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Rai MP, Bedi PS, Singh J, Marinas EB. CK 20-positive and CK 7-negative Merkel cell carcinoma of the cheek. Clin Case Rep 2018. [PMID: 29531741 PMCID: PMC5838268 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.1383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Merkel cell carcinomas (MCCs) are uncommon, highly malignant skin tumors that develop in sun-exposed areas of the skin. Most of the MCCs are CK 20-positive and CK 7-negative such as our case. About 80% of Merkel cell carcinoma is associated with Merkel cell polyomavirus.
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- Manoj Ponadka Rai
- Michigan State University/Sparrow Hospital 788 Service Road B301 Clinical Center East Lansing Michigan 48824
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Rai MP, Bedi PS, Kandola SK, Kavuturu S, Singhal R. Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm. Clin Case Rep 2018; 6:770-772. [PMID: 29636962 PMCID: PMC5889251 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.1457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm is an aggressive neoplasm with a median survival of only a few months despite treatment. An exhaustive immunohistochemical workup is required to differentiate it from myeloid sarcoma and extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma. Treatment is with induction using a regimen utilized for leukemia. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is recommended for those who achieve remission following induction.
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- Manoj Ponadka Rai
- Michigan State University/Sparrow Hospital 788 Service Road, B301 Clinical Center East Lansing Michigan 48824
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- Michigan State University/Sparrow Hospital 788 Service Road, B301 Clinical Center East Lansing Michigan 48824
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- Michigan State University/Sparrow Hospital 788 Service Road, B301 Clinical Center East Lansing Michigan 48824
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- Sparrow Hospital 1215 E Michigan Ave Lansing Michigan 48912
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Rai MP, Bedi PS, Marinas EB, Khan NNS. Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma: a rare subtype of peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Clin Case Rep 2018; 6:750-752. [PMID: 29636953 PMCID: PMC5889216 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.1388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 12/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Angioimmunoblastic T‐cell lymphoma (AITL) is a rare form of NHL and usually presents in the late stage due to the atypical laboratory findings. Immunohistochemistry of the lymph node in AITL is characterized by positive CD2, CD3, CD4, CD10, CXCL‐13, PD1 often BCL‐6 and CD20 positive. Meshworks of follicular dendritic cells are seen outside follicles with CD21 and CD23 stains. EBV can be often positive as well. Autologous transplantation should be offered in the first remission as poor outcome is reported with anthracycline‐containing regimens.
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- Manoj Ponadka Rai
- Michigan State University/Sparrow hospital B301, 788 Service Road East Lansing Michigan 48824
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- Michigan State University/Sparrow hospital B301, 788 Service Road East Lansing Michigan 48824
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Faltas B, Bareja R, Beltran H, Cyrta J, Rai MP, Tagawa ST, Nanus DM, Mosquera JM, Sboner A, Scherr D, Elemento O, Robinson BD, Rubin MA. Integrated whole exome and RNA sequencing to reveal distinct genomic and transcriptomic landscape of upper tract urothelial carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.2_suppl.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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379 Background: Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) represents up to 10% of all urothelial carcinoma (UC). UTUC is a lethal malignancy, with nearly one half the patients dying within 5 years. Our objective was to understand the biological differences between UTUC and bladder UC.Methods: Fresh frozen chemotherapy-naïve primary tumors from nephroureterectomy cases and corresponding germline samples underwent whole exome sequencing (WES) and RNA sequencing (RNAseq). The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) WES and RNAseq raw data was reanalyzed through our in-house bioinformatic pipeline to compare the mutational and transcriptomic landscape of UTUC to bladder UC. We evaluated the expression values for a set of 40 housekeeping genes between the two different datasets to exclude batch effects. We used gene set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) to identify differentially enriched pathways in UTUC.Results: 17 tumors underwent WES, 20 RNAseq, with 11 analyzed for both WES and RNAseq. UTUC samples harbored several recurrent mutations including PIK3CA (4/17), FGFR3 (2/17), MLL2 (4/17), MLL3 (2/17), ATM 2/17). Three KRAS mutations were discovered in two patients (G12D, G12V and Q61H), which were confirmed by targeted sequencing. Frequent copy number alterations included CDKN2A/B deletions (3/17), BG4ALT3, SEMG1 and USP6 amplifications (2/17 each). GSEA analysis revealed significant enrichment of the KRAS signaling in UTUC whereas bladder UC showed an enrichment of genes involved in mTOR and E2F signaling. There were significant differences in the expression of several key DNA damage repair (DDR) pathway genes between the two entities including TP53, RAD51 and ERCC4 despite infrequent or absent mutations in these genes (q value 0.03 for DDR gene set). MSH5, a gene associated with cisplatin-resistance was the most highly ranked DDR overexpressed gene in UTUC compared to bladder UC (enrichment score = 0.8).Conclusions: This study generates a detailed genomic and transcriptomic profile of UTUC. RNAseq demonstrated a distinct pattern of DDR pathway expression in UTUC independent of genomic alterations; these findings may have important implications for platinum-based chemotherapy.
