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ArticleAnnals of hematology2024

Lymphocyte profile in peripheral blood of patients with multiple myeloma.

Tereza Dekojová, Hana Gmucová, Diana Macečková, Robin Klieber, Pavel Ostašov, Martin Leba, Tomáš Vlas, Alexandra Jungová, Valentina S Caputo, Miroslava Čedíková and 3 more

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Article in Annals of hematology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Monoclonal Gammopathies in Africa.Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia · 2025
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Tereza DekojováDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, 323 00, Czech Republic.
Hana GmucováDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, 323 00, Czech Republic.
Diana MacečkováDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, 323 00, Czech Republic.
Robin KlieberDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, 323 00, Czech Republic.
Pavel OstašovDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, 323 00, Czech Republic.
Martin LebaFaculty of Applied Science, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, 301 00, Czech Republic.
Tomáš VlasInstitute of Allergology and Immunology, University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, 323 00, Czech Republic.
Alexandra JungováDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, 323 00, Czech Republic.
Valentina S CaputoCancer Biology and Therapy laboratory, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK.
Miroslava ČedíkováLaboratory of Tumor Biology and Immunotherapy, Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, alej Svobody 1655/76, Pilsen, 323 00, Czech Republic.
Daniel LysákDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, 323 00, Czech Republic.
Pavel JindraDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, 323 00, Czech Republic.
Monika HolubováDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Pilsen, Pilsen, 323 00, Czech Republic. monika.holubova@lfp.cuni.cz.

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Charles University Cooperatio, research area ONCOCharles University SVV 260 561Ministerstvo Zdravotnictví Ceské Republiky FNPl, 00669806
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Abstract

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a disease which remains incurable. One of the main reasons is a weakened immune system that allows MM cells to survive. Therefore, the current research is focused on the study of immune system imbalance in MM to find the most effective immunotherapy strategies. Aiming to identify the key points of immune failure in MM patients, we analysed peripheral lymphocytes subsets from MM patients (n = 57) at various stages of the disease course and healthy individuals (HI, n = 15) focusing on T, NK, iNKT, B cells and NK-cell cytokines. Our analysis revealed that MM patients exhibited immune alterations in all studied immune subsets. Compared to HI, MM patients had a significantly lower proportion of CD4 + T cells (19.55% vs. 40.85%; p < 0.001) and CD4 + iNKT cells (18.8% vs. 40%; p < 0.001), within B cells an increased proportion of CD21LCD38L subset (4.5% vs. 0.4%; p < 0.01) and decreased level of memory cells (unswitched 6.1% vs. 14.7%; p < 0.001 and switched 7.8% vs. 11.2%; NS), NK cells displaying signs of activation and exhaustion characterised by a more than 2-fold increase in SLAMF7 MFI (p < 0.001), decreased expression of NKG2D (MFI) and NKp46 (%) on CD16 + 56 + and CD16 + 56- subset respectively (p < 0.05), Effective immunotherapy needs to consider these immune defects and monitoring of the immune status of MM patients is essential to define better interventions in the future.

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Multiple MyelomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overB-LymphocytesCytokinesFemaleHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocyte SubsetsMaleMiddle AgedNatural Killer T-CellsCytokinesLymphocyte subsetsMultiple myelomaNK cells cytokinesPeripheral blood

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