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Haynes D, Morgan EE, Chu EY. Cutaneous adverse reactions resulting from targeted cancer therapies: histopathologic and clinical findings. Hum Pathol 2023; 140:129-143. [PMID: 37146945 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Targeted cancer treatments-designed to interfere with specific molecular signals responsible for tumor survival and progression-have shown benefit over conventional chemotherapies but may lead to diverse cutaneous adverse effects. This review highlights clinically significant dermatologic toxicities and their associated histopathologic findings, resulting from various targeted cancer drugs. Case reports and series, clinical trials, reviews, and meta-analyses are included for analysis and summarized herein. Cutaneous side effects resulting from targeted cancer therapies were reported with incidences as high as 90% for certain medications, and reactions are often predictable based on mechanism(s) of action of a given drug. Common and important reaction patterns included: acneiform eruptions, neutrophilic dermatoses, hand-foot skin reaction, secondary cutaneous malignancies, and alopecia. Clinical and histopathologic recognition of these toxicities remains impactful for patient care.
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- Dylan Haynes
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Evaluation of Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity to Antineoplastic Drugs-An Overview. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15041208. [PMID: 36831549 PMCID: PMC9954236 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15041208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Nowadays, clinical practice encounters the problem of delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) induced by several drugs. Antineoplastic treatments are among the drugs which show an elevated proportion of DHT reactions, leading to the worsening of patients' quality of life. The range of symptoms in DHT reactions can vary from mild, such as self-limiting maculopapular eruptions, to severe, such as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. The development of these reactions supposes a negative impact, not only by limiting patients' quality of life, but also leading to economic loss due to market withdrawal of the affected drugs and high hospitalization costs. However, despite this problem, there are no available standard in vitro or in vivo methods that allow for the evaluation of the sensitizing potential of drugs in the preclinical phase. Therefore, the aim of this review is to summarize the skin reactions caused by the different antineoplastic families, followed by a comprehensive evaluation of the in vitro and in vivo methods used to detect DTHs and that could be suitable to test antineoplastic hypersensitivity reactions.
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Yang JJ, Maloney NJ, Nguyen KA, Worswick S, Smogorzewski J, Bach DQ. Sweet syndrome as an adverse reaction to tyrosine kinase inhibitors: A review. Dermatol Ther 2020; 34:e14461. [PMID: 33112465 DOI: 10.1111/dth.14461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are a class of targeted anticancer drugs that inhibit cancer cell proliferation by inactivating proteins involved in signal transduction cascades. Various cutaneous adverse events have been observed after tyrosine kinase inhibitor administration, including Sweet syndrome. We queried the PubMed database to identify 14 cases of Sweet syndrome thought to be secondary to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Tyrosine kinase inhibitor-induced Sweet syndrome had a median of 2 months latency following drug administration. All cases but one had morphologic features classic for Sweet syndrome (erythematous and tender papules, plaques, or nodules). All cases also had classic histopathologic findings (dermal neutrophilic infiltrate without vasculitis or necrosis). Using diagnostic criteria for drug-induced Sweet syndrome and the Naranjo Drug Reaction Probability Scale for a drug-induced cutaneous eruption, we found that six cases favored a drug-induced etiology over malignancy, two cases favored a malignancy-associated Sweet syndrome, and the remaining eight met drug-induced Sweet syndrome criteria but had low Naranjo scores. Nine cases resulted in medication discontinuation, while five cases continued anticancer therapy and were treated only with corticosteroids with quick resolution of skin lesions. Dermatologists should be aware of this adverse cutaneous reaction to tyrosine kinase inhibitors and should treat on a case-by-case basis, though limited evidence in this review suggests that oncologic therapy may safely be continued with prompt corticosteroid treatment.
