scholarly journals T-cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia Manifesting in Patients with HIV-1 Infection: Cases Series and Review of the Literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. e2018036
Author(s):  
Ashley M Rose ◽  
Leidy Isenalumhe ◽  
Magali VanDenBergh ◽  
Lubomir Sokol

We report five patients with human immunodeficiency virus-1/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV-1/AIDS) who developed T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T-LGLL). None of the patients fulfilled criteria for diagnosis of diffuse infiltrative lymphocyte syndrome (DILS) or HIV-associated CD8+ lymphocytosis syndrome at the time of diagnosis of LGLL. The immunophenotype of malignant T-cells was identical in three patients with co-expression of CD3, CD8, CD57, and T-cell receptor (TCR) alpha/beta. Three out of five patients were also diagnosed with clonal disorders of B-cell origin including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Burkitt’s lymphoma, and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS).  Two patients developed cytopenias due to T-LGLL prompting initiation of therapy. Our study suggests that chronic viral infection with HIV can contribute to evolution of T-LGLL. Clinical and laboratory characteristics of T-LGLL associated with HIV-1/AIDS resemble those of immunocompetent  patients.

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (5S) ◽  
pp. 797-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew D. Zelenetz

During his presentation at the NCCN 19th Annual Conference, Dr. Andrew D. Zelenetz reviewed the updates to the 2014 NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas. Dr. Zelenetz first discussed the updates for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), focusing primarily on the emergence of MYC-positive DLBCL; the limited role of imaging in early-stage disease; new treatment options; the challenge of tumor heterogeneity; and the impact of cell of origin in the selection of future therapies. Then, on behalf of Dr. Steven Horwitz, Dr. Zelenetz presented the new guidelines for primary cutaneous CD30+ T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders and T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia.


Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared A. Cohen ◽  
Riccardo Bomben ◽  
Federico Pozzo ◽  
Erika Tissino ◽  
Andrea Härzschel ◽  
...  

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a heterogeneous disease with a variable clinical course. Novel biomarkers discovered over the past 20 years have revolutionized the way clinicians approach prognostication and treatment especially in the chemotherapy-free era. Herein, we review the best established prognostic and predictive biomarkers in the setting of chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) and novel targeted therapy. We propose that TP53 disruption (defined as either TP53 mutation or chromosome 17p deletion), unmutated immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region gene status (UM IGHV), NOTCH1 mutation, and CD49d expression are the strongest prognosticators of disease progression and overall survival in the field of novel biomarkers including recurrent gene mutations. We also highlight the predictive role of TP53 disruption, UM IGHV, and NOTCH1 mutation in the setting of CIT and TP53 disruption and CD49d expression in the setting of novel targeted therapy employing B-cell receptor (BCR) and B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL2) inhibition. Finally, we discuss future directions in the field of biomarker development to identify those with relapsed/refractory disease at risk for progression despite treatment with novel therapies.


Blood ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 1255-1260 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Ganser ◽  
C Carlo-Stella ◽  
CR Bartram ◽  
T Boehm ◽  
G Heil ◽  
...  

Abstract To analyze the pathogenesis of B-cell lymphomas in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), we studied two cell lines, Es I and Es III, established from one such lymphoma for the presence of sequences of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and the human immunodeficiency virus [HIV; lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV/HTLV- III)] as well as for the presence of cytogenetic abnormalities and monoclonal rearrangements of immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes. Both cell lines expressed the same IgM, kappa phenotype as the original lymphoma. The karyotype of Es I was 46, XY, t(8;14), 2 p+, inv (6p), 17p-, and the cells of Es III had an additional i(7q). Immunoglobulin gene studies demonstrated the identical monoclonal rearrangements in both cell lines. Neither EBV nor HIV sequences were detectable in the malignant B cells at the genomic level, leading to the conclusion that mechanisms other than transformation by EBV or HIV may have contributed to the B-cell lymphoma in this patient and possibly also to the generally increased frequency in patients with AIDS.


Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2525
Author(s):  
Günter Krause ◽  
Floyd Hassenrück ◽  
Michael Hallek

Cytokines are soluble protein factors with importance in intercellular communication and, as such, play pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of B cell malignancies. Evidence from in vitro cultures permitted us to choose example cytokines that bind to different biochemical receptor types. Activated malignant B cells or stromal fibroblasts and macrophages prominently secrete the chemokines CCL3 or CXCL12 and CXCL13, respectively. Apart from helper T cells, various cell types of the B cell lymphoma microenvironment are capable of producing the cytokines IL-4, IL-6, IL-10 and TNFα. Owing to its impact on the development of myeloid cells, CSF-1 is among important soluble factors in the B cell lymphoma microenvironment. Inhibitors of B cell receptor-associated kinases often act via the blockade of cytokine production, but also prevent cytokine effects, e.g., chemotaxis. Increments in blood levels in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients compared to healthy donors and normalization upon treatment with ibrutinib can be explained by producing cell types and modulation of cytokine production observed in vitro.


Blood ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 1073-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
MJ Dyer

Abstract Rearrangements within the T-cell receptor (TCR)delta/alpha locus were analyzed in a wide variety of lymphoid neoplasms by eight DNA probes specific for TCR J delta, J alpha and C alpha segments. In all 11 T- cell malignancies, rearrangement and/or deletion of TCR delta was detected irrespective of the stage of maturation of the tumor. The organization of TCR delta correlated with the phenotype of the tumor: In “prethymic” T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), TCR delta was the only TCR gene to be rearranged. More mature T cell malignancies expressing CD4 together with CD3 showed deletion of both alleles of TCR delta, suggestive of TCR V alpha-J alpha rearrangement. All 43 B-cell tumors expressing surface immunoglobulin (sIg), including two cases of adult B-cell ALL, had germline configuration of TCR delta/alpha. In contrast, all 17 B-cell precursor ALLs (null, common, and pre-B-cell ALLs) had rearrangement and/or deletion of TCR delta/alpha. A single case of “histiocytic” lymphoma also showed biallelic deletion of TCR delta. Oligoclonal rearrangements of Ig and TCR genes were observed in two cases of B-cell precursor ALL and in one case of T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Patterns of such “aberrant” TCR rearrangement were similar to those observed in T-lineage malignancies. In particular, seven of eight cases of B-cell precursor ALL and the histiocytic lymphoma which demonstrated biallelic TCR delta deletion, (suggestive of a V alpha-J alpha rearrangement) had clonal TCR beta rearrangement. These data support the hypothesis that supposedly aberrant rearrangements of the TCR genes may follow the same developmental controls as found in T-cell differentiation, despite the lack of evidence for further commitment to the T-cell lineage. TCR delta rearrangement is a useful marker of clonality of immature T-cell tumors which may have only this gene rearranged but is not specific to the T-cell lineage.


Blood ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 79 (7) ◽  
pp. 1768-1774 ◽  
Author(s):  
BG Herndier ◽  
BT Shiramizu ◽  
NE Jewett ◽  
KD Aldape ◽  
GR Reyes ◽  
...  

Abstract The majority of lymphomas in the setting of acquired, iatrogenic, or congenital immunodeficiencies are B-cell lymphoproliferations. We describe a rare T-cell lymphoma in a fulminantly ill patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The T-cell nature of the process was defined genotypically (monoclonal T-cell receptor beta- chain [CT beta] rearrangement) and phenotypically (CD45RO+, CD4+, CD5+, CD25+, CD8-, CD3- and negative for a variety of B-cell and monocyte markers). The CD4+, CD25+ (interleukin-2 receptor [IL-2R]) phenotype with production of IL-2 and IL-2R RNA is analogous to human T- lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-associated adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL); however, no HTLV-1 could be detected. Southern blot analysis did demonstrate monoclonally integrated HIV-1 within the tumor genome. Furthermore, the tumor cells were producing HIV p24 antigen as shown by immunohistochemistry. This is the first case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated non- Hodgkin's lymphoma in which HIV-1 infection may have played a central role in the lymphocyte transformation process.


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