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ArticleBiomarkers in cancer2018

Circulating MicroRNAs as Biomarkers in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma: A Pilot Prospective Longitudinal Clinical Study.

Céline Bouvy, Adeline Wannez, Fabienne George, Carlos Graux, Christian Chatelain, Jean-Michel Dogné

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Article in Biomarkers in cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Expression and diagnostic significance of plasma exosomal RNA in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  10. The Role of microRNAs in Organismal and Skin Aging.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Céline BouvyUniversity of Namur, Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center, Department of Pharmacy, Namur, Belgium.
Adeline WannezUniversity of Namur, Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center, Department of Pharmacy, Namur, Belgium.
Fabienne GeorgeUniversité Catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur, Biobank, Yvoir, Belgium.
Carlos GrauxUniversité Catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur, Biobank, Yvoir, Belgium.
Christian ChatelainUniversity of Namur, Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center, Department of Pharmacy, Namur, Belgium.
Jean-Michel DognéUniversity of Namur, Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences, Namur Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center, Department of Pharmacy, Namur, Belgium.
University of Namur · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesDiffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is highly heterogeneous in terms of phenotype and treatment response in patients. These characteristics make the prognosis difficult to establish and hinder the use of new personalized treatments in clinical practice. In this context, there is currently a need to define new biomarkers enabling a better definition of DLBCL subtypes, prognosis evaluation, and an overview of the resistance to chemotherapeutics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of microRNAs found in plasma from patients with DLBCL as biomarkers of tumor evolution in these patients.

methodFor this purpose, a plasma biobank was created with samples from patients with DLBCL. The evolution of the level of selected microRNAs during treatment has been studied. A total of 19 patients with DLBCL were included in this pilot mono-centered study and a total of 68 samples were analyzed.

resultsThe first step of this study was the selection of the microRNAs to be quantified in all the samples of the biobank and that could potentially be used as biomarkers. To this end, quantification of 377 microRNAs was performed on the plasma samples of 2 selected patients with DLBCL and 1 healthy donor with no history of cancer. Among the 377 microRNAs evaluated, 7 were selected and analyzed in the entire biobank.

conclusionsThis study highlighted 5 circulating microRNAs whose plasma levels would be worth further investigating for the characterization of DLBCL evolution in patients. MiR-21 and miR-197 had a significant higher plasmatic level in patients with tumors unresponsive to treatment. With a higher plasma level in patients with complete remission, miR-19b, miR-20a, and miR-451 could enable to differentiate, at the remission review, patients with residual tumor, from patients with complete remission.

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biomarkerscirculating microRNAsDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaplasma

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PMID29977116
PMCPMC6024490
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