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  • 1
    In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 126, No. 23 ( 2015-12-03), p. 5041-5041
    Abstract: Background. The prognostic role of cell of origin profile (COO) assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) is controversial in Rituximab era. FIL conducted a phase III randomized trial aimed at investigating the benefit of intensification with high dose therapy plus autotransplant compared to R-dose-dense therapy as first line in young DLBCL at poor risk (aa-IPI 2-3). Clinical results were reported (Vitolo, ASH 2012). The aim of BIO-DLCL04 was to correlate the biological markers with PFS. Patients and Methods. From 2005 to 2010, 412 untreated DLBCL at aa-IPI 2-3 were enrolled. Central histology revision was mandatory and 13 patients were excluded due to different histologies. Biological markers were analyzed on DLBCL NAS; COO analysis was performed by IHC and cases were classified in germinal center (GC) and non-GC according to Hans' algorithm; COO determined by gene expression profile using the NanoString® nCounter® Analysis System based on 20-gene assay (Lymph2Cx) using formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue is ongoing; BCL2, BCL6 and MYC anomalies were tested by IHC; final analysis by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) is ongoing. Cases were deemed positive if at least 30% of lymphoma cells were stained with each antibody (with the exception of at least 40% for MYC). Results. At the time of this analysis, 223 DLBCL NAS were analyzed: 131 non-GC and 92 GC; BCL2, BCL6 and MYC anomalies were tested in 196, 74 and 107 cases respectively. Clinical characteristics for non-GC vs GC were: median age 51 years for both, male 49% vs 45%, aa-IPI 3 15% vs 25%, bone marrow involvement (BM) 16% vs 24%. R-HDC was performed in 45% of non-GC patients and in 49% of GC. Complete response was recorded in 105 (80%) non-GC patients and in 62 (67%) GC. At a median follow-up of 49 months, the 3-year PFS for non-GC vs GC was 75% (95% CI: 67-82) vs 57% (95% CI: 46-67) with crude hazard ratio, HR 0.55 (0.35-0.87), p.01 and adjusted (for age, gender, aa-IPI, BM) aHR 0.56 (0.35-0.88), p.013. No significant differences by treatment were reported. Overexpression of MYC by IHC had a relevant prognostic impact, with aHR 1.84 (0.99-3.44), p.054. By IHC, 3-years PFS for double negative vs single BCL2 or MYC overexpression vs double positive, was 85% vs 68% vs 51% respectively, with an aHR for double expressors compared to double negative of 3.91 (1.13-13.53), p.031. At the time of the present report, FISH analysis was conducted in 88 cases: 43 were triple negative, 37 single hit and 8 double/triple hit. By FISH, 3-years PFS for triple negative vs single hit vs double/triple hit was 74% vs 84% vs 25% respectively, with an aHR for double/triple hit compared to triple negative of 5.73 (2.05 to 16.02), p.001. Conclusions. In conclusion, with the limit of the analysis performed by IHC based on Hans' algorithm, BIO-DLCL04 showed an unexpected better outcome for non-GC compared to GC, irrespective of treatment arm. The ongoing analysis conducted by Nanostring will be more informative. The overexpression of MYC was an unfavourable risk factor, mainly if associated with BCL2 overexpression, irrespective of type of treatment. Moreover, double/triple hit patients represent a subgroup with extremely poor prognosis. High dose therapy plus autotransplant was not able to reverse the inferior outcome of neither double expressors nor double hit patients and new strategies are deemed for these poor prognosis patients. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
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    ISSN: 0006-4971 , 1528-0020
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    Publisher: American Society of Hematology
    Publication Date: 2015
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 67, No. 22 ( 2007-11-15), p. 10703-10710
    Abstract: Angioimmunoblastic lymphoma (AILT) is the second most common subtype of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) and is characterized by dismal prognosis. Thus far, only a few studies have dealt with its molecular pathogenesis. We performed gene expression profile (GEP) analysis of six AILT, six anaplastic large cell lymphomas (ALCL), 28 PTCL-unspecified (PTCL/U), and 20 samples of normal T lymphocytes (including CD4+, CD8+, and activated and resting subpopulations), aiming to (a) assess the relationship of AILT with other PTCLs, (b) establish the relationship between AILT and normal T-cell subsets, and (c) recognize the cellular programs deregulated in AILT possibly looking for novel potential therapeutic targets. First, we found that AILT and other PTCLs have rather similar GEP, possibly sharing common oncogenic pathways. Second, we found that AILTs are closer to activated CD4+, rather than to resting or CD8+ lymphocytes. Furthermore, we found that the molecular signature of follicular T helper cells was significantly overexpressed in AILT, reinforcing the idea that AILT may arise from such cellular counterpart. Finally, we identified several genes deregulated in AILT, including PDGFRA, REL, and VEGF. The expression of several molecules was then studied by immunohistochemistry on tissue microarrays containing 45 independent AILT cases. Notably, we found that the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was expressed not only by reactive cells, but also by neoplastic cells, and that nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation is uncommon in AILT, as suggested by frequent exclusively cytoplasmic c-REL localization. Our study provides new relevant information on AILT biology and new candidates for possible therapeutic targets such as PDGFRA (platelet-derived growth factor α) and VEGF. [Cancer Res 2007;67(22):10703–10]
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    ISSN: 0008-5472 , 1538-7445
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    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2007
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 80, No. 16_Supplement ( 2020-08-15), p. 2682-2682
    Abstract: Follicular lymphoma (FL) still remains an incurable disease, with most of the patients undergoing subsequent phases of remission and relapse. In the era of immunotherapy, understanding the immunobiology of FL patients who experience progression of disease within 24 months (POD24) and show chemotherapy resistance remains a priority and an unmet clinical need. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) are multifaceted cellular components of the tumor microenvironment (TME). In concert with lymphoid-lineage B and T cells at various developmental stages, TAM can mediate enhanced tumor progression, often leading to poor clinical prognosis and impact the clinical response to chemotherapy. Recently, Joshua and colleagues demonstrated that a subset of FL patients with low immune infiltration was enriched in POD24 events. In our work, we characterized the immune repertoire of lymph node biopsies collected retrospectively from 30 patients with histological diagnosis of FL according WHO criteria. Median follow up was 8 years. The expression levels of TAM (CD68, CD163, MS4a4a) and tumor-infiltrating T-lymphocytes (CD8, PD-1 positive subsets) were assessed by immunohistochemistry and summarized using descriptive statistics. Our data highlighted that the subset of patients with a high extrafollicular CD163/CD8 ratio was enriched in POD24 events (p = 0.01). In addition, patients who showed an higher number of intrafollicular CD68+ macrophages, showed a longer disease free survival (p= 0.04). Another difference was related to the number of CD68, CD163, MS4A4A-positive polarized macrophages that resulted higher in bcl-2 negative than bcl-2 positive cases (p & lt; 0.05 for all markers). In the evaluation of T lymphocytes, most relevant associations were found between the content and distribution of PD1+ cells and the treatment response: the higher the number of intrafollicular PD1+ lymphocytes the lower chemotherapy response rates (p= 0.04). No association was found between the number of positive elements in extrafollicular areas, where instead the PD1/CD8 ratio seems to be related with therapy response: the higher the ratio the lower response rate (p= 0.01). This finding could be explained assuming that there may be different types of cellular interactions inside and outside the neoplastic follicles. No other statistically significant difference in terms of expression of these markers was observed in relation to clinical pathological features such as staging, grade and FLIPI score. In conclusion, extrafollicular high CD163/CD8 ratio is associated with POD24 in FL patients, this finding underlines the pathological significance of CD163-expresing macrophages in TME, suggesting this biomarker as a potential therapeutic target in this disease. Citation Format: Clara Bertuzzi, Maria Maddalena Tumedei, Sara Ravaioli, Claudio Agostinelli, Maurizio Puccetti, Sara Bravaccini, Simona Righi, Beatrice Casadei, Andrea Pession, Giovanni Martinelli, Giorgia Simonetti, Elena Sabattini, Serena De Matteis. Extrafollicular high CD163/CD8 ratio is associated with progression of disease within 24 months in follicular lymphoma patients [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 2682.
