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W13 - Lymphoma 2 Flashcards

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How could a lymphoma present (6)?

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  1. Painless progressive lymphadenopathy (palpable node)
  2. Extrinsic compression of any tube (ureter, bile duct, large blood vessel, bowel, trachea oesophagus)
  3. Infiltrate/impair an organ system (skin rash, ocular, CNS, liver failure)
  4. Recurrent infections
  5. Constitutional/B symptoms (weight loss, night sweats, fever)
  6. asymptomatic
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15% of lymphomas are _____________ and the other 85% are ______________

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma (15%)

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (85%)

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For lymphoma, you want a histological diagnosis (LN). What investigations (4) do you order next?

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  1. Imaging - CT/PET scans
  2. BM biopsy - if BM involvement
  3. LP - if meningeal involvement
  4. Bloods - LDH, albumin, kidney/BM function, HIV/HepB serology, HTLV1
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NHL can arise from affected precursor and mature B or T cells - T or F

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True

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HL - more common in males or females?

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Males

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Describe the bimodal age incidence of HL

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Most common age 20-29 = young women with NS (nodular sclerosing) subtype

Second smaller peak affects >60 years

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5 common presentations of HL

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  1. Painless enlarged LN/node
  2. Obstructive symptoms (tracheal obstruction, SVC compression)
  3. B symptoms (fever, WL, night sweats)
  4. Pruritus
  5. Alcohol-induced pain
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Describe classification of HL into classical and nodular

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Classical HL:

  1. Nodular sclerosing (80%) => good prognosis, young women
  2. Mixed cellularity (17%) => good prognosis
  3. Lymphocyte rich (rare) => good prognosis
  4. Lymphocyte depleted (rare) => poor prognosis

Nodular lymphocyte predominant HL (5%) => disorder of the elderly, multiple recurrences

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cHL spreads contiguously = what does that mean for staging?

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spreads to nearby structures first, then to distant areas.

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What scans can be used for HL staging?

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PET or CT scans

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Describe the Ann Arbor staging

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Stage I = one group of nodes
Stage II = >1 group of nodes same side of the diaphragm
Stage III = nodes above AND below the diaphragm (inc. spleen)
Stage IV = extra-nodal spread (liver, bone)

Suffix A IF none of B symptoms
Suffix B if any B symptom present (fever, unexplained WL of >10% in 6m, night sweats)

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What is a feature of this nodular sclerosing cHL?

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large mediastinal mass that may be so massive that it compresses SVC or trachea

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What modality of cancer treatment is used for cHL? give name, duration of treatment, effect on fertility, and 2 long-term S/Es.

When is interim response checked?

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  • chemotherapy
  • ABVD (4 chemo drugs)
  • 4-weekly intervals for 2-6 cycles
  • fertility preserved
  • pulmonary fibrosis, cardiomyopathy
  • Interim response checked after x2 cycles and end of treatment => may need radiotherapy
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What is the effect of radiotherapy for cHL? Give 3 issues with its use.

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Good for eradicating HL but there are 3 problems:

  1. cannot cure HL by itself
  2. Damage to normal tissue (risk of breast cancer, leukaemia, lung or skin cancer)
  3. Combined modality (RT + CT) => greatest risk of 2ndary malignancy
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What is the prognosis of HL?

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  • older patients do less well
  • lymphocyte-depleted cases do less well
  • 80% of those with stage I/II are cured
  • 50% of those with stage IV are cured
  • 10% die from relapse of HL in 1st 10 years
  • 10% die from treatment complication after 10 years
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For NHL, you want a histological diagnosis (LN). What investigations (4) do you order next?

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  1. Stage the disease similarly to HL
    - Imaging - CT or PET
    - BM biopsy
    - LP (if CNS involvement)
  2. Prognostic markers:
    - LDH
    - Performance status
    - HIV/HTLV1 serology
    - Hep B screen
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What are the two most common NHL subtypes?

