{"title":"Crude collection efficiency of CD34+ hematopoietic stem cell apheresis","authors":"Yandy Marx Castillo-Aleman MD","doi":"10.1002/jca.22096","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jca.22096","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Understanding the apheresis principles for harvesting hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is critical for performing efficient procedures. However, despite significant advances in estimating the collection efficiency (CE) of aphereses, many confounding factors still need to be addressed in the classical calculations. The CE values are unrestricted, and many procedures exhibit CEs of a given cell population greater than 100%. This report introduces a simple equation that estimates the “crude” CE, which ranges from 0% to 100% and intrinsically considers the contribution of donor-related variables such as the pre-procedure mobilization and intra-apheresis recruitment of CD34<sup>+</sup> cells (as a convenient marker for HSCs), as well as the performance of the apheresis system itself.</p>","PeriodicalId":15390,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Apheresis","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71482000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ines Bojanić MD, PhD, Greta Novosel MSN, Marijana Lukač Baričević MSN, Petar Škrnjug MSN, Elena Horvat BSN, Sanja Mazić MD, PhD, Josip Batinić MD, PhD, Sandra Bašić Kinda MD, PhD, Branka Golubić Ćepulić MD, PhD
{"title":"Vascular access for autologous peripheral blood stem cells collection by large volume leukapheresis: Single center experience","authors":"Ines Bojanić MD, PhD, Greta Novosel MSN, Marijana Lukač Baričević MSN, Petar Škrnjug MSN, Elena Horvat BSN, Sanja Mazić MD, PhD, Josip Batinić MD, PhD, Sandra Bašić Kinda MD, PhD, Branka Golubić Ćepulić MD, PhD","doi":"10.1002/jca.22095","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jca.22095","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) harvesting requires reliable and safe vascular access. In our institution, a change of practice was implemented and the central venous catheter (CVC) placement for all autologous PBSC collections was abandoned in favor of a careful evaluation of peripheral venous access (PVA) for each individual patient. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the rate of patients with adequate peripheral veins for autologous PBSC collection and compare patient characteristics, collection efficacy, and complication rate between patients with PVA and CVC.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Peripheral veins were assessed by the apheresis nurse team in all patients referred between January 2020 and July 2021 to autologous PBSC collection. Only in case of difficult venous access, CVC was inserted. Large volume leukapheresis (LVL) procedures, which processed ≥3 total blood volumes, were performed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In 65 (57%) patients PVA was used, while 49 (43%) patients required placement of short-term CVC. Peripheral venous access was successfully used significantly more often in males (69.8%) <i>(P = 0.010),</i> and patients with multiple myeloma (71.0%) than in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (35.9%) and Hodgkin's lymphoma patients (33.3%) (<i>P</i> < 0.001). There was a significant difference in the type of prior administered chemotherapy; in the patients who received cytostatics free chemotherapy, PVA was used more often (75.0%) (<i>P</i> = 0.007). In terms of the efficacy and safety of LVLs, there were no differences between procedures performed using PVA and CVCs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Peripheral venous access is feasible for autologous PBSC collection in more than a half of patients, in particular in those with multiple myeloma. Changes in the treatment of multiple myeloma, using new proteasome inhibitors-based and immunomodulatory agents that do not adversely affect peripheral veins, have enabled the use of PVA even at the high blood flow rates required by LVL. Peripheral venous access is not associated with safety issues or with a lesser collection efficiency, and it is cost-effective as well. Each patient referred to autologous PBSC collection needs to be evaluated individually by the experienced apheresis team for the most appropriate venous access.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15390,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Apheresis","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71521611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesco Sbrana MD, Mascia Pianelli LPN, Roberta Luciani LPN, Federico Bigazzi PhD, Carmen Corciulo PhD, Andrea Ripoli PhD, Tiziana Sampietro MD, Beatrice Dal Pino MD
