Recurrent TET2 mutations in peripheral T-cell lymphomas correlate with TFH-like features and adverse clinical parameters

F Lemonnier, L Couronné, M Parrens… - Blood, The Journal …, 2012 - ashpublications.org
F Lemonnier, L Couronné, M Parrens, JP Jaïs, M Travert, L Lamant, O Tournillac, T Rousset…
Blood, The Journal of the American Society of Hematology, 2012ashpublications.org
Inactivating mutations of the Ten-Eleven Translocation 2 (TET2) gene were first identified in
myeloid malignancies and more recently in peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs). In the
present study, we investigated the presence of TET2 coding sequence mutations and their
clinical relevance in a large cohort of 190 PTCL patients. TET2 mutations were identified in
40 of 86 (47%) cases of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) and in 22 of 58 (38%)
cases of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS), but were absent …
Abstract
Inactivating mutations of the Ten-Eleven Translocation 2 (TET2) gene were first identified in myeloid malignancies and more recently in peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs). In the present study, we investigated the presence of TET2 coding sequence mutations and their clinical relevance in a large cohort of 190 PTCL patients. TET2 mutations were identified in 40 of 86 (47%) cases of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) and in 22 of 58 (38%) cases of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS), but were absent in all other PTCL entities, with the exception of 2 of 10 cases of enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma. Among PTCL-NOS, a heterogeneous group of lymphoma-comprising cases likely to derive from Th follicular (TFH) cells similarly to AITL, TET2 mutations were more frequent when PTCL-NOS expressed TFH markers and/or had features reminiscent of AITL (58% vs 24%, P = .01). In the AITL and PTCL-NOS subgroups, TET2 mutations were associated with advanced-stage disease, thrombocytopenia, high International Prognostic Index scores, and a shorter progression-free survival.
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