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Table 4 Clinical application of antibody in T cell lymphoma

From: Liquid biopsy in T-cell lymphoma: biomarker detection techniques and clinical application

Lymphoma subtypes

Author

PMID/doi

Biomarker

Liquid Biopsy

Method

No. of patients

Results

Clinical applications

ALCL

Mussolin, L et al. [163]

18615104

ALK antibody

PB

RT-PCR, NPM::ALK

immunocytochemical, ALK antibody titers

28

risk of relapse:

MDD positivity (more than 10 NCNs NPM::ALK) and antibody titer ≤ 1/2250 vs remaining patients, 62.5% vs 15% (P = 0.02)

MRD

ALK-positive ALCL

Mussolin, L et al. [164]

22907048

ALK antibody

PB

RT-PCR, NPM::ALK

immunocytochemical, ALK antibody titers

128

MDD + : 59%

anti-ALK response + : 96%

prognosis:

high risk (bHR): MDD-positive and antibody titer ≤ 1/750, 26/128 (20%), PFS 28%, OS 71%

low risk (bLR): MDD negative and antibody titer > 1/750, 40/128 (31%), PFS 98%, OS 98%

intermediate risk (bIR): all remaining patients, 62/128 (48%), PFS 68%, OS 83%

(P = 0.02)

prognosis

ALK-positive ALCL

Iijima-Yamashita, Yuka et al. [165]

29030834

ALK antibody

PB

RT-PCR, real-time PCR (qPCR), NPM::ALK

immunocytochemical, ALK antibody titers

60

Fifty-two percent were MDD + : RT-PCR 52%. 37% pts > 10NCNs

51% pts antibody titer > 1/750

PFS:

high risk (HR): MDD-positive and antibody titer ≤ 1/750, 5/8, 2-year PFS 30%

low risk (LR): MDD negative and antibody titer > 1/750, 0/11, 2-year PFS 100%

intermediate risk (IR): all remaining patients, 1/15, 2-year PFS 93.3%

P = 0.001

MRD

prognosis

  1. ALCL Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, PB peripheral blood, MDD Minimal disseminated disease