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ACS Nano ; 18(11): 8531-8545, 2024 Mar 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38456901

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Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is a promising target for cancer immunotherapy due to its ability to inhibit T cell activation; however, its expression on various noncancer cells may cause on-target off-tumor toxicity when designing PD-L1-targeting Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapies. Combining rational design and directed evolution of the human fibronectin-derived monobody scaffold, "PDbody" was engineered to bind to PD-L1 with a preference for a slightly lower pH, which is typical in the tumor microenvironment. PDbody was further utilized as a CAR to target the PD-L1-expressing triple negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell line. To mitigate on-target off-tumor toxicity associated with targeting PD-L1, a Cluster of Differentiation 19 (CD19)-recognizing SynNotch IF THEN gate was integrated into the system. This CD19-SynNotch PDbody-CAR system was then expressed in primary human T cells to target CD19-expressing MDA-MB-231 cancer cells. These CD19-SynNotch PDbody-CAR T cells demonstrated both specificity and efficacy in vitro, accurately eradicating cancer targets in cytotoxicity assays. Moreover, in an in vivo bilateral murine tumor model, they exhibited the capability to effectively restrain tumor growth. Overall, CD19-SynNotch PDbody-CAR T cells represent a distinct development over previously published designs due to their increased efficacy, proliferative capability, and mitigation of off-tumor toxicity for solid tumor treatment.


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Antígeno B7-H1 , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T , Humanos , Camundongos , Animais , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Antígeno B7-H1/genética , Antígeno B7-H1/metabolismo , Ligantes , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Linfócitos T , Imunoterapia Adotiva
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J Genet Couns ; 33(1): 232-237, 2024 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37877322

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Microlearning uses short educational interventions to provide learners with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform specific tasks or solve immediate problems. This approach is increasingly used across digital platforms to engage learners and foster quick comprehension. Microlearning can be used in clinical genetics education to deliver a comprehensive educational intervention that is segmented into smaller discrete but complimentary components. This report discusses one group's approach to using microlearning in clinician education and provides tips that can be applied to other educational efforts. High-quality genetics education has the potential to be disseminated across multiple delivery methods and to multiple audiences, thereby increasing its impact and reach.


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Atenção , Conhecimento , Humanos , Escolaridade
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JCO Precis Oncol ; 7: e2200619, 2023 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37163717

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PURPOSE: The Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative (MCGI) aimed to overcome patient- and provider-level barriers to using genomic tumor testing (GTT) in rural practices by providing genomic tumor boards (GTBs), clinician education, and access to comprehensive large-panel next-generation sequencing to all patients with cancer in Maine. This paper describes the successful implementation of the initiative and three key services made operative between 2016 and 2020. METHODS: A community-inclusive, hub-and-spoke approach was taken to implement the three program components: (1) a centralized GTB program; (2) a modular online education program, designed using an iterative approach with broad clinical stakeholders; and (3) GTT free of charge to clinicians and patients. Implementation timelines, participation metrics, and survey data were used to describe the rollout. RESULTS: The MCGI was launched over an 18-month period at all 19 oncology practices in the State. Seventy-nine physicians (66 medical oncologists, 5 gynecologic oncologists, 1 neuro-oncologist, and 7 pediatric oncologists) enrolled on the study, representing 100% of all practicing oncologists in Maine. Between July 2017 and September 2020, 1610 patients were enrolled. A total of 515 cases were discussed by 47 (73%) clinicians in 196 GTBs. Clinicians who participated in the GTBs enrolled significantly more patients on the study, stayed in Maine, and reported less time spent in clinical patient care. CONCLUSION: The MCGI was able to engage geographically and culturally disparate cancer care practices in a precision oncology program using a hub-and-spoke model. By facilitating access to GTT, structured education, and GTBs, we narrowed the gap in the implementation of precision oncology in one of the most rural states in the country.


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Neoplasias , Criança , Humanos , Feminino , Neoplasias/diagnóstico , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/terapia , Maine , Medicina de Precisão , Oncologia , Genômica
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J Am Coll Cardiol ; 80(9): 857-869, 2022 08 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36007983

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BACKGROUND: Pathogenic variants in 11 genes predispose individuals to heritable thoracic aortic disease (HTAD), but limited data are available to stratify the risk for aortic events associated with these genes. OBJECTIVES: This study sought to compare the risk of first aortic event, specifically thoracic aortic aneurysm surgery or an aortic dissection, among 7 HTAD genes and variant types within each gene. METHODS: A retrospective cohort of probands and relatives with rare variants in 7 genes for HTAD (n = 1,028) was assessed for the risk of first aortic events based on the gene altered, pathogenic variant type, sex, proband status, and location of recruitment. RESULTS: Significant differences in aortic event risk were identified among the smooth muscle contraction genes (ACTA2, MYLK, and PRKG1; P = 0.002) and among the genes for Loeys-Dietz syndrome, which encode proteins in the transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß pathway (SMAD3, TGFB2, TGFBR1, and TGFBR2;P < 0.0001). Cumulative incidence of type A aortic dissection was higher than elective aneurysm surgery in patients with variants in ACTA2, MYLK, PRKG1, and SMAD3; in contrast, patients with TGFBR2 variants had lower cumulative incidence of type A aortic dissection than elective aneurysm surgery. Cumulative incidence of type B aortic dissection was higher for ACTA2, PRKG1, and TGFBR2 than other genes. After adjusting for proband status, sex, and recruitment location, specific variants in ACTA2 and TGFBR2 were associated with substantially higher risk of aortic event with childhood onset. CONCLUSIONS: Gene- and variant-specific data on aortic events in individuals with HTAD support personalized aortic surveillance and clinical management.


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Aneurisma da Aorta Torácica , Dissecção Aórtica , Dissecção Aórtica/genética , Aneurisma da Aorta Torácica/genética , Criança , Humanos , Mutação , Receptor do Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta Tipo II/genética , Estudos Retrospectivos
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J Am Coll Cardiol ; 79(21): 2069-2081, 2022 05 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35618343

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BACKGROUND: The GenTAC (Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Cardiovascular Conditions) Registry enrolled patients with genetic aortopathies between 2007 and 2016. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to compare age distribution and probability of elective surgery for proximal aortic aneurysm, any dissection surgery, and cardiovascular mortality among aortopathy etiologies. METHODS: The GenTAC study had a retrospective/prospective design. Participants with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) with aneurysm (n = 879), Marfan syndrome (MFS) (n = 861), nonsyndromic heritable thoracic aortic disease (nsHTAD) (n = 378), Turner syndrome (TS) (n = 298), vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) (n = 149), and Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) (n = 121) were analyzed. RESULTS: The 25% probability of elective proximal aortic aneurysm surgery was 30 years for LDS (95% CI: 18-37 years), followed by MFS (34 years; 95% CI: 32-36 years), nsHTAD (52 years; 95% CI: 48-56 years), and BAV (55 years; 95% CI: 53-58 years). Any dissection surgery 25% probability was highest in LDS (38 years; 95% CI: 33-53 years) followed by MFS (51 years; 95% CI: 46-57 years) and nsHTAD (54 years; 95% CI: 51-61 years). BAV experienced the largest relative frequency of elective surgery to any dissection surgery (254/33 = 7.7), compared with MFS (273/112 = 2.4), LDS (35/16 = 2.2), or nsHTAD (82/76 = 1.1). With MFS as the reference population, risk of any dissection surgery or cardiovascular mortality was lowest in BAV patients (HR: 0.13; 95% CI: 0.08-0.18; HR: 0.13; 95%: CI: 0.06-0.27, respectively). The greatest risk of mortality was seen in patients with vEDS. CONCLUSIONS: Marfan and LDS cohorts demonstrate age and event profiles congruent with the current understanding of syndromic aortopathies. BAV events weigh toward elective replacement with relatively few dissection surgeries. Nonsyndromic HTAD patients experience near equal probability of dissection vs prophylactic surgery, possibly because of failure of early diagnosis.


