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MYC translocation and an increased copy number predict poor prognosis in adult diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), especially in germinal centre-like B cell (GCB) type
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- Issue Date
- 2008-08-30
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Citation
- Histopathology. 2008; 53(2): 205-217
- Keywords
- Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; B-Lymphocytes/pathology ; Female ; Germinal Center/*pathology ; Humans ; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/*diagnosis/*genetics/mortality/pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Prognosis ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/*genetics ; Gene Dosage ; Translocation, Genetic
- Abstract
- AIMS: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogeneous disease with various genetic alterations. The aim was to investigate MYC, Bcl-2 and Bcl-6 translocations and copy number changes in adult DLBCLs to evaluate their clinicopathological features and prognostic implications. METHODS AND RESULTS: Gene status was examined using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and the results were analysed in the context of germinal centre B-cell (GCB) and non-GCB type of DLBCL based on immunohistochemistry. MYC translocation was observed in 9% (14 of 156), and an increased copy number (ICN) in 7.1% (11 of 156). MYC translocation was more common in GCB type (22%) than in non-GCB type (4.9%), and associated with advanced International Prognostic Index (IPI). MYC aberration, i.e. translocation or increased copy number (ICN), was significantly associated with shorter overall survival, especially for the GCB type. Bcl-2 translocation was rare (3.4%, five of 145), and ICN was observed in 11.7% (17 of 145), more frequently in non-GCB type (16%) than in GCB type (2.5%). Bcl-2 aberration tended to have an adverse effect on survival. In multivariate analysis, MYC ICN was an independent poor prognostic factor. CONCLUSIONS: Analyses of MYC and Bcl-2 status, i.e. translocation and ICN, in the context of DLBCL phenotype might help predict prognosis and determine therapeutic strategies.
- ISSN
- 1365-2559 (Electronic)
- Language
- English
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- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18752503
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/68026
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