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van Pul KM, Notohardjo JCL, Fransen MF, Koster BD, Stam AGM, Chondronasiou D, Lougheed SM, Bakker J, Kandiah V, van den Tol MP, Jooss K, Vuylsteke RJCLM, van den Eertwegh AJM, de Gruijl TD. Local delivery of low-dose anti–CTLA-4 to the melanoma lymphatic basin leads to systemic T
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reduction and effector T cell activation. Sci Immunol 2022; 7:eabn8097. [DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abn8097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
Preclinical studies show that locoregional CTLA-4 blockade is equally effective in inducing tumor eradication as systemic delivery, without the added risk of immune-related side effects. This efficacy is related to access of the CTLA-4 blocking antibodies to tumor-draining lymph nodes (TDLNs). Local delivery of anti–CTLA-4 after surgical removal of primary melanoma, before sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), provides a unique setting to clinically assess the role of TDLN in the biological efficacy of locoregional CTLA-4 blockade. Here, we have evaluated the safety, tolerability, and immunomodulatory effects in the SLN and peripheral blood of a single dose of tremelimumab [a fully human immunoglobulin gamma-2 (IgG2) mAb directed against CTLA-4] in a dose range of 2 to 20 mg, injected intradermally at the tumor excision site 1 week before SLNB in 13 patients with early-stage melanoma (phase 1 trial; NCT04274816). Intradermal delivery was safe and well tolerated and induced activation of migratory dendritic cell (DC) subsets in the SLN. It also induced profound and durable decreases in regulatory T cell (T
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- Kim M. van Pul
- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Medical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Surgical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Medical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Pulmonary Diseases, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Medical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Medical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Medical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Medical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Medical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Medical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Surgical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Medical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit, Medical Oncology, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Cancer Immunology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Hoek VT, Edomskis PP, Stark PW, Lambrichts DPV, Draaisma WA, Consten ECJ, Lange JF, Bemelman WA, Hop WC, Opmeer BC, Reitsma JB, Scholte RA, Waltmann EWH, Legemate A, Bartelsman JF, Meijer DW, de Brouwer M, van Dalen J, Durbridge M, Geerdink M, Ilbrink GJ, Mehmedovic S, Middelhoek P, Boom MJ, Consten ECJ, van der Bilt JDW, van Olden GDJ, Stam MAW, Verweij MS, Vennix S, Musters GD, Swank HA, Boermeester MA, Busch ORC, Buskens CJ, El-Massoudi Y, Kluit AB, van Rossem CC, Schijven MP, Tanis PJ, Unlu C, van Dieren S, Gerhards MF, Karsten TM, de Nes LC, Rijna H, van Wagensveld BA, Koff eman GI, Steller EP, Tuynman JB, Bruin SC, van der Peet DL, Blanken-Peeters CFJM, Cense HA, Jutte E, Crolla RMPH, van der Schelling GP, van Zeeland M, de Graaf EJR, Groenendijk RPR, Karsten TM, Vermaas M, Schouten O, de Vries MR, Prins HA, Lips DJ, Bosker RJI, van der Hoeven JAB, Diks J, Plaisier PW, Kruyt PM, Sietses C, Stommel MWJ, Nienhuijs SW, de Hingh IHJT, Luyer MDP, van Montfort G, Ponten EH, Smulders JF, van Duyn EB, Klaase JM, Swank DJ, Ottow RT, Stockmann HBAC, Vermeulen J, Vuylsteke RJCLM, Belgers HJ, Fransen S, von Meijenfeldt EM, Sosef MN, van Geloven AAW, Hendriks ER, ter Horst B, Leeuwenburgh MMN, van Ruler O, Vogten JM, Vriens EJC, Westerterp M, Eijsbouts QAJ, Bentohami A, Bijlsma TS, de Korte N, Nio D, Govaert MJPM, Joosten JJA, Tollenaar RAEM, Stassen LPS, Wiezer MJ, Hazebroek EJ, Smits AB, van Westreenen HL, Lange JF, Brandt A, Nijboer WN, Mulder IM, Toorenvliet BR, Weidema WF, Coene PPLO, Mannaerts GHH, den Hartog D, de Vos RJ, Zengerink JF, Hoofwijk AGM, Hulsewé KWE, Melenhorst J, Stoot JHMB, Steup WH, Huijstee PJ, Merkus JWS, Wever JJ, Maring JK, Heisterkamp J, van Grevenstein WMU, Vriens MR, Besselink MGH, Borel Rinkes IHM, Witkamp AJ, Slooter GD, Konsten JLM, Engel AF, Pierik EGJM, Frakking TG, van Geldere D, Patijn GA, D’Hoore BAJL, de Buck AVO, Miserez M, Terrasson I, Wolthuis A, di Saverio S, de Blasiis MG. Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage versus sigmoidectomy for perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis: three-year follow-up of the randomised LOLA trial. Surg Endosc 2022; 36:7764-7774. [PMID: 35606544 PMCID: PMC9485102 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-022-09326-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Background
This study aimed to compare laparoscopic lavage and sigmoidectomy as treatment for perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis during a 36 month follow-up of the LOLA trial.
