Cells (Oct 2021)

The Microenvironment’s Role in Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome: From Progression to Therapeutic Implications

  • Alessandro Pileri,
  • Alba Guglielmo,
  • Vieri Grandi,
  • Silvia Alberti Violetti,
  • Daniele Fanoni,
  • Paolo Fava,
  • Claudio Agostinelli,
  • Emilio Berti,
  • Pietro Quaglino,
  • Nicola Pimpinelli

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10102780
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 10
p. 2780

Abstract

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Background: Mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sezary Syndrome (SS) are the most common cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. It has been hypothesized that the interaction between the immune system, cutaneous cells, and neoplastic elements may play a role in MF/SS pathogenesis and progression. Methods: This paper aims to revise in a narrative way our current knowledge of the microenvironment’s role in MF/SS. Results and Conclusions: Literature data support a possible implication of microenvironment cells in MF/SS pathogenesis and progression, opening up new therapeutic avenues.

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