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Abstract
Triple hit lymphomas are a subset of so-called double hit non-Hodgkin lymphomas exhibiting simultaneous gene translocations/disruption of MYC, BCL2, and BCL6; however, their overlapping morphologic features and complex genetic rearrangements can render classification and prognostication vexing. Clinically triple hit lymphomas are thought to demonstrate aggressive behavior, similar to or worse than that of double hit lymphomas. Only rare reports of long term survivors exist and raise the possibility that unidentified morphologic, immunologic, or cytogenetic differences may impart a less adverse prognosis than current literature and opinion may suggest. Here we report 3 such cases with less aggressive behavior. Cases such as these may prove useful in comparing outcomes, and underlying mechanisms of tumor progression, in aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
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- University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Jarosova M, Kriegova E, Schneiderova P, Fillerova R, Prochazka V, Mikesova M, Flodr P, Indrak K, Papajik T. A Novel Non-Immunoglobulin (non-Ig)/BCL6 Translocation in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Involving Chromosome 10q11.21 Loci and Review on Clinical Consequences of BCL6 Rearrangements. Pathol Oncol Res 2015; 22:233-43. [DOI: 10.1007/s12253-015-9972-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Triple-hit B-cell Lymphoma With MYC, BCL2, and BCL6 Translocations/Rearrangements. Am J Surg Pathol 2015; 39:1132-9. [DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000000434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Koduru PR, Chen W, Garcia R, Fuda F. Acquisition of a t(11;14)(q13;q32) in clonal evolution in a follicular lymphoma with a t(14;18)(q32;q21) and t(3;22)(q27;q11.2). Cancer Genet 2015; 208:303-9. [PMID: 25953460 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2015.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Chromosome translocations involving an immunoglobulin (IG) locus and another gene, either BCL or MYC, are common events in B-cell lymphoma. Occasionally, two IG loci, one with BCL and the other with MYC, are simultaneously involved; such cases are classified as double-hit (DH) lymphomas. These tumors often show intermediate histologic features between those of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and those of Burkitt lymphoma. Patients with DH lymphoma have a poor prognosis. Rarely, lymphomas in which three IG loci are simultaneously involved with two different BCL genes and MYC have been reported. These cases are classified as triple-hit lymphomas; virtually all these are aggressive tumors with an even worse prognosis. We present here a unique case of follicular lymphoma (FL) with rearranged BCL2, BCL6, and BCL1 (also known as CCND1) genes. Lymphoma cells at first clinical relapse had a complex karyotype that included a t(3;22)(q27;q11) and t(14;18)(q32;q21). About 15 years after initial diagnosis, the lymphoma cells showed clonal cytogenetic evolution and acquired a t(11;14)(q13;q32). This article is the first case report of a low grade B-cell lymphoma that had three lymphoma-associated reciprocal translocations not involving MYC and that had a long indolent clinical course.
