Looking for predictive factors of clinical response to adsorptive granulocyte and monocyte apheresis in patients with ulcerative colitis: markers of response to GMA

Looking for predictive factors of clinical response to adsorptive granulocyte and monocyte apheresis in patients with ulcerative colitis: markers of response to GMA

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Adsorptive granulocyte and monocyte apheresis (GMA) with an Adacolumn in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) has been applied as a non-pharmacological treatment strategy, but the efficacy has been encouraging as well as discouragin...

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Main Authors: Yokoyama Yoko, Kawai Mikio, Fukunaga Ken, Kamikozuru Koji, Nagase Kazuko, Nogami Koji, Kono Tomoaki, Ohda Yoshio, Iimuro Masaki, Hida Nobuyuki, Nakamura Shiro, Miwa Hiroto, Matsumoto Takayuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Ulcerative colitis
Predictive factors of clinical response
Duration of ulcerative colitis
Multiple logistic regression analysis
Granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis
Receiver operating characteristic
Univariate analyses
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