2020
Incorporation of extracorporeal photopheresis into a reduced intensity conditioning regimen in myelodysplastic syndrome and aggressive lymphoma: results from ECOG 1402 and 1902
Foss FM, Wang XV, Luger SM, Jegede O, Miller KB, Stadtmauer EA, Whiteside TL, Avigan DE, Gascoyne RD, Arber D, Wagner H, Strair RK, Hogan WJ, Sprague KA, Lazarus HM, Litzow MR, Tallman MS, Horning SJ. Incorporation of extracorporeal photopheresis into a reduced intensity conditioning regimen in myelodysplastic syndrome and aggressive lymphoma: results from ECOG 1402 and 1902. Transfusion 2020, 60: 1867-1872. PMID: 32654201, PMCID: PMC7606221, DOI: 10.1111/trf.15798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced intensity conditioning regimenIntensity conditioning regimenExtracorporeal photopheresisConditioning regimenChronic extensive GVHDTotal body irradiationChronic graftECOG-ACRINExtensive GVHDGVHD prophylaxisHost diseaseMycophenolate mofetilCell infusionMulticenter trialTolerogenic stateAggressive lymphomaBody irradiationMedian timeMyelodysplastic syndromeGrade 3Day 100PatientsCellular therapyConsecutive daysAdequate engraftment
2018
Long-term follow-up of a single institution pilot study of sirolimus, tacrolimus, and short course methotrexate for graft versus host disease prophylaxis in mismatched unrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Kim TK, DeVeaux M, Stahl M, Perreault S, Isufi I, Cooper D, Foss F, Shlomchik W, Zelterman D, Zeidan AM, Seropian S. Long-term follow-up of a single institution pilot study of sirolimus, tacrolimus, and short course methotrexate for graft versus host disease prophylaxis in mismatched unrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Annals Of Hematology 2018, 98: 237-240. PMID: 30027436, DOI: 10.1007/s00277-018-3427-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplantationDonor allogeneic stem cell transplantationAllogeneic stem cell transplantationSingle-institution pilot studyHost disease (GVHD) prophylaxisShort-course methotrexateStem cell transplantationDisease prophylaxisCell transplantationPilot studyProphylaxisTacrolimusSirolimusTransplantationMethotrexateGraft
2017
Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome
Foss FM, Girardi M. Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2017, 31: 297-315. PMID: 28340880, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2016.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin-directed therapiesSezary syndromeLymph nodesMycosis fungoidesAllogeneic stem cell transplantationSystemic immunomodulatory agentsVisceral organ involvementSingle-agent chemotherapyStem cell transplantationPatch/plaqueHelper T cellsExtent of skinDiffuse erythrodermaBlood involvementOrgan involvementRefractory diseaseVisceral involvementResistant diseaseRare lymphomaCell transplantationImmunomodulatory agentsPlaque diseaseCurative strategiesT cellsDisease
2015
The use of basiliximab–infliximab combination for the treatment of severe gastrointestinal acute GvHD
Nadeau M, Perreault S, Seropian S, Foss F, Isufi I, Cooper DL. The use of basiliximab–infliximab combination for the treatment of severe gastrointestinal acute GvHD. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2015, 51: 273-276. PMID: 26479982, DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal acute GVHDAcute GVHDGrade IIIAllogeneic stem cell transplantCombination of basiliximabSevere GI GvHDSevere grade IIISteroid-refractory diseaseLong-term survivorsStem cell transplantOverall response rateCurrent retrospective studyChronic GVHDGI GVHDSalvage therapySteroid therapyPrimary diseaseCell transplantMedian timeSignificant morbidityPoor outcomeRetrospective studyGVHDMost deathsNew agentsHematopoietic stem cell transplantation for primary cutaneous γδ T-cell lymphoma and refractory subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma
Gibson JF, Alpdogan O, Subtil A, Girardi M, Wilson LD, Roberts K, Foss F. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for primary cutaneous γδ T-cell lymphoma and refractory subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2015, 72: 1010-1015.e5. PMID: 25981001, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAllograftsAutograftsBiopsy, NeedleFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphoma, T-CellLymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousMaleMiddle AgedPanniculitisPositron-Emission TomographyRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSampling StudiesSkin NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationT-cell lymphomaSubcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphomaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationPanniculitis-like T-cell lymphomaCutaneous T-cell lymphomaStem cell transplantationPCGD-TCLCell transplantationPrimary cutaneous γδ T-cell lymphomaCutaneous γδ T-cell lymphomaAutologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantationOutcome of HSCTAdvanced-stage mycosis fungoidesΓδ T-cell lymphomaPanniculitic T-cell lymphomaAggressive T-cell lymphomaMatched-related donorsMatched-unrelated donorsT-cell infiltratesPromising treatment modalityAggressive therapyMost patientsMycosis fungoidesInferior outcomes