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Validation of the RHL30 digital gene expression assay as a prognostic biomarker for relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma

  • Lourdes Calvente
  • , Rosemarie Tremblay-LeMay
  • , Wei Xu
  • , Fong Chun Chan
  • , Michael Hong
  • , Tong Zhang
  • , Ho Young Yhim
  • , John Kuruvilla
  • , Michael Crump
  • , Vishal Kukreti
  • , Anca Prica
  • , Dean Regier
  • , Marco A. Marra
  • , Aly Karsan
  • , Christian Steidl
  • , David W. Scott
  • , Peter Sabatini
  • , Robert Kridel
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
  • University Health Network
  • University of Toronto
  • Provincial Health Services Authority

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Abstract

Despite continuing improvements in the management of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), relapse remains associated with a risk of lymphoma-related mortality. The biological composition of relapse tumour biopsies shows interpatient variability, which can be leveraged to design prognostic biomarkers. Here, we validated the RHL30 assay, a previously reported gene expression model in an independent cohort of 41 patients with relapsed cHL. Patients classified as high-risk by the RHL30 assay had inferior failure-free survival (FFS) after autologous stem cell transplantation (2-year FFS 41% vs. 92%, P = 0·035). The RHL30 model is a robust biomarker that risk-stratifies patients considered for autologous stem cell transplantation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)864-868
Number of pages5
JournalBritish Journal of Haematology
Volume190
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020.09.1

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Hodgkin lymphoma
  • biomarker
  • gene expression

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