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    ISSN: 0008-5472 , 1538-7445
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    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2020
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    In: Bioengineering, MDPI AG, Vol. 10, No. 2 ( 2023-02-03), p. 197-
    Abstract: The neoplastic Hodgkin-Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) represent only 1–10% of cells and are surrounded by an inflammatory microenvironment. The HL cytokine network is a key point for the proliferation of HRS cells and for the maintenance of an advantageous microenvironment for HRS survival. In the tumor microenvironment (TME), the fibroblasts are involved in crosstalk with HRS cells. The aim of this work was to study the effect of lymphoma cell conditioned medium on a fibroblast cell population and evaluate modifications of cell morphology and proliferation. Hodgkin lymphoma-derived medium was used to obtain a population of “conditioned” fibroblasts (WS-1 COND). Differences in biophysical parameters were detected by the innovative device Celector®. Fibroblast-HL cells interactions were reproduced in 3D co-culture spheroids. WS-1 COND showed a different cellular morphology with an enlarged cytoplasm and enhanced metabolism. Area and diameter cell values obtained by Celector® measurement were increased. Co-culture spheroids created with WS-1 COND showed a tighter aggregation than those with non-conditioned WS-1. The presence of soluble factors derived from HRS cells in the conditioned medium was adequate for the proliferation of fibroblasts and conditioned fibroblasts in a 3D HL model allowed to develop a representative model of the in vivo TME.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2306-5354
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In: Journal of Hematology & Oncology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 8, No. 1 ( 2015-12)
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1756-8722
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2015
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 74, No. 19_Supplement ( 2014-10-01), p. LB-105-LB-105
    Abstract: Although improvements in knowledge of genetic basis of ALL have been made and many new drugs are now available, the prognosis for adult patients with ALL is still a challenge. Current therapies based on chemotherapy regimens or on tailored targets do not completely eradicate the leukemia clone and relapse is a predictable event. Here, we explored the in vitro and in vivo activity of PF-00477736 (Pfizer), an ATP-competitive small-molecule inhibitor of checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) and with lower efficacy of checkpoint kinase 2 (Chk2). Chk1 and Chk2 are serine/threonine kinases which following activation by a broad spectrum of damaged DNA coordinate the DNA damage response. By quantitative PCR, higher transcript levels of Chk1 were found in 8 leukemia cell lines and 54 newly diagnosed ALL cases compared to normal bone marrow mononuclear cells (p value & lt; 0.001). Immunohistochemistry of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples collected from 60 ALL patients showed a diffuse positivity for Chk1, Chk2 and the phosphorylated forms of Chk1 (Ser345) in 51/54 (96%), 55/57 (94%) and 45/56 (80%) of the cases respectively, whereas 15/55 (27%) of ALLs stained for phosphorylated form of Chk2 (Thr68). Interestingly, in our ALL series, genomic damage was suggested by the nuclear labeling for γ-H2A.X molecule in 40/59 (68%) of samples. In B-/T-ALL cell lines (BV-173, SUP-B15, REH, NALM-6, NALM-19, MOLT-4, RPMI8402 and CCRF-CEM) inhibition of Chk1 resulted in a dose and time-dependent cytotoxicity (IC50 from 57.4 nM to 1423.0 at 24 hours), induction of apoptosis and increased DNA damage as demonstrated by increased levels of phosphorylated Chk1 (Ser317 and Ser345) and H2A.X (Ser139). Moreover, PF-00477736 efficiently triggered the Chk1-Cdc25-Cdc2 pathway with a decreased phosphorylation of Cdc25c (Ser216) and Cdc2 (Tyr15). Gene expression profiling analysis shed light on molecular mechanisms driven by PF-00477736 revealing a deregulation of genes involved in DNA damage checkpoint, cell cycle control and apoptosis. Among these, Gadd45a and Plk3 were confirmed by qPCR analysis up-regulated, whereas Cdk4 and Chk2 resulted down-regulated between treated and untreated samples. The efficacy of PF-00477736 as a single agent was confirmed ex-vivo in primary leukemic blasts separated from 14 ALL patients but not in in primary cultures of normal bone marrow mononuclear cells. Furthermore, in mice transplanted with T-lymphoid leukemia PF-0477736 increased the survival of treated mice compared with mice treated with vehicle (p = 0.0016). In conclusion, in vitro, ex-vivo and in vivo results support the inhibition of Chk1 as a new therapeutic strategy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia and they provide a strong rationale for its future clinical investigation. ELN, AIL, AIRC, Fondazione Del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna, Ateneo RFO grants, NGS-PTL project, Programma di ricerca Regione- Università 2010 -2012, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Bando “Ricerca Innovativa” (Prof. L. Bolondi). Citation Format: Ilaria Iacobucci, Andrea Ghelli Luserna Di Rorà, Maria Vittoria Verga Falzacappa, Claudio Agostinelli, Enrico Derenzini, Anna Ferrari, Cristina Papayannidis, Annalisa Lonetti, Simona Righi, Enrica Imbrogno, Claudia Venturi, Viviana Guadagnuolo, Federica Cattina, Emanuela Ottaviani, Maria Chiara Abbenante, Domenico Russo, Pier Luigi Zinzani, Stefano Pileri, Pier Giuseppe Pelicci, Giovanni Martinelli. In vitro and in vivo single-agent efficacy of checkpoint kinase inhibition in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. [abstract] . In: Proceedings of the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2014 Apr 5-9; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2014;74(19 Suppl):Abstract nr LB-105. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2014-LB-105
