Clinical analysis of 42 cases of EBV‑positive mature T/NK‑cell neoplasms
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Abstract
Introduction
T/natural killer (NK)-cell neoplasms are rare, highly aggressive, insensitive to chemotherapy, and show poor prognosis and early relapse among lymphatic malignancies. They have an association with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, and EBV+ T/NK-cell neoplasms are particularly prevalent among Asian and South American populations (1). T-cell and NK-cell neoplasms constitute <10% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) (2). The World Health Organization (WHO) 2008 classification of mature T-cell and NK-cell neoplasms includes peripheral T-cell lymphomas not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS), extranodal NK/T lymphoma (ENKTL), and two newly listed EBV-positive lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs), namely systemic EBV-T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders of childhood and hydroa-vacciniforme-like lymphoma (3).
The overlapping expression or coexpression of immunophenotypes in NK and T cells frequently confuses the diagnosis. ENKTL can be divided into two subtypes: Nasal (76.1%) and extra-nasal (23.9%) (4). The therapeutic effects and prognosis of nasal ENKTL (median survival time, 86.5 months) are better than those for extra-nasal ENKTL (median survival time, 8.6 months) (4). Approximately 80% of nasal ENKTL presents as a localized disease, whereas at ≥60% extra-nasal ENKTL is detected at an advanced stage (5). A previous study showed that the advanced disease presentation, highly aggressive clinical course and poor prognosis of extra-nasal ENKTL are analogous to aggressive NK-cell leukemia (ANKL) (6). PTCL-NOS can be classified into heterogeneous categories; EBV has been detected in ~40% of PTCL-NOS cases (3). EBV-associated T/NK-LPDs are associated with several disorders and diseases, for example, chronic active EBV infection, EBV-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (EBV-HLH), hypersensitivity to mosquito bites, PTCL-NOS, ANKL and ENKTL (nasal type) (7,8).
In the present study, EBV+ T/NK-cell neoplasms such as ENKTL (extra-nasal), PTCL-NOS and EBV-LPDs (monoclonal) (9), were selected for investigation because they share similar clinical features and immune phenotypes, being highly invasive with poor prognosis. Nasal ENKTL was excluded from this study because its treatment and prognosis differ markedly from the extra-nasal ENKTL (4). The aim was to determine the clinical features, prognosis and relative risk factors, such as fever, complete blood count (CBC), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and immunophenotyping (CD5/CD20) of these neoplasms.
Materials and methods
Patients
A total of 42 inpatients with EBV+ T/NK-cell neoplasms from May 2005 to July 2015 in the Department of Hematology of Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (Changsha, China) were reviewed. Patients with primary immunodeficiency, HIV infection, previous solid cancers and lymphoma were excluded. In addition, patients with acute or recent EBV infection were excluded. All included patients had immunohistochemical results for CD5/CD20 and were detected to be EBV-encoded RNA (EBER)-positive by in situ hybridization (ISH). The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Xiangya Hospital of Central South University.
Patient demographics and clinical characteristics
A total of 42 cases were included, 20 males and 22 females (male to female ratio, 1:1.1). The median age was 38 years (range, 15–80 years). The involved organs included the lymph nodes, lymph organs and extranodal organs such as the skin, soft tissues, digestive tract, liver, spleen and bone marrow or multiple organs. The primary symptoms included fever, fatigue, emaciation, lymphadenectasis, hepatosplenomegaly and local damage, among which fever was the most common symptom. The staging of all diseases was performed according to the Ann Arbor (AA) staging system (Table I).
Auxiliary examinations
Computed tomography, ultrasound and positron emission tomography-computed tomography were used to scan the whole body, particularly the nasopharynx, neck, chest and abdomen, to determine the lesion area and select it for biopsy and pathological examination. When the T/NK-cell neoplasms involved the bone marrow, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy were performed for morphological, immunological, genetic and molecular biology analysis. The status of CD3, CD3ε, CD5, CD56, CD79a, B-cell lymphoma (Bcl)-2, Bcl-6 and CD20 were examined on paraffin sections (fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde at 4°C for 24 h) using primary antibodies (cat. nos. ZM-0417, TA506064, ZM-0280, ZM-0057, ZA-0293, ZM-0010 and ZM-0011, respectively; 1:1,000; Origene Technologies, Inc., Rockville, MD, USA) at 4°C for 24 h. Samples were subsequently incubated goat anti-rabbit IgG (GA1014) and goat anti-mouse IgG (GA1004; both 1:4,000; both Boster Biological Technolog, Pleasanton, CA, USA) secondary antibodies at 37°C for 30 min. The results were observed using a light microscope. Representative images of the analyses are shown in Fig. 1. EBER was tested by ISH in all cases as previously described (10). Other observation indexes included the CBC (Automatic Hematology Analyzer LH 780; Beckman Coulter, Inc., Brea, CA, USA) and serum LDH (Reagent Kit for LDH Test; Shanghai Zhicheng Biological Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai China), assays which were conducted according to the manufacturer's protocol and were provided by the Clinical Laboratory of Xiangya Hospital.
