Prognostic Value of the PRAME Gene Expression in T-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorders

EA Penskaya1, VA Misyurin2, AE Misyurina1, SK Kravchenko1, LG Gorenkova1, LV Plastinina1, VV Tikhonova2, YuP Finashutina2, NA Lyzhko2, NN Kasatkina2, LA Kesaeva2, ON Solopova2, AV Misyurin2

1 National Medical Hematology Research Center, 4a Novyi Zykovskii pr-d, Moscow, Russian Federation, 125167

2 NN Blokhin National Medical Cancer Research Center, 24 Kashirskoye sh., Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478

For correspondence: Vsevolod Andreevich Misyurin, PhD in Biology, 24 Kashirskoye sh., Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478; Tel.: +7(985)436-30-19; e-mail: vsevolod.misyurin@gmail.com

For citation: Penskaya EA, Misyurin VA, Misyurina AE, et al. Prognostic Value of the PRAME Gene Expression in T-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorders. Clinical oncohematology. 2019;12(1):73–78.

DOI: 10.21320/2500-2139-2019-12-1-73-78


ABSTRACT

Background. T-cell lymphomas (T-CL) represent a heterogeneous group of malignant lymphoproliferative disorders characterized by unfavorable prognosis. The cancer-testis PRAME gene is notable for its spontaneous expression in transformed cells as observed in solid tumors, B-cell lymphoproliferative and chronic myeloproliferative diseases. Activity and clinical significance of PRAME in T-CL was not studied before, which determines the relevance and provides ground for the present trial.

Aim. To assess the clinical significance of the PRAME gene expression in T-CL.

Materials & Methods. PRAME gene expression level was measured in samples of lymph nodes, blood, and bone marrow from 35 T-CL patients. Among them 3 patients received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and 6 patients received autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A correlation was established between the PRAME expression in bone marrow and peripheral blood with morphological markers of disseminated disease with bone marrow lesions and leukemic blood. PRAME expression level was correlated with survival parameters and tumor proliferative activity (Ki-67).

Results. PRAME activity was observed in 21 (60 %) patients. PRAME hyperexpression is associated with advanced stages of disease (= 0.0734), bone marrow lesions (= 0.0289), leukemic blood (= 0.0187), worsening of the overall survival (OS) (p = 0.0787) and event-free survival (EFS) (p = 0.7185), also after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (= 0.2661 for OS and = 0.0452 for EFS), and with a high Ki-67 expression level (= 0.0155).

Conclusion. PRAME expression in T-CL is often observed and related with unfavorable clinical prognosis.

Keywords: PRAME, T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders, prognostic value.

Received: April 24, 2018

Accepted: December 27, 2018

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