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Higher-order connections between stereotyped subsets: implications for improved patient classification in CLL

A. Agathangelidis, A. Chatzidimitriou, K. Gemenetzi, V. Giudicelli, M. Karypidou, K. Plevova, Z. Davis, X. Yan, S. Jeromin, C. Schneider, L. Pedersen, R. Tschumper, L. Sutton, P. Baliakas, L. Scarfò, E. van Gastel, M. Armand, E. Tausch, B. Biderman, C. Baer, D. Bagnara, A. Navarro, A. Langlois de Septenville, V. Guido, G. Mitterbauer-Hohendanner, A. Dimovski, C. Brieghel, S. Lawless, M. Meggendorfer, K. Brazdilova, M. Ritgen, M. Facco, C. Tresoldi, A. Visentin, A. Patriarca, M. Catherwood, L. Bonello, A. Sudarikov, K. Vanura, M. Roumelioti, H. Skuhrova Francova, T. Moysiadis, S. Veronese, K. Giannopoulos, L. Mansouri, T. Karan-Djurasevic, R. Sandaltzopoulos, C. Bödör, F. Fais, A. Kater, I. Panovska, D. Rossi, S. Alshemmari, P. Panagiotidis, P. Costeas, B. Espinet, D. Antic, L. Foroni, M. Montillo, L. Trentin, N. Stavroyianni, G. Gaidano, P. Francia di Celle, C. Niemann, E. Campo, A. Anagnostopoulos, C. Pott, K. Fischer, M. Hallek, D. Oscier, S. Stilgenbauer, C. Haferlach, D. Jelinek, N. Chiorazzi, S. Pospisilova, M. Lefranc, S. Kossida, A. Langerak, C. Belessi, F. Davi, R. Rosenquist, P. Ghia, K. Stamatopoulos,
2021

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is characterized by the existence of subsets of patients with (quasi)identical, stereotyped B-cell receptor (BcR) immunoglobulins. Patients in certain major stereotyped subsets often display remarkably consistent clinicobiological profiles, suggesting that the study of BcR immunoglobulin stereotypy in CLL has important implications for understanding disease pathophysiology and refining clinical decision-making. Nevertheless, several issues remain open, especially pertaining to the actual frequency of BcR immunoglobulin stereotypy and major subsets, as well as the existence of higher-order connections between individual subsets. To address these issues, we investigated clonotypic IGHV-IGHD-IGHJ gene rearrangements in a series of 29 856 patients with CLL, by far the largest series worldwide. We report that the stereotyped fraction of CLL peaks at 41% of the entire cohort and that all 19 previously identified major subsets retained their relative size and ranking, while 10 new ones emerged; overall, major stereotyped subsets had a cumulative frequency of 13.5%. Higher-level relationships were evident between subsets, particularly for major stereotyped subsets with unmutated IGHV genes (U-CLL), for which close relations with other subsets, termed “satellites,” were identified. Satellite subsets accounted for 3% of the entire cohort. These results confirm our previous notion that major subsets can be robustly identified and are consistent in relative size, hence representing distinct disease variants amenable to compartmentalized research with the potential of overcoming the pronounced heterogeneity of CLL. Furthermore, the existence of satellite subsets reveals a novel aspect of repertoire restriction with implications for refined molecular classification of CLL. Key Points: • In a series of 29 856 CLL patients, the incidence of BcR stereotypy peaked at 41%. • Higher-order relations exist between stereotyped subsets, particularly for those from U-CLL, for which satellite subsets were identified.