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MESH Headings
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3/genetics
- Clonal Evolution
- Cyclin D1/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, Follicular/genetics
- Lymphoma, Follicular/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6
- Translocation, Genetic/genetics
- bcl-Associated Death Protein/genetics
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Affiliation(s)
- Prasad R Koduru
- Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Bacher U, Haferlach T, Alpermann T, Kern W, Schnittger S, Haferlach C. Several lymphoma-specific genetic events in parallel can be found in mature B-cell neoplasms. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2010; 50:43-50. [DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Cheung KJJ, Delaney A, Ben-Neriah S, Schein J, Lee T, Shah SP, Cheung D, Johnson NA, Mungall AJ, Telenius A, Lai B, Boyle M, Connors JM, Gascoyne RD, Marra MA, Horsman DE. High resolution analysis of follicular lymphoma genomes reveals somatic recurrent sites of copy-neutral loss of heterozygosity and copy number alterations that target single genes. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2010; 49:669-81. [PMID: 20544841 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
A multiplatform approach, including conventional cytogenetic techniques, BAC array comparative genomic hybridization, and Affymetrix 500K SNP arrays, was applied to the study of the tumor genomes of 25 follicular lymphoma biopsy samples with paired normal DNA samples to characterize balanced translocations, copy number imbalances, and copy-neutral loss of heterozygosity (cnLOH). In addition to the t(14;18), eight unique balanced translocations were found. Commonly reported FL-associated copy number regions were revealed including losses of 1p32-36, 6q, and 10q, and gains of 1q, 6p, 7, 12, 18, and X. The most frequent regions affected by copy-neutral loss of heterozygosity were 1p36.33 (28%), 6p21.3 (20%), 12q21.2-q24.33 (16%), and 16p13.3 (24%). We also identified by SNP analysis, 45 aberrant regions that each affected one gene, including CDKN2A, CDKN2B, FHIT, KIT, PEX14, and PTPRD, which were associated with canonical pathways involved in tumor development. This study illustrates the power of using complementary high-resolution platforms on paired tumor/normal specimens and computational analysis to provide potential insights into the significance of single-gene somatic aberrations in FL tumorigenesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- K-John J Cheung
- Center for Lymphoid Cancer, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Au WY, Horsman DE, Gascoyne RD, Viswanatha DS, Klasa RJ, Connors JM. The Spectrum of Lymphoma with 8q24 Aberrations: A Clinical, Pathological and Cytogenetic Study of 87 Consecutive Cases. Leuk Lymphoma 2009; 45:519-28. [PMID: 15160914 DOI: 10.1080/10428190310001593120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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To define the histologic, cytogenetic (CG) and clinical spectrum of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) carrying an 8q24 (c-myc) translocation, 87 patients with an 8q24 aberration were identified from 785 consecutive successfully analyzed cases. Aberrations involving 8q24 were found at diagnosis (n = 66) or at relapse/progression (n = 21). Histologically, Burkitt-like lymphoma (BLL) (32%) and Burkitt's leukemia/lymphoma (BL) (19%) with 8q24 changes at diagnosis, was the most common. Nevertheless, 46% of cytogenetically characterized BL and BLL cases do not show 8q24 aberrations. On the other hand, 8q24 aberration was also often found in follicular lymphoma (FL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and low-grade NHL cases at progression. Cytogenetically, a de novo group is represented by classical t(8;14)(q24;q32) (n = 41), with isolated 8q24 changes, fewer secondary CG changes and represent mostly BL/BLL cases. In contrast, cases carrying variant 8q24 aberrations (n = 29) contain more CG events, carried primary 14q32 translocations, and included most FL, MCL and diffuse large B cell (DLBC) lymphoma cases. Clinically, the overall median follow-up was 8.6 months (range 0-192), with a median survival of 4.2 months from CG analysis. The presence of a 8q24 aberration give a statistically significant inferior prognosis than its absence in all histological groups, independent of clinical prognostic factors, when analyzed both at diagnosis and at relapse. We conclude that the finding of an 8q24 aberration is of marked negative prognostic significance, either at diagnosis or at disease progression, in a variety of NHL.
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- Wing Y Au
- Department of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada.
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Lymphomas with concurrent BCL2 and MYC translocations: the critical factors associated with survival. Blood 2009; 114:2273-9. [PMID: 19597184 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-03-212191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 440] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BCL2 and MYC are oncogenes commonly deregulated in lymphomas. Concurrent BCL2 and MYC translocations (BCL2(+)/MYC(+)) were identified in 54 samples by karyotype and/or fluorescence in situ hybridization with the aim of correlating clinical and cytogenetic characteristics to overall survival. BCL2(+)/MYC(+) lymphomas were diagnosed as B-cell lymphoma unclassifiable (BCLU; n = 36) with features intermediate between Burkitt lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL); DLBCL (n = 17), or follicular lymphoma (n = 1). Despite the presence of a t(14;18), 5 cases were BCL2 protein-negative. Nonimmunoglobulin gene/MYC (non-IG/MYC) translocations occurred in 24 of 54 cases (44%) and were highly associated with DLBCL morphology (P < .001). Over a median follow-up of 5.3 years, 6 patients remained in remission and 32 died within 6 months of the MYC(+) rearrangement, irrespective of whether MYC(+) occurred at diagnosis (31 of 54) or transformation (23 of 54; P = .53). A non-IG/MYC translocation partner, absent BCL2 protein expression and treatment with rituximab-based chemotherapy, were associated with a more favorable outcome, but a low International Prognostic Index score and DLBCL morphology were independent predictors of overall survival. A comprehensive cytogenetic analysis of BCL2 and MYC status on all aggressive lymphomas may identify a group of high-risk patients who may benefit from chemotherapeutic regimens that include rituximab and/or BCL2-targeted therapy.
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Lin P, Jetly R, Lennon PA, Abruzzo LV, Prajapati S, Medeiros LJ. Translocation (18;22)(q21;q11) in B-cell lymphomas: a report of 4 cases and review of the literature. Hum Pathol 2008; 39:1664-72. [PMID: 18656237 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2008.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2007] [Revised: 04/15/2008] [Accepted: 04/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Follicular lymphomas characteristically carry t(14;18)(q32;q21) which results in IGH-BCL-2 fusion. Variant translocations that juxtapose the BCL-2 gene with the immunoglobulin kappa (2p11) and lambda (22q11) light chain genes are rare. We report 4 cases of B-cell lymphoma/leukemia associated with t(18;22)(q21;q11). The t(18;22)(q21;q11) was the sole aberration identified by conventional cytogenetics in 2 cases. Three cases were classified as chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and one as follicular lymphoma based on morphology and immunophenotype. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis was performed on all 4 cases using a BCL-2 breakapart probe. The BCL-2 gene was rearranged in all cases. Immunoglobulin lambda light chain gene rearrangement was shown in 3 cases using bacterial artificial chromosome probes spanning the variable and constant clusters of the IGlambda gene. Each case was negative for MALT-1 rearrangement using a MALT-1 breakapart probe. These cases illustrate that t(18;22)(q21;q11) is more commonly observed in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and may represent either an initial or secondary genetic event.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22
- Fatal Outcome
- Female
- Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte
- Genes, bcl-2
- Humans
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Translocation, Genetic
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Affiliation(s)
- Pei Lin
- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas, M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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A prospective clinicopathologic study of dose-modified CODOX-M/IVAC in patients with sporadic Burkitt lymphoma defined using cytogenetic and immunophenotypic criteria (MRC/NCRI LY10 trial). Blood 2008; 112:2248-60. [PMID: 18612102 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-03-145128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
This prospective study aimed to develop reproducible diagnostic criteria for sporadic Burkitt lymphoma (BL), applicable to routine practice, and to evaluate the efficacy of dose-modified (dm) CODOX-M/IVAC in patients diagnosed using these criteria. The study was open to patients with an aggressive B-cell lymphoma with an MKI67 fraction approaching 100%. Immunophenotype and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) were used to separate BL from other aggressive B-cell lymphomas. BL was characterized by the presence of a cMYC rearrangement as a sole cytogenetic abnormality occurring in patients with a germinal center phenotype with absence of BCL-2 expression and abnormal TP53 expression. A total of 128 patients were eligible for the study, of whom 58 were considered to have BL and 70 to have diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). There were 110 clinically fit patients who received dmCODOX-M (methotrexate, dose 3 g/m(2)) with or without IVAC according to risk group. The 2-year progression-free survival was 64% (95% confidence interval [CI] 51%-77%) for BL, 55% (95% CI 42%-66%) for DLBCL, 85% (95% CI 73%-97%) for low risk, and 49% (95% CI 38%-60%) for high-risk patients. The observed differences in outcome and other clinical features validate the proposed diagnostic criteria. Compared with the previous trial LY06 with full-dose methotrexate (6.7 g/m(2)), there was a reduction in toxicity with comparable outcomes. This study was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00040690.
