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ArticleImmunotherapy2017

Rare transformation to double hit lymphoma in Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.

Onyemaechi N Okolo, Ariel C Johnson, Seongseok Yun, Stacy J Arnold, Faiz Anwer

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Article in Immunotherapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Onyemaechi N OkoloDepartment of Medicine, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 8572, USA.
Ariel C JohnsonUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
Seongseok YunHematology & Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Stacy J ArnoldDivision of Pathology, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
Faiz AnwerDepartment of Medicine, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 8572, USA.
University of Arizona · USGTx (United States) · USMoffitt Cancer Center · US

Funding

VITAMIN AP30CA023074 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Dan Theodorescu · 1985 to 2026
$110.2M
SHORT-TERM TRAINING STUDENTS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOT35HL007479 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI GEOFFREY C GURTNER, JAMES Kuang-Jan LIAO · 1985 to 2026
$4.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023074NHLBI NIH HHS T35 HL007479
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a lymphoproliferative lymphoma that is characterized by monoclonal immunoglobulin M (IgM) protein and bone marrow infiltration. Its incidence is rare and rarer still is its ability to transform to a B-cell lymphoma, particularly the aggressive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, which bodes a poor prognosis. When transformation includes mutations of MYC, BCL-2 and/or BCL-6, it is known as a 'double hit' or 'triple hit' lymphoma respectively. This paper presents a rare case of WM with mutations positive for MYC and BCL2, making it a case of double hit B-cell lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with plasmatic differentiation without morphological transformation to aggressive histology like DLBCL. The paper also broadens to include discussions on current topics in the classification, diagnosis, possible causes of transformation, and treatment of WM, including transformation to double hit lymphoma. The significance of this case lies in that the presence of double hit lymphoma-like genetic mutations in WM have not been previously described in the literature and potentially such changes are harbinger of extra-nodal presentation, aggressive growth, and possibly poor prognosis, if data from other double-hit lymphoma are extrapolated.

Indexed as

AgedBiomarkers, TumorBone MarrowCell DifferentiationCell Transformation, NeoplasticHumansImmunoglobulin MImmunophenotypingLymphoma, B-CellMaleMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycWaldenstrom MacroglobulinemiaBiomarkers, TumorImmunoglobulin MProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc

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PMID28771100
PMCPMC5992568
OpenAlexW2743536258

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