Table 1.

Patient characteristics

PatientSexAge, yDiagnosisYear of diagnosisStage/classificationTreatmentPrevious treatmentS aureus infection 
SS1 75 SS 2015 IVA1 (T4, N0, M0, B2) Doxorubicin PUVA, ECP, IFN-α, bexarotene, mogamulizumab Yes  
SS2 71 SS 2017 IVA1 (T4, N1, M0, B2) Vorinostat ECP, UVB, IFN-α, mogamulizumab, brentuximab vedotin Yes  
SS3 64 SS 2021 IVA1 (T4, N1, B2, M0) ECP, alitretinoin UVB, acitretin, brodalumab, topical corticosteroids Yes  
SS4 85 SS 2012 NA ECP, IFN-α PUVA, IFN-α, bexarotene Yes  
SS5 NA SS 2013 B2 Blood collected before ECP treatment NA NA 
SS6 67 SS 2016 B2 ECP, IFN-α, bexarotene, TSEI Acitretin, chloroquine, doxycycline, prednisolone Yes  
SS7 65 SS 2016 B2 ECP, IFN-α, prednisolone Ifliximab, ustekinumab, secukinumab, adalimumab, acitretin, alitretinoin, prednisolone Yes  
SS8 74 SS 2016 B2 ECP Prednisolone, methotrexate, PUVA No  
SS9 79 SS 2016 B2 ECP Ifliximab, etanercept, adalimumab, ustekinumab, cyclosporin, PUVA Yes  
SS10 58 SS 2018 B2 ECP, IFN-α, prednisolone Prednisolone, methotrexate Yes  
SS11 82 SS 2018 B2 ECP NA Yes  
SS12 77 SS 2017 B2 ECP, brentuximab vedotin PUVA, UVB, methotrexate, IFN-α, bexarotene Yes  
SS13 71 SS/leukemic MF 2014 IVA2 (pT4, N3, B2, M0) Gemcitabine UVB, ECP, bexarotene, methotrexate NA 
SS14 80 SS 2011 IVB (pT4p, N3, M1) ECP, brentuximab vedotin UVB, methotrexate, bexarotene, PUVA, gemcitabine, prednisolone, domatinostat (4SC-202), doxorubicin, brentuximab vedotin, ECP, bendamustine, dimethyl fumarate Yes  
SS15 85 SS 2014 IVA1 (pT4, N0, B2, M0) Bexarotene Methotrexate NA 
SS16 60 SS 2020 IVA1 (T4, N1, B2, M0) ECP, methotrexate Methotrexate NA 
SS17 77 SS 2022 III Prednisolone, topical corticosteroid, grade IV No previous treatment Yes  
SS18 84 SS 2022 IVA (T4, N0, M0, B2) Alemtuzumab ECP Yes  
SS19 71 SS 2023 IVA (T4, N0, M0, B2) Acitretin, ECP No previous treatment Yes  
SS20 67 SS 2023 IVA1 (T4, N2, B2, M0) ECP, mogamulizumab CHOP, brentuximab vedotin, cisplatin, cytarabine Yes  
PatientSexAge, yDiagnosisYear of diagnosisStage/classificationTreatmentPrevious treatmentS aureus infection 
SS1 75 SS 2015 IVA1 (T4, N0, M0, B2) Doxorubicin PUVA, ECP, IFN-α, bexarotene, mogamulizumab Yes  
SS2 71 SS 2017 IVA1 (T4, N1, M0, B2) Vorinostat ECP, UVB, IFN-α, mogamulizumab, brentuximab vedotin Yes  
SS3 64 SS 2021 IVA1 (T4, N1, B2, M0) ECP, alitretinoin UVB, acitretin, brodalumab, topical corticosteroids Yes  
SS4 85 SS 2012 NA ECP, IFN-α PUVA, IFN-α, bexarotene Yes  
SS5 NA SS 2013 B2 Blood collected before ECP treatment NA NA 
SS6 67 SS 2016 B2 ECP, IFN-α, bexarotene, TSEI Acitretin, chloroquine, doxycycline, prednisolone Yes  
SS7 65 SS 2016 B2 ECP, IFN-α, prednisolone Ifliximab, ustekinumab, secukinumab, adalimumab, acitretin, alitretinoin, prednisolone Yes  
SS8 74 SS 2016 B2 ECP Prednisolone, methotrexate, PUVA No  
SS9 79 SS 2016 B2 ECP Ifliximab, etanercept, adalimumab, ustekinumab, cyclosporin, PUVA Yes  
SS10 58 SS 2018 B2 ECP, IFN-α, prednisolone Prednisolone, methotrexate Yes  
SS11 82 SS 2018 B2 ECP NA Yes  
SS12 77 SS 2017 B2 ECP, brentuximab vedotin PUVA, UVB, methotrexate, IFN-α, bexarotene Yes  
SS13 71 SS/leukemic MF 2014 IVA2 (pT4, N3, B2, M0) Gemcitabine UVB, ECP, bexarotene, methotrexate NA 
SS14 80 SS 2011 IVB (pT4p, N3, M1) ECP, brentuximab vedotin UVB, methotrexate, bexarotene, PUVA, gemcitabine, prednisolone, domatinostat (4SC-202), doxorubicin, brentuximab vedotin, ECP, bendamustine, dimethyl fumarate Yes  
SS15 85 SS 2014 IVA1 (pT4, N0, B2, M0) Bexarotene Methotrexate NA 
SS16 60 SS 2020 IVA1 (T4, N1, B2, M0) ECP, methotrexate Methotrexate NA 
SS17 77 SS 2022 III Prednisolone, topical corticosteroid, grade IV No previous treatment Yes  
SS18 84 SS 2022 IVA (T4, N0, M0, B2) Alemtuzumab ECP Yes  
SS19 71 SS 2023 IVA (T4, N0, M0, B2) Acitretin, ECP No previous treatment Yes  
SS20 67 SS 2023 IVA1 (T4, N2, B2, M0) ECP, mogamulizumab CHOP, brentuximab vedotin, cisplatin, cytarabine Yes  

Treatment indicates the patient clinical treatments at the time point of blood collection where PBMCs were isolated and used for experiments.

ECP, extracorporal photopheresis; IFN, interferon; F, female; M, male; MF, mycosis fungoides; NA, not available; PUVA, psoralen and ultraviolet A; SS, Sézary syndrome; TSEI, total skin electron irradiation; UVB, ultraviolet B.

S aureus infection during or before the sample collection.

Data obtained from clinical swabs.

Data based on the measure of immunoglobulin G levels against S aureus proteins in patient serum by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (supplemental Methods).

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