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LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA
Volume 56, Issue 2, Pages 420-425Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2014.924123
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Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma; Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia; MYD88 mutation; India; ISSWM
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In a first series from India, we report 32 cases of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (LPL/WM) over 7 years. Here, we analyzed 32 patients with LPL/WM for MYD88 L265P mutation and correlated mutation staus with hematological and biochemical parameters and also with the International Prognostic Scoring System (ISSWM) and treatment response. Twenty-seven out of 32 cases of LPL/WM (84.3%) harbored the MYD88 L265P mutation. MYD88 wild-type WM was associated with a lower number of tumor cells (p < 0.01) and older age (p = 0.02) and a lower ISSWM score at presentation (p = 0.03) as compared to mutated LPL/WM. On evaluation of response (n = 23), 44.4% of patients with MYD88 mutated LPL/WM had progressive disease, whereas no patient in the MYD88 unmutated group changed their baseline status. We confirm the high frequency of MYD88 mutations in LPL/WM. Although the number of MYD88 wild-type cases was limited, our data indicate that MYD88 may represent an adverse prognostic marker for LPL/WM.
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