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ReviewAnnals of hematology2024

The role of therapeutic plasma exchange in plasma cell disorders.

Danai Dima, Jack Khouri

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Review in Annals of hematology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 1 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Danai DimaDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. dimad@ccf.org.
Jack KhouriDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Cleveland Clinic · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is an extracorporeal technique where patient's plasma containing pathogenic substances is separated and removed from the whole blood, while the cellular component is returned to the patient mixed with replacement solution via an apheresis machine. Due to its ability to remove pathogenic substances from plasma including immunoglobulins, TPE has proven efficacious in the management of various disorders across different medical disciplines, including plasma cell dyscrasias, which are characterized by the abundant secretion of non-functional immunoglobulins produced by an abnormally proliferating plasma cell clone. This review summarizes the current indications of TPE in plasma cell-related disorders and discusses its application, safety, and therapeutic effects.

Indexed as

ParaproteinemiasPlasma ExchangeHumansPlasma CellsMyeloma cast nephropathyPlasma cell disordersTherapeutic plasma exchange

Identifiers

PMID38558184
PMCPMC11512890
OpenAlexW4393380466

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