Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease by leukocytapheresis. 2017

Emre Gerçeker, and Hakan Yüceyar, and Elmas Kasap, and Ufuk Demirci, and Burcu Ceren Ekti, and İsmet Aydoğdu, and Mine Miskioğlu
Departments of Gastroenterology, Gazi Hospital, İzmir, Turkey. Electronic address: dr.emre.gerceker@gmail.com.

Studies about leukocytapheresis have emerged with the need of search for alternatives to conventional treatment in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Leukocytapheresis is a novel non-pharmacologic approach for active ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), in which leukocytes are mechanically removed from the circulatory system. Patients with active IBD treated with leukocytapheresis using a Cellsorba E column between 2012 and 2015, were enrolled in Turkey. In our experience, the results of leukocytapheresis therapy in 6 patients with CD and 20 patients with active UC were overviewed. Leukocytapheresis (10 sessions for remission induction therapy, 6 sessions for maintenance therapy) was applied to the patients with their concomitant medications. Intensive leukocytapheresis (≥4 leukocytapheresis sessions within the first 2 weeks) was used in 30% patients with active severe UC. The overall clinical remission rate in patients with UC was 80%, and the mucosal healing rate was 65%. Patients were followed for an average of 24 months. It was observed that clinical remission has continued in 65% of patients with UC. Mild relapse was observed in 3 patients with UC during follow up period. In 5 patients with CD significant clinical remission was achieved except only one patient. Surgical needs were disappeared in 3 patients with obstructive type Crohn's disease. Adverse events were seen in only 4.3% of 416 sessions. Any concomitant medications did not increase the incidence of adverse events. Our results indicate that leukocytapheresis is efficacious in improving remission rates with excellent tolerability and safety in patients with IBD.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007937 Leukapheresis The preparation of leukocyte concentrates with the return of red cells and leukocyte-poor plasma to the donor. Leukocytapheresis,Leukopheresis,Lymphapheresis,Lymphocytapheresis,Leukocytopheresis,Lymphocytopheresis,Lymphopheresis,Leukaphereses,Leukocytaphereses,Leukocytophereses,Leukophereses,Lymphaphereses,Lymphocytaphereses,Lymphocytophereses,Lymphophereses
D008297 Male Males
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D015212 Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Chronic, non-specific inflammation of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Etiology may be genetic or environmental. This term includes CROHN DISEASE and ULCERATIVE COLITIS. Bowel Diseases, Inflammatory,Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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