title: How Prosorba apheresis came to be used for rheumatoid arthritis: a personal historical perspective.
abstract: The Prosorba column is an effective treatment for refractory rheumatoid arthritis. In this article, I review how membrane methodologies evolved with regard to the management of the disorder through a focused review of rarely cited key references and personal experience.
authors.affiliation: Cedars-Sinai/UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. dwallace@ucla.edu
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007163:Immunosorbent Techniques / Q000266:history*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States