Impact of Anti-nuclear Antibody Seropositivity on Clinicopathological Parameters, Treatment Response, and Survival in Lymphoma Patients

PURPOSE: Lymphoproliferative disorders and autoimmune diseases both are interrelated. The high incidence of lymphoma in autoimmune diseases and frequent antinuclear antibody (ANA) positivity in lymphoma patients have been observed. But the impact of ANA positivity on various clinical parameters and responses to therapy has not been elucidated properly.

METHODS: In the present study, 73 treatment-naive lymphoma patients were recruited prospectively and samples were collected at baseline and after completion of therapy for evaluation of ANA. Comparative analysis was performed for various parameters between ANA-positive and ANA-negative groups.

RESULTS: The prevalence of ANA at baseline was 27% in lymphoma patients which further increased to 35% after chemotherapy. The ANA-positive group had a significantly higher mean age (58±14.7 vs 47±19.9; p=0.01), early stage (77% vs 38%; p=0.02,) and infrequent B-symptoms (25% vs 52%; p=0.03) as compared to ANA-negative group. No significant difference was observed in the response to therapy and survival (both event-free and overall survival). The most frequent ANA pattern was speckled (50%) at baseline, and homogenous (42%) after the therapy.

CONCLUSION: ANA is more frequent in lymphoma and increases further after chemotherapy. Higher mean age, early stage, and infrequent B symptoms were found to be significantly more frequent in ANA-positive lymphoma patients; however, only limited evidence supports its role as a prognostic marker or response to therapy. A wider study with appropriate follow-up data and molecular assay could shed light on the immunobiology of ANA production and its more defined clinical utility in lymphoma.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 25(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 73-78

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kumar, Mahendra [VerfasserIn]
Prakash, Gaurav [VerfasserIn]
Bal, Amanjit [VerfasserIn]
Kumari, Anu [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Yashwant [VerfasserIn]
Bhardwaj, Ranjeet [VerfasserIn]
Malhotra, Pankaj [VerfasserIn]
Minz, Ranjana W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Antinuclear
Antinuclear antibody
Autoimmune diseases
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Journal Article
Lymphoma

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Date Completed 31.01.2024

Date Revised 06.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.1.73

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367761823