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
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
2006
Transimmunization for cutaneous T cell lymphoma: A phase I study
Girardi M, Berger CL, Wilson LD, Christensen IR, Thompson KR, Glusac EJ, Edelson RL. Transimmunization for cutaneous T cell lymphoma: A phase I study. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2006, 47: 1495-1503. PMID: 16966259, DOI: 10.1080/10428190600581419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT-cell lymphomaCTCL patientsCell lymphomaMalignant cellsCD8 T cell poolPhase I clinical studyT cell poolSignificant mean reductionElectron beam therapyInfiltrative lesionsClinical studiesDendritic antigenBlood monocytesTransimmunizationMean reductionTumor loadingPatientsMonoclonal antibodiesMalignant leukocytesMinimal toxicityBeam therapyPhase ICell poolVivo contact
2003
Selective immmunotherapy through extracorporeal photochemotherapy: yesterday, today, and tomorrow
Girardi M, Knobler R, Edelson R. Selective immmunotherapy through extracorporeal photochemotherapy: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2003, 17: 1391-1403. PMID: 14710891, DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8588(03)00106-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow side effect profileSide effect profilePotential novel strategyMechanism of actionImmunosuppressive medicationsExtracorporeal photochemotherapyEffect profileTransplant rejectionTreatment of cancerClinical recordsRole of ECPClinical studiesT cellsTreatment considerationsModern therapeuticsTreatmentNovel strategyGVHDMedicationsAutoimmunityCTCLMalignancyECPTherapyCancer
2001
Extracorporeal Photochemoimmunotherapy in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphomas
KNOBLER R, GIRARDI M. Extracorporeal Photochemoimmunotherapy in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphomas. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2001, 941: 123-138. PMID: 11594566, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb03716.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT cell clonesAutoreactive T cell clonesT-cell lymphomaCell clonesCell lymphomaDisease-causing T cellsPathogenic T cell clonesT cell-mediated disordersClass I Major Histocompatibility Complex PresentationClonotypic T cell receptorCell-mediated disordersTumor-specific antigensMajor histocompatibility complex presentationT cell receptorTypes of cancerUnique antigenic determinantsECP efficacyHost diseaseAllograft rejectionConversion of monocytesSelective immunotherapyClinical trialsFunctional DCsDendritic antigen
1999
Subcutaneous Fusarium foot abscess in a renal transplant patient.
Girardi M, Glusac EJ, Imaeda S. Subcutaneous Fusarium foot abscess in a renal transplant patient. Cutis 1999, 63: 267-70. PMID: 10349541.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAbscessCombined Modality TherapyFoot DermatosesFusariumHumansImmunocompromised HostKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedOpportunistic Infections