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ArticleHemaSphere2022

Cytogenetics in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: ERIC Perspectives and Recommendations.

Panagiotis Baliakas, Blanca Espinet, Clemens Mellink, Marie Jarosova, Anastasia Athanasiadou, Paolo Ghia, Arnon P Kater, David Oscier, Claudia Haferlach, Kostas Stamatopoulos

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Article in HemaSphere, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 9 institutions in 8 countries.

Panagiotis BaliakasDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Blanca EspinetMolecular Cytogenetics Laboratory, Pathology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Clemens MellinkGenomics Laboratory, Department of Clinical Genetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Marie JarosovaInstitute of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University and University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic.
Anastasia AthanasiadouHematology Department and HCT Unit, G. Papanicolaou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Paolo GhiaStrategic Research Program in CLL and BCell Neoplasia Unit, Division of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Arnon P KaterDepartment of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
David OscierDepartment of Haematology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, United Kingdom.
Claudia HaferlachMLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory, Munich, Germany.
Kostas StamatopoulosInstitute of Applied Biosciences, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Thessaloniki, Greece.
University of Amsterdam · NLCentre for Research and Technology Hellas · GRG. Papanikolaou General Hospital · GRHospital Del Mar · ESIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele · ITMasaryk University · CZMunich Leukemia Laboratory (Germany) · DERoyal Bournemouth Hospital · GBScience for Life Laboratory · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mounting evidence underscores the clinical value of cytogenetic analysis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), particularly as it allows the identification of complex karyotype, that has recently emerged as a prognostic and potentially predictive biomarker. That said, explicit recommendations regarding the methodology and clinical interpretation of either chromosome banding analysis (CBA) or chromosome microarray analysis (CMA) are still lacking. We herein present the consensus of the Cytogenetic Steering Scientific Committee of ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL, regarding methodological issues as well as clinical interpretation of CBA/CMA and discuss their relevance in CLL. ERIC considers CBA standardized and feasible for CLL on the condition that standards are met, extending from the use of novel mitogens to the accurate interpretation of the findings. On the other hand, CMA, is also standardized, however, robust data on its clinical utility are still scarce. In conclusion, cytogenetic analysis is not yet mature enough to guide treatment choices in CLL. That notwithstanding, ERIC encourages the wide application of CBA, and potentially also CMA, in clinical trials in order to obtain robust evidence regarding the predictive value of specific cytogenetic profiles towards refining risk stratification and improving the management of patients with CLL.

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PMID35392482
PMCPMC8984316
OpenAlexW4221057186

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