Lack of efficacy of radiation therapy plus PD-L1 blockade for Merkel cell carcinoma arising in a patient with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection

Dermatol Ther. 2021 Jan;34(1):e14722. doi: 10.1111/dth.14722. Epub 2021 Jan 5.

Authors

Ayaka Okazaki¹, Kozo Nakai¹, Nao Kusutani¹, Riei Kamo¹, Yoshie Fukunaga¹, Kotaro Nagase², Paul Nghiem³, Daisuke Tsuruta¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
² Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan.
³ Division of Dermatology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
B7-H1 Antigen / antagonists & inhibitors*
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell* / radiotherapy
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections* / complications
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections* / diagnosis
Herpesvirus 4, Human
Humans
Male
Skin Neoplasms* / radiotherapy

Substances

B7-H1 Antigen

Grants and funding

P01 CA225517/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States