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  1. Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (30-40%)
  2. Follicular lymphoma (25-30%)
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Classify subtypes (7) of NHL into very aggressive, aggressive, and indolent types

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Very aggressive:

  1. Burkitt Lymphoma
  2. T or B cell lymphoblastic leukaemia/lymphoma

Aggressive:

  1. Diffuse large B cell lymphoma
  2. Mantle cell

Indolent:

  1. Follicular lymphoma
  2. Small lymphocytic/CLL
  3. Mucosa associated (MALT)
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Describe median survival of very aggressive, aggressive, and indolent NHL

and describe their response to chemo

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Very aggressive = 2-5 weeks without Rx

Aggressive = 3-12 months without Rx

Indolent = 10-15 years

paradoxically, very aggressive is curable with chemo whereas indolent is incurable (long remissions)

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Describe treatment for NHL

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Very aggressive = treated like acute leukaemia

Aggressive NHL & indolent NHL = depends on type

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Treatment for DLBCL

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Chemo (Rituximab-CHOP) - 6-8 cycles

  • 50% curative
  • if relapsed => autologous SCT salvage 25% of patients
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Treatment for follicular NHL

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  1. W&W - only treat if clinically indicated (i.e. nodal extrinsic compression, massive painful node)
  2. Treatment - immunotherapy R-CHOP (not curative)
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What is the translocation associated with follicular NHL

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t(14;18) => antibody H chain enhancer + Bcl2 => overexpress Bcl2 which is an anti-apoptosis protein

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Prognosis for follicular NHL

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incurable with median survival 12-15 years
- may require 2-3 different chemotherapy schedules over the 15 year period

