Table 2.

Clinical, pathological, and genetic features of patients who developed aggressive B-cell lymphomas during JAK1/2 inhibition

Patient 1 (Vienna)Patient 2 (Vienna)Patient 3 (Vienna)Patient 4 (Vienna)Patient 5 (Paris)Patient 6 (Paris)
Sex Female Female Female Male Female Female 
MPN PV post-PV MF PMF PMF PMF ET post-ET MF PMF 
 Age at MPN 22 (PV) 45 71 70 66 (ET) 50 
54 (post-PV MF) 69 (post-ET MF) 
JAK2 V617F mutation in MPN Positive Positive Positive Positive Negative (CALR mutation) Positive 
 Treatment before JAK1/2 inhibition Phlebotomy Anagrelide Hydroxyurea Hydroxyurea None Anagrelide None 
Intron A Hydroxyurea 
Pipobroman Pipobroman 
Hydroxyurea EPO 
 JAK1/2 inhibitor Ruxolitinib Ruxolitinib Fedratinib Ruxolitinib Ruxolitinib Ruxolitinib Ruxolitinib 
 Time from diagnosis of MPN to diagnosis of NHL, years 35 (PV to NHL) 14 6 (ET to NHL) 
3 (post-PV MF to NHL) 3 (post-ET MF to NHL) 
 Time (months) from JAK1/2 inhibition to diagnosis of NHL 20 35 13 30 17 28 
 Age at NHL 57 59 73 74 72 53 
NHL HGBL DLBCL DLBCL DLBCL DLBCL DLBCL 
 Antilymphoma treatment Burkitt Protocol, Buparlisib (BKM120) EPOCH-R R-CHOP R-CHOP R-CHOP R-CHOP R-CHOP 
 Outcome PD, Death CR ongoing CRu, early relapse, death CRu, sAML, death CR PR, Death 
 NHL manifestation BM, PB, LN BM, PB, LN Mammary gland; at relapse: BM, PB Mucosa LN BM 
 COO Not applicable GCB Non-GCB Non-GCB Non-GCB Non-GCB 
 CS/IPI IV E / 4-5 IV E / 2 II E / 3 I E / 2 II / 2 IV E / 2 
 DHS   
 IHC      Negative 
  MYC (40%) 85% 80% 80% 70% Negative 
  BCL2 (50%) 100% 100% 100% 5% Positive 
  BCL6 (30%) 2% 80% 40% 40% Positive 
  p53 (30%) 100% 80% 80% 70%  
 FISH       
  MYC Translocation Translocation Normal Normal 
  BCL2 Amplification Translocation Normal Normal 
  BCL6 Normal Translocation n.d. Translocation 
  TP53 Deletion Normal Normal Normal 
 Targeted sequencing TMB: low (2 m/mb) TMB: high (22 m/mb) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 
IGH-MYC rearrangement IGH-BCL2 rearrangement 
CDK6 amplification MYC A59T, SOCS1-MYC rearrangement 
MLL2 R5086* CDKN2A p14ARF C15fs*28, p14ARF M1V 
TP53 A159P BCL2 P59S, R129H 
TNFRSF14 T169fs*65 
KRAS G13D 
B2M L15fs*41 BCL7A splice site 92+1G>A 
FAS splice site 664_676+36del49 
TAF1 R1049H 
JAK2 V617F Mutation in NHL Negative Negative Negative Negative n.d. n.d. 
 Detection of preexisting B-cell clone Yes Yes Not applicable Yes   
Patient 1 (Vienna)Patient 2 (Vienna)Patient 3 (Vienna)Patient 4 (Vienna)Patient 5 (Paris)Patient 6 (Paris)
Sex Female Female Female Male Female Female 
MPN PV post-PV MF PMF PMF PMF ET post-ET MF PMF 
 Age at MPN 22 (PV) 45 71 70 66 (ET) 50 
54 (post-PV MF) 69 (post-ET MF) 
JAK2 V617F mutation in MPN Positive Positive Positive Positive Negative (CALR mutation) Positive 
 Treatment before JAK1/2 inhibition Phlebotomy Anagrelide Hydroxyurea Hydroxyurea None Anagrelide None 
Intron A Hydroxyurea 
Pipobroman Pipobroman 
Hydroxyurea EPO 
 JAK1/2 inhibitor Ruxolitinib Ruxolitinib Fedratinib Ruxolitinib Ruxolitinib Ruxolitinib Ruxolitinib 
 Time from diagnosis of MPN to diagnosis of NHL, years 35 (PV to NHL) 14 6 (ET to NHL) 
3 (post-PV MF to NHL) 3 (post-ET MF to NHL) 
 Time (months) from JAK1/2 inhibition to diagnosis of NHL 20 35 13 30 17 28 
 Age at NHL 57 59 73 74 72 53 
NHL HGBL DLBCL DLBCL DLBCL DLBCL DLBCL 
 Antilymphoma treatment Burkitt Protocol, Buparlisib (BKM120) EPOCH-R R-CHOP R-CHOP R-CHOP R-CHOP R-CHOP 
 Outcome PD, Death CR ongoing CRu, early relapse, death CRu, sAML, death CR PR, Death 
 NHL manifestation BM, PB, LN BM, PB, LN Mammary gland; at relapse: BM, PB Mucosa LN BM 
 COO Not applicable GCB Non-GCB Non-GCB Non-GCB Non-GCB 
 CS/IPI IV E / 4-5 IV E / 2 II E / 3 I E / 2 II / 2 IV E / 2 
 DHS   
 IHC      Negative 
  MYC (40%) 85% 80% 80% 70% Negative 
  BCL2 (50%) 100% 100% 100% 5% Positive 
  BCL6 (30%) 2% 80% 40% 40% Positive 
  p53 (30%) 100% 80% 80% 70%  
 FISH       
  MYC Translocation Translocation Normal Normal 
  BCL2 Amplification Translocation Normal Normal 
  BCL6 Normal Translocation n.d. Translocation 
  TP53 Deletion Normal Normal Normal 
 Targeted sequencing TMB: low (2 m/mb) TMB: high (22 m/mb) n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. 
IGH-MYC rearrangement IGH-BCL2 rearrangement 
CDK6 amplification MYC A59T, SOCS1-MYC rearrangement 
MLL2 R5086* CDKN2A p14ARF C15fs*28, p14ARF M1V 
TP53 A159P BCL2 P59S, R129H 
TNFRSF14 T169fs*65 
KRAS G13D 
B2M L15fs*41 BCL7A splice site 92+1G>A 
FAS splice site 664_676+36del49 
TAF1 R1049H 
JAK2 V617F Mutation in NHL Negative Negative Negative Negative n.d. n.d. 
 Detection of preexisting B-cell clone Yes Yes Not applicable Yes   

COO, cell of origin; CR, complete remission; CRu, complete remission unconfirmed; CS, clinical stage according to Ann-Arbor classification; DHS, double-hit protein score; DLBCL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; E, extranodal; EPOCH-R, immunochemotherapy (etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisone with rituximab); FISH, fluorescent in-situ hybridization; GCB, germinal center B-cell like; HGBL, high grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangement; IHC, immunohistochemistry; IPI, international prognostic index; LN, lymph node; m/mb: mutations per megabase; n.d., not done; NGS, new-generation sequencing; non-GCB, nongerminal center B-cell like; PD, progressive disease; post-ET MF, postessential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis; post-PV MF, postpolycythemia vera myelofibrosis; R-CHOP: immunochemotherapy (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone); sAML, secondary acute myeloid leukemia; TMB, tumor mutation burden.

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