The treatment of mycosis fungoides

G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2008 Dec;143(6):395-408.

Abstract

Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (PCLs) mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (Ss) belong to the group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL), which are characterized by clonally proliferating CD4+ cells localized in the skin. Although there already exist many conventional skin-directed and systemic cytotoxic treatment options, in long-term only a transient remission without curative results will be reached in most cases. The aim of this article was to present actual assumed treatment modalities, as well as new therapeutic strategies which passed already through clinical trials showing promising results in the treatment of PCLs.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Humans
  • Mycosis Fungoides / drug therapy
  • Mycosis Fungoides / pathology
  • Mycosis Fungoides / radiotherapy
  • Mycosis Fungoides / therapy*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • PUVA Therapy / methods
  • Photopheresis
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Skin Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultraviolet Therapy*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents