Advances in haemapheresis

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXII

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2. Plasmapheresis: Centrifugation Versus Filtration

   1. Front Matter

      Pages XXIII-XXIII

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   2. Introductory Remarks to the Plenary Symposium Centrifugation Versus Filtration

      • H. J. Gurland

      Pages 1-3

   3. The Advantages of Centrifugation in Therapeutic Plasmapheresis

      • P. Konstantin, H. J. Neumann

      Pages 5-11

   4. High Performance Systems for Membrane Plasmapheresis

      • M. Y. Jaffrin, L. H. Ding

      Pages 13-20

   5. Two Year Clinical Experience Using a Rotating Filter for Therapeutic Plasma Exchange

      • A. A. Kaplan

      Pages 21-28

   6. Donor Plasmapheresis Technology

      • R. R. Stromberg, L. I. Friedman, J. B. Schorr

      Pages 29-38

3. Plasmapheresis in Neurology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages N1-N1

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   2. Plasma Exchange in Peripheral Neuropathy

      • R. A. C. Hughes

      Pages 39-49

   3. Plasma Exchange and Guillian-Barré Syndrome

      • J. C. Raphael, D. Elkharrat, S. Chevret, J. B. Vercken, Cl. Chastang, Ph. Gajdos

      Pages 51-57

   4. Are Immunoglobulins Superior to Plasma Exchange in the Guillain-Barré Syndrome?

      • F. G. A. van der Meché, R. P. Kleyweg, J. Meulstee, P. I. M. Schmitz, the Dutch Guillain-Barré Study Group

      Pages 59-68

   5. Plasmapheresis in Neurological Disorder

      • B. O. Khatri

      Pages 69-77

   6. Therapeutic Strategies in Multiple Sclerosis: The Value of Plasma Exchange

      • C. H. Polman

      Pages 79-83

4. Stem Cells: Technology and Mobilization

   1. Front Matter

      Pages N2-N2

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   2. Autologous Transplantation of Blood-Versus Marrow Derived Hemopoietic Stem Cells

      • M. Körbling

      Pages 85-89

   3. Granulocyte Macrophage Progenitor Numbers in Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Autotransplantation

      • C. A. Juttner, L. B. To, D. N. Haylock, P. G. Dyson, G. W. Dart, J. Q. K. Ho et al.

      Pages 91-102

   4. Purged Autologous Bone Marrow: Better or Worse than Circulating Stem Cells?

      • J. Reiffers

      Pages 103-111

   5. Bone Marrow Stem Cells: Purification and Clinical Results

      • T. de Witte, F. Preijers, A. Schattenberg, J. Wessels

      Pages 113-118

   6. Collection and Transplantation of Peripheral Hemopoietic Stem Cells Results in 35 Patients with Hematological and Non-Hematological Malignancies

      • A. Iacone, L. Pierelli, G. Fioritoni, P. Accorsi, A. de Laurenzi, L. de Rosa et al.

      Pages 119-131

5. Stem Cells: Clinical Application

   1. Front Matter

      Pages N3-N3

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The first International Meeting on Apheresis was held in Dyon in 1984. At the congress it became clear that both the technical and therapeutic sides developed very rapidly and it appeared fruitful to bring together the investigators of the different countries working in the areas. At that time immunology had come to pervade many clinical specialities, and hemapheresis, especially plasmapheresis was considered a therapeutic tool in many immunological diseases which hitherto had proved to be fatal. New methods to identify certain antibodies and circulating immune complexes in the serum and the possibilities to remove them from the blood by several techniques (filtration, centrifugation, immunoabsorp­ tion) led to an almost uncontrolled use of plasma exchange in a variety of diseases. Since then the technical possibilities of this technique were further recognized, as was the impact of immunology on many diseases, and the possibilities to collect specific components for therapeutic pur­ poses. But also we became aware of the limited contributions of anec­ dotal data on successes or failures of apheresis as adjuvant treatment. Therefore international prospective studies were initiated to make critical assessment possible of apheresis in various diseases.

• T cell
• blood
• bone marrow
• chemotherapy
• diseases
• immune system
• immunoglobulin
• immunology
• immunotherapy
• lymphocytes
• neurology
• plasma
• prevention
• stem cells
• transplantation

• Red Cross Blood Bank Groningen-Drenthe, The Netherlands

  C. Th. Smit Sibinga

• University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands

  L. Kater

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