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Purnak S, Hosing C, Dabaja B, Bassett RL, Huen A, Duvic M. On the Way to Curing Advanced-Stage Mycosis Fungoides/Sézary Syndrome. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2024:S2152-2650(24)00268-4. [PMID: 39107202 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2024.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 08/09/2024]
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INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND Advanced-stage mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS) have poor prognosis with median survivals of less than 5 years. Although a variety of treatments are approved for MF/SS patients, durable complete remissions (CR) are rare. PATIENTS AND METHODS Advanced-stage MF or SS patients who achieved CR and maintained in CR or stage IA for more than 10 years were identified by a retrospective search of the principal investigator's database. RESULTS Of 2266 patients diagnosed with MF or SS, 23 patients with advanced-stage MF/SS (6 IIB, 1 IIIB, 5 IVA1, 3 IVA2, 8 IVB) who achieved CR and maintained in CR or stage IA for ≥ 10 years were identified. As final/curative treatment, 11 patients underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT). Most patients presented at young age, underwent SCT with reduced intensity conditioning regimen, had matched related donors, and controllable post-transplant graft versus host disease. Eleven patients were treated with TSEB as part of combined modality protocol in 2 patients and debulking therapy before allogeneic SCT in 9 patients. Five stage IIB patients achieved CR with radiotherapy. Four patients with blood involvement were treated with extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) in combination with long-term antibiotics and immunomodulatory agents. Long-term antibiotics were given to 14 patients. CONCLUSION TSEB followed by allogeneic SCT, radiotherapy, ECP plus long-term antibiotics and immunomodulatory agents were the most common curative/final treatments found in our patients. We are reporting the details of our long-term complete responders' treatment course in the hopes of obtaining more cure responses in the future.
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- Seda Purnak
- Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Lechowicz MJ, Smith C, Ristuccia R, Dwyer K. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation after mogamulizumab in T-cell lymphoma patients: a retrospective analysis. Int J Hematol 2024; 119:736-744. [PMID: 38532079 PMCID: PMC11136860 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-024-03753-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is an important therapy for patients with T-cell lymphomas, including cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), adult T-cell lymphoma (ATL), and peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). Mogamulizumab is an anti-CCR4 antibody that has been associated with an increased risk of transplant-related complications in retrospective analyses of ATL, particularly when administered within 50 days before transplantation. This post hoc analysis of 3 clinical trials examined safety and outcome data for 32 patients with CTCL (n = 23), ATL (n = 7), or PTCL (n = 2) who underwent allo-HSCT after mogamulizumab treatment. Overall, 22 patients (69%) were known to have graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), 8 patients (25%) did not report GVHD, and 2 patients (6%) had unknown GVHD status. Fourteen patients with known GVHD underwent transplantation between 50 and 365 days after their last dose of mogamulizumab, while 2 underwent transplantation within 50 days after treatment. Based on this limited evidence, GVHD was not associated with the time interval from last mogamulizumab dose to transplantation.
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- Medical Affairs Oncology, Kyowa Kirin, Inc, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Medical Sciences, Kyowa Kirin, Inc, Princeton, NJ, USA
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Morris SL, Thomas BR, Palanicawandar R, Whittaker S, Child F, Wain M, Sim V, Szydlo R, Mangar S, Olavarria E, Lozano Cerrada S, Muzamil A, Kanfer E. Long term outcomes of nonmyeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation with TSEB TLI and ATG for Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024; 59:874-879. [PMID: 38472408 PMCID: PMC11161400 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-024-02236-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Advanced stage (IIB-IVB) Mycosis Fungoides (MF) and Sezary Syndrome (SS) have a poor prognosis with median survival <5 years. We report long-term outcomes of a non-myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation regimen consisting of total skin electron beam therapy, total lymphoid irradiation and antithymocyte globulin. Our prospective cohort consisted of 41 patients with a higher proportion of MF (34MF, 7SS). Acute GVHD Grade 2 to 4 was seen in 31.7% and chronic GVHD Grade 2 to 4 in 24%. The cumulative incidence of non-relapse mortality was 9.8% at 1 year and 12.6% at 2 years. At Day +90 post-transplant 66% of patients had a complete response (CR). With a median post-transplant follow up of 5.27 years, the 5-year overall survival rate was 37.7% (MF 36.7%, SS 57.1%). The 5-year cumulative incidence of progressive disease or relapse was 52.7% in all patients but only 20.8% in those with CR at transplant compared to 70.6% in those not in CR at transplant (p = 0.006). Long term survival is possible in advanced MF and SS with non-myeloablative transplantation and outcomes are improved in patients with CR at transplant.
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- Guys Hospital, London, UK
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- Guys Hospital, London, UK
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- Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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- Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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- Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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Goyal A, O'Leary D, Foss F. Allogeneic stem cell transplant for treatment of mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bone Marrow Transplant 2024; 59:41-51. [PMID: 37853164 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-023-02122-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) has been noted to be a potential curative treatment in cases of advanced-stage mycosis fungoides (MF) or Sezary syndrome (SS). To assess outcomes of allo-HSCT for MF/SS we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis including 15 manuscripts and 557 patients, published from 2010-2023. Meta-analysis revealed 1-year and 3+year overall survival (OS) of 51% (95% CI 39-64%) and 40% (32-49%). Progression-free survival at 1 year and 3+years were 42% (31-53%) and 33% (25-42%). Non-relapse mortality was 18% (13-23%). Relapse occurred in of 47% (40-53%) with a median time to relapse of 7.9 months (range 1.6-24 months). Rates of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) were 45% (35-55%) and 40% (33-48%). Reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) was associated with superior OS compared to myeloablative conditioning (MAC) (58% vs. 30%, p < 0.001). Of patients with relapse after allo-HSCT, 46% treated with donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) achieved complete remission. These data support use of allo-HSCT for treatment of advanced-stage MF/SS and suggest superiority of RIC over MAC. Rates of GVHD were comparable to allo-HSCT in general. The improved OS for RIC and high rate of CR with DLI underscore the importance of the graft-versus-lymphoma effect in allo-HSCT for MF/SS.
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- Amrita Goyal
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Goyal A, Foss F. Allogeneic transplantation and cellular therapies in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2024; 24:41-58. [PMID: 38224371 DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2024.2305356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sezary syndrome (SS) are the most common types of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Although many available treatments offer temporary disease control, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) is the only curative treatment option for advanced stage MF and SS. CAR T-cell therapy is a promising new avenue for treatment. AREAS COVERED In this review, we discuss the evidence supporting the use of allo-HSCT for the treatment of MF/SS, including disease status at the time of transplant, conditioning regimen, total body irradiation (TBI), and donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI). We also address the potential role for CAR T-cell therapy in CTCL. EXPERT OPINION Allo-HSCT is an effective treatment for patients with advanced MF and SS. However, significant research is required to determine optimal treatment protocols. Data support the use of reduced-intensity conditioning regimens and suggests that the use of TBI for debulking of skin disease may result in more durable remissions. Donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI) appear to be particularly effective in inducing complete remission in MF/SS patients with relapsed or residual disease. Challenges with CAR-T therapies in T-cell lymphoma include T-cell fratricide due to shared antigens on malignant and nonmalignant T-cells, penetrance into the skin compartment, and CAR-T cell persistence.
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- Amrita Goyal
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Aires D, Abhyankar S. Early intervention of extracorporeal photopheresis for advancing/progressing cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Hematol Oncol 2023; 41:809-816. [PMID: 37974524 DOI: 10.1002/hon.3229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with progressive disease typically undergo a series of skin-directed and systemic therapy regimens during cycles of response and relapse. Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is an effective and safe systemic treatment option, often reserved for later stages of disease and typically employed after failure of several other therapies. ECP has benefits in response rate, time to next treatment, and tolerability that may support its use earlier in the treatment cycle for advancing/progressing disease.