Methods
Within the LOLA arm of the international, multicentre LADIES trial, patients with perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis were randomised between laparoscopic lavage and sigmoidectomy. Outcomes were collected up to 36 months. The primary outcome of the present study was cumulative morbidity and mortality. Secondary outcomes included reoperations (including stoma reversals), stoma rates, and sigmoidectomy rates in the lavage group.
Results
Long-term follow-up was recorded in 77 of the 88 originally included patients, 39 were randomised to sigmoidectomy (51%) and 38 to laparoscopic lavage (49%). After 36 months, overall cumulative morbidity (sigmoidectomy 28/39 (72%) versus lavage 32/38 (84%), p = 0·272) and mortality (sigmoidectomy 7/39 (18%) versus lavage 6/38 (16%), p = 1·000) did not differ. The number of patients who underwent a reoperation was significantly lower for lavage compared to sigmoidectomy (sigmoidectomy 27/39 (69%) versus lavage 17/38 (45%), p = 0·039). After 36 months, patients alive with stoma in situ was lower in the lavage group (proportion calculated from the Kaplan–Meier life table, sigmoidectomy 17% vs lavage 11%, log-rank p = 0·0268). Eventually, 17 of 38 (45%) patients allocated to lavage underwent sigmoidectomy.
Conclusion
Long-term outcomes showed that laparoscopic lavage was associated with less patients who underwent reoperations and lower stoma rates in patients alive after 36 months compared to sigmoidectomy. No differences were found in terms of cumulative morbidity or mortality. Patient selection should be improved to reduce risk for short-term complications after which lavage could still be a valuable treatment option.
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Blok RD, Sharabiany S, Stoker J, Laan ETM, Bosker RJI, Burger JWA, Chaudhri S, van Duijvendijk P, van Etten B, van Geloven AAW, de Graaf EJR, Hoff C, Hompes R, Leijtens JWA, Rothbarth J, Rutten HJT, Singh B, Vuylsteke RJCLM, de Wilt JHW, Dijkgraaf MGW, Bemelman WA, Musters GD, Tanis PJ. Cumulative 5-year Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Biological Mesh With Primary Perineal Wound Closure After Extralevator Abdominoperineal Resection (BIOPEX-study). Ann Surg 2022; 275:e37-e44. [PMID: 33534231 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine long-term outcomes of a randomized trial (BIOPEX) comparing biological mesh and primary perineal closure in rectal cancer patients after extralevator abdominoperineal resection and preoperative radiotherapy, with a primary focus on symptomatic perineal hernia. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA BIOPEX is the only randomized trial in this field, which was negative on its primary endpoint (30-day wound healing). METHODS This was a posthoc secondary analysis of patients randomized in the BIOPEX trial to either biological mesh closure (n = 50; 2 dropouts) or primary perineal closure (n = 54; 1 dropout). Patients were followed for 5 years. Actuarial 5-year probabilities were determined by the Kaplan-Meier statistic. RESULTS Actuarial 5-year symptomatic perineal hernia rates were 7% (95% CI, 0-30) after biological mesh closure versus 30% (95% CI, 10-49) after primary closure (P = 0.006). One patient (2%) in the biomesh group underwent elective perineal hernia repair, compared to 7 patients (13%) in the primary closure group (P = 0.062). Reoperations for small bowel obstruction were necessary in 1/48 patients (2%) and 5/53 patients (9%), respectively (P = 0.208). No significant differences were found for chronic perineal wound problems, locoregional recurrence, overall survival, and main domains of quality of life and functional outcome. CONCLUSIONS Symptomatic perineal hernia rate at 5-year follow-up after abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer was significantly lower after biological mesh closure. Biological mesh closure did not improve quality of life or functional outcomes.
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- Robin D Blok
- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- LEXOR, Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Oncode Institute, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, the Netherlands
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- Department of Sexology and Psychosomatic Gynecology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, IJsselland Hospital, Capelle aan de IJssel, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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van Pul KM, Vuylsteke RJCLM, de Beijer MTA, van de Ven R, van den Tol MP, Stockmann HBAC, de Gruijl TD. Breast cancer-induced immune suppression in the sentinel lymph node is effectively countered by CpG-B in conjunction with inhibition of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway. J Immunother Cancer 2020; 8:jitc-2020-000761. [PMID: 33046620 PMCID: PMC7552844 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2020-000761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We previously showed selectively hampered activation of lymph node-resident (LNR) dendritic cell (DC) subsets in the breast cancer (BrC) sentinel lymph node (SLN) to precede a state of profound T cell anergy. Reactivating these DC subsets by intratumoral delivery of the Toll-like receptor-9 (TLR9) agonist CpG-B could potentially offer a promising immune therapeutic strategy to combat this immune suppression and prevent disease spread. Unfortunately, CpG-B can limit its own immune stimulatory activity through direct TLR9-mediated activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), pinpointed as a key regulator of immune suppression in the tumor microenvironment. Here, we have investigated whether in vitro exposure to CpG-B, with or without simultaneous inhibition of STAT3 signaling, could overcome immune suppression in BrC SLN. METHODS Immune modulatory effects of CpG-B (CPG7909) with or without the JAK2/STAT3 inhibitor (STAT3i) AG490 were assessed in ex vivo cultured BrC SLN-derived single-cell suspensions (N=29). Multiparameter flow cytometric analyses were conducted for DC and T cell subset characterization and assessment of (intracellular) cytokine profiles. T cell reactivity against the BrC-associated antigen Mammaglobin-A was determined by means of interferon-γ ELISPOT assay. RESULTS Although CpG-B alone induced activation of all DC subsets, combined inhibition of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway resulted in superior DC maturation (ie, increased CD83 expression), with most profound activation and maturation of LNR DC subsets. Furthermore, combined CpG-B and JAK2/STAT3 inhibition promoted Th1 skewing by counterbalancing the CpG-induced Th2/regulatory T cell response and significantly enhanced Mammaglobin-A specific T cell reactivity. CONCLUSION Ex vivo immune modulation of the SLN by CpG-B and simultaneous JAK2/STAT3 inhibition can effectively overcome BrC-induced immune suppression by preferential activation of LNR DC, ultimately restoring type 1-mediated antitumor immunity, thereby securing a BrC-specific T cell response. These findings provide a clear rationale for clinical exploration of SLN-immune potentiation through local CpG/STAT3i administration in patients with BrC.
