2024
Enhanced intratumoral delivery of immunomodulator MPLA via hyperbranched polyglycerol-coated biodegradable nanoparticles
Chang J, Shin K, Lewis J, Suh H, Lee J, Damsky W, Xu S, Bosenberg M, Saltzman W, Girardi M. Enhanced intratumoral delivery of immunomodulator MPLA via hyperbranched polyglycerol-coated biodegradable nanoparticles. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2024 PMID: 39122142, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2024.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMonophosphoryl lipid ATumor microenvironmentImmunomodulatory agentsStimulation of anti-tumor immune responseEfficacy of monophosphoryl lipid AT-helper (Th)1 responsesAnti-tumor immune responseTumor-draining lymph nodesToxicity associated with systemic administrationImmune responseModel of malignant melanomaAgonist monophosphoryl lipid ABiodegradable nanoparticlesImmunogenic tumor microenvironmentAntitumor immune responseDraining lymph nodesSystemic side effectsNatural killer cellsGradual drug releaseKiller cellsAntitumor efficacyMalignant melanomaImproved survivalLymph nodesChemotherapeutic agents
2019
Evaluation of Lymph Node Ratio Association With Long-term Patient Survival After Surgery for Node-Positive Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Cheraghlou S, Agogo GO, Girardi M. Evaluation of Lymph Node Ratio Association With Long-term Patient Survival After Surgery for Node-Positive Merkel Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Dermatology 2019, 155: 803-811. PMID: 30825411, PMCID: PMC6583886, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.0267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseMerkel cell carcinomaPositive lymph nodesDisease-specific survivalLymph nodesSEER registryEligible casesPatient survivalPatient counselingCell carcinomaPrognostic indicatorPopulation-based US cohortLong-term patient survivalAJCC N stagingCancer-accredited facilitiesAdjuvant radiation therapyRetrospective cohort studyAdjuvant chemoradiation therapyEnd Results registryTreatment planningHigh mortality rateSEER data setLNR statusTraditional TNMAdjuvant therapy
2018
BET inhibition in advanced cutaneous T cell lymphoma is synergistically potentiated by BCL2 inhibition or HDAC inhibition
Kim R, Lewis JM, Cyrenne BM, Monico PF, Mirza FN, Carlson KR, Foss FM, Girardi M. BET inhibition in advanced cutaneous T cell lymphoma is synergistically potentiated by BCL2 inhibition or HDAC inhibition. Oncotarget 2018, 9: 29193-29207. PMID: 30018745, PMCID: PMC6044378, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCutaneous T-cell lymphomaT-cell lymphomaCTCL cellsBCL2 inhibitionCell lymphomaAdvanced cutaneous T-cell lymphomaHDAC inhibitionSkin-homing T cellsPromising novel therapeutic strategyBET inhibitionNon-Hodgkin lymphomaPotential novel therapyCTCL cell linesDose-dependent decreaseNovel therapeutic strategiesHistone deacetylase inhibitionExtraterminal protein inhibitorSystemic therapyLymph nodesPeripheral bloodNovel therapiesT cellsTherapeutic strategiesCaspase-3/7 activationAdvanced stage
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
2011
Characterization of the DNA Copy-Number Genome in the Blood of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Patients
Lin WM, Lewis JM, Filler RB, Modi BG, Carlson KR, Reddy S, Thornberg A, Saksena G, Umlauf S, Oberholzer PA, Karpova M, Getz G, Mane S, Garraway LA, Dummer R, Berger CL, Edelson RL, Girardi M. Characterization of the DNA Copy-Number Genome in the Blood of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Patients. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2011, 132: 188-197. PMID: 21881587, PMCID: PMC3841973, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2011.254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaBlood involvementLeukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphomaCutaneous T-cell lymphoma patientsT-cell lymphoma patientsNormal CD4 countPeripheral blood isolatesT-cell lymphomaCTCL cell linesPotential future therapeutic developmentsT-cell malignanciesFuture therapeutic developmentSignificant copy number alterationsCD4 countSpectrum of stagesCTCL patientsSézary syndromeLymph nodesLymphoma patientsHodgkin's lymphomaPeripheral bloodBlood isolatesCutaneous patchCTCL samplesPatientsClinical End Points and Response Criteria in Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome: A Consensus Statement of the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas, the United States Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium, and the Cutaneous Lymphoma Task Force of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
