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ICIs sind inzwischen integrales Therapiemittel vieler Tumoren, selbst in nicht metastasierten Stadien. Das Management von dabei eventuell entstehenden Nebenwirkungen bleibt wichtiger Bestandteil der Therapie vor allem im fortgeschrittenen Alter. Retrospektive Untersuchungen wie unsere tragen dazu bei, das in vielen klinischen Studien unterrepräsentierte Patientenkollektiv älterer Patienten in den klinischen Alltag sowie in Therapieentscheidungen und -planungen zu integrieren.
Der primäre Studienendpunkt unserer Arbeit unterstützt wichtige Erkenntnisse anderer Studien, dass irAEs insgesamt unter älteren Patienten nicht häufiger auftreten. Zwischen allen drei Altersklassen von ~55, ~70 und ~80 Jahren zeigten sich keine signifikanten Unterschiede im Auftreten von irAEs aller Grade, wobei irAEs Grad III/IV etwas häufiger bei ~80-Jährigen auftraten. In unserem Fall stellten wir fest, dass auftretende irAEs im Alter häufiger behandelt wurden, und dass die Immuntherapie häufiger pausiert oder abgebrochen wurde. Zudem war der Anteil an Therapieabbrüchen unter den älteren Patienten wegen bestimmter Ereignisse wie TRAEs und dem Einsatz von Glukokortikoiden höher als bei jüngeren Patienten.
Die Ergebnisse unserer Studie deuten außerdem darauf hin, dass selbst unter Polypharmazie und Multimorbidität irAEs nicht häufiger bei Älteren auftraten. Ebenso können wir die interessante Beobachtung verzeichnen, dass Patienten mit >5 Medikamenten und gleichzeitig >5 Erkrankungen signifikant mehr irAEs Grad III/IV aufwiesen oder mehr Patienten Glukokortikoide verabreicht bekommen haben. Auch der Anteil an Interventionsbedarf oder Therapieabbruch war hier in allen Altersklassen höher. Es stellt sich die Frage, inwiefern hohes Alter, Komorbidität und Polypharmazie Risikofaktoren für Interventionsbedarf oder Therapieabbruch in der Immuntherapie sind, und ob ihnen eher besondere Gewichtung als Risikofaktor zukommt als dem Alter selbst.
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is frequently caused by the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), and MCPyV-positive tumor cells depend on expression of the virus-encoded T antigens (TA). Here, we identify 4-[(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)amino]-2H-phenyl-1-phthalazinone (PHT) — a reported inhibitor of Aurora kinase A — as a compound inhibiting growth of MCC cells by repressing noncoding control region (NCCR)-controlled TA transcription. Surprisingly, we find that TA repression is not caused by inhibition of Aurora kinase A. However, we demonstrate that β-catenin — a transcription factor repressed by active glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) — is activated by PHT, suggesting that PHT bears a hitherto unreported inhibitory activity against GSK3, a kinase known to function in promoting TA transcription. Indeed, applying an in vitro kinase assay, we demonstrate that PHT directly targets GSK3. Finally, we demonstrate that PHT exhibits in vivo antitumor activity in an MCC xenograft mouse model, suggesting a potential use in future therapeutic settings for MCC.
Severe and prolonged liver damage in pityriasis rubra pilaris treated with acitretin: a case report
(2022)
Acitretin is a systemic retinoid that is used in dermatology for treatment of various inflammatory and especially hyperkeratotic diseases. Elevation of liver enzymes may occur occasionally but normally resolves spontaneously, at the latest after termination of acitretin. However, it can very rarely develop into a life-threatening adverse event including drug-induced liver injury (DILI). A 45-year-old man with classical pityriasis rubra pilaris, a frequently severe, inflammatory skin disease, was started on acitretin. After a seemingly harmless elevation of transaminases, a few weeks after initiation of acitretin, the patient experienced a dramatic course of liver injury with hepatic jaundice though acitretin was stopped immediately. Eventually, laboratory values recovered upon high-dose oral prednisolone therapy. Prescribing physicians should keep in mind that acitretin might induce severe liver injury. Even after termination of acitretin laboratory values should be monitored for a while in order to recognize symptomless but harmful drug-induced liver injury in time.