{"title":"Comorbidity in lipoprotein apheresis: Their role in the era of new lipid-lowering therapies","authors":"Francesco Sbrana MD, Mascia Pianelli LPN, Roberta Luciani LPN, Federico Bigazzi PhD, Carmen Corciulo PhD, Andrea Ripoli PhD, Tiziana Sampietro MD, Beatrice Dal Pino MD","doi":"10.1002/jca.22094","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jca.22094","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Despite advance in pharmacotherapy of lipid disorders, lipoprotein apheresis (LA) plays a leading role in the management of severe hypercholesterolemia and in atherosclerosis prevention.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), presence of major comorbidity, and/or concomitant polypharmacy (definite as 5+ drugs daily) in patients with inherited dyslipidemias on chronic LA.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Since 1994, we performed more than 500 LA treatment/year and followed a total of 83 patients (age 56 [47–65] years, male 75%). In subjects with more than 5 years of LA treatment (38 patients, age 54 [45–62] years, male 66%), at the end of the observation time (9 [7–16] years), patients had higher CCI, polypharmacy, anemia, heart failure, peptic ulcer disease, and benign prostatic hyperplasia.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Discussion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Even in the era of new lipid-lowering therapies, the LA treatment established itself as a safe and lifesaving intervention. Patients on chronic LA require a multidisciplinary approach to address their comorbidity and the apheresis unit's medical staff (doctors and nurses) play a pivotal role creating a bridge toward the general practitioner and other specialists for overcoming clinical issues.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15390,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Apheresis","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49677943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chloe E. Douglas, Taylor R. House, Larissa Yalon, Shina Menon
{"title":"Therapeutic plasma exchange for mechanical red cell hemolysis: A case series","authors":"Chloe E. Douglas, Taylor R. House, Larissa Yalon, Shina Menon","doi":"10.1002/jca.22093","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jca.22093","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We present three cases of severely elevated plasma free hemoglobin (PFH) in pediatric patients on mechanical circulatory support devices at a tertiary pediatric care center. Due to severe levels of PFH in the setting of critical illness with the inability to pursue immediate mechanical device exchange, membrane filtration therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) was performed, which resulted in a lowering of PFH levels. However, long-term outcomes were heterogeneous across the cases. This case series reviews patient presentation, organ function before and after TPE, and the overall role of TPE as an effective treatment option to decrease severely elevated PFH levels. In doing so, we hope to add to what is known about the use of TPE for mechanical red cell hemolysis and provide guidance on its use in critically ill patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":15390,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Apheresis","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41235620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S.S.A. Simon MD, M.S. van Sandwijk MD, PhD, R.H.G. Olde Engberink MD, PhD
{"title":"Hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis after plasma exchange in a patient with renal transplant rejection: A case report","authors":"S.S.A. Simon MD, M.S. van Sandwijk MD, PhD, R.H.G. Olde Engberink MD, PhD","doi":"10.1002/jca.22092","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jca.22092","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is an effective treatment for several renal disorders, including renal transplant rejection. However, repeated plasma exchanges can result in various metabolic disturbances and complications. We present a 61-year old male with a medical history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, successfully treated multiple myeloma, and a post-mortem kidney transplantation 7 months prior to presentation. The patient was hospitalized with an antibody-mediated transplant rejection for which treatment with methylprednisolone, TPE with a 40 g/L albumin solution as a replacement fluid, and intravenous immunoglobulins was initiated. After four TPE treatments, the patient developed gastrointestinal complaints and muscle weakness. Despite daily oral bicarbonate supplementation, laboratory tests revealed a hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis: bicarbonate 11.7 mmol/L, chloride 111 mmol/L, and sodium 138 mmol/L. Metabolic acidosis due to citrate accumulation was ruled out with a normal total-to-ionized calcium ratio. After treatment with intravenous bicarbonate supplementation, the symptoms disappeared. Analysis of the albumin solution showed a chloride concentration of 132 mmol/L. This is the first case that describes severe metabolic acidosis after multiple sessions of TPE with an albumin solution in a patient with impaired renal function. The hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis is the result of administration of large volumes of an albumin solution with high chloride concentrations. Special attention should be paid to the acid–base balance during TPE in patients with impaired renal function. Future research should investigate the incidence of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis during TPE in patients with impaired renal function.