Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39393794›Full record

ArticleInternational journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

Plasma long non-coding RNAs as biomarkers for bone marrow infiltration and stage in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Ahmed Samir Abdelhafiz, Reem Nabil, Mohammed Ghareeb, Dalia Ibraheem, Asmaa Ali, Samar S Elshazly, Asmaa Mohamed Soliman, Yasser M Bakr

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ahmed Samir AbdelhafizDepartment of Clinical Pathology, National Cancer Institute Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-4564-8073
Reem NabilDepartment of Clinical Pathology, National Cancer Institute Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohammed GhareebDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Dalia IbraheemDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Asmaa AliDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
Samar S ElshazlyDepartment of Clinical Pathology, National Cancer Institute Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Asmaa Mohamed SolimanBiochemistry Department, National Institute of Nutrition, Cairo, Egypt.
Yasser M BakrCancer Biology Department, National Cancer Institute Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to evaluate the expression profiles of five circulating lncRNAs (HOTAIR, MALAT-1, XIST, SNHG15, and H19) in DLBCL patients and explore potential associations between their expression and different clinicopathological features. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), exhibits marked genetic and clinical heterogeneity, emphasizing the need for improved tools for risk stratification. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) emerged as regulators in different cellular processes and have been linked to cancer pathogenesis. Real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to evaluate lncRNA expression in the plasma of 65 newly diagnosed adult DLBCL patients and 30 age-matched controls. HOTAIR expression was significantly elevated in DLBCL patients, while SNHG15 was significantly downregulated. Interestingly, both HOTAIR and SNHG15 demonstrated robust discriminatory power between DLBCL and healthy individuals, achieving area under the curve (AUC) values of 69% and 71%, respectively. H19 expression displayed a significant association with early-stage (stage I) DLBCL. While upregulated HOTAIR was a significant independent predictor of poor prognosis, high SNHG15 expression appeared to have a protective effect on mortality rates. Our findings suggest that circulating lncRNA expression patterns are promising tools as non-invasive biomarkers for diagnosis of DLBCL. Specific lncRNAs, such as HOTAIR, SNHG15, and H19, could offer potential for disease staging and patient prognosis. Long-term follow-up studies are recommended to further elucidate the interplay between these lncRNAs and survival rates, as well as their interactions with other genetic and pathological features of DLBCL.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseRNA, Long NoncodingAdultAgedBone MarrowCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorRNA, Long NoncodingDLBCLHOTAIRlncRNAsSNHG15Survival

Identifiers

PMID39393794
PMCPMC11483759

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.