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ArticleJournal of clinical apheresis2022

Comparison of procedure times and collection efficiencies using integrated and multistep nonintegrated procedures for extracorporeal photopheresis.

Wolfgang Mayer, Antonis Kontekakis, Christopher Maas, Ulrike Kuchenbecker, Susanne Behlke, Harald Schennach

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Wolfgang MayerTirol Kliniken GmbH, Zentralinstitut für Bluttransfusion und Immunologische Abteilung (ZIB), Innsbruck, Austria.
Antonis KontekakisMallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, 3 Lotus Park, The Causeway, Middlesex, UK.
Christopher MaasXcenda GmbH, Lange Laube 31, Hannover, Germany.
Ulrike KuchenbeckerXcenda GmbH, Lange Laube 31, Hannover, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5648-7458
Susanne BehlkeMallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, 3 Lotus Park, The Causeway, Middlesex, UK.
Harald SchennachTirol Kliniken GmbH, Zentralinstitut für Bluttransfusion und Immunologische Abteilung (ZIB), Innsbruck, Austria.

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backgroundExtracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is a blood-based therapeutic procedure increasingly used for modulation of immune dysregulation in various underlying disease settings. The aim of this study was to compare the procedure times and blood collection efficiencies between the two approaches currently utilized in European centers: the integrated versus the multistep nonintegrated procedures.

methodsA retrospective data analysis was conducted, comparing treatment data from patients who received ECP therapy at the Central Institute for Blood Transfusion & Department of Immunology (ZIB) of the Tirol Kliniken GmbH, where the integrated and multistep nonintegrated procedures are routinely used in an approximated setup.

resultsDuring the observation period, a total of 15 patients who were treated with alternating systems on 2 consecutive days were identified. This allowed treatment pair comparisons with minimal interpatient variabilities, similar to a cross-over design even though analyzed retrospectively. Total average procedure times with the integrated system were 99.3 vs 122.0 minutes with the multistep nonintegrated procedures, respectively. Significant differences were observed for all steps of the ECP procedure: (a) time for buffy coat collection, 66.5 vs 74.7; (b) handling/transfer, 2.8 vs 18.7; (c) irradiation, 20.3 vs 11.7; and (d) reinfusion/handling time, 9.6 vs 16.3 minutes. The calculated collection throughput was 7.79 mL/min for the integrated and 7.84 mL/min for the multistep nonintegrated procedures, and with a white blood cell (WBC) collection efficiency of 34.2% and 21.0%, respectively.

conclusionThe data presented in this study show a significant shorter overall procedure time and higher WBC collection efficiency for the integrated ECP system.

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Graft vs Host DiseasePhotopheresisCross-Over StudiesHumansLeukocytesRetrospective Studiescollection efficiencycollection throughputECPprocedure timetime stepsWBC cell collection

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PMCPMC9542192

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