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- Jason J Yang
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Llamas-Velasco M, Ovejero-Merino E, García-Diez A, Requena L, Daudén E, Steegmann JL. Cutaneous side effects in a cohort of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors: General description and further characterization, correlation with photoexposition and study of hypopigmentation as treatment's prognostic factor. Dermatol Ther 2020; 33:e14428. [PMID: 33073453 DOI: 10.1111/dth.14428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cutaneous adverse effects (AE) related to tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI) drugs have been mainly described as case reports. We have characterized their appearance and correlation with patient's photoexposition habits and, further, with treatment response, in 61 patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) treated with TKI drugs. We have found hypopigmentation in 49.2% of the cases and a statistically significant association with interferon (IFN) intake. Eyelid edema's frequency was 45.4%. Mean photo-exposure was 1.95 h/day and only 8.3% of the patients used sunscreen daily. 44.3% of the patients reported a lighter skin color with the treatment and a statistically significant relationship with conjunctival hemorrhage was also found. Concordance between patients and dermatologist was moderate (kappa index 0.41). We found xerosis (21.3%), eczematous eruptions (21.3%), melasma (4.9%) and other isolated skin problems (ie, granulomatous panniculitis) in up to 16.4% of cases. Appearance of hypopigmented macules is associated to vascular conjunctival fragility and these patients need a slightly longer time to reach a complete molecular response, but without additional changes in survival or relapse frequency. We have stablished a specific dermatologic diagnosis in all the cases and we have not found the previously published as maculopapular rashes. Hypopigmentation, the more frequent AE, was not perceived as a relevant side effect. Photosensitivity, in our cases, was not reported, although imatinib-treated patients avoided sun-exposure. In addition, we identified some nonpreviously described dermatologic conditions in patients taking TKI drugs, like granulomatous panniculitis tufted folliculitis or oral spindle cell lipoma.
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- Mar Llamas-Velasco
- Department of Dermatology, Fundación de Investigación Biomédica de La Princesa, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.,Voth Laboratorio Diagnóstico, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Fundación de Investigación Biomédica de La Princesa, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Fundación Jiménez Diaz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Fundación de Investigación Biomédica de La Princesa, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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Drug reactions resulting from chemotherapy agents are common and frequently affect the skin. Although often benign, a select few of these cutaneous reactions may necessitate immediate changes to the antineoplastic regimens. Given the diversity of chemotherapeutic skin reactions and their complex implications on patient management, an organized conceptual schema is imperative for proper patient care. We evaluate a number of commonly seen chemotherapy-induced skin toxicities organized by pathogenic mechanism and drug class, providing a framework for the identification and categorization of adverse events to prevent unrecognition. Groupings of these reactions include direct cytotoxicity and/or drug accumulation, immunologic hypersensitivity, and aberrant molecular signaling.
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- Dylan Haynes
- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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Clonal neutrophil infiltrates in concurrent Sweet's syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia: A case report and literature review. Cancer Genet 2018; 226-227:11-16. [PMID: 30005849 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2018.04.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Sweet's syndrome (SS), also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis is often associated with a hematological malignancy, especially acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myeloid dysplasia syndrome. Histopathologically, SS is characterized by diffuse infiltrates in the upper dermis, predominantly consisting of mature neutrophils. The origin of neutrophils invading the skin remains unknown. Herein, we report a patient with concurrent acute monoblastic leukemia and SS who initially presented with discrete erythematous papules and nodules on the neck. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array and next generation sequencing (NGS) revealed a concordant fms-related tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT-3) gene mutation in the bone marrow and skin lesion, indicating that the neutrophilic infiltrates were clonally related to the underlying myeloid neoplasm. This is the first case report of concurrent SS and AML, in which SNP array and NGS analysis were applied to confirm the clonality of the neutrophilic infiltrates.
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Nelson CA, Stephen S, Ashchyan HJ, James WD, Micheletti RG, Rosenbach M. Neutrophilic dermatoses: Pathogenesis, Sweet syndrome, neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis, and Behçet disease. J Am Acad Dermatol 2018; 79:987-1006. [PMID: 29653210 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.11.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Neutrophilic dermatoses are a heterogeneous group of inflammatory skin disorders that present with unique clinical features but are unified by the presence of a sterile, predominantly neutrophilic infiltrate on histopathology. The morphology of cutaneous lesions associated with these disorders is heterogeneous, which renders diagnosis challenging. Moreover, a thorough evaluation is required to exclude diseases that mimic these disorders and to diagnose potential associated infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic processes. While some neutrophilic dermatoses may resolve spontaneously, most require treatment to achieve remission. Delays in diagnosis and treatment can lead to significant patient morbidity and even mortality. Therapeutic modalities range from systemic corticosteroids to novel biologic agents, and the treatment literature is rapidly expanding. The first article in this continuing medical education series explores the pathogenesis of neutrophilic dermatoses and reviews the epidemiology, clinical and histopathologic features, diagnosis, and management of Sweet syndrome, neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis, and Behçet disease.