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Wong KF. Transformed follicular lymphoma with concurrent t(2;3), t(8;14) and t(14;18). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 173:68-70. [PMID: 17284373 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2006] [Revised: 08/08/2006] [Accepted: 08/15/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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An elderly Chinese man who had an 8-year history of follicular lymphoma presented with large B-cell lymphoma. The disease ran a rapidly fatal course with a terminal leukemic phase. Cytogenetic analysis of the transformed follicular lymphoma showed a complex karyotype of 48,Y,t(X;19)(q26;p13.3),t(2;3)(p12;q27),t(8;14)(q24.1;q32),+12,t(14;18)(q32;q21),+21. To my knowledge, this is the first reported case of simultaneous occurrence of t(2;3), t(8;14), and t(14;18) in transformed follicular lymphoma.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Chromosome Banding
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8
- Fatal Outcome
- Humans
- Karyotyping
- Lymphoma, Follicular/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, Follicular/genetics
- Male
- Translocation, Genetic/genetics
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- K F Wong
- Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Bentley G, Palutke M, Mohamed AN. Variant t(14;18) in malignant lymphoma: a report of seven cases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 157:12-7. [PMID: 15676141 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2004.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2004] [Revised: 05/17/2004] [Accepted: 05/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
The BCL2 gene was identified through molecular analysis of the breakpoints involved in the t(14;18)(q32;q21) found in the majority of follicular lymphomas (FL). Variant translocations leading to juxtaposing of the BCL2 with either the IGK or IGL gene have been recognized in B-cell malignant lymphoma, although they are rare. We identified seven lymphoma cases that had variant translocations. Three cases had simple translocations involving two chromosomal regions: t(18;22)(q21;q11.2) in two cases and t(2;18)(p11.2;q21) in the third case. Complex translocations affecting more than two chromosomes were seen in the remaining four cases. Fluorescence in situ hybridization using the LSI IGH/BCL2 DNA probes revealed rearrangements of the BCL2 gene locus in all cases. In addition, expression of BCL2 protein was seen in all cases; only five of the seven cases expressed BCL6 protein. Morphologically, the lymphomas were categorized as B-cell follicular lymphoma in six cases and in the seventh case as diffuse large cell lymphoma (Richter syndrome) transformed from preexisting chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). In case 2, the variant t(18;22) was seen as a secondary aberration evolving from a trisomy 12 clone. The findings revealed that BCL2 rearrangements in some malignant lymphomas occur through variant simple or complex chromosomal translocations, but always involving the IGH, IGK, or IGL chromosomal site. In addition, fluorescence in situ hybridization proved to be an important tool in evaluating these cases by showing IGH/BCL2 gene fusion or repositioning of the BCL2 gene.
