2022
Efficacy and Safety of Topical Hypericin Photodynamic Therapy for Early-Stage Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (Mycosis Fungoides)
Kim EJ, Mangold AR, DeSimone JA, Wong HK, Seminario-Vidal L, Guitart J, Appel J, Geskin L, Lain E, Korman NJ, Zeitouni N, Nikbakht N, Dawes K, Akilov O, Carter J, Shinohara M, Kuzel TM, Piette W, Bhatia N, Musiek A, Pariser D, Kim YH, Elston D, Boh E, Duvic M, Huen A, Pacheco T, Zwerner JP, Lee ST, Girardi M, Querfeld C, Bohjanen K, Olsen E, Wood GS, Rumage A, Donini O, Haulenbeek A, Schaber CJ, Straube R, Pullion C, Rook AH, Poligone B. Efficacy and Safety of Topical Hypericin Photodynamic Therapy for Early-Stage Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (Mycosis Fungoides). JAMA Dermatology 2022, 158: 1031-1039. PMID: 35857290, PMCID: PMC9301595, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.2749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell lymphomaAdverse eventsHypericin-photodynamic therapyIndex lesionClinical trialsEarly-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphomaMycosis fungoides cutaneous T-cell lymphomaActive drugCommon treatment-related adverse eventsDrug-related serious adverse eventsResponse rateTreatment-related adverse eventsPhotodynamic therapyCutaneous T-cell lymphomaEnd pointLong-term adverse effectsLesion response ratePlaque-type lesionsPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsSerious adverse eventsWeeks of therapySignificant clinical responseApplication site reactionsWeeks of treatment
2018
Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy Drives Monocyte-to-Dendritic Cell Maturation to Induce Anti-Cancer Immunity
Ventura A, Vassall A, Robinson E, Filler R, Hanlon D, Meeth K, Ezaldein H, Girardi M, Sobolev O, Bosenberg MW, Edelson RL. Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy Drives Monocyte-to-Dendritic Cell Maturation to Induce Anti-Cancer Immunity. Cancer Research 2018, 78: canres.0171.2018. PMID: 29764863, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-0171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsT cell antitumor immunityTumor-specific T cellsTumor cellsEffective immunotherapeutic agentFavorable safety profileResponder T cellsDendritic cell differentiationTumor-challenged miceImmunogenic cell deathSelective antitumor effectApoptotic tumor cellsPotential therapeutic applicabilityProcessing/presentationAntimelanoma immunityHealthy DCsImmunogenic malignanciesAntitumor immunityCellular vaccinesImmunotherapeutic effectsAdditional malignanciesImmunotherapeutic agentsSafety profileCancer immunotherapyTumor antigens
2003
Selective immmunotherapy through extracorporeal photochemotherapy: yesterday, today, and tomorrow
Girardi M, Knobler R, Edelson R. Selective immmunotherapy through extracorporeal photochemotherapy: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2003, 17: 1391-1403. PMID: 14710891, DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8588(03)00106-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow side effect profileSide effect profilePotential novel strategyMechanism of actionImmunosuppressive medicationsExtracorporeal photochemotherapyEffect profileTransplant rejectionTreatment of cancerClinical recordsRole of ECPClinical studiesT cellsTreatment considerationsModern therapeuticsTreatmentNovel strategyGVHDMedicationsAutoimmunityCTCLMalignancyECPTherapyCancer
1999
Extracorporeal photochemotherapy in human and murine graft-versus-host disease
Girardi M, McNiff J, Heald P. Extracorporeal photochemotherapy in human and murine graft-versus-host disease. Journal Of Dermatological Science 1999, 19: 106-113. PMID: 10098701, DOI: 10.1016/s0923-1811(98)00066-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAnimalsExtracorporeal CirculationGraft vs Host DiseaseHumansMaleMicePhotochemotherapy