2019
Janus kinase inhibition induces disease remission in cutaneous sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare
Damsky W, Thakral D, McGeary MK, Leventhal J, Galan A, King B. Janus kinase inhibition induces disease remission in cutaneous sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2019, 82: 612-621. PMID: 31185230, PMCID: PMC7590533, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.05.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranuloma annulareCutaneous sarcoidosisPathway activationCutaneous granulomatous disordersRecalcitrant cutaneous sarcoidosisSkin biopsy specimensSignal regulatory protein αJAK-STAT pathway activationTranscription (JAK/STAT) pathway activationRegulatory protein αRecalcitrant sarcoidosisSarcoidosis activityDisease remissionConsecutive patientsGranulomatous disorderProspective evaluationBiopsy specimensHistologic resolutionSkin biopsiesMean improvementSarcoidosisImmunohistochemical analysisJAK inhibitorsJAK inhibitionPatients
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 Food