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- Department of Medicine, Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Institute for Precision Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Institute for Computational Biomedicine, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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Palatty PL, Azmidah A, Rao S, Jayachander D, Thilakchand KR, Rai MP, Haniadka R, Simon P, Ravi R, Jimmy R, D'souza PF, Fayad R, Baliga MS. Topical application of a sandal wood oil and turmeric based cream prevents radiodermatitis in head and neck cancer patients undergoing external beam radiotherapy: a pilot study. Br J Radiol 2014; 87:20130490. [PMID: 24694358 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20130490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The study objective was to assess the effectiveness of a turmeric- and sandal wood oil-containing cream [Vicco(®) turmeric cream (VTC); Vicco Laboratories, Parel, India] on radiodermatitis in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy. METHODS A total of 50 patients with head and neck cancer requiring >60 Gy of curative radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy were enrolled in the study. The volunteers were randomly divided into two groups of 25 patients. Group 1 was assigned to a topical application of Johnson's(®) baby oil (Johnson & Johnson Ltd, Baddi, India) and Group 2 for VTC. Prophylactic application of the cream was initiated on Day 1 and continued every day until 2 weeks after the end of treatment. Both agents were symmetrically applied within the irradiated field five times a day, and the acute skin reactions were assessed twice weekly in accordance with the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group scores by an investigator who was unaware of the details. RESULTS The incidence of radiodermatitis increased with the exposure to radiation and was the highest in both groups at Week 7. However, a significant reduction in grades of dermatitis were seen in cohorts applying VTC at all time points, including 2 weeks post radiotherapy (p < 0.015 to p < 0.001). The occurrence of Grade 3 dermatitis was lower in the cohorts using VTC and was statistically significant (p < 0.01). Additionally, follow-up observations 2 weeks after the completion of radiotherapy also showed a reduced degree of radiodermatitis in cohorts applying VTC, which was significant (p = 0.015). CONCLUSION VTC is shown to be effective in preventing radiodermatitis and needs to be validated in larger double-blind trials. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE For the first time, this study shows that the turmeric- and sandal oil-based cream was effective in preventing radiation-induced dermatitis.
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- P L Palatty
- Department of Pharmacology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Rao S, Dinkar C, Vaishnav LK, Rao P, Rai MP, Fayad R, Baliga MS. The Indian Spice Turmeric Delays and Mitigates Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer: An Investigational Study. Integr Cancer Ther 2013; 13:201-10. [PMID: 24165896 DOI: 10.1177/1534735413503549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Radiation-induced oral mucositis is an acute morbidity seen in patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancers. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of turmeric in preventing radiation-induced mucositis. METHODS This was a single-blinded, randomized, controlled clinical trial and was conducted with head and neck cancer patients requiring 70 Gy of radiation or chemoradiotherapy (daily radiotherapy plus carboplatin once a week). Eligible patients (n = 80) were randomly assigned to receive either turmeric gargle (n = 40) or povidone-iodine ([n = 40] active comparator condition) during chemo/radiotherapy during the period of treatment. Oral mucositis was assessed using the RTOG (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group) grading system before the start, during, and at the end of the treatment by an investigator unaware of the treatment. The primary endpoint of this study was the incidence of mucositis every week during the 7-week period. The secondary endpoint was the effect of turmeric gargle on the incidence of treatment breaks, loss of scheduled treatment days, and decrease in body weight at the end of the treatment. RESULTS This study clearly suggests that when compared with the cohorts using povidone-iodine gargle, the group using turmeric as a mouthwash had delayed and reduced the levels of radiation-induced oral mucositis and was statistically significant at all time points (P< 0.001 toP< 0.0001). Additionally, the cohorts using turmeric had decreased intolerable mucositis (P< 0.001) and lesser incidence of treatment breaks in the first half of the treatment schedule before 4 weeks (P< 0.01) and reduced change in body weight (P< 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Gargling with turmeric by head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy provided significant benefit by delaying and reducing the severity of mucositis. Turmeric is readily available, relatively inexpensive, and highly accepted making it useful in cancer treatment.
