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ArticleHaematologica2021

Whole Exome Sequencing reveals NOTCH1 mutations in anaplastic large cell lymphoma and points to Notch both as a key pathway and a potential therapeutic target.

Hugo Larose, Nina Prokoph, Jamie D Matthews, Michaela Schlederer, Sandra Högler, Ali F Alsulami, Stephen P Ducray, Edem Nuglozeh, Feroze M S Fazaludeen, Ahmed Elmouna and 24 more

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Article in Haematologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

34 authors at 18 institutions in 11 countries.

Hugo LaroseDepartment of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Nina ProkophDepartment of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Jamie D MatthewsDepartment of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Michaela SchledererDepartment of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Sandra HöglerUnit of Laboratory Animal Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Ali F AlsulamiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, UK.
Stephen P DucrayDepartment of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Edem NuglozehColleges of Medicine and Applied Medical Sciences, University of Haill, Haill, Saudi Arabia.
Feroze M S FazaludeenA.I Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Finland.
Ahmed ElmounaColleges of Medicine and Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Monica CecconUniversity of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
Luca MologniUniversity of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
Carlo Gambacorti-PasseriniUniversity of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
Gerald HoeflerDiagnostic and Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Cosimo LobelloCenter of Molecular Medicine, CEITEC Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Sarka PospisilovaDepartment of Internal Medicine Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic.
Andrea JanikovaDepartment of Internal Medicine Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic.
Wilhelm WoessmannUniversity Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hamburg, Germany.
Christine Damm-WelkUniversity Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hamburg, Germany.
Martin ZimmermannDepartment of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Alina FederovaBelarusian Centre for Paediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, Minsk, Belarus.
Andrea MaloneOur Lady Children Hospital, Crumlin, Ireland.
Owen SmithOur Lady Children Hospital, Crumlin, Ireland.
Mariusz WasikPerelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
Giorgio InghiramiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY USA.
Laurence LamantInstitut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse, Oncopole et Université Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
Tom L BlundellDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, UK.
Wolfram KlapperDepartment of Pathology, Hematopathology Section, UKSH Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Olaf MerkelDepartment of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Amos G A BurkeDepartment of Paediatric Oncology, Addenbrooke Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Shahid MianColleges of Medicine and Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Ibraheem AshankytyCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Lukas KennerMedical University of Vienna and Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research, Vienna, Austria.
Suzanne D TurnerDepartment of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
University of Cambridge · GBMedical University of Vienna · ATUniversity of Ha'il · SAUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · ITOur Lady's Hospital · IEUniversität Hamburg · DEUniversity Hospital Brno · CZAddenbrooke's Hospital · GBBelarusian Research Center For Pediatric Oncology and Hematology · BYCentral European Institute of Technology – Masaryk University · CZClinical Research Center Kiel · DECornell University · USInstitut universitaire du cancer de Toulouse Oncopole · FRKing Abdulaziz University · SAMedical University of Graz · ATMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEUniversity of Eastern Finland · FIUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Vienna · AT

Funding

Preclinical Models and Therapeutics CoreP01CA229100 · NCI · MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA · PI INGHIRAMI, GIORGIO · 2018 to 2022
$10.2M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA229100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients diagnosed with Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) are still treated with toxic multi-agent chemotherapy and as many as 25-50% of patients relapse. To understand disease pathology and to uncover novel targets for therapy, Whole-Exome Sequencing (WES) of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)+ ALCL was performed as well as Gene-Set Enrichment Analysis. This revealed that the T-cell receptor (TCR) and Notch pathways were the most enriched in mutations. In particular, variant T349P of NOTCH1, which confers a growth advantage to cells in which it is expressed, was detected in 12% of ALK+ and ALK- ALCL patient samples. Furthermore, we demonstrate that NPM-ALK promotes NOTCH1 expression through binding of STAT3 upstream of NOTCH1. Moreover, inhibition of NOTCH1 with γ-secretase inhibitors (GSIs) or silencing by shRNA leads to apoptosis; co-treatment in vitro with the ALK inhibitor Crizotinib led to additive/synergistic anti-tumour activity suggesting this may be an appropriate combination therapy for future use in the circumvention of ALK inhibitor resistance. Indeed, Crizotinib-resistant and sensitive ALCL were equally sensitive to GSIs. In conclusion, we show a variant in the extracellular domain of NOTCH1 that provides a growth advantage to cells and confirm the suitability of the Notch pathway as a second-line druggable target in ALK+ ALCL.

Indexed as

Lymphoma, Large-Cell, AnaplasticCell Line, TumorExome SequencingHumansMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Notch1Receptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesNOTCH1 protein, humanProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Notch1Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases

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PMID32327503
PMCPMC8168516
OpenAlexW3019507878

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