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Dissecção Aórtica , Doença da Válvula Aórtica Bicúspide , Síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos , Síndrome de Loeys-Dietz , Síndrome de Marfan , Dissecção Aórtica/epidemiologia , Dissecção Aórtica/genética , Dissecção Aórtica/cirurgia , Síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos/complicações , Humanos , Síndrome de Loeys-Dietz/complicações , Síndrome de Loeys-Dietz/epidemiologia , Síndrome de Loeys-Dietz/genética , Síndrome de Marfan/complicações , Síndrome de Marfan/genética , Síndrome de Marfan/cirurgia , Estudos Prospectivos , Sistema de Registros , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Nat Rev Dis Primers ; 7(1): 64, 2021 09 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34475413

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Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant, age-related but highly penetrant condition with substantial intrafamilial and interfamilial variability. MFS is caused by pathogenetic variants in FBN1, which encodes fibrillin-1, a major structural component of the extracellular matrix that provides support to connective tissues, particularly in arteries, the pericondrium and structures in the eye. Up to 25% of individuals with MFS have de novo variants. The most prominent manifestations of MFS are asymptomatic aortic root aneurysms, aortic dissections, dislocation of the ocular lens (ectopia lentis) and skeletal abnormalities that are characterized by overgrowth of the long bones. MFS is diagnosed based on the Ghent II nosology; genetic testing confirming the presence of a FBN1 pathogenetic variant is not always required for diagnosis but can help distinguish MFS from other heritable thoracic aortic disease syndromes that can present with skeletal features similar to those in MFS. Untreated aortic root aneurysms can progress to life-threatening acute aortic dissections. Management of MFS requires medical therapy to slow the rate of growth of aneurysms and decrease the risk of dissection. Routine surveillance with imaging techniques such as transthoracic echocardiography, CT or MRI is necessary to monitor aneurysm growth and determine when to perform prophylactic repair surgery to prevent an acute aortic dissection.


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Síndrome de Marfan , Fibrilina-1/genética , Fibrilinas , Humanos , Síndrome de Marfan/complicações , Síndrome de Marfan/diagnóstico , Síndrome de Marfan/genética , Proteínas dos Microfilamentos/genética , Mutação
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Am J Med Genet A ; 185(12): 3762-3769, 2021 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34355836

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Heritable connective tissue disorders are a group of diseases, each rare, characterized by various combinations of skin, joint, musculoskeletal, organ, and vascular involvement. Although kidney abnormalities have been reported in some connective tissue disorders, they are rarely a presenting feature. Here we present three patients with prominent kidney phenotypes who were found by whole exome sequencing to have variants in established connective tissue genes associated with Loeys-Dietz syndrome and congenital contractural arachnodactyly. These cases highlight the importance of considering connective tissue disease in children presenting with structural kidney disease and also serves to expand the phenotype of Loeys-Dietz syndrome and possibly congenital contractural arachnodactyly to include cystic kidney disease and cystic kidney dysplasia, respectively.


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Aracnodactilia/genética , Contratura/genética , Fibrilina-2/genética , Síndrome de Loeys-Dietz/genética , Receptor do Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta Tipo I/genética , Proteína Smad2/genética , Adolescente , Aracnodactilia/complicações , Aracnodactilia/diagnóstico por imagem , Aracnodactilia/patologia , Criança , Tecido Conjuntivo/patologia , Doenças do Tecido Conjuntivo/complicações , Doenças do Tecido Conjuntivo/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças do Tecido Conjuntivo/genética , Doenças do Tecido Conjuntivo/patologia , Contratura/complicações , Contratura/diagnóstico por imagem , Contratura/patologia , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Humanos , Rim/diagnóstico por imagem , Rim/patologia , Doenças Renais Císticas/complicações , Doenças Renais Císticas/genética , Doenças Renais Císticas/patologia , Síndrome de Loeys-Dietz/complicações , Síndrome de Loeys-Dietz/diagnóstico por imagem , Síndrome de Loeys-Dietz/patologia , Masculino , Mutação/genética , Fenótipo , Anormalidades da Pele/complicações , Anormalidades da Pele/genética , Anormalidades da Pele/patologia , Sequenciamento do Exoma
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Nat Commun ; 12(1): 5031, 2021 08 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34413312