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- Kim M van Pul
- Medical Oncology-Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC-VUMC location, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Surgical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC-VUMC location, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Oncology-Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC-VUMC location, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Oncology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery-Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC-VUMC location, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Oncology-Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC-VUMC location, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sharabiany S, Blok RD, Lapid O, Hompes R, Bemelman WA, Alberts VP, Lamme B, Wijsman JH, Tuynman JB, Aalbers AGJ, Beets GL, Fabry HFJ, Cherepanin IM, Polat F, Burger JWA, Rutten HJT, Bosker RJI, Talsma K, Rothbarth J, Verhoef C, van de Ven AWH, van der Bilt JDW, de Graaf EJR, Doornebosch PG, Leijtens JWA, Heemskerk J, Singh B, Chaudhri S, Gerhards MF, Karsten TM, de Wilt JHW, Bremers AJA, Vuylsteke RJCLM, Heuff G, van Geloven AAW, Tanis PJ, Musters GD. Perineal wound closure using gluteal turnover flap or primary closure after abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer: study protocol of a randomised controlled multicentre trial (BIOPEX-2 study). BMC Surg 2020; 20:164. [PMID: 32703182 PMCID: PMC7376711 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-020-00823-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Abdominoperineal resection (APR) for rectal cancer is associated with high morbidity of the perineal wound, and controversy exists about the optimal closure technique. Primary perineal wound closure is still the standard of care in the Netherlands. Biological mesh closure did not improve wound healing in our previous randomised controlled trial (BIOPEX-study). It is suggested, based on meta-analysis of cohort studies, that filling of the perineal defect with well-vascularised tissue improves perineal wound healing. A gluteal turnover flap seems to be a promising method for this purpose, and with the advantage of not having a donor site scar. The aim of this study is to investigate whether a gluteal turnover flap improves the uncomplicated perineal wound healing after APR for rectal cancer. Methods Patients with primary or recurrent rectal cancer who are planned for APR will be considered eligible in this multicentre randomised controlled trial. Exclusion criteria are total exenteration, sacral resection above S4/S5, intersphincteric APR, biological mesh closure of the pelvic floor, collagen disorders, and severe systemic diseases. A total of 160 patients will be randomised between gluteal turnover flap (experimental arm) and primary closure (control arm). The total follow-up duration is 12 months, and outcome assessors and patients will be blinded for type of perineal wound closure. The primary outcome is the percentage of uncomplicated perineal wound healing on day 30, defined as a Southampton wound score of less than two. Secondary outcomes include time to perineal wound closure, incidence of perineal hernia, the number, duration and nature of the complications, re-interventions, quality of life and urogenital function. Discussion The uncomplicated perineal wound healing rate is expected to increase from 65 to 85% by using the gluteal turnover flap. With proven effectiveness, a quick implementation of this relatively simple surgical technique is expected to take place. Trial registration The trial was retrospectively registered at Clinicaltrials.gov NCT04004650 on July 2, 2019.
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- Sarah Sharabiany
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,LEXOR, Centre for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Oncode Institute, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital-Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital-Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Bravis Hospital, Roosendaal, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,GROW School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, IJsselland Hospital, Capelle aan den Ijssel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, IJsselland Hospital, Capelle aan den Ijssel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Laurentius Hospital, Roermond, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Leicester Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Surgery, OLVG Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Koster BD, de Jong TD, van den Hout MFCM, Sluijter BJR, Vuylsteke RJCLM, Molenkamp BG, Vosslamber S, van den Tol MP, van den Eertwegh AJM, de Gruijl TD. In the mix: the potential benefits of adding GM-CSF to CpG-B in the local treatment of patients with early-stage melanoma. Oncoimmunology 2019; 9:1708066. [PMID: 32002303 PMCID: PMC6959435 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2019.1708066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Whereas TLR9 agonists are recognized as powerful stimulators of antitumor immunity, GM-CSF has had mixed reviews. In previously reported randomized trials we assessed the effects of local immune modulation in early-stage melanoma with CpG-B alone or with GM-CSF. Here we discuss the added value of GM-CSF and show sex-related differences.
