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ASAIO J 2024 Mar 01;703:e53-e56. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002033.
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Extracorporeal Immunomodulation Therapy in Acute Chronic Liver Failure With Multiorgan Failure: First in Human Use.

Yessayan LT , Sharma P , Westover AJ , Szamosfalvi B , Humes HD .


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Two patients presented with acute on chronic liver failure and multiorgan failure and, as typical for this disorder, they presented with hyperinflammation and anticipated high mortality rates. Both cases were diagnosed with hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). Under a FDA approved Investigational Device Exemption clinical trial, they underwent treatment with an extracorporeal cell-directed immunomodulatory device, called selective cytopheretic device. Both patients showed rapid clinical improvement associated with a decline in elevated blood cytokine concentrations and diminution of activation levels of circulating leukocytes. On follow-up, one patient was alive at day 90 after treatment and undergoing liver transplantation evaluation and the other patient had a successful liver transplantation 6 days after selective cytopheretic device therapy ended. These cases represent the first in human evaluation of extracorporeal cell-directed immunomodulation therapy in acute on chronic liver failure with successful clinical outcomes in a disorder with dismal prognosis.

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