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Lymphoproliferative Disorders Flashcards

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How is the diagnosis of leukaemia or lymphoma made?

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Defined by malignant cell characteristics:

  • Diagnosis made by biopsy (of lymph node or bone marrow etc)
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How is staging done?

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  • Clinical examination
  • CT scan
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What does staging describe?

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  • Location and extent of disease
  • Info about prognosis
  • Influences treatment
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How is lymphoma classified?

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Hodgkin lymphoma is specific disease, non-Hodgkin lymphoma is everything else (more than 70 conditions)

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What are the main lymphoproliferative disorders?

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  • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
  • Chronic lymphoblastic leukaemia (CLL)
  • Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
    • High grade (diffuse large B-cell lymphoma)
    • Low grade (follicular, marginal zone)
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What does ALL stand for?

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  • Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
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What does CLL stand for?

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  • Chronic lymphoblastic leukaemia (CLL)
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What does HL stand for?

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Hodgkin lymphoma

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What does NHL stand for?

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  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
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What is the most common lymphoproliferative disorder?

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Most common is high grade NHL

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ALL is a disorder of what cells?

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Cancerous disorder of lymphoid progenitor cells

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Describe the pathophysiology of ALL?

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  • Normally immature cells that rapidly proliferate and differentiate into lymphocytes
  • In leukaemia, no differentiation and instead rapid and uncontrolled growth and accumulation
  • Usually in bone marrow but they can go anywhere
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Describe the epidemiology of ALL?

(incidence, age)

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  • Incidence 1-2/100,000
  • 75% cases children <6 years
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Describe the presentation of ALL?

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  • 75-90% cases are B-cell linage
  • 2-3 week history of bone marrow failure or bone/joint pain
  • Weight loss
  • Anaemic symptoms
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Describe the investigations for ALL?

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  • Blood count
    • Low haemoglobin
    • High WCC
    • Low platelet
  • Bone marrow aspirate
    • Full of B lymphoblasts
  • Blood film
    • Large cells
  • Immunophenotyping
    • Used to tell what markers cells carry
    • They express CD19 – all B cells have this
    • And express CD34, TDT – markers of very early, immature cells
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What is seen in the FBC for ALL?

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  • Low haemoglobin
  • High WCC
  • Low platelet
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What is seen in the bone marrow aspirate for ALL?

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  • Full of B lymphoblasts
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What is immunophenotyping used for?

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  • Used to tell what markers cells carry
  • They express CD19 – all B cells have this
  • And express CD34, TDT – markers of very early, immature cells
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Describe the treatment of ALL?

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  • Standard treatment - chemotherapy
    • Induction chemotherapy to obtain remission
    • Consolidation therapy
    • CNS directed treatment
    • Maintenance treatment for 18 months
  • Stem cell transplantation (if high risk)
  • Newer therapies
    • Bi-specific T-cell engagers
      • Drug – Blinatumumab
    • CAR-T cell therapy
      • Modify patients own T cells to express receptor for CD19 marker
      • Side effects – cytokine release syndrome (fever, hypotension, dyspnoea), neurotoxicity (confusion, seizure, headache, focal neurology, coma)
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What does CAR-T cell therapy do?

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  • Modify patients own T cells to express receptor for CD19 marker
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What are possible side effects of CAR-T cell therapy?

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  • Side effects – cytokine release syndrome (fever, hypotension, dyspnoea), neurotoxicity (confusion, seizure, headache, focal neurology, coma)
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Describe the prognosis of ALL?

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  • Decreases with
    • Increasing age
    • Increased white cell count
    • Cytogenetics/molecular genetics
      • T(9;22), T(4;11)
    • Slow/poor response to treatment
  • Adults
    • Complete remission 90%
    • Leukaemia free at 5 years 30%
  • Children
    • 5 year survival 90%
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Describe the epidemiology of CLL?

(gender)

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  • Commonest leukaemia worldwide
  • M:F 2:1
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What is the commonest leukaemia?

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What are risk factors for CLL?
* Family history * Occasionally familial
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Describe the presentation for CLL?
* Unlike ALL, the abnormal cells are mature and usually resemble normal lymphocytes * Grow slowly * Carry many of normal B cell markers * Is a low grade disorder
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Describe the presentation of CLL?
* * Most people * Bone marrow failure * Anaemia, thrombocytopenia * Lymphadenopathy * Splenomegaly * Fever and sweats * Immune paresis (loss of normal immunoglobulin production) * Haemolytic anaemia * Less common findings * Hepatomegaly * Infections * Weight loss
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How is the diagnosis of CLL made?
* Requires lymphocyte count of \>5 (normal is \<4)
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What system is used to stage CLL?
* Binet system
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What are indications for treatment of CLL?
* Progressive bone marrow failure * Massive lymphadenopathy * Progressive splenomegaly * Systemic symptoms * Autoimmune cytopenias
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Describe the Binet staging system?
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Describe the treatment for CLL?
* Often ‘watch and wait’ * Cytotoxic chemotherapy * Drugs – fludarabine, bendmustine * Monoclonal antibodies * Drugs – Rituximab, obinatuzumab * Novel agents * Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor * PI3K inhibitor * BCL-2 inhibitor
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What are examples of cytotoxic chemotherapies?
Drugs – fludarabine, bendmustine
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What are examples of monoclonal antibodies?
* Drugs – Rituximab, obinatuzumab
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What are poor indicators for prognosis of CLL?
* Advanced disease * Atypical lymphocyte morphology * Bad genetics * Loss or mutated p53 – chemotherapy resistant
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Describe the presentation of lymphoma?
* Lymphadenopathy/hepatosplenomegaly * Extranodal disease * “B symptoms” * Bone marrow involvement
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How is lymphoma staged?
* Lymph node biopsy/CT scan/bone marrow aspirate and trephine * Stages * I – one nodal site * II – 2 nodal sites, either above or below diaphragm but not both * III – sites above and below diaphragm * IV – extra-nodal involvement such as liver * Also use of A and B * A – absence of B symptoms * B – present of B symptoms – fever, night sweats, weight loss
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Describe the stages of lymphoma?
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How is NHL classified?
* Linage (B-cell or T-cell) * Majority are B cell (90%) * High grade/low grade * Low grade – asymptomatic, responds to chemotherapy by incurable * High grade – aggressive and fast growing, requires combination chemotherapy, can be cured
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Is NHL usually B cells or T cells?
* Majority are B cell (90%)
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What is low and high grade NHL?
* Low grade – asymptomatic, responds to chemotherapy by incurable * High grade – aggressive and fast growing, requires combination chemotherapy, can be cured
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What is the most common low and high grade NHL?
* Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma * Commonest lymphoma * High grade * Follicular lymphoma * 2nd commonest * Low grade
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What is the commonest lymphoma?
* Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma * Commonest lymphoma * High grade
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Describe the treatment for NHL?
* Combination chemotherapy * Typically anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody and chemotherapy
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Describe the epidemiology of HL? | (age, sex)
* 30% all lymphomas * Bimodal age curve * Peak in teenage and young adult, then another peak in late life * M:F 2:1
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What are risk factors for HL?
* Associated with EBV * Familial
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What virus is HL associated with?
EBV
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Describe the treatment for HL?
* Combination chemotherapy (ABVD) * With or without radiotherapy * Monoclonal antibodies (anti-CD30) * Immunotherapy (checkpoint inhibitors) * PET scanning to assess response to treatment

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