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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
To define reproducible criteria for subgroups of diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL), including lymphomas with plasmablastic/plasmacytoid features (PB/PC-Fs), we investigated 66 DLBCL; the samples were categorized as either centroblastic (CB), immunoblastic (IB) or PB/PC-F applying standardized morphologic criteria. Blinded specimens were reviewed by three independent pathologists. The final consensus classification included 44 CB (67%), seven IB (10%) and 15 PB/PC-F (23%). The interobserver agreement between two centers (Vienna, Würzburg) was 93.5%. Most PB/PC-F were CD20+, cIgM+, MUM-1+, CD138+/-, bcl-6-, corresponding to an activated B-cell phenotype. Immunoglobulin-V(H) gene mutation analysis was consistent with a germinal or postgerminal center-cell origin. By fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis, 11/13 (85%) PB/PC-F had a monoallelic TP53 deletion. The pretreatment characteristics of patients with PB/PC-F included a tendency for more B symptoms, extranodal disease and a higher IPI. Importantly, PB/PC-F were resistant to standard chemotherapy (complete remission rate 47%, relapse rate 71%) and even autologous stem-cell transplantation. The median overall survival (OS) (14 months, P<0.002) and disease-free survival (6 months, P=0.02) were significantly shorter compared to patients with CB and IB. The OS difference was pronounced within the low and low-intermediate IPI risk group (P<0.001). Our data indicate a strong association of plasmablastic/plasmacytoid morphology with TP53 deletions, poor response to chemotherapy and short survival.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0887-6924
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
146-55
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Antigens, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Genes, Immunoglobulin, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Genes, p53, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Germinal Center, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Herpesvirus 4, Human, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Lymphoma, B-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Plasma Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-RNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:14603341-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas with plasmablastic/plasmacytoid features are associated with TP53 deletions and poor clinical outcome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't