4.6 Article

Clinical Features and Immunophenotypes of Double-Hit Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Journal

DIAGNOSTICS
Volume 12, Issue 5, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12051106

Keywords

DLBCL; double-hit; immunophenotyped; prognosis; bulky disease

Funding

  1. [TCVGH-1103701A]

Ask authors/readers for more resources

Double-hit genetics leads to reduced CR and OS in DLBCL patients. Bulky disease and positive DE immunophenotype are associated with DH genetics. Combination of bulky disease and positive DE immunophenotype predicts DH genetics.
Double-hit (DH) genetics induces a reduction in the complete remission (CR) and, consequently, in poor overall survival (OS) in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients. Unfortunately, DH identification is time-consuming. Here, we retrospectively reviewed 92 newly diagnosed DLBCL patients, stratified them into the DH (n = 14) and non-DH groups (n = 78), and compared their clinical features and outcomes. The results revealed that the DH group had a higher percentage of bulky disease than the non-DH group (64.3% vs. 28.2%; p = 0.013). More patients in the DH group tested positive for double expresser (DE) (50.0% vs. 21.8%; p = 0.044). The three-year OS rates of patients with and without DH were 33.3% and 52.2%, respectively (p = 0.016). Importantly, advance stage and multiple comorbidities were correlated with a high mortality rate in multivariate analysis. Furthermore, by combining DE and the bulky disease, a specificity of 89.7% for DH prediction was achieved. In summary, DH genetics, not DE immunopositivity, could be a factor for an inferior OS in DLBCL. A combination of bulky disease and a positive DE immunophenotype could facilitate DH genetics prediction in newly diagnosed DLBCL patients.

Authors

I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.

Reviews

Primary Rating

4.6
Not enough ratings

Secondary Ratings

Novelty
-
Significance
-
Scientific rigor
-
Rate this paper

Recommended

No Data Available
No Data Available