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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023

Primary refractory plasmablastic lymphoma: A precision oncology approach.

Hanno M Witte, Anke Fähnrich, Axel Künstner, Jörg Riedl, Stephanie M J Fliedner, Niklas Reimer, Nadine Hertel, Nikolas von Bubnoff, Veronica Bernard, Hartmut Merz and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hanno M WitteDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
Anke FähnrichMedical Systems Biology Group, Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Axel KünstnerMedical Systems Biology Group, Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Jörg RiedlDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
Stephanie M J FliednerDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
Niklas ReimerMedical Systems Biology Group, Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Nadine HertelDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
Nikolas von BubnoffDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
Veronica BernardHämatopathologie Lübeck, Reference Centre for Lymph Node Pathology and Hematopathology, Lübeck, Germany.
Hartmut MerzUniversity Cancer Center Schleswig-Holstein, University Hospital of Schleswig- Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
Hauke BuschMedical Systems Biology Group, Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Alfred FellerHämatopathologie Lübeck, Reference Centre for Lymph Node Pathology and Hematopathology, Lübeck, Germany.
Niklas GebauerDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany.
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DEUniversity of Lübeck · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Hematologic malignancies are currently underrepresented in multidisciplinary molecular-tumor-boards (MTB). This study assesses the potential of precision-oncology in primary-refractory plasmablastic-lymphoma (prPBL), a highly lethal blood cancer. Methods: We evaluated clinicopathological and molecular-genetic data of 14 clinically annotated prPBL-patients from initial diagnosis. For this proof-of-concept study, we employed our certified institutional MTB-pipeline (University-Cancer-Center-Schleswig-Holstein, UCCSH) to annotate a comprehensive dataset within the scope of a virtual MTB-setting, ultimately recommending molecularly stratified therapies. Evidence-levels for MTB-recommendations were defined in accordance with the NCT/DKTK and ESCAT criteria. Results: Median age in the cohort was 76.5 years (range 56-91), 78.6% of patients were male, 50% were HIV-positive and clinical outcome was dismal. Comprehensive genomic/transcriptomic analysis revealed potential recommendations of a molecularly stratified treatment option with evidence-levels according to NCT/DKTK of at least m2B/ESCAT of at least IIIA were detected for all 14 prPBL-cases. In addition, immunohistochemical-assessment (CD19/CD30/CD38/CD79B) revealed targeted treatment-recommendations in all 14 cases. Genetic alterations were classified by treatment-baskets proposed by Horak et al. Hereby, we identified tyrosine-kinases (TK; n=4), PI3K-MTOR-AKT-pathway (PAM; n=3), cell-cycle-alterations (CC; n=2), RAF-MEK-ERK-cascade (RME; n=2), immune-evasion (IE; n=2), B-cell-targets (BCT; n=25) and others (OTH; n=4) for targeted treatment-recommendations. The minimum requirement for consideration of a drug within the scope of the study was FDA-fast-track development. Discussion: The presented proof-of-concept study demonstrates the clinical potential of precision-oncology, even in prPBL-patients. Due to the aggressive course of the disease, there is an urgent medical-need for personalized treatment approaches, and this population should be considered for MTB inclusion at the earliest time.

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molecular tumor boardplasmablastic lymphomarecurrent aberrationstargeted therapywhole exome sequencingwhole transcriptome sequencing

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PMCPMC10008852
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