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- Gail Bentley
- Department of Pathology, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Hutzel Professional Building, 4727 St. Antoine Boulevard, Suite 411, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Yamamoto K, Okamura A, Minagawa K, Yakushijin K, Urahama N, Gomyo H, Shimoyama M, Itoh M, Matsui T. A novel t(2;6)(p12;q23) appearing during transformation of follicular lymphoma with t(18;22)(q21;q11) to diffuse large cell lymphoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 147:128-33. [PMID: 14623462 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(03)00201-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Follicular lymphoma is characterized genetically by t(14;18)(q32;q21), whereas t(18;22)(q21;q11), a rare variant form of t(14;18), has been preferentially observed in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). We describe here an unusual case of follicular lymphoma with a t(18;22)(q21;q11), that progressed to diffuse large cell lymphoma with a novel t(2;6)(p12;q23). Spectral karyotyping revealed that add(2)(p12) and add(6)(q23) were derived from a t(2;6)(p12;q23). Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis confirmed rearrangements of the BCL2 gene at 18q21 and the BCL6 gene at 3q27. Our results indicate that a reciprocal translocation involving 6q23 could be implicated in the progression of follicular lymphoma and that t(18;22) may have a specific role in the pathogenesis of follicular lymphoma as well as CLL.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6
- Cytogenetic Analysis
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Lymphoma, Follicular/genetics
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/genetics
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Translocation, Genetic
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Affiliation(s)
- Katsuya Yamamoto
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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Greer WL, Lee CLY, Callanan MB, Zayed E, Sadek I. Case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting with t(14;18)/BCL2, t(8;14)/cMYC, and t(1;2)/FCGR2B. Am J Hematol 2003; 74:112-8. [PMID: 14508797 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
The majority of follicular lymphoma and Burkitt's lymphoma are associated with reciprocal translocations involving BCL2 and cMYC, respectively. Unusual reports of aggressive lymphoma presenting with both translocations have been described as well as rare cases with a third structural alteration usually involving BCL6. The patient described here presented with aggressive high-grade lymphocytic leukemia, FAB subtype L2 (ALL-L2), and three reciprocal translocations, t(14;18)(q32;q21), t(8;14)(q24.1;q32), and t(1;2) (q22-23;p13). Despite immature morphology the leukemic blasts had a mature B-cell phenotype; they were positive for surface immunoglobulin heavy chains and negative for CD34, TdT, and CD10. Most reported dual t(14;18)/t(8;14) cases have not shown sIg and were positive for CD10. Molecular genetic analyses showed the typical rearrangements of BCL2 and cMYC as well as the FCGR2B gene on chromosome 1q23. The occurrence of a third oncogene rearrangement in association with the dual BCL2, cMYC translocations in ALL patients is very rare. To our knowledge, this is the first case where the third hit involves the FCGR2B locus. This report reiterates the poor prognosis associated with activation of cMYC together with elevated Bcl-2 expression. These data also support recent evidence that dysregulation of FCGR2B may play a role in tumor progression.
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- Wenda L Greer
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Denyssevych T, Lestou VS, Knesevich S, Robichaud M, Salski C, Tan R, Gascoyne RD, Horsman DE, Mayer LD. Establishment and comprehensive analysis of a new human transformed follicular lymphoma B cell line, Tat-1. Leukemia 2002; 16:276-83. [PMID: 11840295 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2001] [Accepted: 10/03/2001] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
A spontaneously EBV transformed follicular lymphoma (FL) cell line, Tat-1, was established from the lymph node biopsy specimen of a patient with B cell FL, grade 1 in transformation to high grade disease. Tat-1 cells expressed lymphoid markers and developed tumor masses in immunodeficient mice. Bcl-2, Bcl-X(L), Bax and p53 protein expression was revealed by Western blotting. Flow cytometric analysis confirmed P-gp expression. Cytogenetically, the Tat-1 cell line showed identical chromosomal alterations to that of the initial biopsy specimen, among which the most notable were the t(14;18) typical of FL and additional abnormalities involving chromosomes 1, 8 and 13. Multicolor FISH analysis delineated all abnormalities, including a t(1p;8q), a der(8)(8q24::14q32::18q21) and a der(13)(13q32::8q24::14q32::18q21). Further FISH investigations using a locus-specific probe cocktail containing c-myc, IgH and bcl-2 revealed fusion of these three loci on the derivatives 8 and 13, in addition to the derivative 14 IgH/bcl-2 fusion and an extra copy of c-myc on derivative chromosome 1. These results demonstrate an additional example of the deregulation of bcl-2 and c-myc expression through recombination with a single IgH enhancer region. The unusual molecular features of the Tat-1 cell line render it a unique tool for studies focused on cytogenetic alterations, expression of multidrug resistance phenotype and expression of anti-apoptotic proteins in FL.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/metabolism
