leukapheresis

"We knew with leukapheresis we had to treat three times a week for at least six weeks.

Leukapheresis: A procedure in which a special machine is used to remove white blood cells from the blood.

Dr. Edelson thought of trying leukapheresis, a technique in which white blood cells are simply removed from the body.

Several treatment approaches have been used, including exchange transfusion, leukapheresis, and low-dose cytarabine.

Another novel use of cells obtained through leukapheresis is to stimulate a patient's immune system to target prostate cancer cells.

Minimal observed side effects for patients receiving photopheresis include hypotension and syncope resulting from volume shifts during leukapheresis phase of treatment.

He conceived the idea of combining the 8-MOP and ultraviolet light treatment with leukapheresis, with Mr. Ross as the first patient.

A patient's own white blood cells, primarily antigen-presenting cells (APCs), also called dendritic cells, are extracted in a leukapheresis procedure.

Filgrastim is also used to increase the number of hematopoietic stem cells in the blood before collection by leukapheresis for use in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

He wondered if the drug 8-methoxypsoralen, the full name of 8-MOP, which is used to treat psoriasis, might help get rid of cancerous cells by making leukapheresis more efficient.

Anemia and thrombocytopenia have been reported to be related to leukapheresis; however' the possibility that Neupogen mobilization may contribute to anemia or thrombocytopenia has not been ruled out.

Plasmapheresis may be used to decrease viscosity in the case of myeloma, whereas leukapheresis or phlebotomy may be employed in a leukemic or polycythemic crisis, respectively.

It is an acute syndrome requiring aggressive cytoreductive modalities including chemotherapy and/or leukapheresis to both reduce the number of circulating leukocytes and to break apart any aggregates that have already formed.

To control DIC, a condition often associated with sepsis, plasmaphoresis (separation and removal of blood plasma from blood cells) and/or leukapheresis (removal of excess white blood cels) are often utilized.