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- University of Kansas Cancer Center and the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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Lachance M, Thibeault MM. Clinical characteristics, initial treatment, and prognosis of mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome: A retrospective, single-center study at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Quebec. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2023; 150:276-280. [PMID: 37777355 DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2023.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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- M Lachance
- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Iqbal M, Kharfan-Dabaja MA. Cogent data on allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation efficacy in advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Lancet 2023; 401:1906-1907. [PMID: 37105211 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00631-1] [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] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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- Madiha Iqbal
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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de Masson A, Beylot-Barry M, Ram-Wolff C, Mear JB, Dalle S, d'Incan M, Ingen-Housz-Oro S, Orvain C, Abraham J, Dereure O, Charbonnier A, Cornillon J, Longvert C, Barete S, Boulinguez S, Wierzbicka-Hainaut E, Aubin F, Rubio MT, Bernard M, Schmidt-Tanguy A, Houot R, Pham-Ledard A, Michonneau D, Brice P, Labussière-Wallet H, Bouaziz JD, Grange F, Moins-Teisserenc H, Jondeau K, Michel L, Mourah S, Battistella M, Daguindau E, Loschi M, Picard A, Franck N, Maillard N, Huynh A, Nguyen S, Marçais A, Chaby G, Ceballos P, Le Corre Y, Maury S, Bay JO, Adamski H, Bachy E, Forcade E, Socié G, Bagot M, Chevret S, Peffault de Latour R. Allogeneic transplantation in advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CUTALLO): a propensity score matched controlled prospective study. Lancet 2023; 401:1941-1950. [PMID: 37105210 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00329-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Advanced-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs) are rare, usually refractory, and fatal diseases. Case series have suggested that allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) might improve the prognosis of advanced-stage CTCLs. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of allogeneic HSCT compared with non-HSCT therapy on the outcome of individuals with advanced-stage CTCLs. METHODS In this prospective, multicentre, matched controlled trial, conducted at 30 hospitals, participants with advanced CTCLs were allocated treatment: if they had an available compatible related donor they were assigned to allogeneic HSCT, or if not they were allocated to non-allogeneic HSCT therapy. Key inclusion criteria were participants aged 18-70 years, with advanced stage mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome, and at least one poor prognostic criteria. Participants were excluded if they were not in complete or partial remission of the disease. Propensity score 1:1 matching with replacement (ie, that each participant treated with HSCT was matched to the participant with the closest propensity score treated with non-HSCT therapy, even if they had already been matched) was used to handle confounding factors, with the balance of covariate distribution between HSCT and non-HSCT groups assessed using standardised mean differences. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival in the matched intention-to-treat population. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02520908), and is currently active but not recruiting. FINDINGS From June 1, 2016, to March 3, 2022, total of 99 participants were enrolled at 17 centres in France. Participants with a sibling or matched unrelated donor were assigned to allogeneic HSCT (HSCT group, n=55 [56%]) and participants without a donor were assigned to non-allogeneic HSCT treatment (non-HSCT group, n=44 [44%]). The median follow-up among survivors was 12·6 months (IQR 11·0-35·2). In the HSCT group, 51 participants (93%) were 1:1 matched to participants from the non-HSCT group. In the intention-to-treat analysis, median progression-free survival was significantly longer in the HSCT group (9·0 months [95% CI 6·6-30·5]) than in the non-HSCT group (3·0 months [2·0-6·3]), with a hazard ratio of 0·38 (95% CI 0·21-0·69; p<0·0001). In the per-protocol population, 40 participants (78%) in the HSCT group had 101 serious events and 29 participants (67%) in the non-HSCT group had 70 serious adverse events. The most common serious adverse event other than graft-versus-host disease in both groups was infections, occurring in 30 participants (59%) in the HSCT group and in 19 participants (44%) in the non-HSCT group. INTERPRETATION Allogeneic HSCT was associated with significantly longer progression-free survival in participants with advanced-stage CTCLs. These results indicate that allogeneic HSCT treatment should be made available to individuals with high-risk, advanced-stage mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome who achieve pre-transplant disease remission. FUNDING French Ministry of Health, National Cancer Institute, Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique en Cancérologie.
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- Adèle de Masson
- Department of Dermatology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U976 Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1312, Bordeaux Institute of Oncology, Team 5, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, L'Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Lyon-Sud, Lyon, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Henri Mondor, University Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, Angers, France; Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Grand-Ouest Acute Leukemia, Angers, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité Mixte de Recherche 1307, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 6075, Nantes Université, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Nantes-Angers, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges, Limoges, France
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- Department of Dermatology and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1058 Pathogenesis and Control of Chronic and Emergent Infections, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens, Amiens, France
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- Department of Clinical Hematology and Cellular Therapy, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ambroise Paré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon, Besançon, France
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- Department of Hematology, Hôpital Brabois, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire Nancy, Nancy, France; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 7365, Ingéniérie Moléculaire et Physiopathologie Articulaire, Biopole, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Department of Hematology, L'Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Department of Hematology, L'Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1236, Rennes, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1312, Bordeaux Institute of Oncology, Team 5, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U976 Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U976 Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier de Valence, Valence, France
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- Hematology Laboratory, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ambroise Paré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U976 Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Tumor Genomics and Pharmacology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U976 Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Pathology Laboratory, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U976 Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon, Besançon, France
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- Department of Hematology, Hôpital L'Archet, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Necker, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens, Amiens, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri-Mondor, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Créteil, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Dermatology, L'Hôpital Pontchaillou, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Clinical Hematology and Cellular Therapy, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U976 Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U976 Human Immunology, Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Biostatistics, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1153, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
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Lee H. Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome. Blood Res 2023; 58:66-82. [PMID: 37105561 PMCID: PMC10133849 DOI: 10.5045/br.2023.2023023] [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: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS) are a distinct disease entity of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with heterogenous clinical features and prognosis. MF mainly involves skin and usually shows an indolent and favorable clinical course. In patients with advanced-stage disease, extracutaneous involvement including lymph nodes, viscera, and blood, or large cell transformation may be observed. SS is a leukemic form of advanced-stage MF, characterized by generalized erythroderma. Early-stage MF can be treated with skin-directed therapy. However, patients with refractory or advanced-stage disease are associated with severe symptoms or poor prognosis, requiring systemic therapy. Recent progress in understanding the pathogenesis of MF/SS has contributed to advances in the management of these rare diseases. This review aims to describe the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment strategy of MF/SS, focusing on the recent updates in the management of these diseases.
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- Hyewon Lee
- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, and Center for Hematologic Malignancy, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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Atilla PA, Atilla E. Are we there yet? cellular therapies for cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Curr Res Transl Med 2023; 71:103390. [PMID: 37062252 DOI: 10.1016/j.retram.2023.103390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Cutaneous T cell lymphomas (CTCLs) are a heterogenous group of skin-involved T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma which Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome are the most common variants. Despite considerable progress in distinguishing the pathophysiology, the treatment options are still limited for advanced-stage disease. Recent approval of novel agents such as vorinostat, brentuximab vedotin and mogamulizumab paved a way. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has been shown to be a feasible option in selected advanced-stage CTCL patients. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have been promising for the treatment of B-cell tumors and have been approved for second-line treatment in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Although several obstacles still need to be addressed, CAR T cell treatment for CTCLs seems not far off. This review discusses new discoveries in pathophysiology, the state of cellular therapies in current practice, challenges for cellular treatment in advanced CTCL, and how to overcome these challenges.
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- Pinar Ataca Atilla
- Ankara University Stem Cell Institute, Ankara, Turkey; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA, USA; Genyo Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research, Genomic Medicine Department, Pfizer/University of Gradana/Andalusian Regional Government, Health Sciences Technnology Park, Granada, Spain.
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Fay CJ, Awh KC, LeBoeuf NR, Larocca CA. Harnessing the immune system in the treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphomas. Front Oncol 2023; 12:1071171. [PMID: 36713518 PMCID: PMC9878398 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1071171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Cutaneous T cell lymphomas are a rare subset of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas with predilection for the skin with immunosuppressive effects that drive morbidity and mortality. We are now appreciating that suppression of the immune system is an important step in the progression of disease. It should come as no surprise that therapies historically and currently being used to treat these cancers have immune modulating functions that impact disease outcomes. By understanding the immune effects of our therapies, we may better develop new agents that target the immune system and improve combinatorial treatment strategies to limit morbidity and mortality of these cancers. The immune modulating effect of therapeutic drugs in use and under development for cutaneous T cell lymphomas will be reviewed.
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Hristov AC, Tejasvi T, Wilcox RA. Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas: 2023 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management. Am J Hematol 2023; 98:193-209. [PMID: 36226409 PMCID: PMC9772153 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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DISEASE OVERVIEW Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are a heterogenous group of T-cell neoplasms involving the skin, the majority of which may be classified as Mycosis Fungoides (MF) or Sézary Syndrome (SS). DIAGNOSIS The diagnosis of MF or SS requires the integration of clinical and histopathologic data. RISK-ADAPTED THERAPY TNMB (tumor, node, metastasis, blood) staging remains the most important prognostic factor in MF/SS and forms the basis for a "risk-adapted," multidisciplinary approach to treatment. For patients with disease limited to the skin, expectant management or skin-directed therapies is preferred, as both disease-specific and overall survival for these patients is favorable. In contrast, patients with advanced-stage disease with significant nodal, visceral or the blood involvement are generally approached with systemic therapies, including biologic-response modifiers, histone deacetylase inhibitors, or antibody-based strategies, in an escalating fashion. In highly-selected patients, allogeneic stem-cell transplantation may be considered, as this may be curative in some patients.
