Extracorporeal photochemotherapy: A safety and tolerability pilot study with preliminary efficacy results in refractory relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-32

  Cavaletti, Guido ^a,b   Perseghin, P ^b   Dassi, M ^b   Cavarretta, R ^c   Frigo, M ^b   Caputo, D ^c   Stanzani, L ^a,d   Tagliabue, E ^a   Zoia, C ^a   Grimaldi, M ^b   Isella, V ^a   Rota, S ^a   Ferrarese, C ^a,b   Frattola, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SITRA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^d BUSTO ARSIZIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal photochemotherapy; Multiple sclerosis; T cell mediated diseases

Indexed keywords

GLUCONATE CALCIUM; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOXSALEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXTRACORPOREAL PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; METHODOLOGY; PUVA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PHOTOPHERESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; RECURRENCE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745250510     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0561-7     Document Type: Article

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