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ArticleCancer science2019

Phosphorylated STAT3 expression predicts better prognosis in smoldering type of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma.

Kazuho Morichika, Kennosuke Karube, Hirona Kayo, Shuta Uchino, Yukiko Nishi, Sawako Nakachi, Shiki Okamoto, Satoko Morishima, Kazuiku Ohshiro, Iwao Nakazato and 2 more

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Article in Cancer science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kazuho MorichikaDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology (Second Department of Internal Medicine), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan.
Kennosuke KarubeDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1205-858X
Hirona KayoFaculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan.
Shuta UchinoFaculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan.
Yukiko NishiDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology (Second Department of Internal Medicine), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan.
Sawako NakachiDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology (Second Department of Internal Medicine), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan.
Shiki OkamotoDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology (Second Department of Internal Medicine), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan.
Satoko MorishimaDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology (Second Department of Internal Medicine), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7391-4271
Kazuiku OhshiroDepartment of Hematology, Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center and Children's Medical Center, Haebaru, Japan.
Iwao NakazatoDepartment of Pathology, Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center and Children's Medical Center, Haebaru, Japan.
Takuya FukushimaLaboratory of Hematoimmunology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan.
Hiroaki MasuzakiDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology (Second Department of Internal Medicine), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan.
University of the Ryukyus · JPChildren's Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a mature T-cell neoplasm, and is divided into 2 indolent (smoldering and chronic) and 2 aggressive (acute and lymphoma) clinical subtypes. Based on previous integrated molecular analyses suggesting the importance of the JAK-STAT pathway in ATLL, we attempted to clarify the clinicopathological significance of this pathway. Clinical and morphological findings were reviewed in 116 cases with ATLL. The nuclear localizations of phosphorylated STAT3 (pSTAT3), pSTAT5, and pSTAT6 were analyzed by immunohistochemistry. Targeted sequencing was undertaken on the portion of STAT3 encoding the Src homology 2 domain. Expression of pSTAT3 was observed in 43% (50/116) of ATLL cases, whereas pSTAT5 and pSTAT6 were largely undetected. Cases with the lymphoma type showed significantly less frequent pSTAT3 expression (8/45, 18%) than those with the other subtypes (41/66, 62%; P < .001). STAT3 mutations were detected in 36% (10/28) and 19% (12/64) of cases with the smoldering and aggressive types of ATLL, respectively. The correlation between STAT3 mutation and pSTAT3 expression was not significant (P = .07). Both univariate and multivariate analysis revealed that pSTAT3 expression was significantly associated with better overall survival and progression-free survival in the smoldering type of ATLL, whereas STAT3 mutation was not related to a line of clinical outcome. Collectively, our data show that only the lymphoma type showed a low prevalence of tumor cells positive for pSTAT3 expression, and raises the possibility that pSTAT3 expression is a novel biomarker to predict better prognosis in the smoldering type of ATLL.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCell NucleusFemaleHumansLeukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-CellMaleMiddle AgedMutationPhosphorylationPrognosisProgression-Free SurvivalSTAT3 Transcription FactorSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription Factoradult T-cell leukemia/lymphomaimmunohistochemistryphosphorylated STAT3Shimoyama classificationSTAT3 mutation

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PMID31237072
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