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The limited sensitivity of Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) biosensors hinders their broader applications. Here, we develop an approach integrating high-throughput FRET sorting and next-generation sequencing (FRET-Seq) to identify sensitive biosensors with varying substrate sequences from large-scale libraries directly in mammalian cells, utilizing the design of self-activating FRET (saFRET) biosensor. The resulting biosensors of Fyn and ZAP70 kinases exhibit enhanced performance and enable the dynamic imaging of T-cell activation mediated by T cell receptor (TCR) or chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), revealing a highly organized ZAP70 subcellular activity pattern upon TCR but not CAR engagement. The ZAP70 biosensor elucidates the role of immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM) in affecting ZAP70 activation to regulate CAR functions. A saFRET biosensor-based high-throughput drug screening (saFRET-HTDS) assay further enables the identification of an FDA-approved cancer drug, Sunitinib, that can be repurposed to inhibit ZAP70 activity and autoimmune-disease-related T-cell activation.


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Técnicas Biossensoriais/métodos , Transferência Ressonante de Energia de Fluorescência/métodos , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala/métodos , Fosfotransferases/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Humanos , Engenharia de Proteínas/métodos , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-fyn/metabolismo , Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Proteína-Tirosina Quinase ZAP-70/metabolismo
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J Am Coll Surg ; 232(6): 889-898, 2021 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33727135

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BACKGROUND: Malignant cutaneous adnexal tumors (MCATs) are rare and their natural history is poorly understood. Available literature indicates aggressive behavior with a significant risk of metastasis. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review of our institutional surgical oncology databases was performed for patients diagnosed with MCATs (2001-2020). We hypothesized that most patients have a low risk of lymph node involvement, recurrence, and death. Kaplan-Meier statistical analysis was used to assess risk of recurrence and 5-year survival. RESULTS: We identified 41 patients diagnosed with MCATs (median age 59 years, 68% were men). Most patients had long-standing cutaneous lesions (median 24 months) and no palpable adenopathy. Most patients had stage I or II disease (98%). Primary tumors were treated with wide local excision (n = 28 [68%]), Mohs surgery (n = 5 [12%]), or amputation (n = 8 [19%]). Of 25 patients who underwent SLNB (61%), 1 had lymphatic metastasis. These include apocrine carcinoma (1 of 3), digital papillary adenocarcinoma (0 of 8), porocarcinoma (0 of 4), and additional MCAT sub-types (0 of 10). Three patients (7%) had disease recurrence at a median interval of 3.6 years (interquartile range 1.5 to 4.4 years). Five patients (12%) died at a median interval of 7 years (interquartile range 6.7 to 9.2 years), but only 1 patient was known to have succumbed to MCAT. Overall 5-year survival rate was 96% (95% CI, 75% to 99%). CONCLUSIONS: Despite the historical impression that MCATs have a high metastatic potential, most patients have low recurrence rates and excellent 5-year survival rates. Lymphatic disease identified after SLNB in early-stage tumors is rare and the value of this staging procedure in MCAT remains unclear.


