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ArticlePloS one2014

Serum levels of interleukin-9 correlate with negative prognostic factors in extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma.

Jing Zhang, Wei-da Wang, Qi-Rong Geng, Liang Wang, Xiao-Qin Chen, Cheng-Cheng Liu, Yue Lv

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Jing ZhangDepartment of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China; Department of Medical Oncology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China.
Wei-da WangDepartment of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Qi-Rong GengDepartment of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Liang WangDepartment of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Xiao-Qin ChenDepartment of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Cheng-Cheng LiuDepartment of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Yue LvDepartment of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNKey Laboratory of Guangdong Province · CNState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin-9 (IL-9) is more functionally diverse than previously expected, especially with regards to lymphomagenesis. However, the relationship between IL-9 and the clinicopathological features of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma is less well established. Patients with this lymphoma in Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center between January 2003 and March 2013 were systematically reviewed in an intention-to-treat analysis. Baseline serum IL-9 levels were determined using sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. A total of seventy-four patients were enrolled in this study. The mean concentration of serum IL-9 for all patients was 6.48 pg/mL (range: 1.38-51.87 pg/mL). Age, B symptoms and local lymph node involvement were found to be related to high serum IL-9 levels. Patients with low IL-9 levels tended to have higher rates of complete remission. Notably, the median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were longer in the low IL-9 level group than in the high IL-9 level group (PFS: 68.7 months vs. 28.3 months, P<0.001; OS: 86 months vs. 42.8 months, P = 0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed independent prognostic factors for PFS. Similarly, high IL-9 levels (P = 0.003) and old age (P = 0.007) were independently predictive of shorter OS. Serum IL-9 is closely related to several clinical features, such as age, B symptoms and local lymph node involvement. It can also be a significant independent prognostic factor for extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, which suggests a role for IL-9 in the pathogenesis of this disease and offers new insight into potential therapeutic strategies.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAge FactorsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansInterleukin-9Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-CellMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisSurvival RateYoung AdultInterleukin-9

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