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ArticleScientific reports2020

Quantitative analysis of tumor-specific BCL2 expression in DLBCL: refinement of prognostic relevance of BCL2.

Jin Roh, Hyungwoo Cho, Dok Hyun Yoon, Jung Yong Hong, A-Neum Lee, Hyeon Seok Eom, Hyewon Lee, Weon Seo Park, Jae Ho Han, Seong Hyun Jeong and 7 more

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  5. BCL2 super-expressor diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a distinct subgroup associated with poor prognosis.Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc · 2022
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Jin Roh *Department of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Hyungwoo Cho *Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Dok Hyun YoonDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jung Yong HongDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
A-Neum LeeAsan Institute for Life Science, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyeon Seok EomCenter for Hematologic Malignancy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
Hyewon LeeCenter for Hematologic Malignancy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
Weon Seo ParkCenter for Hematologic Malignancy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
Jae Ho HanDepartment of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Seong Hyun JeongDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Joon Seong ParkDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Hyo-Kyung PakAsan Institute for Life Science, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
So-Woon KimDepartment of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sang-Yeob KimDepartment of Convergence Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Cheolwon SuhDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jooryung HuhDepartment of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Chan-Sik ParkAsan Institute for Life Science, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. csikpark@amc.seoul.kr.

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Abstract

BCL2 overexpression has been reported to be associated with poor prognosis in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). However, currently there is no consensus on the evaluation of BCL2 expression and only the proportion of BCL2 positive cells are evaluated for the determination of BCL2 positivity. This study aimed to define BCL2 positivity by quantitative analysis integrating both the intensity and proportion of BCL2 expression. BCL2 expression of 332 patients (221 patients for the training set and 111 patients for the validation set) with newly diagnosed DLBCL who received R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) were analyzed using the tumor-specific automated quantitative analysis (AQUA) scoring method based on multiplex immunofluorescence. In the training set, high BCL2 AQUA score (N = 86, 38.9%) was significantly associated with poor prognosis (p = 0.01, HR 2.00; 95% CI [1.15-3.49]) independent of international prognostic index, cell of origin, and MYC expression. The poor prognostic impact of the high BCL2 AQUA score was validated in the validation set. AQUA scoring of BCL2 expression incorporating both the intensity and proportion of BCL2 positive cells was independently associated with survival outcomes of patients with primary DLBCL treated with R-CHOP.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCyclophosphamideDisease-Free SurvivalDoxorubicinEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMaleMiddle AgedPrednisonePrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRituximabCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinPrednisoneProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycR-CHOP protocolRituximabVincristine

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PMCPMC7326926

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