Diagnosis, treatment and follow-up
The diseases were diagnosed on the basis of clinical features and auxiliary examination results, and according to the WHO classification (11) and NCCN Guidelines (12). The disease degree and prognosis were evaluated, and 3 years of follow-up were completed. Patients were classified according to their International Prognostic Index (IPI) scores from 0 to 5. IPI scores were calculated based on the following variables: A (age ≥60 years old), L (elevated serum LDH level above normal), P (ECOG performance ≥2), S (AA stage ≥3) and E (extra-nodal sites ≥2) (13). All patients received pegaspargase-containing regimens, Patients of stage III/IV received the modified SMILE protocol: Methotrexate (Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, USA) 2 g/m2 on day 1, dexamethasone (Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Jinan, China) 40 mg/day on days 2–4, ifosfamide (Baxter Oncology GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany) 1.5 g/m2/day on days 2–4, etoposide (Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) 100 mg/m2/day on days 2–4 and pegaspargase (Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd., Lianyungang China) 3,750 IU on days and 14 at least for 6 cycles. Patients of stage stage I/II were treated with the CHOP protocol combined with pegaspargase: Cyclophosphamide (Baxter Oncology GmbH) 750 mg/m2 on day 1, adriamycin 40 mg/m2 on day 1, navelbine (Laboratoires Pierre Fabre, Paris, France) 25 mg/m2 on day 1, prednisone 60 mg/m2/day on days 1–5, pegaspargase (Tianjin Lisheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tianjin, China) 3,750 IU on day 5 for 4 to 6 cycles (12,14).
Statistical analysis
Data were analyzed using SPSS 19.0 statistical software (IBM SPSS, Armonk, NJ, USA). The χ2 test and Fisher's exact probability test were used to compare frequencies. One-way analysis of variance was used to test the measurement data. The rank-sum test was applied to ranked data. Overall survival (OS) and survival distributions were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox regression. All P-values are 2-tailed, and P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant result.
Results
Disease distribution according to age, gender and involved organs
The patients were divided into three groups according to age: 0–30 years, 31–60 years and >60 years. The patients aged 0–60 years accounted for 86% of the total. The frequency of males and females in the three groups exhibited significant differences (P=0.036; Table II). The morbidity of men in the 31–60 years group was significantly higher compared with that in the other groups (P=0.029). Patients were predominantly ≤60 years old, and in the 31–60 years group, there were more men than women. Of the 42 cases, lymph node as the only involved organ was found in 10 (24%) cases, and 23 (55%) cases had multi-organ involvement. The disease staging results based on the AA staging system were as follows: Stage I, n=6; stage II, n=12; stage III, n=4; and stage IV, n=20 (Table II).
Association between AA stage and fever, LDH, CBC and immunophenotyping (CD5/CD20)
In the present study, 20 (48%) cases had fever symptoms, of which 5 were stage I/II, and 15 cases were stage III/IV. Of the remaining 22 cases, 13 were stage I/II and 9 were stage III/IV. The difference in disease stage for patients with and without fever was significant (P=0.024).
The 42 cases were divided into three groups based on the CBC: 8 normal, 18 hemocytopenia and 16 pancytopenia. With regard to the AA stage, 14 of the 16 pancytopenia patients were stage III/IV, while only 3 of the 8 patients with a normal CBC were stag III/IV, which was a significant difference (P=0.005).
The serum LDH level was elevated in 29 cases, 9 of whom were stage I/II and 20 of whom were stage III/IV. The remaining 13 cases included 9 of stage I/II and 4 of stage III/IV. The frequency of elevated LDH in stage III/IV patients was higher compared with that in stage I/II patients (P=0.020).
