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Management of Refractory Early-Stage Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

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Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a heterogeneous group of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas that manifest primarily in the skin. Mycosis fungoides is recognized as the most common type of CTCL. Patients with early-stage CTCL usually have a benign and chronic disease course. However, although there is a wide array of therapeutic options for early-stage CTCL, not all patients respond to these individual therapies, resulting in refractory cutaneous disease over time. Refractory early-stage CTCL poses an important therapeutic challenge, as one of the principal treatment goals is to keep the disease confined to the skin, thereby preventing disease progression.

Much of the focus of current research has been on the evaluation of already available skin-directed therapies and biologic response modifiers and combination regimens thereof, such as the combination of psoralen and UVA (PUVA) with interferon-α or retinoids. Recent novel developments include oral bexarotene, a retinoid X receptor-selective retinoid that has activity in all stages of CTCL and has been shown to be effective in patients with refractory early-stage disease as well as advanced-stage disease. Likewise, the topical gel formulation of bexarotene has proved to be an important therapeutic option in patients with refractory or relapsed lesions. Oral bexarotene and topical bexarotene have been approved by the US FDA for the treatment of refractory CTCL. Systemic chemotherapy is typically reserved for advanced-stage CTCL and is usually not recommended for early-stage, skin-limited disease. However, recent exploratory studies indicate that low-dose methotrexate may represent an overall well tolerated therapy in a subset of patients with refractory early-stage CTCL, as may pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, which is currently being investigated in this specific clinical setting. Another recently FDA-approved therapy is the interleukin-2 fusion toxin denileukin diftitox, which is now well established to play a role in the treatment of refractory CTCL, including early-stage extensive plaque disease. The value of other agents, such as topical tazarotene, topical methotrexate, and topical imiquimod, and of novel immunomodulatory approaches including monoclonal antibodies, still needs to be assessed for refractory early-stage CTCL.

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Huber, M.A., Staib, G., Pehamberger, H. et al. Management of Refractory Early-Stage Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Am J Clin Dermatol 7, 155–169 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2165/00128071-200607030-00002

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