</p>","PeriodicalId":15390,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Apheresis","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jca.22092","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41162660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adsorptive cytapheresis in ulcerative colitis: A non-pharmacological therapeutic approach revisited","authors":"Filippo Vernia, Angelo Viscido, Giovanni Latella","doi":"10.1002/jca.22091","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jca.22091","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Adsorptive cytapheresis proves effective in a proportion of patients affected by ulcerative colitis. Relatively high cost and the need for apheresis facilities, prevented the widespread use of this therapeutic approach. More so following the introduction of anti-TNFα biosimilars which proved both effective and inexpensive. Anti-TNFα agents, however, are burdened by high rate of primary and secondary non-response and prompt switching to new, high-cost biologics, and small molecules. The present review analyzes advantages and disadvantages of adsorptive cytapheresis in the present clinical scenario and suggests its repositioning in the therapeutic workup of selected subgroups of ulcerative colitis patients. The extremely favorable safety profile makes adsorptive cytapheresis a viable therapeutic option in elderly and high-risk UC patients, as well as potential second-line treatment in corticosteroid-dependent patients and poor responders to first-line biologics.</p>","PeriodicalId":15390,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Apheresis","volume":"38 6","pages":"746-754"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jca.22091","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41146013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Howon Lee, Jay Ho Han, Jae Kwon Kim, Jaeeun Yoo, Hyung Suk Cho, Jae-Ho Yoon, Byung Sik Cho, Hee-Je Kim, Jihyang Lim, Dong Wook Jekarl, Yonggoo Kim
{"title":"Effectiveness of leukapheresis on early survival in acute myeloid leukemia: An observational propensity score matching cohort study","authors":"Howon Lee, Jay Ho Han, Jae Kwon Kim, Jaeeun Yoo, Hyung Suk Cho, Jae-Ho Yoon, Byung Sik Cho, Hee-Je Kim, Jihyang Lim, Dong Wook Jekarl, Yonggoo Kim","doi":"10.1002/jca.22090","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jca.22090","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The association between leukapheresis (LK) as a treatment option for hyperleukocytosis (HL) in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains controversial.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data were extracted from the electronic medical record for 2801 patients with AML between April 2009 and December 2019. LK was performed when the leukocyte count was ≥100 × 10<sup>9</sup>/L at the time initial bone marrow examination.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A comparison between the patients with HL in the non-LK (n = 1579) and LK (n = 208) groups revealed survival probabilities (%) of 93.2% and 90.4% (<i>P</i> = .130) for day 30 (D30), 85.4% and 84.2% (<i>P</i> = .196) for D60, and 83.6% and 80.8% (<i>P</i> = .258) for D90, respectively. After propensity score matching, a comparison between the patients with HL in the non-LK (n = 192) and LK (n = 192) groups revealed survival probabilities (%) of 83.9% and 91.2% (<i>P</i> = .030) for D30, 75.0% and 84.9% (<i>P</i> = .015) for day 60 (D60), and 62.4% and 81.3% (<i>P</i> = .034) for day 90 (D90), respectively. After D150, the observed effect of LK appeared to be mitigated without a survival benefit.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Discussion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>LK was associated with improved early survival outcomes at D30, D60, and D90 among patients with AML exhibiting HL. Thus, it may be considered a treatment option for reducing cell mass in such patients.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15390,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Apheresis","volume":"38 6","pages":"727-737"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41115036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Updates on the mobilization pipeline for hematopoietic stem cell collection","authors":"Minh-Ha Tran DO, Muharrem Yunce MD","doi":"10.1002/jca.22089","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jca.22089","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation is a life saving procedure which requires mobilization of stem cells for apheresis procedure. In this review we aimed to examine mobilizing agents that are in use and under investigation. Apheresis practitioners who oversee stem cell collections should be familiar with the recent advances in mobilization agents to utilize most up-to-date information for better patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":15390,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Apheresis","volume":"38 6","pages":"738-745"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41127203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jensyn Cone Sullivan MD, Steven E. Conklin PhD, Stephanie Conrad MD, Coby Horowitz BA, Mark Diethelm RN, Raymond Comenzo MD
