2022
Treatment at high-volume facilities is associated with improved overall survival for patients with cutaneous B-cell lymphoma
Cheraghlou S, Ugwu N, Girardi M. Treatment at high-volume facilities is associated with improved overall survival for patients with cutaneous B-cell lymphoma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2022, 88: 203-205. PMID: 35476920, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.04.032.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Association of Treatment Facility Characteristics With Overall Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery for T1a-T2a Invasive Melanoma
Cheraghlou S, Christensen SR, Leffell DJ, Girardi M. Association of Treatment Facility Characteristics With Overall Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery for T1a-T2a Invasive Melanoma. JAMA Dermatology 2021, 157: 531-539. PMID: 33787836, PMCID: PMC8014201, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.0023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMohs micrographic surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseTreatment facility characteristicsMicrographic surgeryInvasive melanomaCohort studyOverall survivalImproved long-term survivalLong-term patient survivalCox proportional hazards modelFacility characteristicsCancer-accredited facilitiesStudy of resectionRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable survival analysisWide local excisionHazard of deathTreatment of patientsLow-volume facilitiesProportional hazards modelEarly-stage melanomaFacility-level factorsLong-term survivalImproved survivalLocal excision
2020
Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Jacobs D, Olino K, Park HS, Clune J, Cheraghlou S, Girardi M, Burtness B, Kluger H, Judson BL. Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Otolaryngology 2020, 164: 1214-1221. PMID: 33079010, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820967001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNode-negative Merkel cell carcinomaLymph node evaluationImproved overall survivalPrimary tumor excisionMerkel cell carcinomaCase volumeOverall survivalSurgical managementCell carcinomaTumor excisionTreatment selectionNode evaluationCox proportional hazards regressionGuideline-recommended carePrimary treatment selectionNational Cancer DatabaseNode-negative diseasePercentage of patientsRetrospective cohort analysisInitial surgical managementKaplan-Meier analysisWide local excisionProportional hazards regressionRates of receiptInitial managementOutcomes for allogeneic stem cell transplantation in refractory mycosis fungoides and primary cutaneous gamma Delta T cell lymphomas
Isufi I, Seropian S, Gowda L, Wilson LD, Roberts K, Girardi M, Perreault S, Foss F. Outcomes for allogeneic stem cell transplantation in refractory mycosis fungoides and primary cutaneous gamma Delta T cell lymphomas. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2020, 61: 2955-2961. PMID: 32643494, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1790555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllogeneic stem cell transplantationMF/SSTime of transplantStem cell transplantationT-cell lymphomaMedian followCell transplantationCell lymphomaPrimary cutaneous gamma-delta T-cell lymphomaCutaneous gamma-delta T-cell lymphomaGamma-delta T-cell lymphomaMF/SS patientsLong-term complete responseCutaneous T-cell lymphomaTotal skin electron beamRefractory mycosis fungoidesClinical complete remissionDisease-free survivalComplete remissionOverall survivalPartial responseSkin involvementComplete responseMycosis fungoidesSS patients
2019
Comparison of Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery vs Wide Margin Excision for Early-Stage Invasive Melanoma
Cheraghlou S, Christensen SR, Agogo GO, Girardi M. Comparison of Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery vs Wide Margin Excision for Early-Stage Invasive Melanoma. JAMA Dermatology 2019, 155: 1252-1259. PMID: 31553403, PMCID: PMC6764120, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.2890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWide margin excisionMohs micrographic surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseOverall survivalInvasive melanomaStage IMargin excisionCancer DatabaseMicrographic surgeryCox proportional hazards regression survival analysisCox proportional hazards regression analysisCancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging ManualUse of MMSPropensity score-matched analysisProportional hazards regression analysisCancer-accredited facilitiesRetrospective cohort studyAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer Staging ManualHazards regression analysisCommon malignant neoplasmTreatment of melanomaRegression survival analysisComparison of survivalEligible patients