There were 10 cases positive for CD20 expression (B cell line), of which 2 cases were stage I/II and 8 cases were stage III/IV. The results revealed no significant difference in AA stage between the CD20+ and CD20− groups (P=0.084). Furthermore, there were 12 CD5− cases, 29 CD5+ cases and data was lost for one case. The ratio of AA stage prevalence was found to be significantly different between the CD5+ and CD5− groups (P=0.031; Tables I and III).
Association of IPI scores with fever, LDH, CBC and immunophenotyping (CD5/CD20)
The mean IPI scores were calculated in different groups according to the factors fever, LDH, CBC and immunophenotyping (CD5/CD20). The results demonstrated that the mean IPI scores in patients with fever (P=0.022), increased LDH levels (P=0.001) and pancytopenia (P=0.046) were higher compared with those in patients no fever, a normal LDH level and normal CBC, respectively. There was no significant difference in mean IPI score in the CD20+/CD20−, CD5+/CD5− and CBC groups (Tables I and III; Fig. 1).
Association of various factors with OS and mean survival time
The factors of gender, age, fever, LDH, CBC, AA stage, immunophenotyping (CD5/CD20) and IPI scores in relation to OS were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. This analysis revealed that the OS rate was correlated with CD5 expression, CBC, LDH, AA stage and IPI score (Table IV and Fig. 2). Cox regression models were used to estimate the risk factors and adjust for potential confounding factors. CD5− status (P=0.003), pancytopenia (P=0.003) and IPI scores (P=0.017) were found to be associated risk factors. In addition, statistical results indicated a longer mean survival time in the CD5+, CD20+ and CBC-N groups, and no significant difference was identified in survival time between patients with increased and normal LDH levels, or the groups with and without fever (Table IV).
Discussion
The clinical features of lymphoid neoplasms are diverse, and typical manifestations or pathological characteristics are lacking, which may delay diagnosis (15–18). With the implementation of new genomic sequencing strategies, the number of T/NK-cell lymphomas identified is likely to increase, particularly that of EBV+ T/NK-cell neoplasms. The molecular pathogenesis is difficult to understand due to their complex and overlapping morphological and immunophenotypic characteristics (1). Such lymphomas have attracted an increasing amount of attention and consensus in regard to treatment (6,7,14,19). However, as of yet, there is no standard staging system.
In the present study, it was found that the most common involved organ was the lymph node, followed by the skin and tissues of the digestive tract and respiratory tract, which might be associated with the routes of EBV infection and invasion. Generally, primary infected B cells activate T cells and NK cells to recognize infected B cells, which causes T/NK cell infection during clearance (10,12,20–22). More than half the cases in the present study had multiple organ involvements, consistent with EBV+ T/NK-cell neoplasms being highly aggressive and associated with poor prognosis. A previous study indicated that the exact mechanism by which EBV infects T/NK cells is associated with CD8+ T cells (20). In a previous study of lymphoma, the median age of all patients was ~50 years, and the male/female ratio was nearly 2 (23). In the present study, EBV+ T/NK-cell neoplasms occurred at a younger median age (38 years), occurring preferentially in middle-aged men and young women.
Fever, asthenia, anorexia and jaundice associated with hepatosplenomegaly are the main clinical features of T/NK-cell neoplasms (4,21). At present, malignancies are the most common causes of fever of undetermined origin in adults (18–20,22). In the present study, almost half the patients had fever, which is possibly associated with inflammatory response syndrome induced by cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-10, IL-13, IL-15 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) (24). Previous studies have shown that the secretion of cytokines and chemotactic factors results in increases in EBV-LPDs (25), EBV latent membrane protein 1 induces Th1 factor secretion (e.g., TNF-α and interferon) via TNF receptor-associated factor and NF-κB in lymphoepithelioid lymphoma and T/NK LPDs, leading to cytokine storms, tissue damage and fever (24–26).
In the present study, there was no significant difference in IPI scores or AA stage between CD20+ and CD20− patients; however, CD20 expression was found to be associated with OS by Kaplan-Meier analysis, and the mean survival time in CD20+ patients was longer than that in CD20− patients. A previous report suggested that CD20+ expression in EBV+ T/NK lymphoma indicates a better prognosis (27). Several studies concerning CD20+ or CD79a+ T/NK-cell lymphomas, or CD79a+CD20+ T-cell lymphomas have been conducted (27–29). CD20+ expression in T/NK lymphoma confused the diagnosis. In the present study, one case with CD20+ expression was diagnosed among EBV-LPDs involving the B, T and NK cell lines. It is possible that EBV-infected cells with dual expression are progenitor cells. Novel methods may be useful for diagnosis.