Olsen EA, Whittaker S, Kim YH, Duvic M, Prince HM, Lessin SR, Wood GS, Willemze R, Demierre MF, Pimpinelli N, Bernengo MG, Ortiz-Romero PL, Bagot M, Estrach T, Guitart J, Knobler R, Sanches JA, Iwatsuki K, Sugaya M, Dummer R, Pittelkow M, Hoppe R, Parker S, Geskin L, Pinter-Brown L, Girardi M, Burg G, Ranki A, Vermeer M, Horwitz S, Heald P, Rosen S, Cerroni L, Dreno B, Vonderheid EC. Clinical End Points and Response Criteria in Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome: A Consensus Statement of the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas, the United States Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium, and the Cutaneous Lymphoma Task Force of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 2598-2607. PMID: 21576639, PMCID: PMC3422534, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.32.0630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMF/Sézary syndromeSézary syndromeMycosis fungoidesClinical trialsEnd pointResponse criteriaUnited States Cutaneous Lymphoma ConsortiumCutaneous T-cell lymphomaCutaneous Lymphoma Task ForceInvestigator-initiated clinical trialsPotential disease manifestationsClinical end pointsEarly mycosis fungoidesT-cell lymphomaUniform stagingCutaneous lymphomasLymph nodesTreatment of cancerHodgkin's lymphomaDisease manifestationsConsensus statementConsensus recommendationsVisceral organsEuropean OrganizationLymphoma
2010
More or Less: Copy Number Alterations in Mycosis Fungoides
Lin WM, Girardi M. More or Less: Copy Number Alterations in Mycosis Fungoides. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2010, 130: 926-928. PMID: 20231832, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2009.370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaMycosis fungoidesSkin-homing T cellsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaT-cell lymphomaCutaneous plaquesLymph nodesTumor involvementT cellsSkin diseasesLymphomaHeterogeneous groupGenetic alterationsCommon formGenomic DNA alterationsFungoidesNumber alterationsDNA alterationsAlterationsPrognosisMalignancyPathogenesisPlaquesDiseaseBlood
2008
FDG-PET/CT in the Evaluation of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Kuo PH, McClennan BL, Carlson K, Wilson LD, Edelson RL, Heald PW, Girardi M. FDG-PET/CT in the Evaluation of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2008, 10: 74-81. PMID: 18196347, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-007-0127-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaPET/CTT-cell lymphomaFDG uptakeD-glucose positron emission tomography/FDG PET/CTPositron emission tomography/PET/CT scansComprehensive case seriesTomography (CT) of patientsMonitoring of responseMalignant adenopathyActive diseaseAdvanced diseaseCutaneous examinationVisceral diseaseVisceral involvementLymph nodesCase seriesCutaneous lesionsPhysical examinationThicker tumorsTomography/Physical examIndividual patientsConventional and Unconventional T Cells
Roberts S, Girardi M. Conventional and Unconventional T Cells. 2008, 85-104. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84800-165-7_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnconventional T cellsConventional T cellsT cellsT cell receptorInvariant natural killer T (iNKT) cellsNatural killer T cellsContext of CD1dKiller T cellsNatural killer cellsNKT cellsLymph nodesKiller cellsPeripheral bloodGenitourinary tractInflammatory responseT lymphocytesGastrointestinal tractFunctional capacityCo-receptors CD4Host defenseCell receptorCancer cellsEpithelial environmentLymphocytesInfection
2004
Cutaneous biology of gammadelta T cells.
Girardi M. Cutaneous biology of gammadelta T cells. Advances In Dermatology 2004, 20: 203-15. PMID: 15544201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGammadelta T cellsT cellsInappropriate inflammatory responseNoninfectious skin diseasesMajor disease categoriesMost T cellsCutaneous inflammationLymph nodesCutaneous neoplasmsCutaneous tumorsCutaneous diseaseInflammatory responseReceptor subtypesSkin diseasesDisease categoriesEpidermal barrierCutaneous biologyInflammationLaboratory animalsNeoplastic transformationTCR variabilityDiseaseEpithelial tissuesCellsRecent studies
2000
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: pathogenesis and treatment.
Girardi M, Edelson RL. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: pathogenesis and treatment. Oncology 2000, 14: 1061-70; discussion 1070-4, 1076. PMID: 10929591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaSkin immune systemImmune systemT cellsManagement of CTCLCutaneous T-cellMemory T cellsT helper cellsT-cell lymphomaSelective adhesion moleculeLymph nodesClinical spectrumPeripheral bloodCutaneous pathogensMajor subtypesPathogenesisAdhesion moleculesLymphomaDistinctive subsetTreatmentNormal functioningCellsBetter understandingImmunosurveillanceMalignancy