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- Bas D Koster
- Departments of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Rheumatology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Surgical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Surgical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Surgical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Rheumatology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Surgical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Koster BD, van den Hout MFCM, Sluijter BJR, Molenkamp BG, Vuylsteke RJCLM, Baars A, van Leeuwen PAM, Scheper RJ, Petrousjka van den Tol M, van den Eertwegh AJM, de Gruijl TD. Local Adjuvant Treatment with Low-Dose CpG-B Offers Durable Protection against Disease Recurrence in Clinical Stage I-II Melanoma: Data from Two Randomized Phase II Trials. Clin Cancer Res 2018; 23:5679-5686. [PMID: 28972083 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-0944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose: Although risk of recurrence after surgical removal of clinical stage I-II melanoma is considerable, there is no adjuvant therapy with proven efficacy. Here, we provide clinical evidence that a local conditioning regimen, aimed at immunologic arming of the tumor-draining lymph nodes, may provide durable protection against disease recurrence (median follow-up, 88.8 months).Experimental Design: In two randomized phase II trials, patients, diagnosed with stage I-II melanoma after excision of the primary tumor, received local injections at the primary tumor excision site within 7 days preceding re-excision and sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy of either a saline placebo (n = 22) or low-dose CpG type B (CpG-B) with (n = 9) or without (n = 21) low-dose GM-CSF.Results: CpG-B treatment was shown to be safe, to boost locoregional and systemic immunity, to be associated with lower rates of tumor-involved SLN (10% vs. 36% in controls, P = 0.04), and, at a median follow-up of 88.8 months, to profoundly improve recurrence-free survival (P = 0.008), even for patients with histologically confirmed (i.e., pathologic) stage I-II disease (P = 0.02).Conclusions: Potentially offering durable protection, local low-dose CpG-B administration in early-stage melanoma provides an adjuvant treatment option for a large group of patients currently going untreated despite being at considerable risk for disease recurrence. Once validated in a larger randomized phase III trial, this nontoxic immunopotentiating regimen may prove clinically transformative. Clin Cancer Res; 23(19); 5679-86. ©2017 AACR.
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- Bas D Koster
- Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center - Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center - Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, VU University Medical Center - Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, VU University Medical Center - Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, VU University Medical Center - Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center - Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, VU University Medical Center - Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center - Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, VU University Medical Center - Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center - Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center - Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Borstlap WAA, Tanis PJ, Koedam TWA, Marijnen CAM, Cunningham C, Dekker E, van Leerdam ME, Meijer G, van Grieken N, Nagtegaal ID, Punt CJA, Dijkgraaf MGW, De Wilt JH, Beets G, de Graaf EJ, van Geloven AAW, Gerhards MF, van Westreenen HL, van de Ven AWH, van Duijvendijk P, de Hingh IHJT, Leijtens JWA, Sietses C, Spillenaar-Bilgen EJ, Vuylsteke RJCLM, Hoff C, Burger JWA, van Grevenstein WMU, Pronk A, Bosker RJI, Prins H, Smits AB, Bruin S, Zimmerman DD, Stassen LPS, Dunker MS, Westerterp M, Coene PP, Stoot J, Bemelman WA, Tuynman JB. A multi-centred randomised trial of radical surgery versus adjuvant chemoradiotherapy after local excision for early rectal cancer. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:513. [PMID: 27439975 PMCID: PMC4955121 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2557-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Rectal cancer surgery is accompanied with high morbidity and poor long term functional outcome. Screening programs have shown a shift towards more early staged cancers. Patients with early rectal cancer can potentially benefit significantly from rectal preserving therapy. For the earliest stage cancers, local excision is sufficient when the risk of lymph node disease and subsequent recurrence is below 5 %. However, the majority of early cancers are associated with an intermediate risk of lymph node involvement (5–20 %) suggesting that local excision alone is not sufficient, while completion radical surgery, which is currently standard of care, could be a substantial overtreatment for this group of patients. Methods/Study design In this multicentre randomised trial, patients with an intermediate risk T1-2 rectal cancer, that has been locally excised using an endoluminal technique, will be randomized between adjuvant chemo-radiotherapylimited to the mesorectum and standard completion total mesorectal excision (TME). To strictly monitor the risk of locoregional recurrence in the experimental arm and enable early salvage surgery, there will be additional follow up with frequent MRI and endoscopy. The primary outcome of the study is three-year local recurrence rate. Secondary outcomes are morbidity, disease free and overall survival, stoma rate, functional outcomes, health related quality of life and costs. The design is a non inferiority study with a total sample size of 302 patients. Discussion The results of the TESAR trial will potentially demonstrate that adjuvant chemoradiotherapy is an oncological safe treatment option in patients who are confronted with the difficult clinical dilemma of a radically removed intermediate risk early rectal cancer by polypectomy or transanal surgery that is conventionally treated with subsequent radical surgery. Preserving the rectum using adjuvant radiotherapy is expected to significantly improve morbidity, function and quality of life if compared to completion TME surgery. Trial registration NCT02371304, registration date: February 2015
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- W A A Borstlap
- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Oxford University Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, RadboudUMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Research Unit, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, RadboudUMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, IJselland Hospital, Capelle aan de Ijssel, The Netherlands
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- Department of surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Laurentius Hospital, Roermond, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Medisch Centrum Leewarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Diaconessenziekehuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Sint. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Slotervaart Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, MUMC, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Center Haaglanden, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Hospital, Sittard, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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We present a case of coccygeal hernation after coccygectomy. Hernia repair was performed with a biological mesh via an direct approach. Only 8 other cases could be identified in literature.
