Mutation Analysis of Newly-Diagnosed Germinal Center Aggressive B Cell Lymphomas

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Oncotarget published this trending research paper in Volume 13, entitled, "Mutation analysis performed on tumor biopsies from patients with newly-diagnosed germinal center aggressive B cell lymphomas" by researchers from the Department of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. #openaccess #research #germinalcancer #lymphoma #cancer #oncologyresearch #peerreview #openscience #chemotherapy DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.28309 Correspondence to - Daniel J. Landsburg - daniel.landsburg@pennmedicine.upenn.edu Abstract Comprehensive genomic analyses of tumor biopsies from patients with newly-diagnosed germinal center B cell (GCB) diffuse large B cell/high grade B cell lymphoma (DLBCL/HGBL) have identified molecular subtypes predictive of inferior survival, which are characterized by somatic mutations that can be detected through clinical laboratory mutation analysis (CLMA). To determine the frequency and predictive value of individual genetic mutations associated with these experimentally-defined poor-risk subgroups, we reviewed the findings from CLMA performed on tumors from patients with newly-diagnosed GCB DLBCL/HGBL who were previously treated at our institution. CLMA was successfully performed on 58/59 patient tumor biopsies with a median turnaround time of 16 days, and 51 on which CLMA was routinely performed with adequate clinical follow-up were analyzed. Patients whose tumors demonstrated CREBBP mutation experienced a lower estimated rate of 2-year disease free survival (DFS) as compared to those whose tumors did not (45% [95% CI 18–68%] vs. 67% [95% CI 44–83%], P = 0.045). CREBBP mutations may be frequent and predict for inferior DFS in patients with newly-diagnosed GCB DLBCL/HGBL. Furthermore, CLMA may be practically-applied to translate experimental findings into those with more direct application to risk stratification and clinical trial design in subsets of patients with DLBCL/HGBL. Sign up for free Altmetric alerts about this article - https://oncotarget.altmetric.com/details/email_updates?id=10.18632%2Foncotarget.28309 Press release - https://www.oncotarget.com/news/pr/oncotarget-mutation-analysis-performed-on-tumor-biopsies-from-patients-with-newly-diagnosed-germinal-center-aggressive-b-cell-lymphomas/ Keywords - diffuse large B cell lymphoma, high grade B cell lymphoma, mutation analysis, next generation sequencing, chemotherapy About Oncotarget Oncotarget is a primarily oncology-focused, peer-reviewed, open access journal. Papers are published continuously within yearly volumes in their final and complete form, and then quickly released to Pubmed. On September 15, 2022, Oncotarget was accepted again for indexing by MEDLINE. Oncotarget is now indexed by Medline/PubMed and PMC/PubMed. To learn more about Oncotarget, please visit https://www.oncotarget.com and connect with us: SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/oncotarget Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Oncotarget/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/oncotarget Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/oncotargetjrnl/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/OncotargetYouTube LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/oncotarget Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/oncotarget/ Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/user/Oncotarget/ Media Contact MEDIA@IMPACTJOURNALS.COM 18009220957