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ArticleAmerican journal of hematology2025

Primary Effusion Lymphoma Prognostic Score (PEL-PS): A Validated International Prognostic Score in HIV-Associated Primary Effusion Lymphoma.

Kathryn Lurain, Ramya Ramaswami, Eric Oksenhendler, David Boutboul, Alessia Dalla Pria, Lara Ulrich, Krithika Shanmugasundaram, Thomas S Uldrick, Mark Bower, Robert Yarchoan and 2 more

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Article in American journal of hematology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Kathryn LurainHIV & AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5794-7292
Ramya RamaswamiHIV & AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Eric OksenhendlerDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8588-7138
David BoutboulDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-5006-8279
Alessia Dalla PriaNational Center for HIV Malignancy, Department of Oncology, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
Lara UlrichNational Center for HIV Malignancy, Department of Oncology, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
Krithika ShanmugasundaramHIV & AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Thomas S UldrickHIV & AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Mark BowerNational Center for HIV Malignancy, Department of Oncology, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
Robert YarchoanHIV & AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Laurence GérardDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France.
Seth M SteinbergBiostatistics and Data Management Section, Office of the Clinical Director, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Funding

Clinical trials of patients with AIDS-related malignanciesZ01BC010888 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI YARCHOAN, ROBERT · 2008 to 2008
$906k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC010888Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999NIH HHS Z01-BC010888
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Abstract

Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is an HIV-associated B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) caused by Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV). There is no validated prognostic model in PEL, and prognosis is thought to be poor compared to other HIV-associated NHL. We derived the PEL-Prognostic score (PEL-PS) from an international real-world training set of 59 patients with HIV-associated PEL who received first-line anthracycline-containing chemotherapy from the HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the United States and the National Center for HIV Malignancy at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (CWH) in England from 2000 to 2022. We identified prognostic factors associated with overall survival (OS). In a multivariable Cox model, ECOG ≥ 3 (p = 0.007; hazard ratio [HR] = 4.0 [95% CI: 1.5-11.1]) and hemoglobin < 8 g/dL (p = 0.006; HR = 3.8 [95% CI: 1.5-9.7]) were jointly associated with lower survival probability. The resulting PEL-PS separated patients with no negative prognostic factors (score 0: hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL and ECOG ≤ 2, 48.1% of patients) with median OS of 10.6 years versus patients with 1-2 negative prognostic factors (score 1-2: hemoglobin < 8 g/dL and/or ECOG ≥ 3, 51.9% of patients) with median OS of 0.8 years (p < 0.0001). The PEL-PS was then validated in 58 patients with HIV-associated PEL treated with first-line anthracycline-containing chemotherapy at Hôpital Saint-Louis in France over the same period: median OS in patients with PEL-PS 0 was 16.9 years versus 0.6 years in patients with PEL-PS score of 1-2 (p < 0.0001). The PEL-PS identifies patients with good and poor prognosis. Patients with poor prognosis may benefit from novel therapies.

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HIV InfectionsLymphoma, AIDS-RelatedLymphoma, Primary EffusionPatient AcuityAdultAnthracyclinesAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsEnglandFemaleFranceHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesAnthracyclinesHIV/AIDShuman herpesvirus 8Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirusnon‐Hodgkin lymphoma

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PMID39812325
PMCPMC11803546

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