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Merkel cell polyomavirus and human papilloma virus in proliferative skin lesions arising in patients treated with BRAF inhibitors. Arch Dermatol Res 2016 Jul;308(5):357-65

Date

04/22/2016

Pubmed ID

27098388

DOI

10.1007/s00403-016-1650-y

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84964344812 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   8 Citations

Abstract

The potential role of oncogenic viruses mediating development of proliferative skin lesions in patients treated with RAF inhibitors is poorly understood. The objective of this study was to investigate human papilloma virus (HPV) and Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) in skin lesions among patients treated with RAF inhibitors with the help of a case series describing prevalence of HPV, MCPyV, and RAS mutations in skin biopsies obtained from patients receiving RAF inhibitors and developing cutaneous lesions. HPV-DNA was amplified by PCR utilizing multiple nested primer systems designed for detection of a broad range of HPV types. MCPyV copy number determination with real time PCR technology was performed by a "Quantification of MCPyV, small t region" kit. Thirty-six patients were tested (squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) = 14; verruca vulgaris = 15; other = 11). Nine of 12 SCCs (75 %) and eight of 13 verruca vulgaris lesions (62 %) tested positive for MCPyV whereas none of the normal skin biopsies obtained from nine of these patients tested positive for MCPyV (p = 0.0007). HPV incidence in cutaneous SCCs was not different compared to normal skin (50 vs. 56 %, p = 0.86). The association between MCPyV and proliferative skin lesions after RAF inhibitor therapy merits further investigation.

Author List

Falchook GS, Rady P, Konopinski JC, Busaidy N, Hess K, Hymes S, Nguyen HP, Prieto VG, Bustinza-Linares E, Lin Q, Parkhurst KL, Hong DS, Sherman S, Tyring SK, Kurzrock R

Author

Razelle Kurzrock MD Center Associate Director, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biopsy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Female
Humans
Imidazoles
Male
Melanoma
Merkel cell polyomavirus
Middle Aged
Mutation
Oximes
Papillomaviridae
Prospective Studies
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
Retrospective Studies
Skin
Skin Neoplasms
Warts