CONTROL ID: 2769043
TITLE: Is suction blister epidermal grafting a simple and reliable way to screen patients with large area vitiligo for
ReCell treatment ?
AUTHORS (FIRST NAME, LAST NAME): Zhifei Liu2, weiwei li4, ang zeng2, PING Z. MENG5, MING S. CHENG5,Chunyu Xu6, Yong Tao3, zhenxing shen1, Shuzhen Zhang7, Zuomei Li7
INSTITUTIONS (ALL): 
 1. Xinjundu vitiligo hospital, Urumuqi, China.
 2. PUMC hospital, Beijing, China.
 3. Huaxia Vitiligo hospital, Nanjing, China.
 4. Tsinghua Changgung hospital, Beijing, China.
 5. Borun vitiligo hospital, Chengdu, China.
 6. Shengjing vitiligo hospital, Haerbin, China.
 7. Kunming vitiligo hospital, Kunming, China.
CURRENT TOPICS: Clinical Outcomes
PRESENTATION TYPE: Oral or Poster
ABSTRACT BODY: 
Abstract Body: ReCell treatment (autologous non-cultured epidermal cell suspension grafting, ANECSG) is a method
of choice for surgical treatments for large area and stable vitiligo, but not all ReCell treatments are effective and not all
patients are fit for the treatment. Thus, a simple and reliable way to screen those suitable for ReCell treatment is
urgently necessary and of important significance.
Objective: to explore if suction blister epidermal grafting (SBEG) is a simple and reliable way to screen patients with
large area vitiligo for ReCell treatment.
Materials and Methods: 49 patients with large area and stable vitiligo（lesion area ≥ 150cm2，stable for ≥6 months)
were selected. Among which, 36(G1) have had successful SBEG, 13(G2) havn't had SBEG before ReCell treatments.
All lesion areas were dermabraded and treated with ANECSG. Phototherpies (Excimer laser，wavelength of 308nm)
start 15 days after surgery, continue twice a week for 3 consecutive months. Repigmentation rate was evaluated at 6
months after ReCell treatment. Results were graded as excellent, good, fair and poor according to repigmentation rate
＞90%, between 71%-90%, 51%-70% and ≤50%, respectively .
Results: In G1,18 patients (50%) were excellent, 13(36.6%) were good, 5(13.9%) were fair, none were poor. In G2,
2(15.4%) were excellent, 3(23.1%) were good, 4(30.7%) were fair, and 4(30.7%) were poor. Total repigmentation
rates ≥71% and ＞90% were both significantly higher in G1 than that in G2(P<0.01，P<0.05). None in 2 groups
presented complications such as infection and scarring.
Conclusion: SBEG is a simple and reliable way to screen patients with large area and stable vitiligo for ReCell
treatment

Is suction blister epidermal grafting a simple and reliable way to screen patients with large area vitiligo for ReCell treatment ?