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Mutation analysis links angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma to clonal hematopoiesis and smoking

  1. Shuhua Cheng
  2. Wei Zhang
  3. Giorgio Inghirami
  4. Wayne Tam  Is a corresponding author
  1. Weill Cornell Medicine, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.66395
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  1. Shuhua Cheng
  2. Wei Zhang
  3. Giorgio Inghirami
  4. Wayne Tam
(2021)
Mutation analysis links angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma to clonal hematopoiesis and smoking
eLife 10:e66395.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.66395
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Abstract

Background:

Although advance has been made in understanding the pathogenesis of mature T-cell neoplasms, the initiation and progression of angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma (AITL) and peripheral T cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS), remains poorly understood. A subset of AITL/PTCL-NOS patients develop concomitant hematologic neoplasms (CHN), and a biomarker to predict this risk is lacking.

Methods:

We generated and analyzed the mutation profiles through 537-gene targeted sequencing of the primary tumors and matched bone marrow/peripheral blood samples in 25 patients with AITL and 2 with PTCL-NOS.

Results:

Clonal hematopoiesis (CH)-associated genomic alterations, found in 70.4% of the AITL/PTCL-NOS patients, were shared among CH and T-cell lymphoma, as well as concomitant myeloid neoplasms or diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) that developed before or after AITL. Aberrant AID/APOBEC activity-associated and tobacco smoking-associated mutational signatures were respectively enriched in the early CH-associated mutations and late non-CH associated mutations during AITL/PTCL-NOS development. Moreover, analysis showed that the presence of CH harboring ≥ 2 pathogenic TET2 variants with ≥ 15% of allele burden conferred higher risk for CHN (P = 0.0006, hazard ratio = 14.01, PPV=88.9%, NPV=92.1%).

Conclusion:

We provided genetic evidence that AITL/PTCL-NOS, CH, CHN can frequently arise from common mutated hematopoietic precursor clones. Our data also suggests smoking exposure as a potential risk factor for AITL/PTCL-NOS progression. These findings provide insights into the cell origin and etiology of AITL and PTCL-NOS and provide a novel stratification biomarker for CHN risk in AITL patients.

Funding:

R01 grant (CA194547) from the National Cancer Institute to WT.

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  1. Shuhua Cheng

    Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States
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  2. Wei Zhang

    Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States
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  3. Giorgio Inghirami

    Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States
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  4. Wayne Tam

    Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, United States
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National Cancer Institute (R01 CA194547)

  • Wayne Tam

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Adam Olszewski, Brown University, United States

Ethics

Human subjects: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki regulations of the protocols approved by the Institutional Review Board of Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA. Written consent for use of the samples for research was obtained from patients or their guardians.(#0107004999)

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  1. Preprint posted: November 26, 2020 (view preprint)
  2. Received: January 11, 2021
  3. Accepted: September 13, 2021
  4. Accepted Manuscript published: September 28, 2021 (version 1)
  5. Version of Record published: September 29, 2021 (version 2)

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© 2021, Cheng et al.

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  1. Shuhua Cheng
  2. Wei Zhang
  3. Giorgio Inghirami
  4. Wayne Tam
(2021)
Mutation analysis links angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma to clonal hematopoiesis and smoking
eLife 10:e66395.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.66395

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