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Metástase Linfática/diagnóstico , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/epidemiologia , Neoplasias de Anexos e de Apêndices Cutâneos/cirurgia , Biópsia de Linfonodo Sentinela/estatística & dados numéricos , Neoplasias Cutâneas/cirurgia , Idoso , Amputação Cirúrgica/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Excisão de Linfonodo/estatística & dados numéricos , Metástase Linfática/patologia , Metástase Linfática/terapia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Cirurgia de Mohs/estatística & dados numéricos , Neoplasias de Anexos e de Apêndices Cutâneos/mortalidade , Neoplasias de Anexos e de Apêndices Cutâneos/patologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medição de Risco/métodos , Neoplasias Cutâneas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Cutâneas/patologia , Taxa de Sobrevida
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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 4549, 2021 02 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33633185

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Central nervous system (CNS) injury and infection can result in profound tissue remodeling in the brain, the mechanism and purpose of which is poorly understood. Infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii causes chronic infection and inflammation in the brain parenchyma. Control of parasite replication requires the continuous presence of IFNγ-producing T cells to keep T. gondii in its slowly replicating cyst form. During infection, a network of extracellular matrix fibers, revealed using multiphoton microscopy, forms in the brain. The origin and composition of these structures are unknown but the fibers have been observed to act as a substrate for migrating T cells. In this study, we show a critical regulator of extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, Secreted Protein, Acidic, Rich in Cysteine (SPARC), is upregulated in the brain during the early phases of infection in the frontal cortex. In the absence of SPARC, a reduced and disordered fibrous network, increased parasite burden, and reduced antigen-specific T cell entry into the brain points to a role for SPARC in T cell recruitment to and migration within the brain. We also report SPARC can directly bind to CCR7 ligands CCL19 and CCL21 but not CXCL10, and enhance migration toward a chemokine gradient. Measurement of T cell behavior points to tissue remodeling being important for access of immune cells to the brain and facilitating cellular locomotion. Together, these data identify SPARC as an important regulatory component of immune cell trafficking and access to the inflamed CNS.


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Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Osteonectina/metabolismo , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Linfócitos T/metabolismo , Toxoplasma/fisiologia , Toxoplasmose Cerebral/etiologia , Toxoplasmose Cerebral/metabolismo , Animais , Antígenos de Protozoários/imunologia , Biomarcadores , Encéfalo/irrigação sanguínea , Encéfalo/imunologia , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/parasitologia , Movimento Celular/imunologia , Quimiocina CCL21/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Epitopos de Linfócito T/imunologia , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Interações Hospedeiro-Parasita/imunologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Neurônios/metabolismo , Osteonectina/genética , Ligação Proteica , Receptores CCR7
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Kidney Int ; 100(1): 196-205, 2021 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33359528

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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are widely used for various malignancies. However, their safety and efficacy in patients with a kidney transplant have not been defined. To delineate this, we conducted a multicenter retrospective study of 69 patients with a kidney transplant receiving ICIs between January 2010 and May 2020. For safety, we assessed the incidence, timing, and risk factors of acute graft rejection. For efficacy, objective response rate and overall survival were assessed in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, the most common cancers in our cohort, and compared with stage-matched 23 patients with squamous cell carcinoma and 14 with melanoma with a kidney transplant not receiving ICIs. Following ICI treatment, 29 out of 69 (42%) patients developed acute rejection, 19 of whom lost their allograft, compared with an acute rejection rate of 5.4% in the non-ICI cohort. Median time from ICI initiation to rejection was 24 days. Factors associated with a lower risk of rejection were mTOR inhibitor use (odds ratio 0.26; 95% confidence interval, 0.09-0.72) and triple-agent immunosuppression (0.67, 0.48-0.92). The objective response ratio was 36.4% and 40% in the squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma subgroups, respectively. In the squamous cell carcinoma subgroup, overall survival was significantly longer in patients treated with ICIs (median overall survival 19.8 months vs. 10.6 months), whereas in the melanoma subgroup, overall survival did not differ between groups. Thus, ICIs were associated with a high risk of rejection in patients with kidney transplants but may lead to improved cancer outcomes. Prospective studies are needed to determine optimal immunosuppression strategies to improve patient outcomes.


