Gene expression profiling for molecular classification of multiple myeloma in newly diagnosed patients

A Broyl, D Hose, H Lokhorst, Y de Knegt… - Blood, The Journal …, 2010 - ashpublications.org
A Broyl, D Hose, H Lokhorst, Y de Knegt, J Peeters, A Jauch, U Bertsch, A Buijs…
Blood, The Journal of the American Society of Hematology, 2010ashpublications.org
To identify molecularly defined subgroups in multiple myeloma, gene expression profiling
was performed on purified CD138+ plasma cells of 320 newly diagnosed myeloma patients
included in the Dutch-Belgian/German HOVON-65/GMMG-HD4 trial. Hierarchical clustering
identified 10 subgroups; 6 corresponded to clusters described in the University of Arkansas
for Medical Science (UAMS) classification, CD-1 (n= 13, 4.1%), CD-2 (n= 34, 1.6%), MF (n=
32, 1.0%), MS (n= 33, 1.3%), proliferation-associated genes (n= 15, 4.7%), and hyperdiploid …
Abstract
To identify molecularly defined subgroups in multiple myeloma, gene expression profiling was performed on purified CD138+ plasma cells of 320 newly diagnosed myeloma patients included in the Dutch-Belgian/German HOVON-65/GMMG-HD4 trial. Hierarchical clustering identified 10 subgroups; 6 corresponded to clusters described in the University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS) classification, CD-1 (n = 13, 4.1%), CD-2 (n = 34, 1.6%), MF (n = 32, 1.0%), MS (n = 33, 1.3%), proliferation-associated genes (n = 15, 4.7%), and hyperdiploid (n = 77, 24.1%). Moreover, the UAMS low percentage of bone disease cluster was identified as a subcluster of the MF cluster (n = 15, 4.7%). One subgroup (n = 39, 12.2%) showed a myeloid signature. Three novel subgroups were defined, including a subgroup of 37 patients (11.6%) characterized by high expression of genes involved in the nuclear factor kappa light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells pathway, which include TNFAIP3 and CD40. Another subgroup of 22 patients (6.9%) was characterized by distinct overexpression of cancer testis antigens without overexpression of proliferation genes. The third novel cluster of 9 patients (2.8%) showed up-regulation of protein tyrosine phosphatases PRL-3 and PTPRZ1 as well as SOCS3. To conclude, in addition to 7 clusters described in the UAMS classification, we identified 3 novel subsets of multiple myeloma that may represent unique diagnostic entities.
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