scholarly journals Identification of a Patient Cohort with Relapsing Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with a Low International Prognostic Index in PET/CT Using a 2-Gene (LMO2/TNFRSF9) Scoring System

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (6) ◽  
pp. 600-602
Author(s):  
Nader Omidvar ◽  
Nilgun Tekin ◽  
Paulette Conget ◽  
Flavia Bruna ◽  
Botond Timar ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud A. Senousy ◽  
Aya M. El-Abd ◽  
Raafat R. Abdel-Malek ◽  
Sherine M. Rizk

AbstractThe reliable identification of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)-specific targets owns huge implications for its diagnosis and treatment. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are implicated in DLBCL pathogenesis; however, circulating DLBCL-related lncRNAs are barely investigated. We investigated plasma lncRNAs; HOTAIR, Linc-p21, GAS5 and XIST as biomarkers for DLBCL diagnosis and responsiveness to R-CHOP therapy. Eighty-four DLBCL patients and thirty-three healthy controls were included. Only plasma HOTAIR, XIST and GAS5 were differentially expressed in DLBCL patients compared to controls. Pretreatment plasma HOTAIR was higher, whereas GAS5 was lower in non-responders than responders to R-CHOP. Plasma GAS5 demonstrated superior diagnostic accuracy (AUC = 0.97) whereas a panel of HOTAIR + GAS5 superiorly discriminated responders from non-responders by ROC analysis. In multivariate analysis, HOTAIR was an independent predictor of non-response. Among patients, plasma HOTAIR, Linc-p21 and XIST were correlated. Plasma GAS5 negatively correlated with International Prognostic Index, whereas HOTAIR positively correlated with performance status, denoting their prognostic potential. We constructed the lncRNAs-related protein–protein interaction networks linked to drug response via bioinformatics analysis. In conclusion, we introduce plasma HOTAIR, GAS5 and XIST as potential non-invasive diagnostic tools for DLBCL, and pretreatment HOTAIR and GAS5 as candidates for evaluating therapy response, with HOTAIR as a predictor of R-CHOP failure. We provide novel surrogates for future predictive studies in personalized medicine.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (28) ◽  
pp. 3452-3459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie A. Johnson ◽  
Graham W. Slack ◽  
Kerry J. Savage ◽  
Joseph M. Connors ◽  
Susana Ben-Neriah ◽  
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Purpose Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is curable in 60% of patients treated with rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP). MYC translocations, with or without BCL2 translocations, have been associated with inferior survival in DLBCL. We investigated whether expression of MYC protein, with or without BCL2 protein expression, could risk-stratify patients at diagnosis. Patients and Methods We determined the correlation between presence of MYC and BCL2 proteins by immunohistochemistry (IHC) with survival in two independent cohorts of patients with DLBCL treated with R-CHOP. We further determined if MYC protein expression correlated with high MYC mRNA and/or presence of MYC translocation. Results In the training cohort (n = 167), MYC and BCL2 proteins were detected in 29% and 44% of patients, respectively. Concurrent expression (MYC positive/BCL2 positive) was present in 21% of patients. MYC protein correlated with presence of high MYC mRNA and MYC translocation (both P < .001), but the latter was less frequent (both 11%). MYC protein expression was only associated with inferior overall and progression-free survival when BCL2 protein was coexpressed (P < .001). Importantly, the poor prognostic effect of MYC positive/BCL2 positive was validated in an independent cohort of 140 patients with DLBCL and remained significant (P < .05) after adjusting for presence of high-risk features in a multivariable model that included elevated international prognostic index score, activated B-cell molecular subtype, and presence of concurrent MYC and BCL2 translocations. Conclusion Assessment of MYC and BCL2 expression by IHC represents a robust, rapid, and inexpensive approach to risk-stratify patients with DLBCL at diagnosis.