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- Caroline A Nelson
- Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Ransohoff JD, Kwong BY. Cutaneous Adverse Events of Targeted Therapies for Hematolymphoid Malignancies. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2017; 17:834-851. [PMID: 28918995 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2017.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The identification of oncogenic drivers of liquid tumors has led to the rapid development of targeted agents with distinct cutaneous adverse event (AE) profiles. The diagnosis and management of these skin toxicities has motivated a novel partnership between dermatologists and oncologists in developing supportive oncodermatology clinics. In this article we review the current state of knowledge of clinical presentation, mechanisms, and management of the most common and significant cutaneous AEs observed during treatment with targeted therapies for hematologic and lymphoid malignancies. We systematically review according to drug-targeting pathway the cutaneous AE profiles of these drugs, and offer insight when possible into whether pharmacologic target versus immunologic modulation primarily underlie presentation. We include discussion of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (imatinib, dasatinib, nilotinib, bosutinib, ponatinib), blinatumomab, ibrutinib, idelalisib, anti-B cell antibodies (rituximab, ibritumomab, obinutuzumab, ofatumumab, tositumomab), immune checkpoint inhibitors (nivolumab, pembrolizumab), alemtuzumab, brentuximab, and proteasome inhibitors (bortezomib, carfilzomib, ixazomib). We highlight skin reactions seen with antiliquid but not solid tumor agents, draw attention to serious cutaneous AEs that might require therapy modification or cessation, and offer management strategies to permit treatment tolerability. We emphasize the importance of early diagnosis and treatment to minimize disruptions to care, optimize prognosis and quality of life, and promptly address life-threatening skin or infectious events. This evolving partnership between oncologists and dermatologists in the iterative characterization and management of skin toxicities will contribute to a better understanding of these drugs' cutaneous targets and improved patient care.
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- Julia D Ransohoff
- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
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Steegmann JL, Baccarani M, Breccia M, Casado LF, García-Gutiérrez V, Hochhaus A, Kim DW, Kim TD, Khoury HJ, Le Coutre P, Mayer J, Milojkovic D, Porkka K, Rea D, Rosti G, Saussele S, Hehlmann R, Clark RE. European LeukemiaNet recommendations for the management and avoidance of adverse events of treatment in chronic myeloid leukaemia. Leukemia 2016; 30:1648-71. [PMID: 27121688 PMCID: PMC4991363 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 319] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Most reports on chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) focus on efficacy, particularly on molecular response and outcome. In contrast, adverse events (AEs) are often reported as infrequent, minor, tolerable and manageable, but they are increasingly important as therapy is potentially lifelong and multiple TKIs are available. For this reason, the European LeukemiaNet panel for CML management recommendations presents an exhaustive and critical summary of AEs emerging during CML treatment, to assist their understanding, management and prevention. There are five major conclusions. First, the main purpose of CML treatment is the antileukemic effect. Suboptimal management of AEs must not compromise this first objective. Second, most patients will have AEs, usually early, mostly mild to moderate, and which will resolve spontaneously or are easily controlled by simple means. Third, reduction or interruption of treatment must only be done if optimal management of the AE cannot be accomplished in other ways, and frequent monitoring is needed to detect resolution of the AE as early as possible. Fourth, attention must be given to comorbidities and drug interactions, and to new events unrelated to TKIs that are inevitable during such a prolonged treatment. Fifth, some TKI-related AEs have emerged which were not predicted or detected in earlier studies, maybe because of suboptimal attention to or absence from the preclinical data. Overall, imatinib has demonstrated a good long-term safety profile, though recent findings suggest underestimation of symptom severity by physicians. Second and third generation TKIs have shown higher response rates, but have been associated with unexpected problems, some of which could be irreversible. We hope these recommendations will help to minimise adverse events, and we believe that an optimal management of them will be rewarded by better TKI compliance and thus better CML outcomes, together with better quality of life.