The best characterized polyomavirus family member, i.e., simian virus 40 (SV40), can cause different tumors in hamsters and can transform murine and human cells in vitro. Hence, the SV40 contamination of millions of polio vaccine doses administered from 1955–1963 raised fears that this may cause increased tumor incidence in the vaccinated population. This is, however, not the case. Indeed, up to now, the only polyomavirus family member known to be the most important cause of a specific human tumor entity is Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) in Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). MCC is a highly deadly form of skin cancer for which the cellular origin is still uncertain, and which appears as two clinically very similar but molecularly highly different variants. While approximately 80% of cases are found to be associated with MCPyV the remaining MCCs carry a high mutational load. Here, we present an overview of the multitude of molecular functions described for the MCPyV encoded oncoproteins and non-coding RNAs, present the available MCC mouse models and discuss the increasing evidence that both, virus-negative and -positive MCC constitute epithelial tumors.
(1) Background: C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 4 (CXCR4) and Fibroblast Activation Protein Alpha (FAP) are promising theranostic targets. However, it is unclear whether CXCR4 and FAP positivity mark distinct microenvironments, especially in solid tumors. (2) Methods: Using Random Forest (RF) analysis, we searched for entity-independent mRNA and microRNA signatures related to CXCR4 and FAP overexpression in our pan-cancer cohort from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database — representing n = 9242 specimens from 29 tumor entities. CXCR4- and FAP-positive samples were assessed via StringDB cluster analysis, EnrichR, Metascape, and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA). Findings were validated via correlation analyses in n = 1541 tumor samples. TIMER2.0 analyzed the association of CXCR4 / FAP expression and infiltration levels of immune-related cells. (3) Results: We identified entity-independent CXCR4 and FAP gene signatures representative for the majority of solid cancers. While CXCR4 positivity marked an immune-related microenvironment, FAP overexpression highlighted an angiogenesis-associated niche. TIMER2.0 analysis confirmed characteristic infiltration levels of CD8+ cells for CXCR4-positive tumors and endothelial cells for FAP-positive tumors. (4) Conclusions: CXCR4- and FAP-directed PET imaging could provide a non-invasive decision aid for entity-agnostic treatment of microenvironment in solid malignancies. Moreover, this machine learning workflow can easily be transferred towards other theranostic targets.
Forkhead box O transcription factors are a family of proteins involved in cellular processes downstream of the Insulin-PI3K-PKB pathway. In response to extra- or intracellular stresses, for example starvation or oxidative stress, FoxOs are required to direct cell cycle progression and apoptosis. In endothelial cells, they induce apoptosis, and their deregulation is linked to diseases involving the insulin pathway, such as diabetes. FoxOs also exhibit a complex role in tumour transformation: here their main function is to suppress tumorigenesis. In both physiological and cancer contexts, FoxO activation leads to the transcription of some general targets, such as p27kip1 or IGFBP1. The FoxOs can also induce tissue-specific genes, as ANGPT2 and BIM in the endothelium.
In endothelial cells, another pathway with a pivotal function is the MEK5/ERK5 MAPK signalling way. Its activation promotes cell survival and proliferation in stressful conditions, e.g., when blood vessels are exposed to the shear forces exerted by the blood stream. Furthermore, recent data described ERK5 as a kinase directing tumour resistance upon therapy-induced stress.
