PD-1 (programmed Death-1) immune checkpoint inhibitors have provided significant benefits to tumor patients. However, a considerable proportion of the patients develop immune-related adverse events (irAEs), of which cutaneous irAEs (cirAEs, e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To investigate the characteristics of the skin microbiome in severe afatinib-induced skin toxicity.
Methods: Body site-matched skin surface samples were collected from the lesions on seven flexural sites of one lung cancer (Patient 1) with serious systemic drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema (SDRIFE)-like toxicity induced by EGFR-TKI and three healthy age/sex matched controls for whole metagenomics sequencing analysis. Lung cancer Patient 1 and Patient 2 were prescribed minocycline and followed up.
Vitiligo is an autoimmune depigmentation dermatosis induced by melanocyte destruction, and CD8 T cells play a pivotal role in melanocyte destruction. However, an accurate profile of the CD8 T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire in vitiligo patients has not been reported, and the clonotype features of the involved CD8 T cells remain largely unknown. This study aimed to assess the TCRβ chain repertoire diversity and composition of blood in nine nonsegmental vitiligo patients via high-throughput sequencing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) is a life-threatening mucocutaneous disease that is predominantly drug-induced. Warfarin is the most commonly used drug for long-term anti-coagulant therapy; however, warfarin-induced SJS/TEN is seldom reported. In this study, we presented the case of a 61-year-old man who developed SJS after receiving multiple-drug therapy following aortic valve replacement surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalignant melanoma is a tumor with a high mortality rate. Previous studies have demonstrated that the oncogenesis of melanoma is associated with microRNA (miR)-150. However, the role of miR-150 in melanoma and its regulatory mechanisms are still unclear.
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