Psoralen Plus Long-Wave UV-A (PUVA) and Bexarotene Therapy
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Psoralen plus long-wave UV-A (PUVA) and bexarotene therapy: An effective and synergistic combined adjunct to therapy for patients with advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
BACKGROUND Multimodality biological response-modifier therapy that includes photopheresis, interferon, and bexarotene is the standard of care in our institution for advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with peripheral blood involvement. We added psoralen plus long-wave UV-A (PUVA) to this regimen in 5 patients with Sézary syndrome. OBSERVATIONS All patients responded with decreased Sézary count...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Dermatology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0003-987X
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.139.6.771