Clinico-pathological features and PD-1/PD-L1 Expression in Primary Mediastinal Large B Cell Lymphoma

Authors

Lydia Glick, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Geetha Jagannathan, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Guldeep Uppal, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

5-1-2018

Comments

Honors Program Student Research Symposium (April, 2018)

Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Department of Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology

Stephen Peiper, MD, Chair

Program Coordinators: Casey Callahan, BS & Bruce Fenderson, PhD

Funding provided by the "Intersociety Council for Pathology Information"

Abstract

Primary Mediastinal Large B Cell Lymphoma (PMBCL) is a distinct subtype of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) that has been historically reported to have a worse prognosis than DLBCL. Occasional studies have reported PD-L1 expression in PMBCL, which can emerge as an important target for immune-check point therapy. This study aimed to evaluate clinico-pathological features and characterize the expression of PD-1 and PD-L1 in a single cohort of 15 patients with PMBCL.

A total of 15 cases of PMBCL were retrieved from records of the department of Pathology; eleven of these had tissue available for additional immunohistochemistry, specifically, PD-L1 (clone SP142) and PD-1 (clone NAT105). A cut-off of ≥30% was used for PD-1 and PDL-1 expression in tumor cells, and ≥20% for tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs).

The median age was 42 years (23-83 years), and 9 of 15 (60%) patients were females. Of the 8 patients with clinical data, three (38%) received aggressive R-EPOCH therapy and responded. Tumor cells showed positive PD-L1 expression in only 1 case (9%), and TAMs showed positive PDL-1 expression in seven cases (64%). None of the cases analyzed showed positive PD-1 expression in TCs, while four cases (36%) showed positive PD-1 expression in TILs.

Recommended Citation

Glick, Lydia; Jagannathan, MD, Geetha; and Uppal, MD, Guldeep, "Clinico-pathological features and PD-1/PD-L1 Expression in Primary Mediastinal Large B Cell Lymphoma" (2018). Department of Pathology Honors Program Student Research Symposium. Poster 42.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/phsrs/42

Language

English