2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. 271-271
Author(s):  
Ryan James Chan ◽  
Rasna Gupta ◽  
Sindu Mary Kanjeekal ◽  
Mohammed Jarrar ◽  
Amin Kay ◽  
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271 Background: The Windsor Regional Cancer Program (WRCP) was determined to have consistently been a top performer in time to treatment of diffuse large B cell lymphoma in this Canadian province (http://www.csqi.on.ca/by_type_of_cancer/lymphoma/lymphoma_treatment/). We endeavored to determine whether faster time to diagnosis and treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) influenced the IPI score (International Prognostic Score), thereby predicting an improved clinical outcome in these presenting patients. Methods: The WRCP services a catchment area of 650,000 people. A retrospective chart review was conducted for patients diagnosed with DLBCL at the Windsor Regional Cancer Program (WRCP) between 2006-2012. Information collected included the five factors for scoring by the International Prognostic Index (IPI) – age, performance status, LDH, stage, and number of extranodal sites – chemotherapy regimen, relapses, existence of second malignancies, cause of death, and dates of diagnosis, last follow-up, and death. We analyzed the relationship between prognostic factors and these clinical outcomes, and also compared the IPI scores for this cohort of patients against a similar population in another Canadian province, British Columbia. Results: It is established that compared to other cancer centres in Ontario, the WRCP is consistently reporting a shorter diagnosis to treatment metric when compared to their counterparts in Ontario, Canada. When compared to historical Canadian data, presenting IPI scores for DLBCL patients were lower on average for patients treated at the WRCP than those reported in British Columbia, Canada by Sehn et al. [Sehn, L. H., et al. (2007). The revised International Prognostic Index is a better predictor of outcome than the standard IPI for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated with R-CHOP. Blood, 109(5), 1857-1861.]. Conclusions: A lower presenting IPI score is known to be correlated improved lymphoma related outcome. With attention to the metric of diagnosis to treatment < 30 days for diffuse large B cell lymphoma, we expect an improved lymphoma related outcome for our patients. We recommend ongoing attention to this metric, in order to improve outcomes for our patients.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (5) ◽  
pp. 1350-1358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ash A. Alizadeh ◽  
Andrew J. Gentles ◽  
Alvaro J. Alencar ◽  
Chih Long Liu ◽  
Holbrook E. Kohrt ◽  
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AbstractSeveral gene-expression signatures predict survival in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), but the lack of practical methods for genome-scale analysis has limited translation to clinical practice. We built and validated a simple model using one gene expressed by tumor cells and another expressed by host immune cells, assessing added prognostic value to the clinical International Prognostic Index (IPI). LIM domain only 2 (LMO2) was validated as an independent predictor of survival and the “germinal center B cell–like” subtype. Expression of tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 9 (TNFRSF9) from the DLBCL microenvironment was the best gene in bivariate combination with LMO2. Study of TNFRSF9 tissue expression in 95 patients with DLBCL showed expression limited to infiltrating T cells. A model integrating these 2 genes was independent of “cell-of-origin” classification, “stromal signatures,” IPI, and added to the predictive power of the IPI. A composite score integrating these genes with IPI performed well in 3 independent cohorts of 545 DLBCL patients, as well as in a simple assay of routine formalin-fixed specimens from a new validation cohort of 147 patients with DLBCL. We conclude that the measurement of a single gene expressed by tumor cells (LMO2) and a single gene expressed by the immune microenvironment (TNFRSF9) powerfully predicts overall survival in patients with DLBCL.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (31) ◽  
pp. 3538-3546 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Leonard ◽  
Kathryn S. Kolibaba ◽  
James A. Reeves ◽  
Anil Tulpule ◽  
Ian W. Flinn ◽  
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Purpose To evaluate the impact of the addition of bortezomib to rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) on outcomes in previously untreated patients with non–germinal center B-cell–like (non-GCB) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Patients and Methods After real-time determination of non-GCB DLBCL using the Hans immunohistochemistry algorithm, 206 patients were randomly assigned (1:1; stratified by International Prognostic Index [IPI] score) to six 21-day cycles of standard R-CHOP alone or R-CHOP plus bortezomib 1.3 mg/m2 intravenously on days 1 and 4 (VR-CHOP). The primary end point, progression-free survival (PFS), was evaluated in 183 patients with centrally confirmed non-GCB DLBCL who received one or more doses of study drug (91 R-CHOP, 92 VR-CHOP). Results After a median follow-up of 34 months, with 25% (R-CHOP) and 18% (VR-CHOP) of patients having had PFS events, the hazard ratio (HR) for PFS was 0.73 (90% CI, 0.43 to 1.24) with VR-CHOP ( P = .611). Two-year PFS rates were 77.6% with R-CHOP and 82.0% with VR-CHOP; they were 65.1% versus 72.4% in patients with high-intermediate/high IPI (HR, 0.67; 90% CI, 0.34 to 1.29), and 90.0% versus 88.9% (HR, 0.85; 90% CI, 0.35 to 2.10) in patients with low/low-intermediate IPI. Overall response rate with R-CHOP and VR-CHOP was 98% and 96%, respectively. The overall survival HR was 0.75 (90% CI, 0.38 to 1.45); 2-year survival rates were 88.4% and 93.0%, respectively. In the safety population (100 R-CHOP and 101 VR-CHOP patients), grade ≥ 3 adverse events included neutropenia (53% v 49%), thrombocytopenia (13% v 29%), anemia (7% v 15%), leukopenia (26% v 25%), and neuropathy (1% v 5%). Conclusion Outcomes for newly diagnosed, prospectively enrolled patients with non-GCB DLBCL were more favorable than expected with R-CHOP and were not significantly improved by adding bortezomib.


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