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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas , Transplante de Rim , Neoplasias Cutâneas , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Inibidores de Checkpoint Imunológico , Transplante de Rim/efeitos adversos , Estudos Prospectivos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Neoplasias Cutâneas/tratamento farmacológico
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JAMA Cardiol ; 6(1): 58-66, 2021 01 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33052376

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Importance: Women with aortopathy conditions are at risk for pregnancy-related aortic dissection, and these conditions may not be recognized until after the aortic dissection occurs. Objective: To examine the clinical characteristics, imaging features, and outcomes in women with pregnancy-related acute aortic dissection. Design, Setting, and Participants: A cohort study, comprising data from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD) (February 1, 1998, to February 28, 2018). The multicenter referral center study included 29 women with aortic dissection during pregnancy or less than 12 weeks post partum in IRAD from 1998 to 2018. Main Outcomes and Measures: Clinical features of pregnancy-related aortic dissection to be studied included underlying aortopathy, aortic size, type of aortic dissection, timing of dissection, hypertension, and previous aortic surgery. Results: A total of 29 women (mean [SD] age, 32 [6] years) had pregnancy-related aortic dissection, representing 0.3% of all aortic dissections and 1% of aortic dissection in women in the IRAD. Among women younger than 35 years, aortic dissection was related to pregnancy in 20 of 105 women (19%). Thirteen women (45%) had type A aortic dissection, and 16 women (55%) had type B. Aortic dissection onset was known in 27 women (93%): 15 during pregnancy, 4 in the first trimester, and 11 in the third trimester; 12 were post partum, occurring a mean (SD) of 12.5 (14) days post partum. At type A aortic dissection diagnosis, the mean (SD) aortic diameters were sinus of Valsalva, 54.5 (5) mm and ascending aorta, 54.7 (6) mm. At type B aortic dissection diagnosis, the mean (SD) descending aortic diameter was 32.5 (5) mm. Twenty women (69%) had an aortopathy condition or a positive family history: 13 women (65%) with Marfan syndrome, 2 women (10%) with Loeys-Dietz syndrome, 2 women (10%) with bicuspid aortic valves, 2 women (10%) with a family history of aortic disease, and 1 woman (5%) with familial thoracic aortic aneurysm. Aortopathy was not recognized until after aortic dissection in 47% of the women. Twenty-eight women (97%) survived aortic dissection hospitalization. Conclusions and Relevance: Aortic dissection complicating pregnancy is rare. Most pregnancy-related aortic dissection is due to an aortopathy often not diagnosed until after aortic dissection. In this study, type A aortic dissections were associated with a dilated aorta, and type B aortic dissections often were not. Recognition of underlying conditions and risks for aortic dissection may improve management of pregnancy in women with aortopathy.


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Aneurisma Aórtico/epidemiologia , Dissecção Aórtica/epidemiologia , Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez/epidemiologia , Transtornos Puerperais/epidemiologia , Adulto , Dissecção Aórtica/complicações , Dissecção Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagem , Dissecção Aórtica/terapia , Aorta/patologia , Aorta Torácica/patologia , Aneurisma Aórtico/complicações , Aneurisma Aórtico/diagnóstico por imagem , Aneurisma Aórtico/terapia , Doenças da Aorta/complicações , Doença da Válvula Aórtica Bicúspide/complicações , Feminino , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Humanos , Síndrome de Loeys-Dietz/complicações , Síndrome de Marfan/complicações , Tamanho do Órgão , Gravidez , Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez/diagnóstico por imagem , Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez/terapia , Transtornos Puerperais/diagnóstico por imagem , Transtornos Puerperais/terapia , Sistema de Registros , Seio Aórtico/patologia , Doenças não Diagnosticadas/complicações , Adulto Jovem
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Case Rep Dermatol Med ; 2020: 7480607, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32099688

