title: The prognostic value of immunohistochemical subtyping in Chinese patients with de novo diffuse large B-cell lymphoma undergoing CHOP or R-CHOP treatment.
abstract: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogeneous disease with recognised variability in molecular aetiology and clinical outcome. Though the use of agents such as rituximab significantly improves outcome, intrinsic genetic and morphological factors greatly affect the response to treatment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of immunohistochemical subtyping and the International Prognostic Index (IPI) for predicting treatment outcome in Chinese DLBCL patients. We followed 108 cases of DLBCL and performed prognostic analyses based on molecular subtyping of the disease through immunostaining of tissue samples. The use of rituximab conferred a clinical benefit to DLBCL patients regardless of disease subtype. Importantly, this treatment regimen also improved outcomes in patients with the non-germinal centre B-cell-like (GCB) DLBCL subtype, frequently associated with poorer prognosis. Our results suggest that IPI was the best tool for the prediction of treatment outcome in our patient cohort, regardless of treatment regimen. Furthermore, the use of rituximab alongside classical chemotherapy regimens can improve the outcomes for DLBCL patients who exhibit both GCB and non-GCB subtypes of the disease.
authors: Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors: Zu-Guang
authors: ZG
authors: Xia
authors: Zi-Zhen
authors: ZZ
authors: Xu
authors: Wei-Li
authors: WL
authors: Zhao
authors: Shu-Qing
authors: SQ
authors: Zhao
authors: Fei
authors: F
authors: Ding
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Chen
authors: Qiu-Sheng
authors: QS
authors: Chen
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Zheng
authors: Qi
authors: Q
authors: Zhu
authors: Jun-Pei
authors: JP
authors: Hu
authors: Zhi-Xiang
authors: ZX
authors: Shen
authors: Jun-Min
authors: JM
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D044466:Asian People; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D000069283:Rituximab; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000069283:Rituximab; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone