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SUBMITTER: Peroja P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6172218 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Peroja Pekka P Pedersen Mette M Mantere Tuomo T Nørgaard Peter P Peltonen Jenni J Haapasaari Kirsi-Maria KM Böhm Jan J Jantunen Esa E Turpeenniemi-Hujanen Taina T Rapakko Katrin K Karihtala Peeter P Soini Ylermi Y Vasala Kaija K Kuittinen Outi O
Scientific reports 20181004 1
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive lymphoma with diverse outcomes. Concurrent translocation of MYC and BCL-2 and/or BCL-6, and concurrent immunohistochemical (IHC) high expression of MYC and BCL-2, have been linked to unfavorable treatment responses. TP53-mutated DLBCL has also been linked to worse outcome. Our aim was to evaluate the aforementioned issues in a cohort of 155 patients uniformly treated with R-CHOP-like therapies. We performed direct sequencing of TP53 exons 5, ...[more]