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ArticleBlood advances2026

Integrated multiomic profiling reveals 2 distinct splenic marginal zone lymphoma subgroups with prognostic relevance.

Helen Parker, Amatta Mirandari, Benjamin Stevens, Carolina Jaramillo Oquendo, Martí Duran-Ferrer, Lara Buermann, Harindra E Amarasinghe, Jaya Thomas, Louise Carr, Shama Syeda and 38 more

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  1. Advances in targeted and cellular therapies for relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma: immunotherapeutic strategies and challenges.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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Helen ParkerCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Amatta MirandariCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3454-8723
Benjamin StevensCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0001-4516-8945
Carolina Jaramillo OquendoGenomic Informatics, Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9875-0998
Martí Duran-FerrerInstitut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1666-5819
Lara BuermannCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7989-9404
Harindra E AmarasingheCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0003-4012-4577
Jaya ThomasCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3569-9101
Louise CarrCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Shama SyedaCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Methusha SakthipakanCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Marina ParryCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Matthew J J Rose-ZerilliCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1064-5350
Zadie DavisDepartment of Molecular Pathology, University Hospitals Dorset, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Neil McIver-BrownDepartment of Molecular Pathology, University Hospitals Dorset, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Aliki XochelliInstitute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Sarah EnnisGenomic Informatics, Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Lydia ScarfòUnit of B Cell Neoplasia and Strategic Research Program on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Instituto di Recovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0844-0989
Paolo GhiaUnit of B Cell Neoplasia and Strategic Research Program on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Instituto di Recovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3750-7342
Christina KalpadakisUniversity Hospital, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
Gerassimos PangalisDepartment of Haematology, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece.
Davide RossiInstitute of Oncology, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Gianluca GaidanoDivision of Hematology, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4681-0151
Simon WagnerLeicester Cancer Research Centre, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-8914-0370
Matthew AhearneLeicester Cancer Research Centre, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2037-3926
Marc SeifertInstitut fur zellbiologie, Universitatsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9453-369X
Christoph PlassEpigenomics and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Dieter WeichenhanEpigenomics and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
Eva KimbyUnit of Hematology, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-3078-6131
Lesley-Ann SuttonDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Richard RosenquistDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0211-8788
Rose-Marie AminiDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0901-5252
Viktor LjungströmDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Guy PrattSchool of Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-6937-2852
Francesco ForconiCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2211-1831
Kostas StamatopoulosInstitute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Marta SalidoLaboratori de Citologia Hematològica i Citogenètica Molecular, Servei de Patologia, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9988-5977
Ana FerrerLaboratori de Citologia Hematològica i Citogenètica Molecular, Servei de Patologia, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3381-9472
Catherine ThieblemontService d'hémato-oncologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Université Paris Cité, Assistante Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Laura HiltonDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser Univesity, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6413-6586
Ryan MorinDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser Univesity, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2932-7800
Renata WalewskaDepartment of Molecular Pathology, University Hospitals Dorset, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0007-5693-2789
José Ignacio Martín-SuberoInstitut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8809-5195
David OscierDepartment of Molecular Pathology, University Hospitals Dorset, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Christopher OakesDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.ORCID 0000-0001-8000-9694
Jane GibsonCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Dean BryantCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-3163-608X
Jonathan C StreffordCancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0972-2881

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractSplenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is a rare B-cell malignancy with notable genetic, epigenetic, and clinical heterogeneity. In this study, we used coding and noncoding sequencing (n = 74), including whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of 24 paired tumor-normal samples, targeted sequencing (n = 55), and DNA methylation in 126 patients to characterize the disease. From WGS, we identified recurrent, predominantly clonal coding mutations in KLF2 (50%), KMT2D (25%), and NOTCH2 (25%), alongside rare mutations in FLNC (8%), novel mutations in FAM135B (17%), and noncoding mutational hot spots in BCL6, PAX5, and BACH2 linked to aberrant somatic hypermutation. At least 1 noncoding hot spot was detected in 69% of patients. Copy number aberrations were present in 73% of patients, including del(7q) (27%), gain(3q) (17%), and trisomy 12 (13%). DNA methylation profiling revealed 2 epigenetic subgroups: high-risk (HR) SMZL (n = 67) and low-risk SMZL (n = 59). SMZL-HR was associated with adverse features, including female sex, IGHV1-2∗04 usage, KLF2 mutations, del(7q), shorter telomeres, and elevated epigenetically determined cumulative mitoses scores. Transcriptomic analysis highlighted enhanced cell proliferation in SMZL-HR, with enrichment of E2F and G2M checkpoint pathways and epigenetic regulation via EZH2. Patients with SMZL-HR had significantly shorter time to first treatment (TTFT) (hazard ratio, 1.9; P = .003) and reduced overall survival (hazard ratio, 2.5; P = .039): 85% of patients with SMZL-HR required treatment and showed a higher frequency of transformation (P = .007) and mortality (P< .001). Multivariate analysis confirmed SMZL-HR as an independent predictor of shorter TTFT (hazard ratio, 2.4; P = .001). These findings demonstrate the role of DNA methylation and molecular profiling in SMZL risk stratification.

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Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal ZoneSplenic NeoplasmsAgedDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultiomicsMutationPrognosis

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