CD5− status has been suggested to be an adverse prognostic factor (30), and the downregulation of CD5 expression in EBV-HLH has been reported to be associated with the serum levels of cytokines, and T cell activation and proliferation (31). In the present study, the IPI scores of CD5− patients were clearly higher than those in CD5+ patients, and the mean survival time of CD5− patients was shorter; moreover, an association between CD5 expression and OS was identified. Thus, CD5− status could be considered to indicate poor prognosis and an aggressive clinical course for targeting with molecular therapy, comparable to MYC and BCL2 (32).
LDH reflects not only the tumor burden but also the host response. Increased LDH levels have been found to be associated with aggressiveness, resistance to chemotherapy and poor survival (33). Lu et al (34) used LDH-5 as a criterion in clinical trials for the stratification of patients with these malignancies. The upregulation of LDH in cancer cells is associated with the use of the glycolytic metabolism to meet energy requirements and reduce dependence on oxygen via the tricarboxylic acid cycle (35). LDH is regarded as a significant prognostic factor in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (36) and follicular lymphoma (37). In the present study, an increased LDH level indicated a low OS, which also indicates a poor prognosis in patients with T/NK-cell neoplasms.
Lymphoid neoplasms are heterogeneous, and 15–63% of them involve the bone marrow during the later period of the disease (38). Thus, these neoplasms involve the peripheral blood or bone marrow, resulting in hypocytosis or pancytopenia. Abnormal CBCs were detected in 81% of patients in the present study, of which pancytopenia accounted for 40% and was associated with AA stage, IPI scores, OS and mean survival time, indicating that it is a prognostic factor.
In previous studies on T/NK-cell lymphoma, in patients who accepted chemotherapy alone, the 5-year OS rate of AA stage I/II was only 13–35%. The majority of the patients who achieved complete remission by chemotherapy experienced relapse (39), although the recommended asparaginase (ASP)-containing regimens showed prominent activity against NK/T lymphoma (40,41). However, the efficacy of ASP-containing chemotherapies in improving OS remains unclear due to the lack of contemporaneous comparison. The high incidence of primary drug resistance in ENKL or ANKL may be due to the high expression of P-glycoprotein, a product of the multi-drug resistance gene, on neoplastic cells (8,42). In the present study, the 3-year OS was low (17%). The possible causes are as follows: EBV+ T/NK-cell neoplasms are highly aggressive, and ENKTL (nasal type) cases with comparatively better prognoses were excluded. A total of 10 cases were in follow-up; 4 were lost during chemotherapy.
The statistical analysis results indicated that the AA stage was an inferior factor with regard to OS and mean survival time in the present study. The AA staging system was originally designed for Hodgkin's lymphoma (21,43) and was conventionally used for EBV+ T/NK-cell neoplasms without considering the tumor size and invasion of contiguous structures. It has been suggested that the IPI score is not a perfect prognostic factor for NK/T lymphoma because of the lack of blood cell counts (44). The prognosis should be considered differently on the basis of different disease categories, such as the involved extranodal sites, LDH level, B symptoms, performance status, local tumor invasiveness, regional lymph node metastasis and pretreatment plasma EBV-DNA quantities (45) representing tumor burden.
The definitions and terminology, particularly for EBV+ T/NK-cell neoplasms in adults, remain controversial. The diagnosis and treatment protocols are complicated. Thus, it may be necessary to design an appropriate staging system to effectively stratify tumor burden and survival risk and thus guide treatment decisions. Fever and CBC may be regarded as a complement to IPI scores and AA staging. The results of the present study indicated an association of CD5 and CD20 with prognosis. Efforts to identify pathological predictors of prognosis and potential therapeutic targets in different categories are recommended.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank American Journal Experts (Durham, NS, USA) for English language editing. The authors are grateful to the Pathology Department of Xiangya Hospital for kindly assisting with immunohistochemistry experiment and to the Clinical Laboratory of Xiangya Hospital for the assistance with CBC and LDH examination.
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