TY - JOUR
T1 - Cutaneous localization in multiple myeloma in the context of bortezomib-based treatment
T2 - how do myeloma cells escape from the bone marrow to the skin?
AU - Marchica, Valentina
AU - Accardi, Fabrizio
AU - Storti, Paola
AU - Mancini, Cristina
AU - Martella, Eugenia
AU - Dalla Palma, Benedetta
AU - Bolzoni, Marina
AU - Todoerti, Katia
AU - Marcatti, Magda
AU - Schifano, Chiara
AU - Bonomini, Sabrina
AU - Sammarelli, Gabriella
AU - Neri, Antonino
AU - Ponzoni, Maurilio
AU - Aversa, Franco
AU - Giuliani, Nicola
PY - 2016/10/3
Y1 - 2016/10/3
N2 - The skin is a possible site of extramedullary localization in multiple myeloma (MM) patients; however, the mechanisms involved in this process are poorly understood. We describe the case of a refractory MM patient who developed a cutaneous localization under bortezomib treatment and we further expanded observations in other eight MM patients. We focused on the expression of genes involved in plasma cell skin homing, including CCR10, which was highly expressed. Moreover, we observed a lack of CXCR4 surface expression and the down-regulation of ICAM1/CD54 throughout the progression of the disease, suggesting a possible mechanism driving the escape of MM cells from the bone marrow into the skin.
AB - The skin is a possible site of extramedullary localization in multiple myeloma (MM) patients; however, the mechanisms involved in this process are poorly understood. We describe the case of a refractory MM patient who developed a cutaneous localization under bortezomib treatment and we further expanded observations in other eight MM patients. We focused on the expression of genes involved in plasma cell skin homing, including CCR10, which was highly expressed. Moreover, we observed a lack of CXCR4 surface expression and the down-regulation of ICAM1/CD54 throughout the progression of the disease, suggesting a possible mechanism driving the escape of MM cells from the bone marrow into the skin.
KW - Bone marrow
KW - Extramedullary disease
KW - Multiple myeloma
KW - Skin homing
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U2 - 10.1007/s12185-016-2104-1
DO - 10.1007/s12185-016-2104-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84989882649
SN - 0925-5710
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - International Journal of Hematology
JF - International Journal of Hematology
ER -