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ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Role of IL-4 and IL-13 in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma.

Roberto Mazzetto, Paola Miceli, Jacopo Tartaglia, Christian Ciolfi, Alvise Sernicola, Mauro Alaibac

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Review in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas and dupilumab for atopic dermatitis: A systematic review and expert consensus.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Roberto MazzettoDermatology Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, 35121 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1588-2061
Paola MiceliDermatology Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, 35121 Padova, Italy.
Jacopo TartagliaDermatology Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, 35121 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8838-7649
Christian CiolfiDermatology Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, 35121 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9098-4124
Alvise SernicolaDermatology Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, 35121 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1985-0326
Mauro AlaibacDermatology Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, 35121 Padova, Italy.
University of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interleukins IL-4 and IL-13 are increasingly recognized contributors to the pathogenesis of cutaneous T cell lymphomas (CTCLs), and their role in disease-associated pruritus is accepted. The prevailing Th2 profile in advanced CTCL underscores the significance of understanding IL-4/IL-13 expression dynamics from the early stages of disease, as a shift from Th1 to Th2 may explain CTCL progression. Targeted agents blocking key cytokines of type 2 immunity are established therapeutics in atopic disorders and have a promising therapeutic potential in CTCL, given their involvement in cutaneous symptoms and their contribution to the pathogenesis of disease. IL-4, IL-13, and IL-31 are implicated in pruritus, offering therapeutic targets with dupilumab, tralokinumab, lebrikizumab, and nemolizumab. This review analyzes current knowledge on the IL-4/IL-13 axis in mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome, the most common types of CTCL, examining existing literature on the pathogenetic implications with a focus on investigational treatments. Clinical trials and case reports are required to shed light on novel uses of medications in various diseases, and ongoing research into the role of IL-4/IL-13 axis blockers in CTCL therapy might not only improve the management of disease-related pruritus but also provide in-depth insights on the pathophysiologic mechanisms of CTCL.

Indexed as

cutaneous T cell lymphomadupilumabinterleukin 13interleukin 4lebrikizumabmycosis fungoidesnemolizumabSezary syndrometezepelumabtralokinumab

Identifiers

PMID38398754
PMCPMC10889933
OpenAlexW4391684050

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