Topical Chemotherapy in Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma: Positive Results of a Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Trial Testing the Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Mechlorethamine, 0.02%, Gel in Mycosis Fungoides
Lessin S, Duvic M, Guitart J, Pandya A, Strober B, Olsen E, Hull C, Knobler E, Rook A, Kim E, Naylor M, Adelson D, Kimball A, Wood G, Sundram U, Wu H, Kim Y. Topical Chemotherapy in Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma: Positive Results of a Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Trial Testing the Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Mechlorethamine, 0.02%, Gel in Mycosis Fungoides. JAMA Dermatology 2013, 149: 25-32. PMID: 23069814, PMCID: PMC3662469, DOI: 10.1001/2013.jamadermatol.541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndex Lesion SeverityClinical end pointsMycosis fungoidesResponse rateMechlorethamine gelAdverse eventsMulticenter trialTreatment armsLesion severityDrug-related serious adverse eventsSeverity-Weighted Assessment ToolPrimary clinical end pointCutaneous T-cell lymphomaEnd pointSecondary clinical end pointsIIA mycosis fungoidesSerious adverse eventsSubset of patientsTreatment of patientsSerum drug levelsT-cell lymphomaComposite assessmentCarmustine therapyStudy medicationTopical mechlorethamine