Department of Dermatology, Helios Hospital Krefeld, 47805 Krefeld, Germany.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Helios Hospital Krefeld, 47805 Krefeld, Germany.
Curr Oncol. 2024 Sep 13;31(9):5412-5421. doi: 10.3390/curroncol31090400.
Patients with advanced-stage mycosis fungoides (MF IIB-IVB) and Sézary syndrome (SS) have poor prognoses, with survival ranging from 4.7 to 1.4 years depending on the disease stage. There is a need for therapeutic approaches that lead to long-lasting responses and improved quality of life and survival. Mogamulizumab, a humanized antibody against the CCR4 molecule, and low-dose total skin electron beam therapy (TSEBT) are two known established treatments for MF and SS as a monotherapy. However, little is known about the potential additive effect on the combination of both treatments. We report here for the first time the concurrent use of low-dose hypofractionated TSEBT (2 × 4 Gy) with mogamulizumab. Based on two relapsed/refractory and advanced-stage CTCL patients, we show that this combination may be well tolerated in advanced-stage MF or SS and may potentially lead to an additive treatment effect on response times, particularly in the skin and blood within two weeks. We propose that this combination may be a treatment option for patients with SS. Further research is needed to understand the efficacy and tolerability profile of this therapeutic combination and to determine if there is an additive effect of the combination on the response rates when compared with the monotherapy.
患有晚期蕈样真菌病(MF IIB-IVB)和 Sézary 综合征(SS)的患者预后较差,根据疾病阶段,其生存率为 4.7 至 1.4 年不等。需要寻求能够带来持久反应、提高生活质量和延长生存时间的治疗方法。莫格利珠单抗是一种针对 CCR4 分子的人源化抗体,低剂量全身电子束照射疗法(TSEBT)是 MF 和 SS 的两种已知的单药治疗方法。然而,对于这两种治疗方法联合应用的潜在增效作用知之甚少。我们首次报告了低剂量分割 TSEBT(2×4 Gy)与莫格利珠单抗联合应用。基于两名复发/难治性晚期 CTCL 患者,我们表明该联合治疗在晚期 MF 或 SS 中可能具有良好的耐受性,并且可能在两周内对皮肤和血液中的反应时间产生潜在的增效作用。我们提出,该联合治疗可能是 SS 患者的一种治疗选择。需要进一步研究以了解这种治疗联合的疗效和耐受性特征,并确定与单药治疗相比,联合治疗对反应率是否具有增效作用。