- Animals
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- Burkitt Lymphoma/genetics
- Burkitt Lymphoma/pathology
- Burkitt Lymphoma/virology
- Cell Transformation, Viral
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Painting
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Disease Progression
- Doxorubicin/metabolism
- Drug Resistance, Multiple/genetics
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/pathology
- Fatal Outcome
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Karyotyping
- Lymphoma, Follicular/genetics
- Lymphoma, Follicular/pathology
- Lymphoma, Follicular/virology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/genetics
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/virology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Proteins/analysis
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Nuclear Proteins
- Oncogenes
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/analysis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/analysis
- Translocation, Genetic
- Transplantation, Heterologous
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/chemistry
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/ultrastructure
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/analysis
- bcl-2-Associated X Protein
- bcl-X Protein
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Affiliation(s)
- T Denyssevych
- Department of Advanced Therapeutics, Vancouver Cancer Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Maekawa I, Satoh H, Aoki N, Morishita Y, Tsukamoto N, Karasawa M, Nonaka Y, Shiota M, Nojima Y, Mori S. Maintenance and characterization of an Epstein Barr virus-infected CD56-negative T cell lymphoma. Jpn J Cancer Res 2002; 93:61-9. [PMID: 11802809 PMCID: PMC5926862 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2002.tb01201.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
T cell lymphoma carrying Epstein Barr virus (EBV(+) TL) is very rare among Western countries while it is much more common among Japanese. Here we report an EBV(+) TL which has been maintained for years by the use of mice with severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) mice. Lymphoma was obtained from a 55-year-old male suffering from oculomotor nerve palsy and lymphadenopathy. A small piece of biopsied tumor was transplanted into SCID mice and the lymphoma has been maintained for over 3 years with passages every 2 - 3 weeks. The maintained lymphoma, termed as TMS24, and the original lymphoma cells showed identical phenotype and genotype, including diffuse medium-sized cell morphology lacking granules, suppressor / cytotoxic immunophenotype and identical T cell receptor beta-chain gene rearrangement mode. Further, both were shown to carry an identical EBV clone in terms of the number of terminal repeats and the latency II-type restricted gene expression profile. Cytogenetically, TMS24 retained two characteristic chromosomal translocations of t(1;18)(q32;q21) and t(6;12)(p21;q24). Since only one cell line with such characters has been reported previously, TMS24 should be useful for detailed analysis of EBV(+) TL.
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Affiliation(s)
- Izuru Maekawa
- Division of Pathology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
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King BE, Chen C, Locker J, Kant J, Okuyama K, Falini B, Swerdlow SH. Immunophenotypic and genotypic markers of follicular center cell neoplasia in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. Mod Pathol 2000; 13:1219-31. [PMID: 11106080 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3880226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL) are a biologically and clinically heterogeneous entity. Although some DLBCL represent transformation of follicular lymphomas (FL), the proportion that is of follicular center cell (FCC) origin remains uncertain. Immunophenotypic and genotypic markers used to suggest a FCC origin for a lymphoma (bcl-6 and CD10 expression, lack of CD138 expression, bcl-2 rearrangements [R]) or to subdivide DLBCL (bcl-2 expression, bcl-6 R) were therefore investigated in 22 FL and 44 DLBCL using paraffin section immunostains and Southern blot/polymerase chain reaction analysis. All FL tested were bcl-6+ (19) and CD138- (22) with 16/19 also bcl-2 and CD10+ (classic phenotype), one bcl2+, CD10- (grade III) and two bcl2-, CD10+ (grade II or III). Bcl-2R was identified in 4/5 FL-GrI, 3/6 FL-GrII, and 1/3 FL-GrIII. Bcl-6R was found in 0/5, 2/4, and 0/3 FL, respectively. All but 3/41 DLBCL were bcl-6+ with 17/37 also bcl-2+ and CD10+. Three of these cases were also CD138+. Twelve bcl-6+ cases were bcl-2+, CD10-, six bcl-2-, CD10+, and two bcl-2-, CD10-. The three bcl-6- cases were bcl-2+, CD138- and two were CD10+. Bcl-2R was identified in 5/27 DLBCL with 4/5 bcl-2+, 3/4 tested CD10+ and 4/4 bcl-6+. Bcl-6R was identified in 7/26 including three with a classic FL phenotype. The vast majority of DLBCL in this study have an immunophenotype that supports a FCC origin. Although the proportion of DLBCL that co-expressed bcl-6, CD10 and bcl-2 was lower than for the FL, absence of bcl-2 or CD10 may be associated with higher grade FL It is also possible that bcl-6 expression is not completely specific for a FCC origin. Only a minority of cases suggested postfollicular differentiation. Only a minority of DLBCL show bcl-2R, suggesting that many have a different molecular pathogenesis than most low-grade FL. Bcl-6R did not exclude a FCC origin.