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    ISSN: 0008-5472 , 1538-7445
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    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2014
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    In: Journal of Immunology Research, Hindawi Limited, Vol. 2015 ( 2015), p. 1-20
    Abstract: The interferon-inducible DNA sensor IFI16 is involved in the modulation of cellular survival, proliferation, and differentiation. In the hematopoietic system, IFI16 is consistently expressed in the CD34+ stem cells and in peripheral blood lymphocytes; however, little is known regarding its regulation during maturation of B- and T-cells. We explored the role of IFI16 in normal B-cell subsets by analysing its expression and relationship with the major transcription factors involved in germinal center (GC) development and plasma-cell (PC) maturation. IFI16 mRNA was differentially expressed in B-cell subsets with significant decrease in IFI16 mRNA in GC and PCs with respect to naïve and memory subsets. IFI16 mRNA expression is inversely correlated with a few master regulators of B-cell differentiation such as BCL6, XBP1, POU2AF1 , and BLIMP1 . In contrast, IFI16 expression positively correlated with STAT3, REL, SPIB, RELA, RELB, IRF4, STAT5B , and STAT5A . ARACNE algorithm indicated a direct regulation of IFI16 by BCL6 , STAT5B , and RELB , whereas the relationship between IFI16 and the other factors is modulated by intermediate factors. In addition, analysis of the CD40 signaling pathway showed that IFI16 gene expression directly correlated with NF- κ B activation, indicating that IFI16 could be considered an upstream modulator of NF- κ B in human B-cells.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2314-8861 , 2314-7156
    Language: English
    Publisher: Hindawi Limited
    Publication Date: 2015
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  • 8
    In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, MDPI AG, Vol. 24, No. 12 ( 2023-06-08), p. 9909-
    Abstract: The majority of patients with Follicular Lymphoma (FL) experience subsequent phases of remission and relapse, making the disease “virtually” incurable. To predict the outcome of FL patients at diagnosis, various clinical-based prognostic scores have been proposed; nonetheless, they continue to fail for a subset of patients. Gene expression profiling has highlighted the pivotal role of the tumor microenvironment (TME) in the FL prognosis; nevertheless, there is still a need to standardize the assessment of immune-infiltrating cells for the prognostic classification of patients with early or late progressing disease. We studied a retrospective cohort of 49 FL lymph node biopsies at the time of the initial diagnosis using pathologist-guided analysis on whole slide images, and we characterized the immune repertoire for both quantity and distribution (intrafollicular, IF and extrafollicular, EF) of cell subsets in relation to clinical outcome. We looked for the natural killer (CD56), T lymphocyte (CD8, CD4, PD1) and macrophage (CD68, CD163, MA4A4A)-associated markers. High CD163/CD8 EF ratios and high CD56/MS4A4A EF ratios, according to Kaplan–Meier estimates were linked with shorter EFS (event-free survival), with the former being the only one associated with POD24. In contrast to IF CD68+ cells, which represent a more homogeneous population, higher in non-progressing patients, EF CD68+ macrophages did not stratify according to survival. We also identify distinctive MS4A4A+CD163-macrophage populations with different prognostic weights. Enlarging the macrophage characterization and combining it with a lymphoid marker in the rituximab era, in our opinion, may enable prognostic stratification for low-/high-grade FL patients beyond POD24. These findings warrant validation across larger FL cohorts.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1422-0067
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In: British Journal of Haematology, Wiley, Vol. 196, No. 5 ( 2022-03), p. 1184-1193
    Abstract: The prognostic role of TP53 disruption has been established in diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Aim of this analysis was to correlate TP53 mutations by Sanger sequencing, cell of origin (COO) profile by Lymph2Cx panel on the NanoString platform and MYC , BCL2 and BCL6 overexpression or re‐arrangements by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescent in‐situ hybridization (FISH), with outcome in DLBCL patients enrolled into the FIL‐DLCL04 trial (NCT00499018). One hundred and twenty‐five DLBCL patients with tumour block available were analyzed. TP53 was mutated in 11/125 (9%) cases; 60/125 patients received high‐dose chemoimmunotherapy up‐front, as for the randomization arm; COO was reported in 88 patients: 48 germinal centre B‐cell like, 25 activated B‐cell like and 17 unclassified; 26 patients were double expressors in IHC and 11 double hit in FISH. After a median follow‐up of 72 months, five‐year failure‐free survival (FFS) for TP53 mutated versus wild‐type was 24% and 72%, and five‐year overall survival (OS) was 34% and 83%, respectively. Adjusted hazard ratio (HR) was 2·28 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0·89–5·86, p  = 0·086] and 4·05 (95% CI 1·37–11·97, p  = 0·011) for FFS and OS, respectively. In this series of young DLBCL patients, TP53 gene mutation identified a poor prognosis subgroup, regardless of treatment and other biological markers.
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    ISSN: 0007-1048 , 1365-2141
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    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: Oncotarget, Impact Journals, LLC, Vol. 6, No. 9 ( 2015-03-30), p. 6553-6569
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    ISSN: 1949-2553
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Impact Journals, LLC
    Publication Date: 2015
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