Coccygeal herniation after coccygectomy is rare. Little is known about the management of this complication. We present a case of a 44 year old women with a coccygeal herniation 7 years after coccygectomy. She was treated two times for an infected pilonidal sinus with incision and drainage. After the last incision and drainage she had complaints of a painful swelling in the sacral area and difficulty with evacuation of her stools. A defaecography showed a coccygeal herniation. An additional MRI of the pelvic region showed a defect with a diameter of approximately 38 mm. We performed a hernia repair with a biological mesh (Strattice™ surgical mesh, LifeCell Corporation USA) via a sacral approach. Her recovery was complicated by a small wound dehiscence without clinical signs of infection. The sacral wound healed per secundam. Her complaints had completely disappeared. A defaecography 2 months after surgery showed no residual herniation. To our knowledge, it is the first reported case of a coccygeal hernia repair with a biological Strattice™ surgical mesh.
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- F Hoexum
- Kennemer Gasthuis, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
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Musters GD, Bemelman WA, Bosker RJI, Burger JWA, van Duijvendijk P, van Etten B, van Geloven AAW, de Graaf EJR, Hoff C, de Korte N, Leijtens JWA, Rutten HJT, Singh B, van de Ven A, Vuylsteke RJCLM, de Wilt JHW, Dijkgraaf MGW, Tanis PJ. Randomized controlled multicentre study comparing biological mesh closure of the pelvic floor with primary perineal wound closure after extralevator abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer (BIOPEX-study). BMC Surg 2014; 14:58. [PMID: 25163547 PMCID: PMC4158342 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-14-58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Primary perineal wound closure after conventional abdominoperineal resection (cAPR) for rectal cancer has been the standard of care for many years. Since the introduction of neo-adjuvant radiotherapy and the extralevator APR (eAPR), oncological outcome has been improved, but at the cost of increased rates of perineal wound healing problems and perineal hernia. This has progressively increased the use of biological meshes, although not supported by sufficient evidence. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of pelvic floor reconstruction using a biological mesh after standardized eAPR with neo-adjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy compared to primary perineal wound closure. METHODS/DESIGN In this multicentre randomized controlled trial, patients with a clinical diagnosis of primary rectal cancer who are scheduled for eAPR after neo-adjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy will be considered eligible. Exclusion criteria are prior radiotherapy, sacral resection above S4/S5, allergy to pig products or polysorbate, collagen disorders, and severe systemic diseases affecting wound healing, except for diabetes. After informed consent, 104 patients will be randomized between standard care using primary wound closure of the perineum and the experimental arm consisting of suturing a biological mesh derived from porcine dermis in the pelvic floor defect, followed by perineal closure similar to the control arm. Patients will be followed for one year after the intervention and outcome assessors and patients will be blinded for the study treatment. The primary endpoint is the percentage of uncomplicated perineal wound healing, defined as a Southampton wound score of less than II on day 30. Secondary endpoints are hospital stay, incidence of perineal hernia, quality of life, and costs. DISCUSSION The BIOPEX-study is the first randomized controlled multicentre study to determine the additive value of using a biological mesh for perineal wound closure after eAPR with neo-adjuvant radiotherapy compared to primary perineal wound closure with regard to perineal wound healing and the occurrence of perineal hernia. TRAIL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT01927497 (Clinicaltrial.gov).
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Post box 22660, Amsterdam 1105AZ, The Netherlands.
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Oosterling SJ, Mels AK, Geijtenbeek TBH, van der Bij GJ, Tuk CW, Vuylsteke RJCLM, van Leeuwen PAM, Meijer GA, Meijer S, Beelen RHJ, van Egmond M. Preoperative granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) increases hepatic dendritic cell numbers and clustering with lymphocytes in colorectal cancer patients. Immunobiology 2006; 211:641-9. [PMID: 16920503 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2006.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Despite surgery with curative intent, approximately 30% of colorectal carcinoma patients will develop liver metastases during follow-up. Synchronous occult micrometastases, tumor cell shedding into the portal circulation and postoperative immune impairment have all been suggested to facilitate outgrowth of liver metastases. In experimental models, increases in both number of resident macrophages of the liver, the so-called Kupffer cells (KC), and tumoricidal capacity of KC were observed after pretreatment with granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), a potent immuno-stimulatory agent. Following perioperative recombinant human GM-CSF (rhGM-CSF), we previously showed activation of the systemic immune response in the postoperative period, which is normally transiently down-modulated after surgery. Therefore, in this pilot study, effects of preoperative rhGM-CSF administration on the composition of human liver immune cell population were evaluated in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer. No difference in KC numbers of rhGM-CSF-treated patients was observed. Importantly, however, a 6-fold increase in dendritic cell (DC) numbers was observed compared to control patients, as quantified by immunohistochemistry of liver biopsies, taken during laparotomy. Furthermore, direct contact between liver CD8+ cells and DC was significantly enhanced in rhGM-CSF-treated patients. Both increases in DC numbers and DC interaction with CD8+ T cells suggest enhanced immunological activation, which may reduce liver metastases formation and ultimately improve survival after initial colorectal surgery.
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- Steven J Oosterling
- Department of Surgical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Vuylsteke RJCLM, Molenkamp BG, van Leeuwen PAM, Meijer S, Wijnands PGJTB, Haanen JBAG, Scheper RJ, de Gruijl TD. Tumor-Specific CD8+ T Cell Reactivity in the Sentinel Lymph Node of GM-CSF–Treated Stage I Melanoma Patients is Associated with High Myeloid Dendritic Cell Content. Clin Cancer Res 2006; 12:2826-33. [PMID: 16675577 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-2431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Impaired immune functions in the sentinel lymph node (SLN) may facilitate early metastatic events during melanoma development. Local potentiation of tumor-specific T cell reactivity may be a valuable adjuvant treatment option. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We examined the effect of locally administered granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) on the frequency of tumor-specific CD8+ T cells in the SLN and blood of patients with stage I melanoma. Twelve patients were randomly assigned to preoperative local administration of either recombinant human GM-CSF or NaCl 0.9%. CD8+ T cells from SLN and peripheral blood were tested for reactivity in an IFNgamma ELISPOT assay against the full-length MART-1 antigen and a number of HLA-A1, HLA-A2, and HLA-A3-restricted epitopes derived from a range of melanoma-associated antigens. RESULTS Melanoma-specific CD8+ T cell response rates in the SLN were one of six for the control group and four of six for the GM-CSF-administered group. Only one patient had detectable tumor-specific CD8+ T cells in the blood, but at lower frequencies than in the SLN. All patients with detectable tumor-specific CD8+ T cells had a percentage of CD1a+ SLN-dendritic cells (DC) above the median (i.e., 0.33%). This association between above median CD1a+ SLN-DC frequencies and tumor antigen-specific CD8+ T cell reactivity was significant in a two-sided Fisher's exact test (P = 0.015). CONCLUSIONS Locally primed antitumor T cell responses in the SLN are detectable as early as stage I of melanoma development and may be enhanced by GM-CSF-induced increases in SLN-DC frequencies.
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- Ronald J C L M Vuylsteke
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Molenkamp BG, Vuylsteke RJCLM, van Leeuwen PAM, Meijer S, Vos W, Wijnands PGJTB, Scheper RJ, de Gruijl TD. Matched skin and sentinel lymph node samples of melanoma patients reveal exclusive migration of mature dendritic cells. Am J Pathol 2005; 167:1301-7. [PMID: 16251414 PMCID: PMC1603792 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)61217-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/11/2005] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Mature and immature myeloid dendritic cells (DCs) are thought to differentially modulate T-cell responses in secondary lymphoid tissues. Although mature DCs are believed to induce T-cell activation under proinflammatory conditions, immature DCs are believed to maintain a state of T-cell tolerance under steady state conditions. However, little is known about the actual activation state of human DCs under these different conditions. Here, we compare the frequency and activation state of human DCs between matched skin and sentinel lymph node (SLN) samples, after intradermal administration of either granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) or saline, at the excision site of stage I primary melanoma. Although DCs remained immature (CD1a+CD83-) and mostly situated in the epidermis of the saline-injected skin (fully consistent with a quiescent steady state), mature (CD1a+CD83+) DC frequencies significantly increased in the GM-CSF-injected skin and correlated with the number of mature DCs in the SLN, indicative of increased DC migration. Interestingly, irrespective of GM-CSF or saline administration, all CD1a+ myeloid DCs in the SLN were phenotypically mature (ie, CD83+). These data are indicative of migration of small numbers of phenotypically mature DCs to lymph nodes under steady state conditions.
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- Barbara G Molenkamp
- Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Department of Surgical Oncology, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Vuylsteke RJCLM, Borgstein PJ, van Leeuwen PAM, Gietema HA, Molenkamp BG, Statius Muller MG, van Diest PJ, van der Sijp JRM, Meijer S. Sentinel Lymph Node Tumor Load: An Independent Predictor of Additional Lymph Node Involvement and Survival in Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol 2005; 12:440-8. [PMID: 15864481 DOI: 10.1245/aso.2005.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2004] [Accepted: 02/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Even though 60% to 80% of melanoma patients with a positive sentinel lymph node (SLN) have no positive additional lymph nodes (ALNs), all these patients are subjected to an ALN dissection (ALND) with its associated morbidity. The aim of this study was to predict the absence of ALN metastases in patients with a positive SLN by using features of the primary melanoma and SLN tumor load. METHODS Of 71 SLN-positive patients, 52 had metastasis limited to the SLN (group 1), and 19 had > or =1 positive ALN after ALND (group 2). The tumor load of the SLN was assessed by measuring the total surface area by computerized morphometry. Breslow thickness, ulceration and lymphatic invasion of the primary tumor, and total SLN metastatic area were tested as covariates predicting the absence of positive ALNs. RESULTS The mean SLN metastatic area was 1.18 mm(2) (group 1) and 3.39 mm(2) (group 2) (P = .003) and was the only significant and independent factor after multivariate analysis (P = .02). None of the patients with both a Breslow thickness <2.5 mm and an SLN metastatic area <.3 mm(2) had a positive ALN. CONCLUSIONS SLN metastatic area can be used to predict the absence of positive ALNs in melanoma patients. In this study, patients with a Breslow thickness <2.5 mm and an SLN tumor load <.3 mm(2 )seemed to have no positive ALN and had excellent survival. We hypothesize that this subgroup might not benefit from ALND. Prospective larger trials, using this model and randomizing between ALND and no ALND, should confirm this hypothesis.