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- Alexandra C. Hristov
- Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, 2800 Plymouth Road, Building 35, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800
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- Department of Dermatology, 1910 Taubman Center, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Correspondence to: Ryan Wilcox, MD, PhD, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Room 4310 CC, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5948, Phone: (734) 615-9799, Fax: (734) 936-7376,
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Hughes MS, Sterling CH, Varadhan R, Ambinder RF, Jones RJ, Sweren RJ, Rozati S, Bolaños-Meade J, Luznik L, Imus PH, Ali SA, Borrello IM, Huff CA, Jain T, Ambinder A, DeZern AE, Gocke CB, Gladstone DE, Swinnen LJ, Wagner-Johnston ND, Fuchs EJ. Mismatched donor transplantation with post-transplantation cyclophosphamide for advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: a single-center retrospective study. Leuk Lymphoma 2022; 63:2987-2991. [PMID: 35915978 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2105330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Michael S Hughes
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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To V, Evtimov VJ, Jenkin G, Pupovac A, Trounson AO, Boyd RL. CAR-T cell development for Cutaneous T cell Lymphoma: current limitations and potential treatment strategies. Front Immunol 2022; 13:968395. [PMID: 36059451 PMCID: PMC9433932 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.968395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T therapy has demonstrated remarkable outcomes for B cell malignancies, however, its application for T cell lymphoma, particularly cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL), has been limited. Barriers to effective CAR-T cell therapy in treating CTCL include T cell aplasia in autologous transplants, CAR-T product contamination with leukemic T cells, CAR-T fratricide (when the target antigen is present on normal T cells), and tumor heterogeneity. To address these critical challenges, innovative CAR engineering by targeting multiple antigens to strike a balance between efficacy and safety of the therapy is necessary. In this review, we discuss the current obstacles to CAR-T cell therapy and highlight potential targets in treating CTCL. Looking forward, we propose strategies to develop more powerful dual CARs that are advancing towards the clinic in CTCL therapy.
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- Van To
- Cartherics Pty Ltd, Notting Hill, VIC, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Cartherics Pty Ltd, Notting Hill, VIC, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Cartherics Pty Ltd, Notting Hill, VIC, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Cartherics Pty Ltd, Notting Hill, VIC, Australia
- *Correspondence: Richard L. Boyd,
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Weiner DM, Lewis DJ, Spaccarelli NG, Clark RA, Nasta SD, Loren AW, Rook AH, Kim EJ. Management of relapsed cutaneous T-Cell lymphoma following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Review with representative patient case. Dermatol Ther 2022; 35:e15538. [PMID: 35477952 DOI: 10.1111/dth.15538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a potentially curative treatment option for patients with refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) through replacement of the bone marrow responsible for lymphoma cells and possibly induction of a graft-versus-lymphoma effect. However, allo-HSCT is not always curative; relapse of CTCL occurs in about half of patients post-transplant. Treatment of relapsed CTCL after allo-HSCT is challenging because post-transplant patients are at high risk of graft-versus-host disease, and this condition may be precipitated or exacerbated by standard CTCL therapies. The benefit of each potential therapy must therefore be weighed against its risk of graft versus host disease (GVHD). In this article, we review the management of relapsed CTCL after allo-HSCT. We begin with an exemplative patient whose relapsed Sezary syndrome was successfully treated without development of GVHD. We also report high-throughput T-cell receptor sequencing data obtained during the patient's disease relapse and remission. We then review general guidelines for management of relapsed CTCL and summarize all reported cases and outcomes of relapsed CTCL after transplant. We conclude by reviewing the current CTCL therapies and their risk of GVHD.
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- David M Weiner
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Angelov D, Dillon J, Mellerick L, Pender E, Bacon L, Lee G, Higgins L, McCarty H, Gillham C, Quinn J, O'Gorman S, Leonard N, McMenamin M, Vandenberghe E. Allogeneic transplantation in Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma: improved outcomes associated with early transplantation and acute graft versus host disease. Bone Marrow Transplant 2022; 57:1332-1334. [PMID: 35596064 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-022-01713-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Daniel Angelov
- Department of Haematology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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- Department of Haematology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of Haematology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of Haematology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of Haematology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of Haematology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of Haematology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Department of Dermatology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Indications for haematopoietic cell transplantation for haematological diseases, solid tumours and immune disorders: current practice in Europe, 2022. Bone Marrow Transplant 2022; 57:1217-1239. [PMID: 35589997 PMCID: PMC9119216 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-022-01691-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Scarisbrick JJ. The PROCLIPI international registry, an important tool to evaluate the prognosis of cutaneous T cell lymphomas. Presse Med 2022; 51:104123. [PMID: 35490911 DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2022.104123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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PROCLIPI is the PROgnostic Cutaneous Lymphoma International Prognostic Index Study with the main aim to produce a prognostic index in mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sezary syndrome (SS). The study prospectively collects clinical, haematological, pathological, imaging, treatment with responses, quality of life and survival data using careful predefined datasets. Patients are subject to a central review to confirm diagnosis. PROCLIPI opened in 2015 and recruitment has been strong with to date 1916 patients recruited from 52 Centres from 19 countries across 6 continents.
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- J J Scarisbrick
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TH, UK.
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Cengiz Seval G, Sahin U, Bozdag SC, Yuksel MK, Topcuoglu P, Akay BN, Sanlı HE, Gurman G, Toprak SK, Ozcan M. Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation For Heavily Pretreated Patients With Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome. Dermatol Ther 2022; 35:e15447. [PMID: 35289037 DOI: 10.1111/dth.15447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is a promising strategy for treatment of heavily pretreated mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome (MF/SS). Herein, we aimed to evaluate the outcomes of AHSCT for heavily pretreated patients with MF/SS retrospectively. This analysis included consecutive 19 patients with MF/SS who received 20 AHSCT between 2012-2021 in our transplant center. Eight patients have been previously reported. Fifteen patients had diagnosis of MF and referred to SS in five patients. In our cohort, all cases had advanced disease (stages IIB: n = 1, IIIA: n = 7; IIIB: n = 4, IVA: n = 4, IVB: n = 3). Nine patients (47.4%) had developed large cell transformation. Only two patients received AHSCT in complete response (CR), one very good partial response (VGPR) and two partial response (PR) while the others had progressive disease (PD) (n = 15) before transplant. Seven (35%) patients were alive at the time of analysis, with a median follow up of 10.5 months (range, 0.3-113 months) after AHSCT. Nine patients (47.4%) died without disease relapse or progression. NRM was 35.9% at 1 year and 26.9% at 3 years and therafter. For all patients the probability of OS was 48.5% and 32.3% at 1- and 5- year post-transplant, respectively. AHSCT for MF/SS resulted in an estimated PFS of 45.4% at 1 year. Given the poor prognosis of patients not receiving transplants and in the absence of curative non-transplantation therapies, our results support that AHSCT is able to effectively rescue 32.3% of the population of transplant eligible, heavily pretreated patients in 5 years. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine
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- Department of Dermatology, Ankara University School of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology, Ankara University School of Medicine
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Yonekura K. Current treatment strategies and emerging therapies for cutaneous lymphoma. J Dermatol 2021; 49:223-231. [PMID: 34958516 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cutaneous lymphoma is generally treated with skin-directed therapies (SDT) during the early and localized stages. For the refractory or advanced stages, systemic therapies are used. Previously, retinoids and interferons were used for SDT-resistant cases. Only a few chemotherapy options were available for more advanced disease. In recent years, many novel agents have been introduced and the strategy for systemic therapy has changed, especially for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). For SDT, helical tomotherapy, a new radiation modality, has been drawing attention as an option for radiotherapy. Targeted therapies such as histone deacetylase inhibitors, mogamulizumab, brentuximab vedotin, and denileukin diftitox are new treatment options. Chemotherapy agents such as gemcitabine and pralatrexate have been introduced; they are expected to have meaningful efficacy as monotherapy. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is still considered for young patients with advanced CTCL as the only potentially curative treatment.
