Joseph R Stoll1, Toral S Vaidya1, Shoko Mori1, Stephen W Dusza1, Mario E Lacouture2, Alina Markova3. 1. Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. 2. Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York. 3. Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York. Electronic address: markovaa@mskcc.org.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) are associated with high morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. Early identification and treatment of SCARs may improve outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To identify biomarkers to predict outcomes in hospitalized patients with cancer who developed SCARs. METHODS: Retrospective review of 144 hospitalized patients with cancer with a morbilliform rash, recorded testing for serum cytokines (interleukin [IL]-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α) or elafin, and a dermatology consultation. Rashes were categorized as simple morbilliform rash without systemic involvement or complex morbilliform rash with systemic involvement. RESULTS: Fifty-four of 144 (37.5%) patients died during follow-up. Elevated levels of IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α were associated with decreased survival. Overall survivals in patients with elevated levels of IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α were 53.7%, 56.6%, 53.6%, respectively, compared with 85.7%, 82.5% and 83.6%, respectively, in those with lower levels. Patients with increased levels of both IL-6 and TNF-α had a nearly 6-fold increase in mortality (hazard ratio, 5.82) compared with patients with lower levels. LIMITATIONS: Retrospective design, limited sample size, and high-risk population. CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalized patients with cancer with rash and elevated IL-6 and TNF-α were nearly 6 times more likely to die over the course of follow-up. These biomarkers may serve as prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for this high-risk population.
BACKGROUND: Severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) are associated with high morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. Early identification and treatment of SCARs may improve outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To identify biomarkers to predict outcomes in hospitalized patients with cancer who developed SCARs. METHODS: Retrospective review of 144 hospitalized patients with cancer with a morbilliform rash, recorded testing for serum cytokines (interleukin [IL]-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α) or elafin, and a dermatology consultation. Rashes were categorized as simple morbilliform rash without systemic involvement or complex morbilliform rash with systemic involvement. RESULTS: Fifty-four of 144 (37.5%) patients died during follow-up. Elevated levels of IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α were associated with decreased survival. Overall survivals in patients with elevated levels of IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α were 53.7%, 56.6%, 53.6%, respectively, compared with 85.7%, 82.5% and 83.6%, respectively, in those with lower levels. Patients with increased levels of both IL-6 and TNF-α had a nearly 6-fold increase in mortality (hazard ratio, 5.82) compared with patients with lower levels. LIMITATIONS: Retrospective design, limited sample size, and high-risk population. CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalized patients with cancer with rash and elevated IL-6 and TNF-α were nearly 6 times more likely to die over the course of follow-up. These biomarkers may serve as prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for this high-risk population.
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