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Variant histology, IgD and CD30 expression in low-risk pediatric nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018 Jan;65(1)

Date

08/13/2017

Pubmed ID

28802087

Pubmed Central ID

PMC5699946

DOI

10.1002/pbc.26753

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85035072987 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   20 Citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Histologic prognostic factors have been described for nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL). This study examines histologic and immunophenotypic variants in a clinical trial for pediatric NLPHL.

PROCEDURE: One hundred sixty-eight cases of localized NLPHL were examined for histologic variants, CD30 and immunoglobulin D (IgD) expression, and outcome. Histologic types were scored categorically as 0 = 0, 1 ≤ 25%, and 2 > 25% of the sample.

RESULTS: Fifty-eight (35.1%) cases showed only typical nodular with or without serpiginous histology (types A and B). The remainder showed mixtures of histologies. The numbers of patients with score 2 are 85 (50.6%) type A, 21 (12.5%) type B, 46 (27.4%) with extranodular large B cells (type C), 3 with T-cell-rich nodular pattern (type D), 55 (32.7%) with diffuse T-cell-rich (type E) pattern, and 2 (1.2%) with diffuse B-cell pattern (type F). Higher level of types C (P = 0.048) and D (P = 0.033) resulted in lower event-free survival (EFS). Cytoplasmic IgD was found in 65 of 130 tested (50%), did not significantly associate with EFS but positively correlated with types C and E histology (P < 0.0001) and negatively correlated with types A (P = 0.0003) and B (P = 0.006). Seventeen (10%) expressed CD30, with no adverse effect.

CONCLUSIONS: Variant histology is common in pediatric NLPHL, especially types C and E, which are associated with IgD expression. Type C variant histology and possibly type D are associated with decreased EFS, but neither IgD nor CD30 are adverse features. Variant histology may warrant increased surveillance, but did not affect overall survival.

Author List

Untanu RV, Back J, Appel B, Pei Q, Chen L, Buxton A, Hodgson DC, Ehrlich PF, Constine LS, Schwartz CL, Hutchison RE

Author

Cindy L. Schwartz MD, MPH Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
B-Lymphocytes
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Hodgkin Disease
Humans
Immunoglobulin D
Immunohistochemistry
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Ki-1 Antigen
Male
Survival Rate
T-Lymphocytes