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- Ronald J C L M Vuylsteke
- Department of Surgical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Molenkamp BG, Statius Muller MG, Vuylsteke RJCLM, van der Sijp JRM, Meijier S, van Leeuwen PAM. Selective lymphadenectomy in sentinel node-positive patients may increase the risk of local/in-transit recurrence in malignant melanoma. Eur J Surg Oncol 2005; 31:211-2. [PMID: 15698742 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2004.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Vuylsteke RJCLM, Molenkamp BG, Gietema HA, van Leeuwen PAM, Wijnands PGJTB, Vos W, van Diest PJ, Scheper RJ, Meijer S, de Gruijl TD. Local administration of granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor increases the number and activation state of dendritic cells in the sentinel lymph node of early-stage melanoma. Cancer Res 2005; 64:8456-60. [PMID: 15548718 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-3251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The initial tumor-draining lymph node, the sentinel lymph node, not only constitutes the first expected site of micrometastasis but also the first point of contact between tumor-associated antigens and the adaptive immune system. A tumor-induced decrease in the frequency and activation state of sentinel lymph node dendritic cells will impair the generation of effective antitumor T-cell responses and increase the likelihood of metastatic spread. Here, we demonstrate that intradermal administration of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor around the excision site of stage I primary melanoma tumors increases the number and activation state of dendritic cells in the paracortical areas of the sentinel lymph node and enhances their binding to T cells. We conclude that local treatment of melanoma patients with granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor, before surgery, conditions the sentinel lymph node microenvironment to enhance mature dendritic cell recruitment and hypothesize that this may be more conducive to the generation of T-cell-mediated antitumor immunity.
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Gietema HA, Vuylsteke RJCLM, de Jonge IA, van Leeuwen PAM, Molenkamp BG, van der Sijp JRM, Meijer S, van Diest PJ. Sentinel lymph node investigation in melanoma: detailed analysis of the yield from step sectioning and immunohistochemistry. J Clin Pathol 2004; 57:618-20. [PMID: 15166267 PMCID: PMC1770332 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2003.011742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate in detail the extent to which step sectioning and immunohistochemical examination of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in patients with melanoma reveal additional node positive patients, to arrive at a sensitive yet workable protocol for histopathological SLN examination. METHODS The study comprised 29 patients with one or more positive SLN after a successful SLN procedure for clinical stage I/II melanoma. SLNs were lamellated into pieces of approximately 0.5 cm in size. One initial haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained central cross section was made for each block. When negative, four step ribbons were cut at intervals of 250 microm. One section from each ribbon was stained with H&E, and one was used for immunohistochemistry (IHC). RESULTS When taking the cumulative total of detected metastases at level 5 as 100%, the percentage of SLN positive patients increased from 79%, 83%, 83%, 90% to 93% in the H&E sections through levels 1-5, and with IHC these values were 83%, 86%, 90%, 97%, and 100%, respectively. One of six patients in whom metastases were detected at levels 2-5 only had metastases in the subsequent additional lymph node dissection. CONCLUSIONS Multiple level sectioning of SLNs (five levels at 250 microm intervals) and the use of IHC detects additional metastases up to the last level in melanoma SLNs. Although more levels of sectioning might increase the yield even further, this protocol ensures a reasonable workload for the pathologist with an acceptable sensitivity when compared with the published literature.