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- Suresh Rao
- Mangalore Institute of Oncology, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Mangalore Institute of Oncology, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Century International Institute of Dental Science & Research Center, Poinachi, Kerala, India
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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Baliga MS, Meera S, Mathai B, Rai MP, Pawar V, Palatty PL. Scientific validation of the ethnomedicinal properties of the Ayurvedic drug Triphala: A review. Chin J Integr Med 2012; 18:946-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s11655-012-1299-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Baliga MS, Thilakchand KR, Rai MP, Rao S, Venkatesh P. Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa (Bael) and Its Phytochemicals in the Treatment and Prevention of Cancer. Integr Cancer Ther 2012; 12:187-96. [DOI: 10.1177/1534735412451320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aegle marmelos, commonly known as Bael and belonging to the family Rutaceae is an important medicinal plant in the traditional Indian system of medicine, the Ayurveda. The extract prepared by boiling the bark, leaves or roots in water is useful as laxative, febrifuge, and expectorant. The extract is also useful in ophthalmia, deafness, inflammations, catarrh, diabetes, and asthmatic complaints. The fruits are used in treating diarrhea, dysentery, stomach ache, and cardiac ailments. Scientific studies have validated many of Bael’s ethnomedicinal properties and its potential antimicrobial effects, hypoglycemic, astringent, antidiarrheal, antidysenteric, demulcent, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, wound-healing, insecticidal, and gastroprotective properties. In addition, studies have also shown that Bael and some of the Bael phytochemicals possess antineoplastic, radioprotective, chemoprotective, and chemopreventive effects, properties efficacious in the treatment and prevention of cancer. For the first time, the current review summarizes the results related to these properties and emphasizes aspects that require further investigation for Bael’s safe and effective use in the near future.
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- Mangalore Institute of Oncology, Pumpwell, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Shivashankara AR, Azmidah A, Haniadka R, Rai MP, Arora R, Baliga MS. Dietary agents in the prevention of alcohol-induced hepatotoxicty: preclinical observations. Food Funct 2011; 3:101-9. [PMID: 22119904 DOI: 10.1039/c1fo10170f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Long term alcohol consumption is one of the important causes for liver failure and death. To complicate the existing problem there are no dependable hepatoprotective drugs and a large number of patients prefer using complementary and alternative medicines for treating and managing hepatic complications. Almost 25 centuries ago, Hippocrates, the father of medicine, proclaimed "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Exploring the association between diet and health continues even today. Preclinical studies carried out in the recent past have shown that the commonly used dietary agents like Allium sativum (garlic), Camellia sinensis (tea), Curcuma longa (turmeric), Emblica officinalis (Indian gooseberry), Ferula asafoetida (asafoetida), Garcinia cambogia (Malabar tamarind), Glycine max (soyabean), Murraya koenigii (curry leaves), Piper betle (beetle leaf), Prunus armeniaca (apricot), Ocimum gratissimum (wild basil), Theobroma cacao (cocoa), Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) and Vitis vinifera (grapes) protect against ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity. Mechanistic studies have shown that the beneficial effects of these phytochemicals in preventing the ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity are mediated by the antioxidant, free radical scavenging, anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects. The present review for the first time collates the hepatoprotective effects of these agents and also emphasizes on aspects that need future research to establish their utility in humans.
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