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- J L Steegmann
- Servicio de Hematologia y Grupo 44
IIS-IP, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid,
Spain
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology
‘L. and A. Seràgnoli', St Orsola University Hospital,
Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cellular Biotechnologies
and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Servicio de Hematologia, Hospital Virgen
de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
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- Servicio Hematología y
Hemoterapia, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal,
Madrid, Spain
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- Hematology/Oncology,
Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Seoul St Mary's Hospital, Leukemia
Research Institute, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul,
South Korea
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- Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt
Onkologie und Hämatologie, Campus Charité Mitte,
Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin,
Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Medical
Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University,
Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt
Onkologie und Hämatologie, Campus Charité Mitte,
Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin,
Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine,
Hematology and Oncology, Masaryk University Hospital Brno,
Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Haematology Imperial
College, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Hematology, Helsinki
University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki,
Finland
- Hematology Research Unit, University of
Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Service d'Hématologie
Adulte, Hôpital Saint-Louis, APHP, Paris,
France
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology
‘L. and A. Seràgnoli', St Orsola University Hospital,
Bologna, Italy
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- III. Med. Klinik Medizinische
Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg,
Mannheim, Germany
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- Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim der
Universität Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical
Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool,
UK
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Patel AB, Solomon AR, Mauro MJ, Ehst BD. Unique Cutaneous Reaction to Second- and Third-Generation Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Dermatology 2015; 232:122-5. [DOI: 10.1159/000437383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Macdonald JB, Macdonald B, Golitz LE, LoRusso P, Sekulic A. Cutaneous adverse effects of targeted therapies: Part I: Inhibitors of the cellular membrane. J Am Acad Dermatol 2015; 72:203-18; quiz 219-20. [PMID: 25592338 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Revised: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
There has been a rapid emergence of numerous targeted agents in the oncology community in the last decade. This exciting paradigm shift in drug development lends promise for the future of individualized medicine. Given the pace of development and clinical deployment of targeted agents with novel mechanisms of action, dermatology providers may not be familiar with the full spectrum of associated skin-related toxicities. Cutaneous adverse effects are among the most frequently observed toxicities with many targeted agents, and their intensity can be dose-limiting or lead to therapy discontinuation. In light of the often life-saving nature of emerging oncotherapeutics, it is critical that dermatologists both understand the mechanisms and recognize clinical signs and symptoms of such toxicities in order to provide effective clinical management. Part I of this continuing medical education article will review in detail the potential skin-related adverse sequelae, the frequency of occurrence, and the implications associated with on- and off-target cutaneous toxicities of inhibitors acting at the cell membrane level, chiefly inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor, KIT, and BCR-ABL, angiogenesis, and multikinase inhibitors.
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- James B Macdonald
- Department of Dermatology, Central Utah Clinic, Provo, Utah; Department of Pathology, Central Utah Clinic, Provo, Utah.
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, Colorado; Department of Pathology, University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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Peters P, Rabbolini D, Sinnya S, Khosrotehrani K, Wagner G. Multiple squamous cell carcinomas following introduction of nilotinib. Clin Exp Dermatol 2014; 39:791-4. [PMID: 25155911 DOI: 10.1111/ced.12388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nilotinib is a second generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor, used in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML). METHODS We assessed a 72-year-old woman who was treated with nilotinib for CML. RESULTS During the year following commencement of nilotinib, the patient developed eight squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) on her legs. CONCLUSIONS Development of SCC is a previously unreported adverse reaction to nilotinib.
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- P Peters
- Queensland Institute of Dermatology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Nuno-Gonzalez A, Dehesa L, Ricotti C, Kerdel F. Pemphigus foliaceous-like reaction in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with the tyrosine kinase inhibitors nilotinib and dasatinib. Int J Dermatol 2013; 53:494-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.5728.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Almudena Nuno-Gonzalez
- Dermatology Unit; Hospital Universitario Fundacion Alcorcón (University Hospital Foundation Alcorcón); Madrid Spain
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- Florida Academic Dermatology Center; University of Miami Hospital; Miami FL USA
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- Florida Academic Dermatology Center; University of Miami Hospital; Miami FL USA
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- Florida Academic Dermatology Center; University of Miami Hospital; Miami FL USA
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Brazzelli V, Grasso V, Borroni G. Imatinib, dasatinib and nilotinib: a review of adverse cutaneous reactions with emphasis on our clinical experience. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2013; 27:1471-80. [PMID: 23611501 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In the last years, several tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been developed and approved for human cancer treatment. Imatinib mesylate was the first of this novel family of drugs that target cancer-specific molecules and signalling pathways. The appearance of imatinib resistances led to the introduction of second-generation TKIs with higher potency and selectivity, such as dasatinib and nilotinib. However, the range of activity of these agents is not simply directed at tumour cells. Patients and their clinicians are indeed frequently confronted with the cutaneous side-effects associated with the employ of these drugs, which represent the most common non-hematological adverse reactions. For this reason, a systematic dermatological survey of patients receiving these therapies is highly important, and an early and appropriate dermatological treatment is required. In this review, we analyse the clinical and pathological characteristics of the most commonly reported adverse skin events associated with first- and second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors, with a particular emphasis on our clinical experience.