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- Kentaro Yonekura
- Department of Dermatology, Imamura General Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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Franke GN, Dumann K, Jentzsch M, Monecke A, Doehring C, Nehring-Vucinic C, Schwind S, Niederwieser D, Platzbecker U, Ziemer M, Vucinic V. Case Report: Graft Versus Tumor Effect After Non-Myeloablative Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation in a Patient With Brentuximab-Vedotin Refractory Sezary Syndrome. Front Oncol 2021; 11:749691. [PMID: 34956873 PMCID: PMC8695846 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.749691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sezary Syndrome (SS) is a rare leukemic variant of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Relapsed or refractory disease is generally considered incurable by conventional therapeutic approaches, although durable responses can be achieved with novel monoclonal antibodies. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) may have potential value by inducing graft vs-lymphoma (GvL) effects, but there is currently no consensus regarding the timing of alloHSCT or type of conditioning regimen. Here we present the case of a male patient who achieved a complete remission (CR) of primary refractory SS after non-myeloablative alloHSCT. Patient: Two years prior to HSCT, the patient had been refractory to CHOEP-based chemotherapy, interferon, extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP), and bexarotene. Directly prior to alloHSCT brentuximab-vedotin (BV) was applied resulting in a partial remission of the skin compartment and overall in a stable disease. Prior to HSCT, flow cytometry of the bone marrow and peripheral blood showed an infiltration with T-cells positive for CD5, CD4, low CD3, low CD2 and negative for CD7, CD38, HLA-DR and CD8. The trephine biopsy showed a 7% infiltration of SS cells. The CD4:CD8 ratio in peripheral blood (pb) was massively increased at 76.67, with 63.5% of white blood cells expressing a SS immune phenotype. The conditioning regimen included 30 mg/m2 fludarabine on days -5, -4 and -3 and total body irradiation with 2 Gy on day -1. Immunosuppression consisted of cyclosporine A from day-1 and mycophenolate mofetil from day 0. The patient received 6.55x106 CD34+ cells and 1.11x108 CD3+ cells/kg body weight. Bone marrow evaluation on day 28 still showed persistent SS cells by flow cytometry. After tapering immunosuppression until day 169, the CD4:CD8 ratio in pb normalized. CR was documented on day 169 after alloHSCT and is now ongoing for almost 3 years after alloHSCT. Conclusions: We confirm that an alloHSCT can be a curative option for refractory patients with SS. The achievement of a CR after tapering the immunosuppressive therapy indicates a significant role of the GvL effect. In present treatment algorithms for patients with SS, the timing of an alloHSCT and the intensity of conditioning should be further explored.
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- Georg-Nikolaus Franke
- Medical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department for Hematology, Internal Oncology and Gastroenterology, Asklepios Hospital Weissenfels, Weissenfels, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Dermatology, Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
- *Correspondence: Vladan Vucinic,
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Stamouli M, Gkirkas K, Karagiannidi A, Iliakis T, Chondropoulos S, Thomopoulos T, Nikolaou V, Pappa V, Papadavid E, Tsirigotis P. Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation with a Novel Reduced Intensity Conditioning Regimen for the Treatment of Patients with Primary Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas. Clin Hematol Int 2021; 3:72-76. [PMID: 34595469 PMCID: PMC8432398 DOI: 10.2991/chi.k.210529.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The prognosis of patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sezary Syndrome (SS) varies greatly, from near normal life expectancy in patients with early stage, to a median survival of less than 2 years for those diagnosed with advanced stage disease. Initial response to treatment is almost always followed by relapse and, finally, most of patients enter a phase of advanced multi-drug resistant disease with a short life expectancy after multiple lines of treatment. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is usually limited to patients with advanced disease resistant to multiple treatments. Retrospective registry-based studies have shown increased Non-relapse Mortality (NRM) rates in patients with poor performance status, as well as in patients treated with myeloablative conditioning regimens. Another major limitation of allo-SCT is the increased relapse rate which occurs in nearly 50% of the cases, and is probably due to the fact that only heavily pretreated patients with advanced disease are referred for allo-SCT. Due to the paucity of data, the ideal conditioning regimen which will provide the maximum therapeutic benefit without the cost of increased NRM is not currently known. In this article we present our experience with a novel regimen in the treatment of patients with advanced MF/SS.
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- Maria Stamouli
- Hematology Division, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Propaedeutic, ATTIKON General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Hematology Division, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Propaedeutic, ATTIKON General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Hematology Division, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Propaedeutic, ATTIKON General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Hematology Division, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Propaedeutic, LAIKON General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Hematology Division, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Propaedeutic, ATTIKON General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Hematology Division, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Propaedeutic, ATTIKON General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology, Syggros Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Hematology Division, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Propaedeutic, ATTIKON General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- 2nd Department of Dermatology, ATTIKON General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Hematology Division, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Propaedeutic, ATTIKON General University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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Hristov AC, Tejasvi T, Wilcox RA. Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas: 2021 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management. Am J Hematol 2021; 96:1313-1328. [PMID: 34297414 PMCID: PMC8486344 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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DISEASE OVERVIEW Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are a heterogenous group of T-cell neoplasms involving the skin, the majority of which may be classified as Mycosis Fungoides (MF) or Sézary Syndrome (SS). DIAGNOSIS The diagnosis of MF or SS requires the integration of clinical and histopathologic data. RISK-ADAPTED THERAPY TNMB (tumor, node, metastasis, blood) staging remains the most important prognostic factor in MF/SS and forms the basis for a "risk-adapted," multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. For patients with disease limited to the skin, expectant management or skin-directed therapies is preferred, as both disease-specific and overall survival for these patients is favorable. In contrast, patients with advanced-stage disease with significant nodal, visceral or blood involvement are generally approached with systemic therapies, including biologic-response modifiers, histone deacetylase inhibitors, or antibody-based strategies, in an escalating fashion. In highly-selected patients, allogeneic stem-cell transplantation may be considered, as this may be curative in some patients.
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- Alexandra C. Hristov
- Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, North Campus Research Complex, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Director Cutaneous Lymphoma program, Department of Dermatology, A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Brumfiel CM, Patel MH, Puri P, Besch-Stokes J, Lester S, Rule WG, Khera N, Sluzevich JC, DiCaudo DJ, Comfere N, Bennani NN, Rosenthal AC, Pittelkow MR, Mangold AR. How to Sequence Therapies in Mycosis Fungoides. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2021; 22:101. [PMID: 34570278 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-021-00899-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OPINION STATEMENT Choice of therapy in mycosis fungoides is based on both patient- and lymphoma-specific factors, such as disease characteristics, comorbidities, symptoms and effect on quality of life, potential associated toxicities of therapy, response and tolerance to prior lines of therapy, and convenience and practicality. Generally, we sequence therapies from least toxic, targeted, nonimmunosuppressive to more toxic, immunosuppressive and from single agent to multiple agents, as necessary. If more toxic, immunosuppressive agents are required to alleviate disease burden or symptoms, we generally use them just long enough to control the disease, then transition to a maintenance regimen with less toxic, less immunosuppressive agents.
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- Caitlin M Brumfiel
- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 East Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA.
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Xu S, Foss F. New nonchemotherapy treatment options for cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2021; 21:1017-1028. [PMID: 33554707 DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2021.1882859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The most common types of CTCL are mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS). In both MF and SS, complete responses to treatment are uncommon. Recent developments and understanding of the biology of MF/SS have led to novel agents which may offer prolonged responses with less toxicity compared to conventional chemotherapy approaches. AREAS COVERED In this review, we discuss the efficacy and safety of new nonchemotherapy treatment options including antibody agents, small molecule inhibitors, fusion proteins, and CAR T-cell therapy. We also reflect on older immunomodulatory treatments including retinoids and histone deacetylase inhibitors. EXPERT OPINION Patients with MF/SS who require systemic therapy often progress through multiple agents sequentially, thus the need for additional novel agents in the treatment armamentarium. Antibody-based therapies such as alemtuzumab are highly effective in the blood compartment of disease, while brentuximab vedotin has shown higher activity in skin and lymph nodes. Checkpoint inhibitors may play a role in treating MF/SS but may induce hyperprogression, and engineered T cells and bispecific antibodies recruiting immune effectors are being developed and may show promise in the future.
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- Suzanne Xu
- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, United States
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, United States
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Sethi TK, Montanari F, Foss F, Reddy N. How we treat advanced stage cutaneous T-cell lymphoma - mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome. Br J Haematol 2021; 195:352-364. [PMID: 33987825 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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T-cell lymphomas (TCLs) constitute a rare subset of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, with mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome (MF/SS) being the most common subtype of cutaneous TCLs (CTCLs). Considered an incurable but treatable disease, MF/SS management presents several challenges including diagnostic delays, debilitating effect on patients' quality of life, need for several lines of therapies, multidisciplinary care and cumulative drug toxicities limiting duration of use. The present review intends to provide an overview of the recent advances in our understanding of the biology of CTCL and how these are being leveraged to provide additional treatment options for management of advanced and recurrent disease. In addition, the discussion of the different modalities of treatment is summarised to further outline the importance of multidisciplinary care and early referral to CTCL centres.
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- Tarsheen K Sethi
- Division of Hematology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Nonmyeloablative allogeneic transplantation achieves clinical and molecular remission in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Blood Adv 2021; 4:4474-4482. [PMID: 32941647 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The majority of patients with refractory, advanced-stage mycosis fungoides (MF) or Sézary syndrome (SS) have a life expectancy of <5 years. Here, we report a phase 2 study of a novel nonmyeloablative allogeneic transplantation strategy tailored for this patient population. This study has completed the enrollment, and 35 patients (13 MF, 22 SS) have undergone transplant as planned. The majority (80%) of the patients had stage IV disease and received multiple previous systemic therapies. All patients had active disease at the time of conditioning using total skin electron beam therapy, total lymphoid irradiation, and antithymocyte globulin, and received allograft infusion as outpatients. Cyclosporine or tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil were used for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis. Patients tolerated the transplant well, with 1- and 2-year nonrelapse mortality of 3% and 14%, respectively. The day +180 cumulative incidence of grade 2 to 4 acute GVHD was 16%, and the 2-year incidence of moderate/severe chronic GVHD was 32%. With a median posttransplant follow-up of 5.4 years, the 2-, 3-, and 5-year overall survival rates were 68%, 62%, and 56%. Using high-throughput sequencing of the T-cell receptor for minimal residual disease monitoring, we observed that 43% achieved molecular remission, which was associated with a lower incidence of disease progression or relapse (9% vs 87%; P = .02). Our study also showed that patients who were aged ≥65 years at the time of allotransplant had similar clinical outcomes compared with younger patients. Thus, we have developed an alternative and potentially curative nonmyeloablative allogeneic transplant regimen for patients with advanced stage MF/SS. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00896493.
