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ArticleBlood2013

Aberrant T-cell antigen expression in classical Hodgkin lymphoma is associated with decreased event-free survival and overall survival.

Girish Venkataraman, Joo Y Song, Alexandar Tzankov, Stephan Dirnhofer, Georg Heinze, Maria Kohl, Alexandra Traverse-Glehen, Franziska C Eberle, Jeffrey C Hanson, Mark A Raffeld and 2 more

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Article in Blood, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma in the modern era.British journal of haematology · 2019
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  19. Hodgkin Lymphoma: Current Status and Clinical Trial Recommendations.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Girish VenkataramanHematopathology Section, Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. gvenkat@lumc.edu
Joo Y Song
Alexandar Tzankov
Stephan Dirnhofer
Georg Heinze
Maria Kohl
Alexandra Traverse-Glehen
Franziska C Eberle
Jeffrey C Hanson
Mark A Raffeld
Stefania Pittaluga
Elaine S Jaffe
National Cancer Institute · USNational Institutes of Health · USUniversity Hospital of Basel · CHCenter for Cancer Research · USHospices Civils de Lyon · FRMedical University of Vienna · ATStatistics Austria · AT

Funding

Lymphoma Disease Discovery and DefintionZIASC000550 · NCI · DIVISION OF CLINICAL SCIENCES - NCI · PI JAFFE, ELAINE · 2009 to 2025
$16.9M
Hematopathology DiagnosisZIABC011070 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI JAFFE, ELAINE · 2009 to 2025
$14.5M
Hematopathology FellowshipZIEBC011241 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI JAFFE, ELAINE · 2009 to 2025
$11.1M
Immunohistochemistry Core LaboratoryZICBC011087 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI RAFFELD, MARK · 2009 to 2015
$7.4M
Intramural NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hodgkin/Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) rarely express T-cell-associated antigens (TCA), but the clinical significance of this finding is uncertain. Fifty cHLs expressing any TCA on the HRS cells (TCA-cHL) were identified in two cohorts (National Cancer Institute, n = 38; Basel, n = 12). Diagnostic pathology data were examined in all cases with additional T-cell receptor γ rearrangements (TRG@) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a subset of cases. The outcome data were compared with a cohort of cHLs negative for TCA (n = 272). Primary end points examined were event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS). The median age in the TCA-cHL group was 40 years (range, 10-85 years). Seventy percent presented in low stage (stage I/II) at presentation with nodular sclerosis (NS) histology predominating in 80% of cases. Among the TCA, CD4 and CD2 were most commonly expressed, seen in 80.4% and 77.4% of cases, respectively. TRG@ PCR was negative for clonal rearrangements in 29 of 31 cases. During a median follow up of 113 months, TCA expression predicted shorter OS (adjusted hazard ratio [HRadj] = 3.32 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.61, 6.84]; P = .001) and EFS (HRadj = 2.55 [95% CI: 1.45, 4.49]; P = .001). TCA-cHL often display NS histology, lack T-cell genotype, and are independently associated with significantly shorter OS and EFS compared with TCA-negative cHLs.

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AdolescentAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesChildCohort StudiesDNA, NeoplasmFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene RearrangementGenes, Immunoglobulin Heavy ChainHodgkin DiseaseHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesIn Situ HybridizationBiomarkers, TumorDNA, NeoplasmReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

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PMID23305738
PMCPMC3591799
OpenAlexW2062440665

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