2013
Case experience of 308-nm excimer laser therapy compatibility with PUVA and oral bexarotene for the treatment of cutaneous lesions in mycosis fungoides.
Huang J, Cowper S, Moss J, Girardi M. Case experience of 308-nm excimer laser therapy compatibility with PUVA and oral bexarotene for the treatment of cutaneous lesions in mycosis fungoides. Journal Of Drugs In Dermatology 2013, 12: 487-9. PMID: 23652902.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsExcimer laser therapyOral bexaroteneLaser therapyMycosis fungoides lesionsMinimal side effectsMF plaquesLocal erythemaMycosis fungoidesTreatment regimenCutaneous lesionsMF lesionsHistologic resolutionSide effectsTherapyBexaroteneLesionsUltraviolet ARegimenPUVAPatientsTreatmentPlaquesCase experienceFungoidesErythema
2010
A transient epidermolysis bullosa simplex‐like phenotype associated with bexarotene treatment in a G138E KRT5 heterozygote
Trufant JW, Kreizenbeck GM, Carlson KR, Muthusamy V, Girardi M, Bosenberg MW. A transient epidermolysis bullosa simplex‐like phenotype associated with bexarotene treatment in a G138E KRT5 heterozygote. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2010, 37: 1155-1160. PMID: 20849457, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2010.01557.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnticarcinogenic AgentsBexaroteneEpidermolysis Bullosa SimplexFemaleHeterozygoteHumansKeratin-5Lymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousPhenotypeTetrahydronaphthalenesConceptsBexarotene treatmentEpidermolysis bullosa simplexKeratinocyte lysisCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT-cell lymphomaPalmoplantar keratodermaIntraepidermal blister formationClinical subtypesClinical trialsDrug treatmentSide effectsMechanobullous disordersReticulate hyperpigmentationSkin fragilityLike phenotypeKeratin 5Genetic sequencingSimilar frequencyRare variantsFocal palmoplantar keratodermaBlister formationTreatmentKRT5 mutationKeratin synthesisKeratoderma
2008
Cutaneous T cell lymphoma: translating immunobiology into therapeutic opportunities.
Berger CL, Heald P, Girardi M, Edelson RL. Cutaneous T cell lymphoma: translating immunobiology into therapeutic opportunities. Giornale Italiano Di Dermatologia E Venereologia 2008, 143: 43-54. PMID: 18833050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex HormonesAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisBexaroteneClone CellsCytokinesDendritic CellsDiphtheria ToxinGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunophenotypingInterleukin-2Lymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousMiceNeoplastic Stem CellsPhotopheresisPUVA TherapyRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTetrahydronaphthalenesT-Lymphocyte SubsetsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaSheep red blood cellsT-cell lymphomaNew therapeutic approachesBasic science techniquesRed blood cellsClinical featuresTherapeutic optionsT lymphocytesCell lymphomaTherapeutic approachesClinical practiceImmune systemMalignant cellsTherapeutic opportunitiesBlood cellsPatientsImmunobiologyDiseaseMolecular demonstrationCurrent understandingCellsLymphomaLymphocytesImmunology