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Novelli S, Bento L, Garcia I, Prieto L, López L, Gutierrez G, Hernani R, Pérez A, Esquirol A, Solano C, Bastos M, Dorado N, Rodríguez N, Rodríguez G, Piñana JL, Montoro J, Herrera P, Luna A, Parody R, Martín C, García E, López O, Heras I, Zanabili J, Moraleda JM, Yañez L, Gutierrez A, Zudaire T, Córdoba R, Varela R, Ferra C, Martínez J, Martínez C, Gonzalez-Barca E, Martino R, Caballero D. Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in Mature T Cell and Natural Killer/T Neoplasias: A Registry Study from Spanish GETH/GELTAMO Centers. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:493.e1-493.e8. [PMID: 33857447 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Despite advances in understanding the biology of mature T and natural killer (NK)/T cell neoplasia, current therapies, even the most innovative ones, are still far from ensuring its cure. The only treatment to date that has been shown to control aggressive T cell neoplasms in the long term is allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT). We aim to report the results of alloSCT for advanced mature T and NK/T neoplasias performed in centers from our national GELTAMO/GETH (Grupo Español de Linfoma y Trasplante de Médula Ósea/Grupo Español de Trasplante Hematopoyético y Terapia Celular) over the past 25 years. As a secondary objective, we analyzed the results of alloSCT from haploidentical donors. We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients who received an alloSCT in Spanish centers (n = 201) from September 1995 to August 2018. The 2-year overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were 65.5% and 58.2%, respectively. The univariate for OS and DFS showed statistically different hazard ratios for conditioning intensity, response pre-alloSCT, comorbidity index, donor/receptor cytomegalovirus status and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) pre-alloSCT, but only a better ECOG pre-alloSCT remained significant in the multivariate analysis. There was an increased incidence of relapse in those patients who did not develop chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and an increased risk of death in those developing moderate to severe acute GVHD. The 1-year nonrelapse mortality was 21.9% and was mainly due to GVHD (30%) and bacterial infections (17%). When comparing unrelated donors with haploidentical donors, we found similar results in terms of OS and DFS. There was, however, a reduction of acute GVHD in the haploidentical group (P = .04) and trend to a reduction of chronic GVHD. In conclusion, alloSCT is the only curative option for most aggressive T cell neoplasias. Haploidentical donors offer similar results to related donors in terms of survival with a reduction of acute GVHD.
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- Silvana Novelli
- Hematology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut de Recerca Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Hematology Department, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut de Recerca Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut de Recerca Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS/CSIC/CIBERONC), Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS/CSIC/CIBERONC), Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Institut Catala d'Oncologia-Hospital Duran i Reynals, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Institut Catala d'Oncologia-Hospital Duran i Reynals, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut de Recerca Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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Scheu A, Schnabl SM, Steiner DP, Fend F, Berneburg M, Yazdi AS. Stellenwert diagnostischer Verfahren und Risiko von Zweittumoren bei primär kutanen Lymphomen. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2021; 19:373-382. [PMID: 33709586 DOI: 10.1111/ddg.14400_g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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HINTERGRUND Primär kutane Lymphome (PCL) unterscheiden sich oft stark im klinischen Verhalten und in der Prognose von systemischen Lymphomen des gleichen histopathologischen Typs. Ziel der Studie war es, die Verteilung der PCL-Subtypen, die Zeitspanne von der Krankheitsmanifestation bis zur Diagnosestellung, den Stellenwert diagnostischer Verfahren, das Auftreten von Zweittumoren und die verschiedenen Behandlungsmodalitäten im Rahmen des Krankheitsverlaufs zu untersuchen. PATIENTEN UND METHODIK Retrospektive Analyse von 152 Patienten mit PCL, die von 2010-2012 an der Universitäts-Hautklinik Tübingen behandelt wurden. ERGEBNISSE 105 Patienten mit primär kutanem T-Zell-Lymphom (CTCL) (69,1 %) und 47 Patienten mit primär kutanem B-Zell-Lymphom (CBCL) (30,9 %) wurden eingeschlossen. Die Zeitspanne von der Krankheitsmanifestation bis zur Diagnose betrug durchschnittlich vier Jahre. Mycosis fungoides (MF) (47,4 %) wurde am häufigsten diagnostiziert. Die First-Line-Therapien umfassten hier entweder eine alleinige Phototherapie (PUVA, n = 48; UVB 311 nm, n = 7) oder Kombinationstherapien (PUVA mit systemischen Retinoiden, n = 18). Häufigste Second-Line-Therapie war Interferon (INF)-α plus PUVA (n = 15). Der Behandlungsverlauf war insgesamt günstig (45,2 % Remission, 28,6 % stabile Erkrankung, 22,6 % Progress). Maligne Komorbiditäten wurden im Vergleich zu einer gesunden Vergleichsgruppe häufiger beobachtet. SCHLUSSFOLGERUNGEN Bis zur Diagnosestellung der PCL dauert es oft mehrere Jahre. Der Wert der Staging-Verfahren ist gering. Die Behandlungsmodalitäten in früheren MF-Stadien basieren hauptsächlich auf der Phototherapie.
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- Alexander Scheu
- Universitäts-Hautklinik Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
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- Institut für Pathologie und Neuropathologie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
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- Universitäts-Hautklinik Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.,Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie, Universität Regensburg
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- Universitäts-Hautklinik Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.,Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
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Scheu A, Schnabl SM, Steiner DP, Fend F, Berneburg M, Yazdi AS. Importance of diagnostics and risk of secondary malignancies in primary cutaneous lymphomas. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2021; 19:373-381. [PMID: 33576187 DOI: 10.1111/ddg.14400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Primary cutaneous lymphomas (PCL) often strongly differ in clinical behavior and prognosis from systemic lymphomas of the same histopathologic type. The aim of the study was to investigate the distribution of PCL subtypes, the average time from disease manifestation to diagnosis, the importance of diagnostic procedures, the occurrence of secondary malignancies and the different treatment modalities. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of 152 patients with PCL examined at the Department of Dermatology of the University Hospital Tübingen from 2010-2012. RESULTS 105 patients with CTCL (69.1 %) and 47 patients with CBCL (30.9 %) were included. The average time from disease manifestation to diagnosis was four years. The most common diagnosed lymphoma was mycosis fungoides (MF) (47.4 %). First-line therapies here include phototherapy only (psoralen-UV-A [PUVA], n = 48; UVB 311 nm, n = 7) or combination therapies primarily phototherapy with systemic retinoids (n = 18). Most frequent second-line therapy was interferon (INF)-α plus PUVA (n = 15). The outcome was favorable (45.2 % remission, 28.6 % stable disease, 22.6 % progressive disease). Malignant comorbidities were observed more frequently compared to a healthy control group. CONCLUSIONS The diagnosis of lymphoma often takes several years. The value of staging procedures is still low and the treatment modalities for MF in earlier stages are mainly based on phototherapy.
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- Alexander Scheu
- Department of Dermatology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany.,Clinic and Polyclinic for Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany.,Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for advanced stage mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome: never-late, never-never? Bone Marrow Transplant 2021; 56:1232-1234. [PMID: 33526916 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01150-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Domingo-Domenech E, Duarte RF, Boumedil A, Onida F, Gabriel I, Finel H, Arcese W, Browne P, Beelen D, Kobbe G, Veelken H, Arranz R, Greinix H, Lenhoff S, Poiré X, Ribera JM, Thompson J, Zuckerman T, Mufti GJ, Cortelezzi A, Olavarria E, Dreger P, Sureda A, Montoto S. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for advanced mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome. An updated experience of the Lymphoma Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2021; 56:1391-1401. [PMID: 33420392 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-020-01197-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a potentially curative treatment option in advanced-stage mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS). This study presents an updated analysis of the initial experience of the Lymphoma Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) describing the outcomes after allo-HSCT for MF and SS, with special emphasis on the impact of the use of unrelated donors (URD). METHODS AND PATIENTS Eligible for this study were patients with advanced-stage MF or SS who underwent a first allo-HSCT from matched HLA-identical related or URD between January/1997 and December/2011. Sixty patients have been previously reported. RESULTS 113 patients were included [77 MF (68%)]; 61 (54%) were in complete or partial remission, 86 (76%) received reduced-intensity protocols and 44 (39%) an URD allo-HSCT. With a median follow up for surviving patients of 73 months, allo-HSCT resulted in an estimated overall survival (OS) of 38% at 5 years, and a progression-free survival (PFS) of 26% at 5 years. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that advanced-phase disease (complete remission/partial remission >3, primary refractory or relapse/progression in patients that had received 3 or more lines of systemic treatment prior to transplant or the number of treatment lines was not known), a short interval between diagnosis and transplant (<18 months) were independent adverse prognostic factors for PFS; advanced-phase disease and the use of URDs were independent adverse prognostic factors for OS. CONCLUSIONS This extended series supports that allo-HSCT is able to effectively rescue over one third of the population of patients with advanced-stage MF/SS. High relapse rate is still the major cause of failure and needs to be improved with better strategies before and after transplant. The negative impact of URD is a matter of concern and needs to be further elucidated in future studies.