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BACKGROUND: Cutis laxa is a rare dermatosis that is inherited or acquired and clinically features loose, wrinkled, and redundant skin with decreased elasticity. This heterogeneous connective tissue disorder may be localized or generalized, with or without internal manifestations. Generalized cutis laxa often has a cephalocaudal progression and is attributed to inflammatory cutaneous eruptions, medications, and infections. Cutis laxa is also associated with several other conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and plasma-cell dyscrasias. Case Presentation. We report an unusual case of a 35-year-old male with progression of generalized acquired cutis laxa and vasculitis that occurred over a period of one year. No cutaneous inflammatory eruption preceded or accompanied his decreased skin elasticity, and a biopsy of the skin showed elastolysis. His cutaneous manifestation led to systemic evaluation and an eventual diagnosis of smoldering multiple myeloma accompanied by aortitis and anemia. His myeloma and vasculitis were successfully treated with cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone and high-dose prednisone, respectively, with no improvement to his cutis laxa. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of monoclonal gammopathy is strongly associated with several dermatological entities such as acquired cutis laxa. We propose a new term for the dermatological manifestations caused by paraproteinemia: monoclonal gammopathy of dermatological significance, or MGODS, and stress the evaluation of an underlying gammopathy in the setting of certain dermatologic conditions, including scleromyxedema and amyloidosis. We present a case of a newly acquired cutis laxa secondary to plasma-cell dyscrasias that exemplifies MGODS, alongside a brief literature review, and underscore the clinical relevance of monoclonal gammopathies of dermatological significance.

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Ann Thorac Surg ; 109(5): 1378-1384, 2020 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31568749

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BACKGROUND: Although patients with various types of heritable aortopathy often require distal aortic repair, data are limited regarding the most extensive operations-open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repairs. The objective of this multicenter registry study was to characterize TAAA repairs in a large cohort of patients with different heritable aortic diseases. METHODS: From the 3699 patients enrolled at 8 participating centers in the Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Cardiovascular Conditions (GenTAC) Registry, we identified 155 open TAAA repairs in 142 unique patients. We examined data related to clinical characteristics, surgical techniques, and outcomes. RESULTS: The primary diagnoses included Marfan syndrome (n = 76; 54%), familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissections (n = 31; 22%), and Loeys-Dietz syndrome (n = 10; 7%). Most repairs were performed for aneurysms associated with aortic dissection (n = 110; 71%). The most common repairs involved the entire descending thoracic aorta with distal extension (21% Crawford extent I and 36% extent II). Adjuncts used during repair varied substantially. The operative mortality rate was 1.3%. Other complications included paraplegia (4%), acute renal failure (5%), and vocal cord paralysis (21%). Reoperation after TAAA repair was required in a subset of cases for early bleeding (n = 15; 10%) and late repair failure (n = 7; 5%). CONCLUSIONS: Open TAAA repairs are necessary in a variety of heritable aortic diseases. These patients often require extensive surgical repair, and a variety of adjunctive techniques are utilized. The risk of repair failure and the need for reoperation in a subset of patients support the need for vigilant long-term surveillance after repair.


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Aorta Abdominal/cirurgia , Aorta Torácica/cirurgia , Doenças da Aorta/cirurgia , Sistema de Registros , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares/métodos , Adulto , Aorta Abdominal/anormalidades , Aorta Torácica/anormalidades , Doenças da Aorta/genética , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/mortalidade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Taxa de Sobrevida/tendências , Resultado do Tratamento , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia
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J Am Assoc Nurse Pract ; 31(6): 327-329, 2019 Jun 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31181053

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Family history risk assessment can identify individuals at increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) who would benefit from earlier or more frequent CRC screening. Clinicians should evaluate the patient's family history as well as personal history to identify red flags and patterns that may suggest predisposition to CRC and then use that information to stratify risk into average, increased, and high risk categories to inform genetic counseling recommendations and personalized management.