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Name 2 types of Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL) NHL?
Extra-nodal lymphoid tissue: 1 - Gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue MALT/H pylori 2 - Parotid MZL/Sjogren's syndrome)
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What % of all NHL is extra-nodal MZL? What is the median age at presentation?
10% of all NHL 55-60 years
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Symptoms of Gastric MALT? Treatment?
epigastric pain, ulceration, or bleeding H pylori eradication may cure 75% of patients
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What lymphoma is associated with coeliac disease? Is it aggressive or indolent?
EATL = Enteropathy associated T cell lymphoma = a T cell NHL that is aggressive
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What type of cells are involved in EATL? which regions of GI tract are involved?
T cell NHL (mature T cells), small intestine jejunum and ileum
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What is the aetiology of EATL and Coeliac disease?
Chronic antigen stimulation (gluten) in a gluten sensitive person (Coeliac disease +)
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What is the clinical presentation (5) of EATL?
1. Abdominal pain 2. Obstruction/perforation 3. GI bleeding 4. Malabsorption 5. Systemic symptoms
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What is the treatment for EATL?
- responds poorly to chemo - generally fatal - best option is to aim to PREVENT (strict adherence to gluten free diet)
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22 year old female with cHL, mediastinal mass - most likely subtype is:
nodular sclerosis
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cHL PET CT shows disease involving mediastinum, spleen, and liver. What Ann Arbor Stage?
Stage IV
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NHL: Monitoring only is appropriate for asymptomatic small volume disease in this lymphoma subtype: - Burkitt lymphoma - Gastric MALT (extra-nodal MZL) - Follicular lymphoma - Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
- Follicular lymphoma!! (indolent but incurable - just W&W) burkitt = aggressive diffuse large = aggressive MALT = indolent but should give abx
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CLL is proliferation of mature _________ and most commonly presents at median age \_\_\_\_
B lymphocytes, 72
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What are typical lymphocyte counts on FBC for CLL?
between 5 - 300 x 10^9 cells/L if above 200, you are certain it's CLL if between 10-20 =\> do peripheral blood smear
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What FBC laboratory findings are found for CLL?
1. Lymphocytosis (5-300x10^9/L) 2. Anaemia (reduced RBC count) 3. Low platelets
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What features are seen in peripheral blood smear and on BM biopsy for CLL?
Blood film: 1. Lymphocytosis 2. Smear cells 3. Normocytic normochromic anaemia 4. Thrombocytopaenia BM: - BM lymphocytic replacement of normal marrow elements
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If you perform immunophenotyping by flow cytometry of peripheral blood of someone with CLL, what do you find?
CD5- CD19+ cells = normal B cells CD5+ CD19- cells = normal T cells CD5+ CD19+ cells = double positive cells are CLL!! CD5 is expressed by intermediate B cells and should normally be LOST prior to B cell maturation and exit into peripheral blood.
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What is the prognosis of CLL?
The rule of 1/3s: - In a disorder of elderly 1) 1/3 never progress 2) 1/3 Progress, respond to CLL Rx (death from unrelated disorder) 3) 1/3 Progress, require multiple lines of Rx, refractory disease, death from CLL
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What are 3 cell based prognostic factors in CLL?
1. IgHV mutation status (mutated = BETTER prognosis) 2. CLL FISH cytogenetic panel 3. TP53 mutation status (chr 17p deletion and/or TP53 point mutation) = MOST IMP\*\*\*\* know this!
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What are some of the clinical issues (5) of CLL?
1. Population of non-functional malignant cells + hypo-gammaglobulinaemia = INCREASED RISK OF INFECTION 2. Proliferation within BM = BM FAILURE 3. Circulate to LNs, spleen, blood = lLYMPHADENOPATHY/ SPLENOMEGALY/ LYMPHOCYTOSIS 4. Acquire further mutations = TRANSFORM TO HIGH-GRADE LYMPHOMA 5. Disease of immune cells = AUTO-IMMUNE COMPLICATIONS i.e. IHA
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Management of CLL - 3 steps
1. Supportive care (vaccination, abx, etc) 2. W&W 3. immuno-chemotherapy 4. Cellular therapy
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Describe supportive care and W&W for CLL
1. Supportive care: - Sino-pulmonary infections: =\> early abx =\> pneumocystis prophylaxis =\> recurrent infection + igG low \> give IVIG replacement - vaccinations: =\> penumococcal =\> covid19 =\> seasonal flu =\> avoid live vaccines 2. W&W if no: =\> rapidly progressive lymphocytosis =\> BM failure, or =\> massive splenomegaly
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Describe immuno-chemotherapy and cellular therapy for CLL
3. Immuno-chemotherapy: - BTK inhibitors (ibrutinib) - BCL2 inhibitors (Venetoclax) 4. Cellular therapy (only for relapsed high risk cases): - allogeneic SCT - CAR-T therapy
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Name of BCR kinase inhibitor and BCL2 inhibitor used in CLL treatment
BCR kinase inhibitor = IBRUTINIB BCL2 inhibitor = VENETOCLAX
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How do Ibrutinib and venetoclax work? which is associated with tumour lysis syndrome?
Ibrutinib = bind BTK = blocks this kinase = cells dont divide as quickly (BTK highly expressed on B cells) Venetoclax = bind BLC2 = blocks it = permits apoptosis of CLL cells Venetoclax associated with risk of Tumour lysis syndrome
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Immunophenotype of a normal peripheral blood lymphocyte is: 1. CD3+ CD5+ CD19- 2. CD3- CD5- CD19+ 3. CD3+ CD5- CD19+
2. CD3- CD5- CD19+
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CLL: Who has the worst prognosis? 1. IgHV mutated, TP53 WT 2. IgHV mutated, TP53 mut+ 3. IgHV unmutated, TP53 WT 4. IgHV unmutated, TP53 mut+
IgHV unmutated has worse prognosis, TP53 mutated has worse prognosis so 4. IgHV unmutated, TP53 mut+
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Venetoclax in CLL treatment: 1. Blocks BCL2 protein 2. Targets CD20 antigen on B cells 3. Inhibits TP53 protein 4. Irreversibly binds to BTK 5. PD1 ligand inhibitor
1. Blocks BCL2 protein
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