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  • A. Agathangelidis
    Center For Research And Technology - Hellas
  • A. Chatzidimitriou
    Center For Research And Technology - Hellas, Karolinska Institutet
  • K. Gemenetzi
    Center For Research And Technology - Hellas, Democritus University of Thrace
  • V. Giudicelli
    Université de Montpellier
  • M. Karypidou
    Center For Research And Technology - Hellas
  • K. Plevova
    Fakultni Nemocnice Brno, Masarykova Univerzita
  • Z. Davis
    Royal Bournemouth Hospital
  • X. Yan
    Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
  • S. Jeromin
    MLL Münchner Leukämielabor GmbH
  • C. Schneider
    Universitätsklinikum Ulm
  • L. Pedersen
    Rigshospitalet
  • R. Tschumper
    Mayo Clinic
  • L. Sutton
    Karolinska Institutet
  • P. Baliakas
    Uppsala Universitet
  • L. Scarfò
    Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
  • E. van Gastel
    Erasmus MC
  • M. Armand
    Sorbonne Universite
  • E. Tausch
    Universität Ulm
  • B. Biderman
    National Research Center for Hematology
  • C. Baer
    MLL Münchner Leukämielabor GmbH
  • D. Bagnara
    Università degli Studi di Genova
  • A. Navarro
    Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Cancer (CIBERONC), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer - IDIBAPS
  • A. Langlois de Septenville
    Sorbonne Universite
  • V. Guido
    Ospedale Niguarda, Milan
  • G. Mitterbauer-Hohendanner
    Medizinische Universitat Wien
  • A. Dimovski
    SS Cyril and Methodius University
  • C. Brieghel
    Rigshospitalet
  • S. Lawless
    Belfast City Hospital
  • M. Meggendorfer
    MLL Münchner Leukämielabor GmbH
  • K. Brazdilova
    Fakultni Nemocnice Brno, Masarykova Univerzita
  • M. Ritgen
    Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel
  • M. Facco
    Università degli Studi di Padova, Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine
  • C. Tresoldi
    IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute
  • A. Visentin
    Università degli Studi di Padova, Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine
  • A. Patriarca
    Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro"
  • M. Catherwood
    Belfast City Hospital
  • L. Bonello
    General Anatomopathology and Molecular Oncogenetics
  • A. Sudarikov
    National Research Center for Hematology
  • K. Vanura
    Medizinische Universitat Wien
  • M. Roumelioti
    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • H. Skuhrova Francova
    Fakultni Nemocnice Brno
  • T. Moysiadis
    Center For Research And Technology - Hellas
  • S. Veronese
    Ospedale Niguarda, Milan
  • K. Giannopoulos
    Medical University of Lublin
  • L. Mansouri
    Karolinska Institutet
  • T. Karan-Djurasevic
    University of Belgrade
  • R. Sandaltzopoulos
    Democritus University of Thrace
  • C. Bödör
    Semmelweis Egyetem
  • F. Fais
    Università degli Studi di Genova, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
  • A. Kater
    Universiteit van Amsterdam
  • I. Panovska
    SS Cyril and Methodius University
  • D. Rossi
    Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland
  • S. Alshemmari
    Kuwait University
  • P. Panagiotidis
    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • P. Costeas
    The Center for the Study of Haematological Malignancies, Karaiskakio Foundation
  • B. Espinet
    Hospital del Mar
  • D. Antic
    Klinicki Centar Srbije
  • L. Foroni
    Hammersmith Hospital
  • M. Montillo
    Ospedale Niguarda, Milan
  • L. Trentin
    Università degli Studi di Padova, Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine
  • N. Stavroyianni
    George Papanicolaou General Hospital
  • G. Gaidano
    Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro"
  • P. Francia di Celle
    General Anatomopathology and Molecular Oncogenetics
  • C. Niemann
    Rigshospitalet
  • E. Campo
    Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Cancer (CIBERONC), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer - IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona
  • A. Anagnostopoulos
    Hammersmith Hospital
  • C. Pott
    Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel
  • K. Fischer
    Uniklinik Köln
  • M. Hallek
    University of Cologne
  • D. Oscier
    Royal Bournemouth Hospital
  • S. Stilgenbauer
    Universität Ulm
  • C. Haferlach
    MLL Münchner Leukämielabor GmbH
  • D. Jelinek
    Mayo Clinic Scottsdale-Phoenix, Arizona
  • N. Chiorazzi
    Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
  • S. Pospisilova
    Fakultni Nemocnice Brno, Masarykova Univerzita
  • M. Lefranc
    Université de Montpellier
  • S. Kossida
    Université de Montpellier
  • A. Langerak
    Erasmus MC
  • C. Belessi
    Nikea General Hospital, Athens
  • F. Davi
    Erasmus MC
  • R. Rosenquist
    Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital
  • P. Ghia
    Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
  • K. Stamatopoulos
    Center For Research And Technology - Hellas, Karolinska Institutet
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  • Blood
Том
  • 137
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  • 10
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  • 1365-1376
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  • Bayer
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