| Literature DB >> 27777937 |
Terek Wehbe1, Majid Abi Saab2, Nassim Abi Chahine3, Talar Margossian4.
Abstract
We treated 2 patients with progressive, refractory scleroderma with a combined immunotherapy approach using plasmapheresis followed by rituximab and then intravenous umbilical-cord-derived allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Both patients improved subjectively and objectively for over a year. Upon recurrence of their symptoms, the patients were treated again with allogeneic MSCs alone with a very good response. The combination was well tolerated and effective suggesting a large scale study may be warranted in progressive, refractory Scleroderma.Entities:
Keywords: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs); plasmapheresis; refractory scleroderma
Year: 2016 PMID: 27777937 PMCID: PMC5067369 DOI: 10.21037/sci.2016.09.03
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Stem Cell Investig ISSN: 2306-9759