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MESH Headings
- B-Lymphocytes/pathology
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- DNA, Neoplasm/analysis
- DNA-Binding Proteins/analysis
- Flow Cytometry
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Immunophenotyping
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/chemistry
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/classification
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/genetics
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Membrane Glycoproteins/analysis
- Neprilysin/analysis
- Proteoglycans/analysis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/analysis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/analysis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6
- Syndecan-1
- Syndecans
- Transcription Factors/analysis
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Affiliation(s)
- B E King
- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
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Stamatoullas A, Buchonnet G, Lepretre S, Lenain P, Lenormand B, Duval C, Callat MP, Gaulard P, Bastard C, Tilly H. De novo acute B cell leukemia/lymphoma with t(14;18). Leukemia 2000; 14:1960-6. [PMID: 11069032 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The t(14;18)(q32;q21) translocation is the most common translocation in B cell malignancies being found in 80% of follicular lymphomas and about 20% of diffuse large B cell lymphomas. Only rare cases of de novo acute B cell lymphoblastic leukemia with t(14;18) have been described. We describe five cases of this entity which appears to have very homogeneous clinical, phenotypic and genotypic features. None of these patients had prior history of follicular lymphoma. The disease was characterized by acute clinical features with nodal and/or extranodal disease, massive bone marrow infiltration and rapid increase of circulating blast cells of mature B cell phenotype. All patients disclosed complex chromosomal and molecular abnormalities involving at least the BCL-2 and c-MYC genes. Furthermore, three patients had evidence of BCL-6 involvement and one patient had a p53 mutation. Despite intensive chemotherapy, including for two patients allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in first complete remission, all patients died within a few months. Neuro-meningeal relapse occurred in three of the five patients in spite of neuro-meningeal prophylaxis. De novo leukemia/lymphoma with t(14;18) is a rare entity with a very poor prognosis. Whether early bone marrow transplant could modify the natural history of the disease remains to be determined. An intensive neuro-meningeal prophylaxis appears to be mandatory in these patients.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Blast Crisis/drug therapy
- Blast Crisis/genetics
- Blast Crisis/pathology
- Bone Marrow/pathology
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Burkitt Lymphoma/drug therapy
- Burkitt Lymphoma/genetics
- Burkitt Lymphoma/pathology
- Burkitt Lymphoma/therapy
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14/ultrastructure
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18/ultrastructure
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Genes, bcl-2
- Genes, myc
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Leukemic Infiltration
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/therapy
- Lymphoma, Follicular/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, Follicular/genetics
- Lymphoma, Follicular/pathology
- Lymphoma, Follicular/therapy
- Male
- Meninges/pathology
- Middle Aged
- Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
- Prognosis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6
- Recurrence
- Salvage Therapy
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Translocation, Genetic
- Treatment Failure
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Affiliation(s)
- A Stamatoullas
- Département d'Hematologie, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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