Title
Clinical implications of circulating tumor DNA in predicting the outcome of diffuse large B cell lymphoma patients receiving first-line therapy
Description
Abstract Background Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has been proven to be a promising tumor-specific biomarker in solid tumors, but its clinical utility in risk stratification and early prediction of relapse for diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has not been well explored. Methods Here, using a lymphoma-specific sequencing panel, we assessed the prognostic and predictive utilities of ctDNA measurements before, during, and after first-line therapy in 73 Chinese DLBCL patients. Results The pretreatment ctDNA level serving as an independent prognostic factor for both progression-free survival (PFS, adjusted HR 2.47; p = 0.004) and overall survival (OS, adjusted HR 2.49; p = 0.011) was confirmed in our cohort. Furthermore, the patients classified as molecular responders who presented a larger decrease in ctDNA levels after the initial two treatment cycles had more favorable PFS (unreached vs. 6.25 months; HR 5.348; p = 0.0015) and OS (unreached vs. 25.87; HR 4.0; p = 0.028) than non-responders. In addition, interim ctDNA clearance may be an alternative noninvasive method of positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) for predicting better PFS (HR 3.65; p = 0.0033) and OS (HR 3.536; p = 0.016). We also demonstrated that posttreatment ctDNA was a sensitive indicator for detecting minimal residual disease (MRD) in patients with a high risk of recurrence (HR 6.471; p = 0.014), who were otherwise claimed to achieve radiographic CR (complete remission). Conclusions CtDNA is a promising noninvasive tool for prognosis prediction, response assessment, and early relapse prediction of first-line treatment in DLBCL patients.
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Publisher
figshare Academic Research System
DOI
10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6264958
Document Type
Data Set
Recommended Citation
Cao, Jiaowu; Wang, Dedao; Mi, Lan; Zhu, Jianhua; Zhu, Jun; Ye, Yingying; Qi, Fei; Wang, Xiaojuan; Li, Miaomiao; Ma, Tonghui; Song, Yuqin; Zhao, Dandan; Yang, Quanyu; Wang, Chunyang; Hu, Dingyao; Yu, Hui (2022), "Clinical implications of circulating tumor DNA in predicting the outcome of diffuse large B cell lymphoma patients receiving first-line therapy", figshare Academic Research System, doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6264958
https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6264958
Identifier
10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6264958
Embargo Date
1-1-2022