{"title":"Therapeutic plasma exchange decreases plasma anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG without increasing the proximate incidence of COVID-19","authors":"Jensyn Cone Sullivan MD, Steven E. Conklin PhD, Stephanie Conrad MD, Coby Horowitz BA, Mark Diethelm RN, Raymond Comenzo MD","doi":"10.1002/jca.22087","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jca.22087","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) removes both pathologic and protective immunoglobulins (Ig). SARS-CoV-2 immunity is partially mediated by anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike antibodies (SAb), which impair viral host-cell invasion. Nonetheless, the systematic effect of TPE on SAb concentration and SARS-CoV-2 immunity is unknown.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Paired plasma waste specimens from the first (first-TPE) and last (last-TPE) TPE treatment were collected from 9 patients between July 21, 2021 and March 1, 2022. The effects of TPE on Ig levels were assessed by quantitatively comparing the SAb, total IgG, and total IgM levels first-/last-TPE treatment. Complementary qualitative assessment for these changes was achieved via protein electrophoresis (PEP) and immunofixation (IFE). A retrospective review was performed to investigate the incidence of new SARS-CoV-2 infections following TPE v. other treatment at the same outpatient apheresis/infusion center during the same time frame.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Median SAb levels between the first- and last-TPE waste specimens decreased significantly from 424.6 AU/mL to 17.0 AU/mL (<i>P</i> = 0.004). Concordantly, PEP and IFE analysis demonstrated broad Ig decreases. Cumulative incidence of subsequent COVID-19 diagnosis at 30, 90, and 180 days post-procedure did not differ between the TPE v. other treatment groups (<i>n</i> = 709 total patients).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>TPE significantly reduced SAb levels, a marker of SARS-CoV-2 immunity, but did not appear to provoke increased incidence of COVID-19 infections. Further investigation of the kinetics of TPE-mediated SAb decrease and post-TPE recovery are warranted.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15390,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Apheresis","volume":"38 6","pages":"721-726"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10223373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jeremy W. Jacobs, Cristina A. Figueroa Villalba, Kristin Stendahl, Christopher A. Tormey, Elizabeth Abels
{"title":"Immunity in the balance: Fatal disseminated adenovirus infection in a patient undergoing plasma exchange and immunosuppressive chemotherapy for anti-glomerular basement membrane disease","authors":"Jeremy W. Jacobs, Cristina A. Figueroa Villalba, Kristin Stendahl, Christopher A. Tormey, Elizabeth Abels","doi":"10.1002/jca.22088","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jca.22088","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease (formerly known as Goodpasture's syndrome) is a rare autoinflammatory condition that affects the renal and/or pulmonary capillaries. The standard therapeutic regimen for anti-GBM disease involves therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), cyclophosphamide, and corticosteroids to rapidly remove and inhibit autoantibody production and reduce organ inflammation. Herein we report an 82-year-old female who developed anti-GBM disease but expired despite therapy, secondary to multi-organ failure in the setting of disseminated adenovirus disease. We discuss the utility and potential adverse effect of daily TPE for a protracted course (ie, 10-14 days), the recommended TPE intensity in the 2023 American Society for Apheresis guidelines, updated from every-other-day TPE in the 2019 guidelines, despite no new data. We also highlight the potential for unusual infections to occur in these patients due to the profound immunosuppression, and discuss the importance of balancing immunosuppression to treat the disease with close surveillance of any potential opportunistic infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":15390,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Apheresis","volume":"38 6","pages":"770-777"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10564654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}