Comparing their reported roles in various tumours and in the endothelium, FoxO proteins and the MEK5/ERK5 MAPK cascade appear to exert opposite functions. First non-published data confirmed the hypothesis that FoxO factors are subject to a negative modulation by the MEK5/ERK5 pathway. Hence, one goal of this PhD project was to further characterise this crosstalk at molecular level. The major mechanism of FoxO regulation is the balance among several post translational modifications, such as phosphorylation, acetylation, and ubiquitination. Most importantly, the PKB dependent phosphorylation of FoxOs negatively controls their activity, and it is critical for their subcellular localization. Therefore, the regulation of FoxO localization as mechanism of ERK5 dependent suppression was studied, but the results presented in this thesis argue against this hypothesis. However, additional experiments are required to explore the impact of ERK5 activity on FoxO post-translational modifications.
FoxO activity can also be modulated by the interaction with other proteins, which in turn could explain general- and tissue-specific gene expression. Thus, another objective of this work was to investigate FoxO3-interactome in endothelial cells and the impact of MEK5/ERK5 activation on it. As published in (Fusi et al. 2022) and presented here, this analysis unveiled TRRAP as new FoxO bound protein in several cell types. Moreover, the interaction did not rely on the capacity of the FoxOs to bind their consensus DNA sequences at the promoter of target genes. Functional data demonstrated that TRRAP is required for FoxO-dependent gene transcription in endothelial and osteosarcoma cells. In addition, TRRAP expression in the endothelium is important for FoxO induced apoptosis. In summary, the interaction between FoxO factors and TRRAP revealed a new regulatory mechanism of FoxO-dependent gene transcription. It remains to be analysed whether the MEK5/ERK5 cascade may exert its suppressive effect on FoxO activity by interfering with their binding to TRRAP and whether such a mechanism may be relevant for tumorigenesis.
Blue nevus is a benign melanocytic lesion, typically asymptomatic and of unknown etiology. Several histologic and clinical variants have been distinguished, the most frequent being common blue nevus, cellular blue nevus, and combined blue nevus. Although melanocytic nevi with a satellite lesion are usually suggestive of locally advanced malignant melanoma, very few cases of blue nevi with satellite lesions have been reported. The diagnosis of common or cellular blue nevi is generally straightforward; however, the presence of structures such as irregular edges or satellitosis are highly suggestive for malignancy, and differential diagnoses such as locally advanced malignant melanoma and malignant blue nevus should be considered. Recurrent blue nevi can display atypical features not seen in the primary lesion, such as pleomorphism and mitotic activity. They usually tend to follow a benign course; however, in some cases, recurrence may indicate malignant transformation. We here report the unique case of a 64-year-old woman with a recurrent cellular blue nevus accompanied by satellite lesions. Such a biological behavior resulting in a clinical presentation as a melanoma-like lesion is a rarity in blue nevus and has not been described before.
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is a common malignancy of the skin and has an overall favorable outcome, except for patients with an advanced stage of the disease. The efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors (CPI) for advanced cSCC has been demonstrated in recent clinical studies, but data from real-world cohorts and trial-ineligible cSCC patients are limited. We retrospectively investigated patients with advanced cSCC who have been treated with CPI in a first-line setting at eight German skin cancer centers registered within the multicenter registry ADOReg. Clinical outcome parameters including response, progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS), time-to-next-treatment (TTNT), and toxicity were analyzed and have been stratified by the individual immune status. Among 39 evaluable patients, the tumor response rate (rwTRR) was 48.6%, the median PFS was 29.0 months, and the median OS was not reached. In addition, 9 patients showed an impaired immune status due to immunosuppressive medication or hematological diseases. Our data demonstrated that CPI also evoked tumor responses among immunocompromised patients (rwTRR: 48.1 vs. 50.0%), although these responses less often resulted in durable remissions. In line with this, the median PFS (11 vs. 40 months, p = 0.059), TTNT (12 months vs. NR, p = 0.016), and OS (29 months vs. NR, p < 0.001) were significantly shorter for this patient cohort. CPI therapy was well tolerated in both subcohorts with 15% discontinuing therapy due to toxicity. Our real-world data show that first-line CPI therapy produced strong and durable responses among patients with advanced cSCC. Immunocompromised patients were less likely to achieve long-term benefit from anti-PD1 treatment, despite similar tumor response rates.
