2024
Gene Copy Number Alterations Identify Subsets of Mycosis Fungoides/Sézary Syndrome Patients with Worse Survival Outcomes
Kiwan A, Kewan T, Xu M, Siddon A, Girardi M, Sethi T, Foss F. Gene Copy Number Alterations Identify Subsets of Mycosis Fungoides/Sézary Syndrome Patients with Worse Survival Outcomes. Blood 2024, 144: 4440-4440. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-205144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene copy number alterationsAssociated with poor OSAbsolute lymphocyte countFluorescence in situ hybridization panelAssociated with worse OSCirculating tumor cellsFluorescence in situ hybridizationOverall survivalCopy number alterationsT cell receptorPoor OSSurvival outcomesTumor cellsMedian OSCox proportional hazardsBlood involvementATM deletionArid1a deletionT cellsElevated absolute lymphocyte countMedian absolute lymphocyte countAssociated with better OSMedian age of patientsMultivariate CPH modelZEB1 deletion
2023
FISH Panel for Leukemic Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: Extended Patient Cohort Correlation with Blood Involvement and Clinical Outcomes
Avery J, Kim R, Cheng W, Foss F, Girardi M. FISH Panel for Leukemic Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma: Extended Patient Cohort Correlation with Blood Involvement and Clinical Outcomes. JID Innovations 2023, 3: 100212. PMID: 37674691, PMCID: PMC10477749, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjidi.2023.100212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSignal transducerGene copy number variationActivator of transcriptionCopy number variationsGene copy number alterationsGenomic basisCopy number alterationsRelevant genesGenomic sequencingNumber variationsFISH panelNumber alterationsDe novoCost-effective panelFISH resultsAbnormal FISH resultsActivatorGene panelTranscriptionLeukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphomaCutaneous T-cell lymphomaGenesSequencingT-cell lymphomaDeletion
2020
Insights Into the Molecular and Cellular Underpinnings of Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma.
Yumeen S, Girardi M. Insights Into the Molecular and Cellular Underpinnings of Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 111-121. PMID: 32226341, PMCID: PMC7087059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic copy number alterationsSingle nucleotide variantsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaCellular underpinningsJAK-STAT activationT-cell lymphomaT lymphocytesCopy number alterationsCTCL cellsSeries of alterationsWhole-exome sequencingCell lymphomaApoptosis resistanceNucleotide variantsOncogenic behaviorPathophysiology of CTCLSkin-homing T lymphocytesT cell activationCell expansionNumber alterationsCTCL pathogenesisGenetic alterationsGenomic alterationsCell-mediated immunityTherapeutic discovery