Non-IG::MYC in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma confers variable genomic configurations and MYC transactivation potential
Author:
Zhang Chunye, Stelloo Ellen, Barrans Sharon, Cucco Francesco, Jiang Dan, Tzioni Maria-Myrsini, Chen Zi, Li Yan, Swennenhuis Joost F., Makker JasmineORCID, Rásó-Barnett Lívia, Liu Hongxiang, El-Daly Hesham, Soilleux Elizabeth, Shah Nimish, Nagumantry Sateesh Kumar, Kyaw Maw, Prahladan Mahesh Panatt, Tooze ReubenORCID, Westhead David R.ORCID, Feitsma Harma, Davies Andrew J., Burton Catherine, Johnson Peter W. M.ORCID, Du Ming-QingORCID
Abstract
AbstractMYC translocation occurs in 8–14% of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), and may concur with BCL2 and/or BCL6 translocation, known as double-hit (DH) or triple-hit (TH). DLBCL-MYC/BCL2-DH/TH are largely germinal centre B-cell like subtype, but show variable clinical outcome, with IG::MYC fusion significantly associated with inferior survival. While DLBCL-MYC/BCL6-DH are variable in their cell-of-origin subtypes and clinical outcome. Intriguingly, only 40-50% of DLBCL with MYC translocation show high MYC protein expression (>70%). We studied 186 DLBCLs with MYC translocation including 32 MYC/BCL2/BCL6-TH, 75 MYC/BCL2-DH and 26 MYC/BCL6-DH. FISH revealed a MYC/BCL6 fusion in 59% of DLBCL-MYC/BCL2/BCL6-TH and 27% of DLBCL-MYC/BCL6-DH. Targeted NGS showed a similar mutation profile and LymphGen genetic subtype between DLBCL-MYC/BCL2/BCL6-TH and DLBCL-MYC/BCL2-DH, but variable LymphGen subtypes among DLBCL-MYC/BCL6-DH. MYC protein expression is uniformly high in DLBCL with IG::MYC, but variable in those with non-IG::MYC including MYC/BCL6-fusion. Translocation breakpoint analyses of 8 cases by TLC-based NGS showed no obvious genomic configuration that enables MYC transactivation in 3 of the 4 cases with non-IG::MYC, while a typical promoter substitution or IGH super enhancer juxtaposition in the remaining cases. The findings potentially explain variable MYC expression in DLBCL with MYC translocation, and also bear practical implications in its routine assessment.
Funder
Cancer Research UK RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Oncology,Cancer Research,Hematology
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