Publications by authors named "Dimitra Voudouri"

Introduction:: A severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread worldwide during 2020, was declared as a public health emergency and potentially life-threatening. Patients with hematologic malignancies may have an increased risk of severe COVID-19, due to immunosuppression related to the underlying disease and its treatment. In the absence of specific data, potential risk factors for severe events of COVID-19 should be considered as for other community acquired respiratory virus (CARV) infections: >60 years, severe immunodeficiency, chemotherapy treatment.

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Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-mediated psoriasis poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

Objective: To report data on ICI-mediated psoriasis, emerging from the largest cohort to date, to our knowledge, and to propose a step-by-step management algorithm.

Methods: The medical records of all patients with ICI-mediated psoriasis were retrospectively reviewed across 9 institutions.

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Purpose: Introduction of cyclin-dependent inhibitors was a milestone in therapeutics for patients with estrogen receptor+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer. Despite the wide use of such agents and remarkable improvement of survival rates, drug-related adverse events are not yet fully characterized. We describe vitiligo-like lesions as a new adverse event occurring in patients with advanced breast cancer treated with cyclin-dependent inhibitors.

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The role of tumor infiltrating immune cells in cancer development and progression is a new, promising field in oncological research. An increasing number of novel anti-cancer agents are focussing on the tumor microenvironment. Various studies have reported on B-cell infiltrates in mycosis fungoides (MF), but despite the substantial volume of interesting findings, solid evidence regarding their specific role in cancer is still vague.

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Background: Mycosis fungoides (MF) accounts for the majority of cutaneous lymphomas. Apart from the predominant Alibert-Bazin type, several clinicopathological variants of diverse prevalence and biological behavior have been described. Data on clinical and epidemiological aspects of MF clinical subtypes are still weak.

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Although anti-TNFα agents have revolutionized the treatment of many inflammatory diseases, various concerns have been reported regarding the risks of cancer development, as well as acceleration of the progression of subclinical, preexisting malignancies. In this case series, we investigated the provocative effect of anti-TNFα drugs in the development of cutaneous mycosis fungoides (MF)-like lymphoproliferative reactions. We describe five patients aged between 25-63 diagnosed with autoimmune disorders (psoriatic arthritis - one patient, Crohn's disease - one patient and ankylosing spondylitis - three patients) who received anti-TNFα agents before the development of a cutaneous lymphoproliferative reaction.

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Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors are novel agents approved for the treatment of late-stage malignancies. Despite its important clinical benefits, checkpoint inhibition is associated with a unique spectrum of side effects known as immune-related adverse events. Skin toxicities are the most frequent immune-related adverse events during anti-PD1 blockade therapies.

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