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Neoplasias Colorretais/diagnóstico , Anamnese/métodos , Adulto , Neoplasias Colorretais/genética , Detecção Precoce de Câncer , Feminino , Aconselhamento Genético/métodos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Cell Chem Biol ; 26(5): 662-673.e7, 2019 05 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30827936

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The G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) CXCR4 is a co-receptor for HIV and is involved in cancers and autoimmune diseases. We characterized five purine or quinazoline core polyamine pharmacophores used for targeting CXCR4 dysregulation in diseases. All were neutral antagonists for wild-type CXCR4 and two were biased antagonists with effects on ß-arrestin-2 only at high concentrations. These compounds displayed various activities for a constitutively active mutant (CAM). We use the IT1t-CXCR4 crystal structure and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to develop two hypotheses for the activation of the N1193.35A CAM. The N1193.35A mutation facilitates increased coupling of TM helices III and VI. IT1t deactivates the CAM by disrupting the coupling between TM helices III and VI, mediated primarily by residue F872.53. Mutants of F872.53 in N1193.35A CXCR4 precluded constitutive signaling and prevented inverse agonism. This work characterizes CXCR4 ligands and provides a mechanism for N1193.35A constitutive activation.


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Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Receptores CXCR4/antagonistas & inibidores , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas/metabolismo , Benzilaminas , Quimiocina CXCL12/farmacologia , Ciclamos , Células HEK293 , Infecções por HIV/metabolismo , Infecções por HIV/patologia , Infecções por HIV/virologia , HIV-1/efeitos dos fármacos , Compostos Heterocíclicos/farmacologia , Humanos , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Ligantes , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Conformação Proteica em alfa-Hélice , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Receptores CXCR4/genética , Receptores CXCR4/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas/química , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas/farmacologia , beta-Arrestina 2/metabolismo
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Semin Oncol Nurs ; 35(1): 22-33, 2019 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30660356

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OBJECTIVE: To provide an overview of key considerations for somatic testing for the purpose of targeting cancer treatment. DATA SOURCES: Literature; research reports. CONCLUSION: Genomic testing of cancer cells to identify variants that drive the carcinogenic process is becoming common in clinical settings. Providers and patients need to weigh the potential benefits of testing with technologic and logistic issues. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Testing is available for thousands of genomic variants to identify one or more to guide targeted treatment. Oncology nurses need to understand the benefits and limitations of participating in patient-centered implementation of this testing.


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Mutação , Neoplasias/genética , Antineoplásicos Imunológicos/uso terapêutico , Carcinogênese/genética , Aconselhamento Genético , Testes Genéticos , Humanos , Neoplasias/diagnóstico , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias/enfermagem , Prognóstico
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J Immunother Cancer ; 6(1): 122, 2018 11 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30454071

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BACKGROUND: Immune-directed therapies have become front-line therapy for melanoma and are transforming the management of advanced disease. In refractory cases, multi-modal immunoncology (IO) approaches are being utilized, including combining immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) with oncolytic herpes viruses. Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) is the first genetically modified oncolytic viral therapy (OVT) approved for the treatment of recurrent and unresectable melanoma. The use of IO in patients with concomitant malignancies and/or compromised immune systems is limited due to systematic exclusion from clinical trials. For example, a single case report of a solid organ transplant patient successfully treated with T-VEC for metastatic melanoma has been reported. Furthermore, the use of ICB in T-cell malignancies is limited and paradoxical worsening has been described. To our knowledge, this is the first report of dual ICB/T-VEC being administered to a patient with concurrent primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (pcALCL) and melanoma. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we present the case of a patient with concomitant primary cutaneous ALCL and metastatic melanoma, progressing on anti-programmed death (PD)-1 therapy, who developed Kaposi's varicelliform eruption after receiving the first dose of Talimogene laherparepvec. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the complexities of care of patients with coexistent cancers, demonstrates rapid progression of primary cutaneous ALCL on nivolumab and introduces a novel adverse effect of Talimogene laherparepvec.


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Antineoplásicos Imunológicos/efeitos adversos , Produtos Biológicos/efeitos adversos , Erupção Variceliforme de Kaposi/induzido quimicamente , Linfoma Anaplásico Cutâneo Primário de Células Grandes/terapia , Melanoma/terapia , Nivolumabe/efeitos adversos , Neoplasias Cutâneas/terapia , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Herpesvirus Humano 1 , Humanos , Masculino , Terapia Viral Oncolítica
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