Genetics and Prognostication in Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma: Revelations from Deep Sequencing.
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Parry M, Rose-Zerilli MJ, Ljungström V, Gibson J, Wang J, Walewska R, Parker H, Parker A, Davis Z, Gardiner A, McIver-Brown N, Kalpadakis C, Xochelli A, Anagnostopoulos A, Fazi C, de Castro DG, Dearden C, Pratt G, Rosenquist R, Ashton-Key M, Forconi F, Collins A, Ghia P, Matutes E, Pangalis G, Stamatopoulos K, Oscier D, Strefford JC
Clin. Cancer Res. 21 (18) 4174-4183 [2015-09-15; online 2015-03-16]
Mounting evidence supports the clinical significance of gene mutations and immunogenetic features in common mature B-cell malignancies. We undertook a detailed characterization of the genetic background of splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL), using targeted resequencing and explored potential clinical implications in a multinational cohort of 175 patients with SMZL. We identified recurrent mutations in TP53 (16%), KLF2 (12%), NOTCH2 (10%), TNFAIP3 (7%), MLL2 (11%), MYD88 (7%), and ARID1A (6%), all genes known to be targeted by somatic mutation in SMZL. KLF2 mutations were early, clonal events, enriched in patients with del(7q) and IGHV1-2*04 B-cell receptor immunoglobulins, and were associated with a short median time to first treatment (0.12 vs. 1.11 years; P = 0.01). In multivariate analysis, mutations in NOTCH2 [HR, 2.12; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.02-4.4; P = 0.044] and 100% germline IGHV gene identity (HR, 2.19; 95% CI, 1.05-4.55; P = 0.036) were independent markers of short time to first treatment, whereas TP53 mutations were an independent marker of short overall survival (HR, 2.36; 95 % CI, 1.08-5.2; P = 0.03). We identify key associations between gene mutations and clinical outcome, demonstrating for the first time that NOTCH2 and TP53 gene mutations are independent markers of reduced treatment-free and overall survival, respectively.
PubMed 25779943
DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-2759
Crossref 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-2759