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- H A Gietema
- Department of Surgical Oncology, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Gietema HA, Vuylsteke RJCLM, van Diest PJ, Meijer S, van Leeuwen PAM. Predicting nonsentinel lymph node involvement in stage I/II melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol 2004; 10:993; author reply 993-4. [PMID: 14527921 DOI: 10.1245/aso.2003.04.910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Vuylsteke RJCLM, van Leeuwen PAM, Statius Muller MG, Gietema HA, Kragt DR, Meijer S. Clinical outcome of stage I/II melanoma patients after selective sentinel lymph node dissection: long-term follow-up results. J Clin Oncol 2003; 21:1057-65. [PMID: 12637471 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.07.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Although sentinel lymph node (SLN) status is part of the new American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system, there is no final proof that the SLN procedure in melanoma patients influences outcome of disease. This study investigated the accuracy of the SLN procedure and clinical outcome in melanoma patients after at least 60 months of follow-up. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 1993 and 1996, 209 patients with stage I/II cutaneous melanoma underwent selective SLN dissection by the triple technique. If the SLN contained metastatic disease, a completion lymphadenectomy was performed. Survival analyses were performed using the Kaplan-Meier approach. Factors associated with survival were analyzed using the Cox proportional hazards regression model. RESULTS The success rate was 99.5%. Median follow-up was 72 months. Forty patients (19%) had a positive SLN. The false-negative rate was 9%. Five-year overall survival was 87% for the entire group and 92% and 67% for SLN-negative and SLN-positive patients (P <.0001), respectively. All patients with a positive SLN and a Breslow thickness < or = 1.00 mm survived, and SLN-positive patients with a Breslow thickness less than 2.00 mm tend to have a better prognosis compared with SLN-negative patients with a Breslow thickness greater than 2.00 mm. SLN status (P =.002), Breslow thickness (P =.002), and lymphatic invasion (P =.0009) were all found to be independent prognostic factors for overall survival. CONCLUSION With a success rate of 99.5% and a false-negative rate of 9% after long-term follow-up, the triple-technique SLN procedure is a reliable and accurate method. Survival data seem promising, although a therapeutic effect is still questionable. As shown in this study, not all SLN-positive patients have a poor prognosis.
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- R J C L M Vuylsteke
- Department of Surgical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Statius Muller MG, van Leeuwen PAM, van Diest PJ, Pijpers R, Nijveldt RJ, Vuylsteke RJCLM, Meijer S. Pattern and incidence of first site recurrences following sentinel node procedure in melanoma patients. World J Surg 2002; 26:1405-11. [PMID: 12297910 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-002-6197-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Studies of large series of melanoma patients indicated that the average incidence of developing a recurrence during follow-up was 40%. The most frequent first sites of these recurrences were the regional lymph nodes. We hypothesized that the sentinel node (SN) procedure may change the pattern of recurrence by reducing the number of first recurrences in the regional lymph node basin during follow-up to a negligible number, and that locoregional cutaneous and distance metastases are the major future sites of recurrence. We further studied the influence of SN status together with different influential factors on prognosis. An SN procedure with a triple technique was performed in 250 consecutive patients with proven AJCC stages I and II cutaneous melanoma. The median follow-up was 38 months. So far, 44 patients (18%) have developed a recurrence of the disease. The distribution of localization of the first metastases was as follows: 23 patients (52%) with a locoregional cutaneous recurrence; 4 (9%) with recurrence in the regional lymph node basin; 2 (5%) with recurrence in an interval node; and 15 (34%) with distant recurrence. The relative risk of developing recurrence for SN-positive patients is 4.2; for Breslow thickness of 1.51 to 4.00 mm it is 5.5, and thicker than 4.0 mm it is 6.2; for lymphatic invasion 7.6; and for ulceration 3.8. We conclude that the SN procedure changes the pattern of recurrences during follow-up by reducing the number of first recurrences within the regional lymph node basin to a negligible number. High Breslow thickness, lymphatic invasion, and ulceration of the primary melanoma are strong risk factors for recurrence.
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- Markwin G Statius Muller
- Department of Surgical Oncology, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Vuylsteke RJCLM, van Leeuwen PAM, Meijer S, Wijnands PGJTB, Statius Muller MG, Busch DH, Scheper RJ, de Gruijl TD. Sampling tumor-draining lymph nodes for phenotypic and functional analysis of dendritic cells and T cells. Am J Pathol 2002; 161:19-26. [PMID: 12107085 PMCID: PMC1850698 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64152-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Immune responses against tumor antigens will initially occur in the first tumor-draining lymph node, the sentinel node (SN). Because of extensive diagnostic procedures, obtaining a piece of SN to isolate viable immune cells for functional analyses is often impossible. For this reason an alternative method to obtain viable cells from a lymph node (LN) was investigated, ie, scraping LNs with a surgical blade, and compared with dissociation of total LNs. Tumor-draining lymph nodes were retrieved from five oncological patients. The collected dendritic cells and T cells were phenotypically and functionally characterized by flow cytometry and antigen-specific interferon (IFN)-gamma release in an ELISPOT assay. Results were compared between the two isolation methods. Viabilities and phenotypic characteristics of the collected cells were entirely comparable for both methods. T-cell functionality was also comparable between both methods, with equal T-cell expansion factors and similar frequencies of cytotoxic T cells specifically recognizing the M1 matrix protein of Influenza haemophilus or the tumor antigen Her-2/neu. In conclusion, scraping LNs to obtain cells for analysis of immune functions in LNs is feasible and presents a good alternative to dissociation of LNs. Scraping may even be applied to small LNs that a pathologist will submit entirely for histological examination and may thus prove useful in the monitoring of immune responses in SNs.
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Statius Muller MG, van Leeuwen PAM, de Lange-de Klerk ESM, van Diest PJ, Pijpers R, Ferwerda CC, Vuylsteke RJCLM, Meijer S. The sentinel lymph node status is an important factor for predicting clinical outcome in patients with Stage I or II cutaneous melanoma. Cancer 2001. [DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20010615)91:12<2401::aid-cncr1274>3.0.co;2-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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