Background: Primary cutaneous follicular B-cell lymphoma (PCFBCL) represents an indolent subtype of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, being clinically characterized by slowly growing tumors of the skin and common cutaneous relapses, while only exhibiting a low propensity for systemic dissemination or fatal outcome. Up to now, only few studies have investigated underlying molecular alterations of PCFBCL with respect to somatic mutations. Objectives: Our aim was to gain deeper insight into the pathogenesis of PCFBCL and to delineate discriminatory molecular features of this lymphoma subtype. Methods: We performed hybridization-based panel sequencing of 40 lymphoma-associated genes of 10 cases of well-characterized PCFBCL. In addition, we included two further ambiguous cases of atypical B-cell-rich lymphoid infiltrate/B-cell lymphoma of the skin for which definite subtype attribution had not been possible by routine investigations. Results: In 10 out of 12 analyzed cases, we identified genetic alterations within 15 of the selected 40 target genes. The most frequently detected alterations in PCFBCL affected the TNFRSF14, CREBBP, STAT6 and TP53 genes. Our analysis unrevealed novel mutations of the BCL2 gene in PCFBCL. All patients exhibited an indolent clinical course. Both the included arbitrary cases of atypical B-cell-rich cutaneous infiltrates showed somatic mutations within the FAS gene. As these mutations have previously been designated as subtype-specific recurrent alterations in primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (PCMZL), we finally favored the diagnosis of PCMZL in these two cases based on these molecular findings. Conclusions: To conclude, our molecular data support that PCFBCL shows distinct somatic mutations which may aid to differentiate PCFBCL from pseudo-lymphoma as well as from other indolent and aggressive cutaneous B-cell lymphomas. While the detected genetic alterations of PCFBCL did not turn out to harbor any prognostic value in our cohort, our molecular data may add adjunctive discriminatory features for diagnostic purposes on a molecular level.
Defects in DNA repair pathways have been associated with an improved response to immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI). In particular, patients with the nucleotide excision repair (NER) defect disease Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) responded impressively well to ICI treatment. Recently, in melanoma patients, pretherapeutic XP gene expression was predictive for anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) ICI response. The underlying mechanisms of this finding are still to be revealed. Therefore, we used CRISPR/Cas9 to disrupt XPA in A375 melanoma cells. The resulting subclonal cell lines were investigated by Sanger sequencing. Based on their genetic sequence, candidates from XPA exon 1 and 2 were selected and further analyzed by immunoblotting, immunofluorescence, HCR and MTT assays. In XPA exon 1, we established a homozygous (c.19delG; p.A7Lfs*8) and a compound heterozygous (c.19delG/c.19_20insG; p.A7Lfs*8/p.A7Gfs*55) cell line. In XPA exon 2, we generated a compound heterozygous mutated cell line (c.206_208delTTG/c.208_209delGA; p.I69_D70delinsN/p.D70Hfs*31). The better performance of the homozygous than the heterozygous mutated exon 1 cells in DNA damage repair (HCR) and post-UV-C cell survival (MTT), was associated with the expression of a novel XPA protein variant. The results of our study serve as the fundamental basis for the investigation of the immunological consequences of XPA disruption in melanoma.
