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lüll ECP versus PUVA for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma Geskin LSkin Therapy Lett 2007[Jun]; 12 (5): 1-4Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) and psoralen plus ultraviolet A therapy (PUVA) are widely accepted types of photochemotherapy used for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL). PUVA and ECP utilize a photosensitizing agent, that can be taken orally (PUVA) or added to the concentrated sample of white blood cells extracorporeally (ECP) prior to UVA exposure. Both therapies have been shown to be safe and effective for the treatment of CTCL. As a monotherapy, PUVA is preferentially used for treatment of patients at earlier stages with skin involvement alone (T1 and T2). ECP is usually used for patients with erythrodermic skin involvement (T4) in advanced stages (Stage III and IVA) with peripheral blood involvement as in Sezary syndrome (SzS). Use of ECP in earlier stages is controversial and is currently under investigation. Both PUVA and ECP are rarely used as monotherapy, though long-term remissions after PUVA monotherapy for early disease have been reported. CTCL is a rare disease and randomized prospective clinical trials are difficult. The best efficacy data derived from prospective case studies and meta-analysis are reviewed here.|*Photopheresis[MESH]|*Ultraviolet Therapy[MESH]|Ficusin/*therapeutic use[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/drug therapy/*therapy[MESH]|Photosensitizing Agents/*therapeutic use[MESH]|Skin Neoplasms/drug therapy/*therapy[MESH]|Treatment Outcome[MESH] |