Technique helps determine DLBCL subtypes:
A new technique can quickly and easily differentiate the two major subtypes of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), researchers have reported in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.
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“Differences in the progression of the disease and clinical outcomes can, at least in part, be explained by the heterogeneity of lymphoma, which can be classified into two major subtypes with different outcomes,” said study author Philippe Ruminy, PhD, of the University of Rouen in France.
“Unfortunately, these lymphomas are morphologically undistinguishable in routine diagnosis, which is a major problem for the development of targeted therapies. Furthermore, array-based gene expression profiling (GEP), which is considered the gold standard for discriminating these tumors, remains poorly transposable to routine diagnosis, and the surrogate immunohistochemical (IHC) algorithms that have been proposed are often considered poorly reliable.”
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Patients determined to have the ABC subtype by the RT-MLPA-based assay had significantly worse progression-free survival and overall survival than patients with the GCB subtype. And the expression of several individual genes within the MLPA signature was significantly associated with prognosis (ie, high LMO2, high BCL6, and low TNFRSF13B expression).
“The robust and cost-effective RT-MLPA assay can yield results within one day and requires reagents costing less than $5 per sample,” Dr Ruminy said. “Since RT-MLPA utilizes materials and equipment that are standard in many laboratories, the process can easily be implemented for routine use.”
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And the second article; miR expression may predict long-term prognosis in DLBCL
"MicroRNA (miR) expression may help us predict long-term prognosis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), according to a study published in Leukemia Research.
Investigators identified 8 miRs that were differently expressed in DLBCL patients with poor prognosis and patients with favorable prognosis. "
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