2017
Annual Facility Treatment Volume and Patient Survival for Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome
Kann BH, Park HS, Yeboa DN, Aneja S, Girardi M, Foss FM, Roberts KB, Wilson LD. Annual Facility Treatment Volume and Patient Survival for Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2017, 17: 520-526.e2. PMID: 28655598, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2017.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMF/SSOverall survivalSézary syndromeHazard ratioImproved survivalMycosis fungoidesPatient survivalHighest quintileLowest quintileTreatment volumeImproved overall survivalMultivariable Cox regressionNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier methodAnnual patient volumeNational database analysisLog-rank testContinuous variablesMedian followMultivariable analysisCox regressionOS survivalCancer DatabasePatientsPatient volume
2015
Cutaneous Lymphoma International Consortium Study of Outcome in Advanced Stages of Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome: Effect of Specific Prognostic Markers on Survival and Development of a Prognostic Model
Scarisbrick JJ, Prince HM, Vermeer MH, Quaglino P, Horwitz S, Porcu P, Stadler R, Wood GS, Beylot-Barry M, Pham-Ledard A, Foss F, Girardi M, Bagot M, Michel L, Battistella M, Guitart J, Kuzel TM, Martinez-Escala ME, Estrach T, Papadavid E, Antoniou C, Rigopoulos D, Nikolaou V, Sugaya M, Miyagaki T, Gniadecki R, Sanches JA, Cury-Martins J, Miyashiro D, Servitje O, Muniesa C, Berti E, Onida F, Corti L, Hodak E, Amitay-Laish I, Ortiz-Romero PL, Rodríguez-Peralto JL, Knobler R, Porkert S, Bauer W, Pimpinelli N, Grandi V, Cowan R, Rook A, Kim E, Pileri A, Patrizi A, Pujol RM, Wong H, Tyler K, Stranzenbach R, Querfeld C, Fava P, Maule M, Willemze R, Evison F, Morris S, Twigger R, Talpur R, Kim J, Ognibene G, Li S, Tavallaee M, Hoppe RT, Duvic M, Whittaker SJ, Kim YH. Cutaneous Lymphoma International Consortium Study of Outcome in Advanced Stages of Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome: Effect of Specific Prognostic Markers on Survival and Development of a Prognostic Model. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 3766-3773. PMID: 26438120, PMCID: PMC4979132, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.61.7142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMF/Sézary syndromeAdvanced-stage MF/Sézary syndromeMedian overall survivalSézary syndromeIndependent prognostic markerOverall survivalPrognostic markerWorse survivalMycosis fungoidesAdvanced MF/SSSurvival rateAdvanced-stage mycosis fungoidesIdentical T-cell clonesStage IIB diseaseStage III diseaseStage IV diseaseSingle-center trialAdvanced-stage patientsIndependent prognostic valueSerum lactate dehydrogenasePrognostic index modelSpecific prognostic markersLarge cell transformationT cell clonesIIB disease
2011
High-throughput mutation profiling of CTCL samples reveals KRAS and NRAS mutations sensitizing tumors toward inhibition of the RAS/RAF/MEK signaling cascade
Kießling M, Oberholzer PA, Mondal C, Karpova MB, Zipser MC, Lin WM, Girardi M, MacConaill LE, Kehoe SM, Hatton C, French LE, Garraway LA, Polier G, Süss D, Klemke CD, Krammer PH, Gülow K, Dummer R. High-throughput mutation profiling of CTCL samples reveals KRAS and NRAS mutations sensitizing tumors toward inhibition of the RAS/RAF/MEK signaling cascade. Blood 2011, 117: 2433-2440. PMID: 21209378, PMCID: PMC3952811, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-09-305128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiopsyHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansLymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMutationMycosis FungoidesNeoplasm StagingProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Raf KinasesRas ProteinsSezary SyndromeSignal TransductionConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaStage IV patientsHUT78 cellsIV patientsPleomorphic cutaneous T-cell lymphomaHigh-throughput mutation profilingMEK inhibitorsCTCL cell line Hut78T-cell lymphomaRAS/RAF/MEKCTCL cell linesOncogenic mutationsCommon oncogenic mutationsCTCL patientsOverall survivalSézary syndromeMycosis fungoidesBiopsy specimensPatients profitPreclinical resultsMEK inhibitor U0126NRAS mutationsLymphoid cellsCTCL samplesRAS mutations