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Despite the access to many immunosuppressive drugs, therapy for cGVHD is challenging. Systemic steroids are recommended as the first-line treatment; but, in steroid-resistant patients, extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) remains one of the subsequent therapeutic options. Here, we present a case report of a 31-year patient suffering from advanced steroid-refractory skin and oral mucosa cGVHD who was spectacularly treated with ECP. It was the first time we observed such \u201covernight\u201d resolution of the graft-versus-host disease syndrome. 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