Revisions to the staging and classification of mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome: A proposal of the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas (ISCL) and the cutaneous lymphoma task force of the European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)

Elise Olsen, Eric Vonderheid, Nicola Pimpinelli, Rein Willemze, Youn Kim, Robert Knobler, Herschel Zackheim, Madeleine Duvic, Teresa Estrach, Stanford Lamberg, Gary Wood, Reinhard Dummer, Annamari Ranki, Gunter Burg, Peter Heald, Mark Pittelkow, Maria Grazia Bernengo, Wolfram Sterry, Liliane Laroche, Franz TrautingerSean Whittaker

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Abstract

The ISCL/EORTC recommends revisions to the Mycosis Fungoides Cooperative Group classification and staging system for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). These revisions are made to incorporate advances related to tumor cell biology and diagnostic techniques as pertains to mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS) since the 1979 publication of the original guidelines, to clarify certain variables that currently impede effective interinstitution and interinvestigator communication and/or the development of standardized clinical trials in MF and SS, and to provide a platform for tracking other variables of potential prognostic significance. Moreover, given the difference in prognosis and clinical characteristics of the non-MF/non-SS subtypes of cutaneous lymphoma, this revision pertains specifically to MF and SS. The evidence supporting the revisions is discussed as well as recommendations for evaluation and staging procedures based on these revisions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1713-1722
Number of pages10
JournalBlood
Volume110
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 15 2007
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Immunology
  • Hematology
  • Cell Biology

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