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ArticleBritish journal of haematology2017

The role of extracorporeal photopheresis in the management of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, graft-versus-host disease and organ transplant rejection: a consensus statement update from the UK Photopheresis Society.

Arun Alfred, Peter C Taylor, Fiona Dignan, Khaled El-Ghariani, James Griffin, Andrew R Gennery, Denise Bonney, Emma Das-Gupta, Sarah Lawson, Ram K Malladi and 7 more

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Article in British journal of haematology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 136 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 12 institutions in 1 country.

Arun AlfredRotherham Foundation NHS Trust, Rotherham, UK.
Peter C TaylorRotherham Foundation NHS Trust, Rotherham, UK.
Fiona DignanCentral Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Khaled El-GharianiTherapeutics and Tissue Services, NHS Blood and Transplant, Sheffield, UK.
James GriffinUniversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.
Andrew R GenneryInstitute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University and Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
Denise BonneyRoyal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Emma Das-GuptaCentre for Clinical Haematology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
Sarah LawsonBirmingham Childrens Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Ram K MalladiUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Kenneth W DouglasBeatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Clinical Apheresis Unit.
Tracey MaherRotherham Foundation NHS Trust, Rotherham, UK.
Julie GuestInstitute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University and Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
Laura HartlettBirmingham Childrens Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Andrew J FisherInstitute of Transplantation, Newcastle University and Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Fiona ChildSt John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
Julia J ScarisbrickUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust · GBBirmingham Children's Hospital · GBNewcastle University · GBUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · GBBeatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre · GBGreat North Children's Hospital · GBManchester University NHS Foundation Trust · GBNHS Blood and Transplant · GBNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · GBRoyal Manchester Children's Hospital · GBSt Thomas' Hospital · GBUniversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) has been used for over 35 years in the treatment of erythrodermic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) and over 20 years for chronic and acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) and solid organ transplant rejection. ECP for CTCL and GvHD is available at specialised centres across the UK. The lack of prospective randomised trials in ECP led to the development of UK Consensus Statements for patient selection, treatment schedules, monitoring protocols and patient assessment criteria for ECP. The recent literature has been reviewed and considered when writing this update. Most notably, the national transition from the UVAR XTS

Indexed as

ConsensusGraft RejectionGraft vs Host DiseaseHumansLymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousPhotopheresisUnited Kingdomcutaneous T-cell lymphomaextracorporeal photopheresisgraft-versus-host diseaserejectiontreatment protocol

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PMID28220931
PMCPMC5412836
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