2022
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Positivity in Patients With Acral Lentiginous and Other Subtypes of Cutaneous Melanoma
Cheraghlou S, Ugwu N, Girardi M. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Positivity in Patients With Acral Lentiginous and Other Subtypes of Cutaneous Melanoma. JAMA Dermatology 2022, 158: 51-58. PMID: 34878492, PMCID: PMC8655663, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.4812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcral lentiginous melanomaNational Cancer DatabaseClinical stage IBSLN positivityStage IBSentinel lymphCutaneous melanomaPositivity rateMalignant melanomaHigh riskSentinel lymph node statusAJCC Cancer Staging ManualClinical stage IRetrospective cohort studySignificant prognostic factorsLymph node statusCancer Staging ManualMultivariable logistic regressionHigher positivity rateAJCC clinical stageCohort studySLN statusPrognostic factorsSuch patientsStaging Manual
2021
Association of Treatment Facility Characteristics With Overall Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery for T1a-T2a Invasive Melanoma
Cheraghlou S, Christensen SR, Leffell DJ, Girardi M. Association of Treatment Facility Characteristics With Overall Survival After Mohs Micrographic Surgery for T1a-T2a Invasive Melanoma. JAMA Dermatology 2021, 157: 531-539. PMID: 33787836, PMCID: PMC8014201, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.0023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMohs micrographic surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseTreatment facility characteristicsMicrographic surgeryInvasive melanomaCohort studyOverall survivalImproved long-term survivalLong-term patient survivalCox proportional hazards modelFacility characteristicsCancer-accredited facilitiesStudy of resectionRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable survival analysisWide local excisionHazard of deathTreatment of patientsLow-volume facilitiesProportional hazards modelEarly-stage melanomaFacility-level factorsLong-term survivalImproved survivalLocal excision
2020
Clarification Regarding Noninferiority and a Discussion of Model Selection and Treatment Effects in Observational Research—Reply
Cheraghlou S, Agogo GO, Girardi M. Clarification Regarding Noninferiority and a Discussion of Model Selection and Treatment Effects in Observational Research—Reply. JAMA Dermatology 2020, 156: 1029-1029. PMID: 32520348, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.0543.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Novel Protocol for Generating Physiologic Immunogenic Dendritic Cells.
Ventura A, Vassall A, Yurter A, Robinson E, Filler R, Hanlon D, Meeth K, Ezaldein H, Girardi M, Sobolev O, Bosenberg MW, Edelson RL. Novel Protocol for Generating Physiologic Immunogenic Dendritic Cells. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2019 PMID: 31157760, DOI: 10.3791/59370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaDendritic cellsCellular vaccinesClinical efficacyAnti-tumor T cell immunityVivo anti-tumor responsesMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsTumor cellsSyngeneic mouse tumor modelsImmunogenic dendritic cellsAnti-cancer immunityT cell immunityAnti-tumor responseHuman dendritic cellsT-cell lymphomaAnti-tumor effectsKey mechanistic driversApoptotic tumor cellsMouse tumor modelsCell immunitySafety profileCancer immunotherapyCell lymphomaMouse modelBlood samplesSystem-level variations in treatment delay for nonmetastatic melanoma
Cheraghlou S, Agogo GO, Girardi M. System-level variations in treatment delay for nonmetastatic melanoma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2019, 81: 1399-1401. PMID: 31009671, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.04.038.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Treatment of primary nonmetastatic melanoma at high-volume academic facilities is associated with improved long-term patient survival
Cheraghlou S, Agogo GO, Girardi M. Treatment of primary nonmetastatic melanoma at high-volume academic facilities is associated with improved long-term patient survival. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2018, 80: 979-989. PMID: 30365997, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.10.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term patient survivalImproved long-term patient survivalHigh-volume centersPatient survivalCase volumeNonmetastatic melanomasPatient outcomesTop quartileMiddle quartilesLong-term patient outcomesHigh-volume academic centersCenter case volumeFacility case volumeTreatment center characteristicsDisease-specific survivalNational Cancer DatabaseHigh-volume facilitiesCases of melanomaAcademic affiliationImproved survivalCancer careCancer DatabaseImproved outcomesUS adultsAcademic centers
2016
Clinical and Histologic Features of Lichenoid Mucocutaneous Eruptions Due to Anti–Programmed Cell Death 1 and Anti–Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 Immunotherapy
Shi VJ, Rodic N, Gettinger S, Leventhal JS, Neckman JP, Girardi M, Bosenberg M, Choi JN. Clinical and Histologic Features of Lichenoid Mucocutaneous Eruptions Due to Anti–Programmed Cell Death 1 and Anti–Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 Immunotherapy. JAMA Dermatology 2016, 152: 1128-1136. PMID: 27411054, PMCID: PMC6108080, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.2226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapyCutaneous adverse effectsPD-L1 therapyCell death 1Concurrent medicationsDeath-1Adverse effectsClinical morphologyAnti-PD-1/PD-L1 treatmentAnti-programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) immunotherapiesAnti-programmed cell death 1Non-small cell lung cancerDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) immunotherapyPD-L1 antibody therapyCell death ligand 1Yale-New Haven HospitalMucocutaneous adverse effectsPD-L1 treatmentTreatment of rashTertiary care hospitalDeath ligand 1Lichenoid drug eruptionCell lung cancerSkin biopsy specimensRecent US FoodInduction of anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses by experimental ECP-induced human dendritic antigen presenting cells
Kibbi N, Sobolev O, Girardi M, Edelson RL. Induction of anti-tumor CD8 T cell responses by experimental ECP-induced human dendritic antigen presenting cells. Transfusion And Apheresis Science 2016, 55: 146-152. PMID: 27317354, DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2016.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 T cell responsesCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT cell responsesCell responsesCD8 T cell populationsMonocyte-derived DCsAnti-tumor immunityT cell populationsT-cell lymphomaAntigen presenting cellsClass I major histocompatibilityCentral mechanistic roleMelanoma-associated proteinImmunotherapeutic managementHost diseaseAllograft rejectionPresenting cellsDendritic antigenImmunologic reactionsCell lymphomaMalignant cloneMajor histocompatibilityPathogenic clonesCell populationsAntigen