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- E Domingo-Domenech
- Hematology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia. Hospital Duran i Reynals, IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- EBMT Central Registry Office, Paris, France
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- EBMT Central Registry Office, Paris, France
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- Tor Vergata University of Rome, Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- St's James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- University Hospital, Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Essen, Germany
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- Heinrich Heine University, Medical F, Department of Hematology, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Hematology Department, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Hematology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Skanes University Hospital, Department of Hematology, Lund, Sweden
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- Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, Department of Hematology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Hematology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute, Badalona, Spain
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- Albert's Stem Cell Transplantation Center, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Ramban Medical Center, Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Haifa, Israel
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- GKT School of Medicine, Dept. of Haematological Medicine, King's Denmark Hill Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Universitaetsklinkum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hematology Department, Institut Català d'Oncologia. Hospital Duran i Reynals, IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Haemato-Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Kamijo H, Miyagaki T. Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome: Updates and Review of Current Therapy. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2021; 22:10. [PMID: 33415447 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-020-00809-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OPINION STATEMENT While most patients with early-stage mycosis fungoides (MF) follow an indolent course, patients with advanced-stage MF/Sézary syndrome (SS) have a poor prognosis with a median survival of less than 5 years. Although there are a number of treatments currently available, achieving and maintaining a durable response remain challenging, especially in advanced-stage MF/SS. The choice of frontline therapy is dependent on the stage of disease. For early-stage MF, the treatment concept is to control skin lesions mainly by skin-directed therapies, such as topical therapies, phototherapies, and radiotherapies. For advanced-stage MF/SS, systemic treatments by biological or targeted therapies including bexarotene and interferon either alone or in combination are tried first, with more immunosuppressive chemotherapies being reserved for refractory or rapidly progressive disease. Recent improvements in biological or targeted therapies include brentuximab vedotin and mogamulizumab. When biopsy samples have 10% or more CD30-positive malignant cells, brentuximab vedotin, an anti-CD30 antibody conjugated to monomethyl auristin E, can be a desirable treatment option. For cases with blood involvement, mogamulizumab, an antibody binding to C-C chemokine receptor 4, is effective with high response rates. In the refractory setting, alemtuzumab, histone deacetylase inhibitors, pralatrexate, gemcitabine, and doxorubicin are considered as the treatment option. Because only allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can offer a chance of cure with durable complete remission, advanced-stage patients with a markedly short life expectancy should be evaluated for eligibility. Given that there are few randomized controlled studies in the literature, it is necessary to investigate which therapy is preferable for each patient with MF/SS by comparative prospective trials.
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- Hiroaki Kamijo
- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
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- Department of Dermatology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Ohtsuka M, Hamada T, Miyagaki T, Shimauchi T, Yonekura K, Kiyohara E, Fujita H, Izutsu K, Okuma K, Kawai K, Koga H, Sugaya M. Outlines of the Japanese guidelines for the management of primary cutaneous lymphomas 2020. J Dermatol 2020; 48:e49-e71. [PMID: 33245165 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Since the publication of the Japanese "Guidelines for the management of cutaneous lymphomas" in 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of hematolymphoid neoplasms and the WHO-European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer classification for primary cutaneous lymphomas were updated and a number of novel systemic drugs for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma had been approved in Japan. In 2020, we revised the Japanese guidelines for the management of cutaneous lymphomas with consideration of the recent advances in the understanding of the pathophysiology and classification of cutaneous lymphomas together with the update of treatment strategies reflecting the advent of novel drugs. In addition to a brief explanation of epidemiology, diagnosis, staging system, prognosis and management of each subtype of cutaneous lymphomas, the recommendations for nine clinical questions regarding treatment options that can vary even among experts are also described. A systematic review process and determination of recommendations in answer to each clinical question have been performed in accordance with the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation scheme by a multidisciplinary expert panel consisting of dermatologists, a hematologist and a radiation oncologist. In this article, we present the outlines of the revised Japanese "Guidelines for the management of cutaneous lymphomas".
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- Mikio Ohtsuka
- Department of Dermatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Imamura General Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Osaka University School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kido Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita, Japan
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Mascolo M, Travaglino A, Varricchio S, Russo D, Sabattini E, Agostinelli C, Bertuzzi C, Baldo A, Pileri A, Picardi M, Pane F, Staibano S. Role of chromatin assembly factor-1/p60 and poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1 in mycosis fungoides. Virchows Arch 2020; 478:961-968. [PMID: 33098490 PMCID: PMC8099834 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-020-02952-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Mycosis fungoides (MF) represents the most common type of cutaneous lymphoma. In the majority of patients, the disease has a slow evolution and a protracted course; however, a subset of patients shows poor oncologic outcomes. Unfortunately, there are no reliable prognostic markers for MF, and the currently available treatments are only effective in a minority of patients. This study aimed to evaluate the expression and clinical significance of PARP-1 and CAF-1/p60 in MF. Sixty-four MF representatives of the different stages of disease were assessed by immunohistochemistry for PARP-1 and CAF-1/p60. The association of PARP-1 and CAF-1/p60 with the MF stage and outcome was assessed by using Fisher’s exact test and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis with the Log-rank test; a p value < 0.05 was considered significant. PARP-1 was overexpressed in 57.9% of MF and was significantly associated with a MF stage > II (p = 0.034) but not with the risk of death (p = 0.237). CAF-1/p60 was overexpressed in 26.8% of MF and was significantly associated with decreased overall survival (p < 0.001) but not with the MF stage (p = 1). A significant association was found between PARP-1 overexpression and CAF-1/p60 overexpression (p = 0.0025). Simultaneous overexpression of PARP-1 and CAF-1/p60 was significantly associated with decreased overall survival (p < 0.001), although less strongly than CAF-1/p60 alone (χ2 = 14.916 vs 21.729, respectively). In MF, PARP-1 is overexpressed in advanced stages, while CAF-1/p60 is overexpressed in the cases with shorter overall survival, appearing as a significant prognostic marker. A role for PARP-1 inhibitors and anti-CAF-1/p60 targeted therapy may be reasonably hypothesized in MF.
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- Massimo Mascolo
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Pathology Section, School of Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Pathology Section, School of Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Pathology Section, School of Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Pathology Section, School of Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Haematopathology Unit, Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Haematopathology Unit, Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Haematopathology Unit, Department of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Dermatology Section, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hematology Section, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Pathology Section, School of Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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Bolcato V, Barruscotti S, DE Silvestri A, Tomasini CF, Brazzelli V. Sézary Syndrome: a clinico-pathological study of 9 cases. Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2020; 156:73-83. [PMID: 33084262 DOI: 10.23736/s2784-8671.19.06403-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sézary Syndrome (SS) is a rare and aggressive variant of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma characterized by erythroderma, generalized lymphadenopathy and atypical lymphocytes in peripheral blood. The aim of the study is to describe our experience with SS patients. METHODS Nine SS patients were retrospectively identified within 288 patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs) followed from 1977 to 2017 in the Unit of Dermatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy. RESULTS Nine SS patients were described: 5 males and 4 females, mean age at diagnosis 66.1 years (49-87 y), overall survival (OS) after SS diagnosis was 2.6 years (31.5 ms). All the patients showed erythroderma, pruritus and lymphadenopathy. Palmo-plantar hyperkeratosis, nail lesions, alopecia and ectropion were also present. One patient was excluded for significative differences in management. Three lines treatment -extracorporeal photopheresis plus immunomodulator/s plus photo-photochemotherapy- was the most used first-line option for induction of remission, reached in 4 patients out of 8: 3 with Complete Remission (CR), 1 with Partial Remission (PR). Prognostic variables were investigated by univariate analysis: hypereosinophilia, highly elevated β<inf>2</inf>µglobulin >3500 µg/L, male sex and highly elevated LDH>450 U/L resulted with statistical power. CONCLUSIONS The improved comprehension of SS pathogenesis is progressively increasing the still poor survival: 38.5 months (3.2 years) considering only the 6 patients followed in the last five years, versus overall 31.5 months (2.6 years). The correct identification of SS patients remains determinant for the proper overall management. Among unfavorable prognostic markers, levels of β<inf>2</inf>µglobulin allow stratification of patients.
