2019
MMP3 Is a Non-invasive Biomarker of Rejection in Skin-Bearing Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Multicenter Validation Study
Kollar B, Uffing A, Borges TJ, Shubin AV, Aoyama BT, Dagot C, Haug V, Kauke M, Safi AF, Talbot SG, Morelon E, Dakpe S, Pomahac B, Riella LV. MMP3 Is a Non-invasive Biomarker of Rejection in Skin-Bearing Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Multicenter Validation Study. Frontiers In Immunology 2019, 10: 2771. PMID: 31849957, PMCID: PMC6897344, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix metalloproteinase-3MMP3 levelsNon-invasive biomarkersTransplant recipientsAcute rejectionHealthy controlsComposite allotransplantationRejection stateCandidate non-invasive biomarkersUpper extremity transplant recipientsSerum samplesAntibody-mediated rejectionKidney transplant recipientsSeverity of rejectionPre-transplant levelsAutoimmune skin diseaseLongitudinal serum samplesSkin disease patientsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationMulticenter validation studyFace transplant recipientsLarger validation studiesClinical VCARejection episodesVCA patientsEarly and late-recorded predictors of health-related quality of life of burn patients on long-term follow-up
Gojowy D, Kauke M, Ohmann T, Homann HH, Mannil L. Early and late-recorded predictors of health-related quality of life of burn patients on long-term follow-up. Burns 2019, 45: 1300-1310. PMID: 31176508, DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2019.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant independent predictor variablesTotal body surface areaHealth-related qualityIndependent predictor variablesHospital stayMechanical ventilationHand functionGeneral populationSummary scoresBurn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) questionnaireGeneric Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaireThickness burnsSingle-center cross-sectional studyMultivariate analysisShort Form-36 questionnaireObserver Scar Assessment ScaleIntentional burn injuriesMean burn sizePhysical summary scoreMental component scoreMental summary scoresLong-term outcomesPrimary outcome variableNorm scoresBody surface area
2018
Does volumetric measurement of cervical lymph nodes serve as an imaging biomarker for locoregional recurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma?
Safi AF, Kauke M, Jung H, Timmer M, Borggrefe J, Persigehl T, Nickenig HJ, Zinser M, Maintz D, Kreppel M, Zöller J. Does volumetric measurement of cervical lymph nodes serve as an imaging biomarker for locoregional recurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma? Journal Of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2018, 46: 1013-1018. PMID: 29709330, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2018.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapyFemaleHumansLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMaleMicrosurgeryMiddle AgedMouth NeoplasmsMultivariate AnalysisNeckNeck DissectionNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsOral squamous cell carcinomaLymph node volumeSquamous cell carcinomaLocoregional recurrenceN classificationCell carcinomaNode volumeInclusion criteriaComputed tomographyTreatment-naive oral squamous cell carcinomaIpsilateral lymph node metastasisBetter risk stratification toolsComprehensive neck dissectionPathological N classificationCervical lymph nodesNegative resection marginsRetrospective chart reviewRisk stratification toolLymph node metastasisPreoperative computed tomographyVolumetric measurementsT4b classificationUnresectable diseaseLocoregional failureNeoadjuvant chemoradiotherapyThe importance of lymph node ratio for patients with mandibular infiltration of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Safi AF, Kauke M, Grandoch A, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J, Kreppel M. The importance of lymph node ratio for patients with mandibular infiltration of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Journal Of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2018, 46: 1007-1012. PMID: 29709331, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2018.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapyFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLymph Node ExcisionLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMaleMandibleMiddle AgedMouth NeoplasmsMultivariate AnalysisNeck DissectionNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentConceptsOral squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaMandibular infiltrationLocoregional recurrenceCell carcinomaLymph nodesExclusion criteriaTreatment-naive oral squamous cell carcinomaImportance of lymphPathologic N classificationLymph node ratioPositive lymph nodesNegative resection marginsRetrospective chart reviewRisk stratification toolAssessment of prognosisConventional nodalT4b classificationUnresectable diseaseNeoadjuvant chemoradiotherapyPerioperative deathsSynchronous malignanciesChart reviewResection marginsClinicopathological characteristics