstrate its effectiveness over a sham procedure in inducing clinical remission or response in patients with moderate to severe CD.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22760005/

Clinical trial / Crohn's disease / double-blind / randomised / Safety / sham-controlled /

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Adsorptive granulocyte/monocyte apheresis for the maintenance of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis: a prospective randomized, double blind, sham-controlled clinical trial.

Ken Fukunaga 1, Yoko Yokoyama, Koji Kamokozuru, Kazuko Nagase, Shiro Nakamura, Hiroto Miwa, Takayuki Matsumoto, Gut Liver. 2012 Oct;6(4):427-33.

Monthly GMA may potentially prevent UC relapse in patients who have achieved remission through weekly GMA, especially in patients on <20 mg/day PSL at the start of the maintenance therapy.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23170145/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3493721/pdf/gnl-6-427.pdf

Clinical remission / double-blind / maintenance / prospective randomized / Safety / sham-controlled / Steroid free /

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