Tandon Sneha, Weitzman Sheila, Joyce Brooklyn, Mcguire Bryan, Stephens Derek, Whitlock James, Hawkins Cynthia, Ngan Bo Yee, Abla Oussama
Division of Paediatric Hematology/Oncology, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada.
Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2023 May 1;15(1):e2023035. doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2023.035. eCollection 2023.
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is an inflammatory myeloid neoplasm with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. Programmed Cell Death-1 (PD-1) receptor and its ligand (PD-L1) are overexpressed in LCH, but their clinical significance is unknown. We performed a clinical correlation study of PD-1/PD-L1 and VE1(BRAFp.V600E) expression in 131 children with LCH.
A total of 111 samples were tested for PD-1/PD-L1 and 109 for VE1(BRAFp.V600E) mutant protein by immunohistochemistry.
PD-1, PD-L1 and VE1(BRAFp.V600E) positivity was observed in 40.5%, 31.53% and 55%, respectively. PD-1/ PD-L1 expression showed no significant effect on the rate of disease reactivations, early response to therapy or late sequelae. The 5-year EFS was not statistically different between patients with PD-1 positive compared to those with PD-1 negative tumours (47.7% vs.58.8%, p=0.17). Similar 5-year EFS rates were also seen in those who were PD-L1 positive compared to PD-L1 negative cases (50.5% vs.55.5%, p=0.61). VE1(BRAFp.V600E) positivity was associated with a significantly higher frequency of risk-organ involvement (p=0.0053), but no significant effect on early response to therapy or rates of reactivations or late sequelae.
Our study showed no significant correlation between VE1(BRAFp.V600E) expression, PD-1 and PD-L1 and clinical outcome in pediatric LCH.
朗格汉斯细胞组织细胞增多症(LCH)是一种具有广泛临床表现的炎症性髓系肿瘤。程序性细胞死亡蛋白1(PD-1)受体及其配体(PD-L1)在LCH中过表达,但其临床意义尚不清楚。我们对131例LCH患儿的PD-1/PD-L1和VE1(BRAF p.V600E)表达进行了临床相关性研究。
通过免疫组织化学对111份样本检测PD-1/PD-L1,对109份样本检测VE1(BRAF p.V600E)突变蛋白。
PD-1、PD-L1和VE1(BRAF p.V600E)阳性率分别为40.5%、31.53%和55%。PD-1/PD-L1表达对疾病复发率、治疗早期反应或晚期后遗症无显著影响。PD-1阳性肿瘤患者与PD-1阴性肿瘤患者的5年无事件生存率无统计学差异(47.7%对58.8%,p=0.17)。PD-L1阳性患者与PD-L1阴性患者的5年无事件生存率也相似(50.5%对55.5%,p=0.61)。VE1(BRAF p.V600E)阳性与风险器官受累频率显著更高相关(p=0.0053),但对治疗早期反应、复发率或晚期后遗症无显著影响。
我们的研究表明,在儿童LCH中,VE1(BRAF p.V600E)表达、PD-1和PD-L1与临床结局之间无显著相关性。