Since 2021, adalimumab biosimilar ABP 501 can be used alternatively to adalimumab originator (ADAO) in the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Effectiveness and safety data remain scarce. We investigated the impact of switching from ADAO to ABP 501 on disease severity and the occurrence of adverse events (AEs) in patients with HS. We analyzed clinical data on patients enrolled in the German HSBest registry. Evaluation outcomes were assessed at three time points (baseline of originator (t0), prior to switching to biosimilar (t1) and 12 to 14 weeks after switching (t2)) and included patient-reported AEs and disease severity using the International Hidradenitis Suppurativa Severity Score System (IHS4) score. In total, 94 patients were switched from ADAO to ABP 501. Overall, 33.3% (n = 31/94) of the patients developed AEs and/or loss of response (LoR) within 12 to 14 weeks after switching. Of these, 61.3% (n = 19/31) experienced LoR but no AEs, 22.6% (n = 7/31) LoR combined with AEs and 16.1% (n = 5/31) AEs only. Our study showed that switching HS patients from ADAO to ABP 501 does significantly affect treatment effectiveness. Switching patients who are on remission maintenance therapy should be viewed critically.
Die Einführung von zielgerichteter Therapie und Immuntherapie hat die Behandlungsmöglichkeiten des Melanoms revolutioniert. Jedoch profitieren viele Patienten nicht langfristig von diesen Therapien. Derzeit werden klinische Studien durchgeführt, die zielgerichtete Therapie und Immuntherapie miteinander kombinieren.
In dieser Arbeit wurden in vitro Untersuchungen an den drei BRAF-V600E-mutieren Melanomzelllinien UACC 257, Malme 3M und Sk-Mel 5 unter kombinierter MAPK-Inhibitortherapie durchgeführt. Es wurden die aus der klinischen Routine bekannten Kombinationen aus BRAF- und MEK-Inhibitor – Vemurafenib und Cobimetinib, Dabrafenib und Trametinib sowie Encorafenib und Binimetinib – verwendet. Es wurde untersucht, ob obige zielgerichtete Therapeutika einen Effekt auf immunologische Marker im Melanom haben und ob sich eine der Kombinationen in ihrer Wirkung signifikant von den übrigen unterscheidet.
Mittels MTS-Assay und Zellzyklusanalysen konnte eine konzentrationsabhängige Wirkung der Inhibitoren gezeigt und in ihrer Wirkung vergleichbare Inhibitorkonzentrationen eingestellt werden. Unter kombinierter MAPK-Inhibitortherapie zeigte sich ein begrenzter Effekt auf die theoretische Immunogenität des Melanoms. So konnte eine erhöhte MHC-I-Expression (+14 %) und eine verminderte PD-L1-Expression (-24 %) gezeigt werden. Die gewählten Dosen an Inhibitoren induzierten keinen ER-Stress. Ebenso konnte keine Ekto-Calreticulin-Expression auf lebenden Zellen nachgewiesen werden. Zwischen den drei Inhibitorkombinationen zeigten sich keine signifikanten Unterschiede.
Die in dieser Arbeit gezeigten begrenzten immunologischen Effekte unter kombinierter MAPK-Inhibitortherapie legen nahe, dass eine Kombination mit Immuntherapie in Teilen synergistisch wirken könnte. Hier sind die Ergebnisse weiterer Studien abzuwarten, die zielgerichtete und Immuntherapie miteinander kombinieren, um ein tiefgreifenderes Verständnis bzgl. etwaiger Synergien zu generieren. Da zwischen den Inhibitorkombinationen keine signifikanten Unterschiede hinsichtlich ihrer Wirkung auf die Immunogenität des Melanoms gefunden wurden, ist anzunehmen, dass sie sich grundsätzlich alle gleichermaßen für eine Kombination mit einer Immuntherapie eignen. Die gezeigte MHC-I-Erhöhung trat bereits bei geringen Inhibitorkonzentrationen auf. Möglicherweise genügt bei einer Kombination mit Immuntherapie bereits eine niedrige Dosis der zielgerichteten Therapie, um die Immuntherapie zu boostern. Um die Frage nach einer möglichen Kombinationstherapie fortwährend zu analysieren, sollten zusätzliche Aspekte der Immunogenität unter kombinierter MAPK-Inhibitortherapie untersucht und die Inhibitortitration zum Vergleich der zielgerichteten Therapeutika weiter präzisiert werden.
Diagnosis and therapy of Mycobacterium marinum: a single-center 21-year retrospective analysis
(2022)
Background and Objectives
In Europe, infections with Mycobacterium (M.) marinum are rare. We conducted a retrospective single-center study to assess the clinical spectrum of M. marinum infection and its diagnosis, treatment and outcome under real-world conditions.
Patients and Methods
Eighteen patients presenting with M. marinum infections between 1998 and 2018 were identified in the data warehouse of the University Hospital Würzburg and considered for detailed analysis.
Results
Twelve patients reported aquatic exposure. In 16/18 cases the upper extremities were affected. No invasive infections were detected. Mean time to diagnosis was 15 weeks. Histology revealed granulomatous inflammation in 14 patients while mycobacterial cultures were positive for M. marinum in 16 cases. Most patients received antibiotic monotherapy (14/18) while combination therapy was administered in four cases. Treatment (with a median duration of 10 weeks) was successful in 13 patients. Five patients were lost to follow-up.
Conclusions
Our retrospective analysis of M. marinum infections at a German tertiary referral center revealed a considerable diagnostic delay and the relevance of microbiological culture, PCR and histology for diagnosis. Monotherapy with clarithromycin (rather than doxycycline) appeared as a reasonable treatment option while immunosuppressed or -compromised patients and those with extended disease received combination therapy.
There is a lack of standardized treatment recommendations for orofacial granulomatosis, a chronic inflammatory condition aetiologically related to Crohn disease. To assess clinical baseline parameters and treatment strategies, we retrospectively analysed 61 consecutive cases from our institutional database. Disease-related functional/psychological impairment and long-term outcomes were descriptively evaluated using a standardized self-reporting questionnaire. The median age of patients was 45 (7–77) years. Oral steroids were given in 41.0% of cases, but only produced short-term disease control, while response to steroid-sparing agents was inconsistent. Only a minority of patients reported relevant disease-related functional impairment in eating (21.7%) or speaking (4.3%), but the majority perceived psychological distress due to the cosmetic aspects of the disease (69.6%), comments from others (65.2%) and/or general anxiety/insecurity (73.9%). Regardless of the initial treatment, long-term outcomes after 71 months (range 7–304 months) were beneficial, with most patients being in complete remission (52.2%) or reporting only mild residual swelling (43.5%).
Background and objectives
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. Other comorbid diseases are discussed controversially. We evaluated the prevalence of comorbidity in BP patients in a representative area of Germany.
Patients and methods
Medical files of all BP patients treated at the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Würzburg, Germany, between June 2002 and May 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Bullous pemphigoid was diagnosed based on established criteria. For each patient, two controls were individually matched. Records were evaluated for age, sex, laboratory values, concomitant medication and comorbidity. Conditional logistic regression, multivariable regression analysis and complex regression models were performed to compare results.
Results
300 BP patients were identified and compared to 583 controls. Bullous pemphigoid was associated with neuropsychiatric disorders as well as laboratory abnormalities including leukocytosis and eosinophilia. Importantly, a highly significant association of BP with anemia (OR 2.127; 95 % CI 1.532–2.953) and renal impairment (OR 2.218; 95 % CI 1.643–2.993) was identified. No association was found with malignancy and arterial hypertension.
Conclusions
Our data revealed an increased frequency of anemia and renal impairment in BP patients. In accordance with previous studies the strong association for neuropsychiatric disorders was confirmed (p < 0.0005).
