2021
A machine‐learning modified CART algorithm informs Merkel cell carcinoma prognosis
Cheraghlou S, Sadda P, Agogo GO, Girardi M. A machine‐learning modified CART algorithm informs Merkel cell carcinoma prognosis. Australasian Journal Of Dermatology 2021, 62: 323-330. PMID: 34028790, DOI: 10.1111/ajd.13624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseMerkel cell carcinomaPositive lymph node countLymph node countPositive nodesDistant metastasisValidation cohortRare neuroendocrine skin cancerRetrospective cohort studyEnd Results registryLymph node biopsyLymph node metastasisThree-year survivalNeuroendocrine skin cancerNovel prognostic factorHigh mortality rateNode countAJCC groupsMCC stagingSEER cohortCohort studyMCC patientsNode biopsyPrognostic factorsNode metastasis
2020
Real-world experience with mechlorethamine gel in patients with mycosis fungoides-cutaneous lymphoma: Preliminary findings from a prospective observational study
Kim EJ, Geskin L, Guitart J, Querfeld C, Girardi M, Musiek A, Mink DR, Williams MJ, Angello JT, Bailey WL. Real-world experience with mechlorethamine gel in patients with mycosis fungoides-cutaneous lymphoma: Preliminary findings from a prospective observational study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2020, 83: 928-930. PMID: 32089294, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.12.070.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Transplantation in the Treatment of Primary Cutaneous Aggressive Epidermotropic Cytotoxic CD8-Positive T-Cell Lymphoma
Cyrenne BM, Gibson JF, Subtil A, Girardi M, Isufi I, Seropian S, Foss F. Transplantation in the Treatment of Primary Cutaneous Aggressive Epidermotropic Cytotoxic CD8-Positive T-Cell Lymphoma. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2017, 18: e85-e93. PMID: 29223388, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2017.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationT-cell lymphomaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationNovel agentsPeripheral T-cell lymphomaPositive T-cell lymphomaDiagnosis of CD8Retrospective case seriesStandardized treatment strategyStem cell transplantationPotential curative therapyCourse of treatmentPromising treatment modalityHistone deacetylase inhibitorsSustained remissionCombination chemotherapyCurative therapyCase seriesPoor outcomeRare subtypeTreatment courseAvailable therapiesCell transplantationTreatment modalitiesTreatment strategiesPrimary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic cytotoxic T-cell lymphomas: reappraisal of a provisional entity in the 2016 WHO classification of cutaneous lymphomas
Guitart J, Martinez-Escala ME, Subtil A, Duvic M, Pulitzer MP, Olsen EA, Kim E, Rook AH, Samimi SS, Wood GS, Girardi M, Junkins-Hopkins J, Ivan DS, Selim MA, Sable KA, Virmani P, Pincus LB, Tetzlaff MT, Kim J, Kim YH. Primary cutaneous aggressive epidermotropic cytotoxic T-cell lymphomas: reappraisal of a provisional entity in the 2016 WHO classification of cutaneous lymphomas. Modern Pathology 2017, 30: 761-772. PMID: 28128277, PMCID: PMC5413429, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2016.240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllogeneic stem cell transplantationStem cell transplantationCutaneous lymphomasT-cell lymphomaCell transplantationProvisional entityAggressive epidermotropic cytotoxic T-cell lymphomaEpidermotropic T-cell lymphomaPatch/plaque lesionsCytotoxic T-cell lymphomaWorld Health Organization classificationT cell receptor expressionLack of CD8Rare cutaneous lymphomaMucous membrane involvementInclusion of casesT cell receptor chainsComplete remissionMedian survivalStandard therapyMedian ageMycosis fungoidesPoor prognosisUlcerative lesionsOrganization classification
2010
Phase I trial of a Toll-like receptor 9 agonist, PF-3512676 (CPG 7909), in patients with treatment-refractory, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Kim YH, Girardi M, Duvic M, Kuzel T, Link BK, Pinter-Brown L, Rook AH. Phase I trial of a Toll-like receptor 9 agonist, PF-3512676 (CPG 7909), in patients with treatment-refractory, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2010, 63: 975-983. PMID: 20888065, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.12.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaToll-like receptor 9 agonistPF-3512676Receptor 9 agonistT-cell lymphomaSézary syndromeMycosis fungoidesIVa cutaneous T cell lymphomaRefractory cutaneous T-cell lymphomaPhase I dose-escalation studyI dose-escalation studyClass of lymphomasIndex Lesion SeverityClinical response rateCommon adverse eventsPhysician global assessmentPrimary end pointDose-escalation studyPhase I trialWeekly subcutaneous injectionsLimited therapeutic optionsTreatment of patientsEnd of studyStage IBAdverse events