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- V Brazzelli
- Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, Institute of Dermatology, University of Pavia and Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Sweet syndrome-like neutrophilic infiltrate as initial presentation of acute myelogenous leukemia. Am J Dermatopathol 2013; 36:e167-70. [PMID: 23538898 DOI: 10.1097/dad.0b013e3182897b0a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sweet syndrome (SS) is a neutrophilic dermatosis that may be associated with malignancies, especially hematological. We describe the case of a 53-year-old woman with a clinical presentation suggestive of SS, accompanied by pancytopenia and a hypercellular marrow with signs of myelodysplasia. The histopathological findings were characterized as an SS-like cutaneous neutrophilic infiltrate with atypical myeloid cells, myeloperoxidase, and BCR-ABL+, which were absent in peripheral blood and bone marrow aspirate. The patient was treated with systemic corticosteroids with resolution of symptoms and relapse 3 months later when we tried drug withdrawal. Eight months later, the patient was admitted to hematology for a mature acute myelogenous leukemia with an FLT3 mutation. The patient successfully underwent medullar allotransplant and is now asymptomatic (5-month follow-up). This case describes a patient with an acute myelogenous leukemia presenting initially with heralding SS-like cutaneous neutrophilic infiltrate with atypical BCR-ABL+ myeloid cells, as a form of aleukemia cutis. Early recognition of this so-called aleukemic leukemia cutis may allow clinicians to intervene earlier, initiating effective treatment.
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Mitteldorf C, Tronnier M, Merz H, Haenssle H, Bertsch H, Schön M, Kaune K. Insect bite-like reactions in a patient with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: fluorescencein situhybridization analysis revealed neoplastic B cells within the skin infiltrate. Br J Dermatol 2012; 167:944-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10966.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Van Loon K, Gill RM, McMahon P, Chigurupati R, Siddiqi I, Fox L, Damon L, McCalmont TH, Jordan R, Wolf J. 20q- clonality in a case of oral sweet syndrome and myelodysplasia. Am J Clin Pathol 2012; 137:310-5. [PMID: 22261459 DOI: 10.1309/ajcp9i7nrwyltjhv] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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We report the case of a patient with myelodysplasia who had Sweet syndrome of the oral cavity. An atypical myeloid immunophenotype was present in the gingival biopsy specimen and in a concurrent bone marrow specimen. Fluorescence in situ hybridization performed on the gingival biopsy specimen demonstrated the same del(20q) cytogenetic abnormality present in the bone marrow, confirming the presence of a clonally related myeloid proliferation in both tissues. This is the first reported case of Sweet syndrome and myelodysplasia in which the chromosomal abnormality was identified in the neutrophilic infiltrate, confirming the neutrophilic infiltrate to be clonally related to the underlying myeloid neoplasm.
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Amitay-Laish I, Stemmer SM, Lacouture ME. Adverse cutaneous reactions secondary to tyrosine kinase inhibitors including imatinib mesylate, nilotinib, and dasatinib. Dermatol Ther 2012; 24:386-95. [PMID: 21910796 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2011.01431.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Imatinib mesylate is the first of a novel group of drugs that specifically target protein tyrosine kinases, which are central to the pathogenesis of human cancer. It has been approved for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumor and has been found efficacious in other neoplastic diseases. Nilotinib and dasatinib, a second-generation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), were developed in response to findings of emerging imatinib resistance or intolerance to the drug. Cutaneous reactions are the most common nonhematologic side effect of these drugs, and their management is challenging especially in the absence of alternative anticancer agents. The present review focuses on the clinical characteristics and the hypothesized molecular pathogenesis of these first- and second-generation TKIs' cutaneous side effects, and approaches to their treatment. The wide range of adverse effects clarifies the difficulty in designing a truly antitumoral TKI.
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- Iris Amitay-Laish
- Department of Dermatology, Davidoff Center, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
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[Sweet syndrome revealing leukemia]. Arch Pediatr 2011; 18:966-9. [PMID: 21816591 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2011.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2010] [Revised: 04/10/2010] [Accepted: 06/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Sweet syndrome is a neutrophilic dermatosis that can lead to various inflammatory and neoplastic pathologies. We report a case of Sweet syndrome revealing acute leukemia at a 13-year-old girl, who had no history of illness. The diagnosis was made in spite of atypical skin lesions and was confirmed by the skin biopsy and the bone marrow examination. In spite of corticosteroid therapy and chemotherapy, the patient died. Sweet syndrome's diagnosis requires an exhaustive etiologic survey. If there is no evidence of underlying disease, patients must be regularly monitored.
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Tintle S, Patel V, Ruskin A, Halasz C. Azacitidine: A new medication associated with Sweet syndrome. J Am Acad Dermatol 2011; 64:e77-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2010] [Revised: 06/02/2010] [Accepted: 06/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mizuashi M, Sugawara M, Tanita M, Aiba S. A case of pustular vasculopathy. An atypical variant of Sweet's syndrome? Int J Dermatol 2010; 49:1461-3. [PMID: 21091690 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04303.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yang JH, Lee DW, Won CH, Chang SE, Lee MW, Lee KH, Choi JH, Moon KC. Rosacea-like eruption associated with nilotinib. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2010; 25:868-9. [PMID: 20569294 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03764.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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