The development of two conventional dendritic cells (DC) subsets (cDC1 and cDC2) and the plasmacytoid DC (pDC) in vivo and in cultures of bone marrow (BM) cells is mediated by the growth factor Flt3L. However, little is known about the factors that direct the development of the individual DC subsets. Here, we describe the selective in vitro generation of murine ESAM\(^{low}\) CD103\(^{-}\) XCR1\(^{-}\) CD172a\(^{+}\) CD11b\(^{+}\) cDC2 from BM by treatment with a combination of Flt3L, LIF, and IL‐10 (collectively named as FL10). FL10 promotes common dendritic cell progenitors (CDP) proliferation in the cultures, similar to Flt3L and CDP sorted and cultured in FL10 generate exclusively cDC2. These cDC2 express the transcription factors Irf4, Klf4, and Notch2, and their growth is reduced using BM from Irf4\(^{-/-}\) mice, but the expression of Batf3 and Tcf4 is low. Functionally they respond to TLR3, TLR4, and TLR9 signals by upregulation of the surface maturation markers MHC II, CD80, CD86, and CD40, while they poorly secrete proinflammatory cytokines. Peptide presentation to TCR transgenic OT‐II cells induced proliferation and IFN‐γ production that was similar to GM‐CSF‐generated BM‐DC and higher than Flt3L‐generated DC. Together, our data support that FL10 culture of BM cells selectively promotes CDP‐derived ESAM\(^{low}\) cDC2 (cDC2B) development and survival in vitro.
The long search for the environmental trigger of the endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF, fogo selvagem) has not yet resulted in any tangible findings. Here, we searched for genetic associations and the differential expression of host genes involved in early viral infections and innate antiviral defense. Genetic variants could alter the structure, expression sites, or levels of the gene products, impacting their functions. By analyzing 3063 variants of 166 candidate genes in 227 EPF patients and 194 controls, we found 12 variants within 11 genes associated with differential susceptibility (p < 0.005) to EPF. The products of genes TRIM5, TPCN2, EIF4E, EIF4E3, NUP37, NUP50, NUP88, TPR, USP15, IRF8, and JAK1 are involved in different mechanisms of viral control, for example, the regulation of viral entry into the host cell or recognition of viral nucleic acids and proteins. Only two of nine variants were also associated in an independent German cohort of sporadic PF (75 patients, 150 controls), aligning with our hypothesis that antiviral host genes play a major role in EPF due to a specific virus–human interaction in the endemic region. Moreover, CCL5, P4HB, and APOBEC3G mRNA levels were increased (p < 0.001) in CD4+ T lymphocytes of EPF patients. Because there is limited or no evidence that these genes are involved in autoimmunity, their crucial role in antiviral responses and the associations that we observed support the hypothesis of a viral trigger for EPF, presumably a still unnoticed flavivirus. This work opens new frontiers in searching for the trigger of EPF, with the potential to advance translational research that aims for disease prevention and treatment.
Introduction: Large-cell transformation (LCT) of mycosis fungoides (MF) has been associated with a higher risk of relapse and progression and, consequently, restricted prognosis. Its molecular pathogenesis has not been elucidated yet. Materials and Methods: In order to address molecular mechanisms of LCT, we performed hybrid capture panel-based sequencing of skin biopsies from 10 patients suffering from MF with LCT versus 17 patients without LCT including follow-up biopsies during clinical course, respectively (51 samples in total). The analyzed patients were attributed to three different groups based on the presence of LCT and clinical behavior. Results: While indolent MF cases without LCT did not show pathogenic driver mutations, a high rate of oncogenic alterations was detected in patients with LCT and aggressive clinical courses. Various genes of different oncogenic signaling pathways, including the MAPK and JAK-STAT signaling pathways, as well as epigenetic modifiers were affected. A high inter-individual and distinctive intra-individual mutation diversity was observed. Oncogenic RAS mutations were exclusively detected in patients with LCT. Conclusion: Our data demonstrate that LCT transition of MF is associated with increased frequency of somatic mutations in cancer-associated genes. In particular, the activation of RAS signaling — together with epigenetic dysregulation — may crucially contribute to the molecular pathogenesis of the LCT phenotype, thus conveying its adverse clinical behavior.