Observational Study of Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Sezary Syndrome

This study is looking at how a treatment called Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) works in people with Sezary syndrome, a type of skin lymphoma. ECP involves treating your white blood cells and plasma with a light-sensitizing drug called Methoxsalen outside your body, then returning them. Researchers want to see if ECP can reduce the percentage of tumor cells in your body. They plan to enroll 20 adults, aged 18 to 100, who have Sezary syndrome and can receive ECP. To be eligible, you also need to have recovered from any side effects of previous treatments. Participants will receive ECP weekly for four weeks, then every two weeks for five months. The study will measure changes in your body's immune response against tumor cells over three and six months to see how well the treatment works.

Study design
This is an observational study planning to enroll 20 participants with Sezary syndrome. It is not a randomized study.
What's involved
You would receive ECP weekly for 4 weeks, then twice monthly for 5 months. You would also provide 5 blood samples and have skin assessments and flow cytometry at baseline, 3, and 6 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your immune responses will be measured up to 6 months after starting ECP treatment.

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NCT05157581

Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Sezary Syndrome

Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
Oleg E. Akilov, MD, PhD
~20 participants
Updated 2025-12-30 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP)Methoxsalen Injection

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 3 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change from baseline in tumor-specific immunity
Measured over Up to 3 months post baseline
+1 more outcome measured
Sezary Syndrome

NCT05157581

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 3 sites. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Cutaneous Translational Research Program - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore, Marylandstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • Emory University School of Medicine

    Atlanta, Georgiastudy coordinator listed

    Not yet recruiting

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Oleg E Akilov, MD, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Pittsburgh

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  • Change from baseline in tumor-specific immunityUp to 3 months post baseline

    Evaluate immune responses post ECP using innovative technology such as single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) coupled with TCR sequencing to characterize ECP-related change in malignant cells

  • Change from baseline in tumor-specific immunityUp to 6 months post baseline

    Evaluate immune responses post ECP using innovative technology such as single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) coupled with TCR sequencing to characterize ECP-related change in malignant cells