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MYC-associated and Double Hit L ymphomas. Lisa G Roth, MD Division of Hematology/Oncology Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY. Overview. How to define double hit lymphoma FISH IHC Prognostic relevance of MYC and BLC2 aberrations Management challenges.
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MYC-associated and Double Hit Lymphomas Lisa G Roth, MD Division of Hematology/Oncology Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY
Overview • How to define double hit lymphoma • FISH • IHC • Prognostic relevance of MYC and BLC2 aberrations • Management challenges
What is a “double hit” lymphoma? • Recurrent oncogene rearrangements, one being MYC • MYC and BCL2 rearrangements most common • BCL6, CCND1 and BCL3 may also occur • Can also have “triple hit”
Immunodeficiency-related BL EBV pos Cooperation with HIV? Burkitt Lymphoma (BL) clinical variants Endemic BL Sporadic BL EBV pos children sub-Saharan Africa MYC/IG breakpoints (somatic hypermutation) EBV +/- adults MYC/IgH locus • 8q24 • MYC rearrangement • 14q32 (80%) • 2p11 (15%) • 22q11 (5%)
MYC translocation is not specific for Burkitt Lymphoma • Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma • B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma (BCL, U) • Follicular lymphoma
Frequency of MYC-rearrangements in DLBCL Barrans JCO 28:3360-3365; Savage Blood. 2009;114: 3533-3537; Niitsu Ca Sci 2009; Cuccioni Blood 2010
66% PFS 31% 72% OS 33% Outcome for MYC pos DLBCL Savage Blood 2009
Outcome for MYC+ DLBCL • N=303 de novo DLBCL • All treated with R-CHOP • Med f/u 4 years BarransJ ClinOncol 28:3360-3365, 2010
Frequency of MYC and BCL2-rearrangements in DLBCL + = “DOUBLE HIT LYMPHOMA” MYC BCL2 Anti-apoptosis proliferation Barrans JCO 2010; Savage Blood 2009; Niitsu
Double hit lymphoma: BCL2 expression associated with inferior prognosis Overall Survival Johnson Blood 2009 Johnson Blood 2009
Immunophenotype of Double hit Lymphoma • DLBCL and BCL, U histology • CD10+, GCB phenotype • BCL2 + in 95% of cases • High proliferative index • median 90% Ki67+ Aukema et al, Blood 2011
Clinical Characteristics of Double hit Lymphoma • Higher IPI • Worse PS • Higher LDH • Increased advanced stage disease • Increased extranodal sites • Increased CNS disease Petrich, Cancer 2014
How to detect MYC aberrations Routine karyotyping FISH break-apart Rearrangement Increased copy number Images courtesy of Dr. GordanaRaca, The University of Chicago
NEW: Immunohistochemistry for MYC Images courtesy of Dr. Girish Venkataraman, The University of Chicago Hematopathology
Relative frequency of MYC via IHC Johnson JCO 2012; Horn Blood 2013; Hu Blood 2013
IHC expression of BCL2 and MYC is associated with poor prognosis Overall survival EFS Perry BJH 2014
Prognosis of classic double hit lymphoma vs. MYC/BCL2 expressing lymphomas OS and PFS for classic DHL (MYC/BCL2 rearranged) 75% OS and PFS for MYC/BCL2 expression 73% 30% 27% Hu Blood 2013
Clinicopathologic features lymphoma expressing MYC and Bcl2 Age, PS, B sx, stage IPI CR, COO, Ki67 Hu Blood 2013
Prognostic relevance of COO and MYC/Bcl2 protein expression Co-expression of BCL2 and MYC is 2-fold higher in ABC DLBCL Hu, et al., Blood. 2013;121(20):4021-4031 Co-expression of BCL2 and MYC drives the negative outcomes in ABC DLBCL
How should we treat double hit lymphoma? • Questions: • R-CHOP vs. intensified treatment? • If intensified treatment – which regimen? • Upfront SCT? • Considerations: • All data to date is retrospective • All data to date is on DHL defined by FISH/cytogenetics not IHC
Are more intensive regimens better? MDACC experience Oki BJH 2014
MDACC: SCT in patients achieving CR Oki BJH 2014
Are more intensive regimens better? Petrich et al, Blood 124 (15), 2014
What is the role of SCT in patients who achieve a CR? Petrich et al, Blood 124 (15), 2014
Treatment of double hit lymphoma in 2014: Many questions, no answers What is the best initial treatment? Should patients with DHL and IHC-DHL be approached similarly? Should autologous stem cell transplant be offered as consolidation? How should relapsed disease be treated?
Ongoing trials and new agents Phase II trial of DA-EPOCH-R (NCI) Phase I/II trial of lenalidomide plus DA-EPOCH-R New agents: Bromodomain inhibitors Direct inhibitors of BCL2 Dasatinib