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- Vittorio Bolcato
- Unit of Dermatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Biometry and Statistics, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy -
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Brouwer IJ, Out-Luiting JJ, Vermeer MH, Tensen CP. Cucurbitacin E and I target the JAK/STAT pathway and induce apoptosis in Sézary cells. Biochem Biophys Rep 2020; 24:100832. [PMID: 33102814 PMCID: PMC7569298 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2020.100832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas and leukemias (CTCLs) are a heterogeneous group of extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. These are characterized by an accumulation of malignant CD4+ T-lymphocytes in the skin, lymph nodes, and peripheral blood. Novel treatment options are needed for patients who progress to advanced stage disease. Cucurbitacin I has previously shown promising results in Sézary syndrome (Sz). A plethora of cucurbitacins, however, have not yet been tested in CTCL. Herein, we investigated the effect of cucurbitacin E and I in two CTCL cell lines. We show that both cucurbitacins decrease viability and cause apoptosis in these cell lines, although HuT-78 was more affected than SeAx (IC50 of 17.38 versus 22.01 μM for cucurbitacin E and 13.36 versus 24.47 μM for cucurbitacin I). Moreover, both cucurbitacins decrease viability of primary cells of a Sz patient (56.46% for cucurbitacin E and 59.07% for cucurbitacin I). Furthermore, while JAK2 inhibition leads to decreased viability in SeAx cells (IC50 of 9.98 and 29.15 μM for AZD1480 and ruxolitinib respectively), both JAK1 and JAK3 do not. This suggests that JAK2 has a preferential role in promoting survival. Western blotting in SeAx cells revealed that both cucurbitacins inhibit STAT3 activation (P < 0.0001), while only cucurbitacin I inhibits STAT5 activation (P = 0.05). This suggests that STAT3 plays a preferential role in the mechanism of action of these cucurbitacins. Nevertheless, a role of STAT5 and JAK2 cannot be excluded and should be explored further. This knowledge could contribute to the development of effective therapies for CTCL and other malignancies involving dysfunction of the JAK/STAT pathway. Cucurbitacin E and I decrease viability and cause apoptosis in Sézary cell lines Both cucurbitacins decrease viability of primary cells of a Sézary patient STAT3 appears to play a role in the mechanism of action of cucurbitacin E and I
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- Isabella J Brouwer
- Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12102856. [PMID: 33023002 PMCID: PMC7601655 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12102856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Advanced-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are aggressive diseases with frequent disease relapses and a reduced overall survival. Most treatment regimens fail to induce long-term remissions. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has been associated with treatment-free long-term remissions and holds a potential for cure in this disease but is associated with frequent complications, mostly linked to the development of graft-versus-host disease and infections. Herein, we review the current evidence supporting the use of allogeneic stem cell transplantation in advanced-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. Abstract Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs) are non-Hodgkin lymphomas that develop primarily in the skin. They account for almost 80% of primary cutaneous lymphomas. Epidermotropic CTCLs (mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS)) are the most common form of CTCL. The course of the disease ranges from an indolent clinical behavior in early-stage disease to an aggressive evolution in the advanced stages. Advanced-stage disease is defined by the presence of tumors, erythroderma, or significant blood, nodal or visceral involvement. Advanced-stage disease is characterized by frequent disease relapses, refractory disease, a severely impaired quality of life and reduced overall survival. In the last twenty-five years, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has led to prolonged remissions in advanced CTCL, presumably linked to a graft-versus-lymphoma effect and is thus emerging as a potential cure of the disease. However, the high post-transplant relapse rate and severe morbidity and mortality associated with graft-versus-host disease and infections are important issues. Allogeneic HSCT is thus mostly considered in young patients with no comorbidities and an aggressive, advanced-stage CTCL. Allogeneic HSCT gives the best results in patients with a pre-transplant complete remission of the lymphoma. For this reason, one of the challenges is to define the best time to consider allogeneic HSCT in the disease course. Early identification of patients at high risk for progression is important to identify candidates who may benefit from allogeneic HSCT before their disease becomes treatment-refractory. This review describes the role of allogeneic HSCT in CTCL, summarizes the published data and future perspectives in this area.
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Stranzenbach R. How do we treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma? Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2020; 156:534-544. [PMID: 32938164 DOI: 10.23736/s2784-8671.20.06606-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas which are based on the malignant proliferation of skin-related T lymphocytes. The clinical appearance, as well as the course and the associated therapeutic approach, are sometimes very different between the different subtypes. Since allogeneic stem cell transplantation is currently the only curative option, and the morbidity and mortality are not insignificant, a therapy concept should be developed that considers its often rather indolent but chronic course. This concept should enable a good disease control with as few side effects as possible and preserve or improve the quality of life. In the early stages of the disease, skin-oriented therapies are generally used first before systemic and increasingly aggressive therapeutic agents are used as the disease progresses. Considering the current guidelines, literature and subjective experience, we summarize in this review how we treat cutaneous T-cell lymphomas.
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- René Stranzenbach
- Department of Dermatology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany -
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Kanda-Kato M, Yoshioka S, Ishikawa T. Haploidentical Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Using Posttransplant Cyclophosphamide for Sézary Syndrome. Case Rep Oncol 2020; 13:1053-1058. [PMID: 33082748 PMCID: PMC7548877 DOI: 10.1159/000509347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Patients with advanced-stage mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS) have a poor prognosis. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a potentially curative treatment option; however, since most patients with MF/SS are elderly, they often have difficulty in finding HLA-matched donors. In recent years, HCT from HLA-haploidentical donors (haplo-HCT) using posttransplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) as graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis has been conducted for patients without HLA-matched donors. Infectious complications, particularly cutaneous bacterial infections, are common among patients with MF/SS. The lower incidence of severe infectious complications after haplo-HCT than after an unrelated cord blood transplantation could lead to lower transplant-related mortality. Here, we report on a patient with SS who was treated successfully with haplo-HCT with PTCy. The patient has remained in complete remission for more than 24 months.
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- Madoka Kanda-Kato
- Department of Hematology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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Dimitriou F, Schanz U, Nair G, Kimeswenger S, Brüggen MC, Hoetzenecker W, French LE, Dummer R, Cozzio A, Guenova E. Long-Term Disease Control After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Primary Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma; Results From a Single Institution Analysis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:290. [PMID: 32714935 PMCID: PMC7344271 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background: Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) has been proposed as curative approach for advanced cutaneous T–cell lymphomas (CTCL). Currently, there is no established consensus for the management of disease relapse after alloHSCT. Results: Ten patients, previously treated with multiple lines of systemic treatment, received alloHSCT. Six patients had achieved partial response (PR, N = 5) and complete response (CR, N = 1) prior to HSCT. Post—HSCT, seven patients (N = 7) relapsed after a median time of 3.3 months (0.5–7.4 months) and were subsequently treated with radiotherapy (RT, N = 1), RT and adoptive T-cell transfer with EBV specific cells (N = 1), R-CHOP (N = 1) and interferon alpha−2a combined either with donor lymphocyte infusion (N = 1) or with brentuximab—vedotin (N = 1). One patient (N = 1) achieved PR only after reducing the immunosuppression. Two patients relapsed again and received interferon alpha−2a and brentuximab—vedotin, respectively. After a median follow-up time of 12.6 months (3.5–73.7 months) six patients were alive (60%) and four had deceased, three (N = 3) due to CTCL and one (N = 1) due to GVHD. Conclusion: Disease relapse after alloHSCT can be controlled with available treatments. For most patients who ultimately relapsed, reduction of immunosuppression and interferon alpha−2a either administered alone or in combination with another systemic agent were preferred. Although interferon alpha−2a, similarly to immunosuppression reduction, may be beneficial for the achievement of graft–vs.–lymphoma effect, the risk of simultaneous worsening of GVHD must be carefully evaluated and taken into consideration.
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- Florentia Dimitriou
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, Kepler University Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria.,Department of Soft Matter Physics, Institute for Experimental Physics, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Dermatology, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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BACKGROUND Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a malignant, chronic disease initially affecting the skin. Several therapies are available, which may induce clinical remission for a time. This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2012: we wanted to assess new trials, some of which investigated new interventions. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of interventions for MF in all stages of the disease. SEARCH METHODS We updated our searches of the following databases to May 2019: the Cochrane Skin Specialised Register, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, and LILACS. We searched 2 trials registries for additional references. For adverse event outcomes, we undertook separate searches in MEDLINE in April, July and November 2017. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of local or systemic interventions for MF in adults with any stage of the disease compared with either another local or systemic intervention or with placebo. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. The primary outcomes were improvement in health-related quality of life as defined by participants, and common adverse effects of the treatments. Key secondary outcomes were complete response (CR), defined as complete disappearance of all clinical evidence of disease, and objective response rate (ORR), defined as proportion of patients with a partial or complete response. We used GRADE to assess the certainty of evidence and considered comparisons of psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA) light treatment as most important because this is first-line treatment for MF in most guidelines. MAIN RESULTS This review includes 20 RCTs (1369 participants) covering a wide range of interventions. The following were assessed as either treatments or comparators: imiquimod, peldesine, hypericin, mechlorethamine, nitrogen mustard and intralesional injections of interferon-α (IFN-α) (topical applications); PUVA, extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP: photochemotherapy), and visible light (light applications); acitretin, bexarotene, lenalidomide, methotrexate and vorinostat (oral agents); brentuximab vedotin; denileukin diftitox; mogamulizumab; chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, etoposide, and vincristine; a combination of chemotherapy with electron beam radiation; subcutaneous injection of IFN-α; and intramuscular injections of active transfer factor (parenteral systemics). Thirteen trials used an active comparator, five were placebo-controlled, and two compared an active operator to observation only. In 14 trials, participants had MF in clinical stages IA to IIB. All participants were treated in secondary and tertiary care settings, mainly in Europe, North America or Australia. Trials recruited both men and women, with more male participants overall. Trial duration varied from four weeks to 12 months, with one longer-term study lasting more than six years. We judged 16 trials as at high risk of bias in at least one domain, most commonly performance bias (blinding of participants and investigators), attrition bias and reporting bias. None of our key comparisons measured quality of life, and the two studies that did presented no usable data. Eighteen studies reported common adverse effects of the treatments. Adverse effects ranged from mild symptoms to lethal complications depending upon the treatment type. More aggressive treatments like systemic chemotherapy generally resulted in more severe adverse effects. In the included studies, CR rates ranged from 0% to 83% (median 31%), and ORR ranged from 0% to 88% (median 47%). Five trials assessed PUVA treatment, alone or combined, summarised below. There may be little to no difference between intralesional IFN-α and PUVA compared with PUVA alone for 24 to 52 weeks in CR (risk ratio (RR) 1.07, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.87 to 1.31; 2 trials; 122 participants; low-certainty evidence). Common adverse events and ORR were not measured. One small cross-over trial found once-monthly ECP for six months may be less effective than twice-weekly PUVA for three months, reporting CR in two of eight participants and ORR in six of eight participants after PUVA, compared with no CR or ORR after ECP (very low-certainty evidence). Some participants reported mild nausea after PUVA but no numerical data were given. One participant in the ECP group withdrew due to hypotension. However, we are unsure of the results due to very low-certainty evidence. One trial comparing bexarotene plus PUVA versus PUVA alone for up to 16 weeks reported one case of photosensitivity in the bexarotene plus PUVA group compared to none in the PUVA-alone group (87 participants; low-certainty evidence). There may be little to no difference between bexarotene plus PUVA and PUVA alone in CR (RR 1.41, 95% CI 0.71 to 2.80) and ORR (RR 0.94, 95% CI 0.61 to 1.44) (93 participants; low-certainty evidence). One trial comparing subcutaneous IFN-α injections combined with either acitretin or PUVA for up to 48 weeks or until CR indicated there may be little to no difference in the common IFN-α adverse effect of flu-like symptoms (RR 1.32, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.88; 82 participants). There may be lower CR with IFN-α and acitretin compared with IFN-α and PUVA (RR 0.54, 95% CI 0.35 to 0.84; 82 participants) (both outcomes: low-certainty evidence). This trial did not measure ORR. One trial comparing PUVA maintenance treatment to no maintenance treatment, in participants who had already had CR, did report common adverse effects. However, the distribution was not evaluable. CR and OR were not assessable. The range of treatment options meant that rare adverse effects consequently occurred in a variety of organs. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS There is a lack of high-certainty evidence to support decision making in the treatment of MF. Because of substantial heterogeneity in design, missing data, small sample sizes, and low methodological quality, the comparative safety and efficacy of these interventions cannot be reliably established on the basis of the included RCTs. PUVA is commonly recommended as first-line treatment for MF, and we did not find evidence to challenge this recommendation. There was an absence of evidence to support the use of intralesional IFN-α or bexarotene in people receiving PUVA and an absence of evidence to support the use of acitretin or ECP for treating MF. Future trials should compare the safety and efficacy of treatments to PUVA, as the current standard of care, and should measure quality of life and common adverse effects.
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- Arash Valipour
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Evidence-Based Medicine Frankfurt, Institute of General Practice, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Hautklinik, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Center for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technischen Universität (TU) Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- c/o Cochrane Skin Group, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Evidence-Based Medicine Frankfurt, Institute of General Practice, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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Mori T, Shiratori S, Suzumiya J, Kurokawa M, Shindo M, Naoyuki U, Katsuto T, Miyamoto T, Morishige S, Hirokawa M, Fukuda T, Atsuta Y, Suzuki R. Outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome. Hematol Oncol 2020; 38:266-271. [PMID: 32011008 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has been reported to provide prolonged remission of relapsed/refractory mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS), its role has not been fully evaluated. Here, the outcomes of allogeneic HSCT for patients with MF/SS were retrospectively evaluated by using the registry database of the Japan Society for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. Forty-eight patients were evaluable and enrolled in the analysis. Median age was 45.5 years. Eighteen patients (38%) received myeloablative conditioning, and 33 (69%) received HSCT from an alternative donor. Disease status was complete or partial response in 25% of the patients and relapsed or refractory in the others. At the time of analysis, 18 patients were alive, with a median follow-up of 31.0 months (range, 3.8-31.1). Three-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were 30% (95%CI, 16-45%) and 19% (95%CI, 9-31%), respectively. Disease progression was not observed later than 17 months after transplantation. Both disease status and performance status at transplant significantly affected OS and PFS. Although our findings suggest that allogeneic HSCT provides long-term PFS in patients with MF/SS, the timing of transplantation should be decided carefully based on the disease status and the patient's condition in order to improve the outcome.
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- Takehiko Mori
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Oncology/Hematology, School of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Cell Therapy and Transplantation Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University Hospital, Ehime, Japan
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- Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Oncology/Hematology, School of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, Japan
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Survival in Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome: How Can We Predict Outcome? J Invest Dermatol 2020; 140:281-283. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.08.440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Dalal M, Mitchell S, McCloskey C, Zagadailov E, Gautam A. The clinical and humanistic burden of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas and response to conventional and novel therapies: results of a systematic review. Expert Rev Hematol 2020; 13:405-419. [DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2020.1717945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Mehul Dalal
- Global Outcomes Research, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Global Outcomes Research, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Global Outcomes Research, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Iqbal M, Reljic T, Ayala E, Sher T, Murthy H, Roy V, Foran J, Tun H, Kumar A, Kharfan-Dabaja MA. Efficacy of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020; 26:76-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Babakoohi S. Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma: Ready to Enter the World of Allogeneic Transplant? Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 26:e5-e6. [PMID: 31733298 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Shahab Babakoohi
- Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Ritchie S, Qureshi I, Molloy K, Yoo J, Shah F, Stevens A, Irwin C, Chaganti S, Scarisbrick J. Evaluation of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients diagnosed with cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma at a tertiary care centre: should we avoid chemotherapy in conditioning regimes? Br J Dermatol 2019; 182:807-809. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- S. Ritchie
- University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) Birmingham U.K
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- University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) Birmingham U.K
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- University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) Birmingham U.K
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- University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) Birmingham U.K
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- University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) Birmingham U.K
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- University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) Birmingham U.K
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- University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) Birmingham U.K
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- University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) Birmingham U.K
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Hristov AC, Tejasvi T, Wilcox RA. Mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome: 2019 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management. Am J Hematol 2019; 94:1027-1041. [PMID: 31313347 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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DISEASE OVERVIEW Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL) are a heterogenous group of T-cell neoplasms involving the skin, the majority of which may be classified as Mycosis fungoides (MF) or Sézary syndrome (SS). DIAGNOSIS The diagnosis of MF or SS requires the integration of clinical and histopathologic data. RISK-ADAPTED THERAPY TNMB (tumor, node, metastasis, blood) staging remains the most important prognostic factor in MF/SS and forms the basis for a "risk-adapted," multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. For patients with disease limited to the skin, skin-directed therapies are preferred, as both disease-specific and overall survival for these patients is favorable. In contrast, patients with advanced-stage disease with significant nodal, visceral or blood involvement are generally approached with systemic therapies. These include biologic-response modifiers, histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, or antibody-based strategies, in an escalating fashion. In highly-selected patients, allogeneic stem-cell transplantation may be considered, as this may be curative in some patients.
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- Alexandra C. Hristov
- Departments of Pathology and DermatologyUniversity of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal MedicineUniversity of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Ann Arbor Michigan
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