Abstract
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common form of blood cancer and is characterized by a striking degree of genetic and clinical heterogeneity. This heterogeneity poses a major barrier to understanding the genetic basis of the disease and its response to therapy. Here, we performed an integrative analysis of whole-exome sequencing and transcriptome sequencing in a cohort of 1,001 DLBCL patients to comprehensively define the landscape of 150 genetic drivers of the disease. We characterized the functional impact of these genes using an unbiased CRISPR screen of DLBCL cell lines to define oncogenes that promote cell growth. A prognostic model comprising these genetic alterations outperformed current established methods: cell of origin, the International Prognostic Index comprising clinical variables, and dual MYC and BCL2 expression. These results comprehensively define the genetic drivers and their functional roles in DLBCL to identify new therapeutic opportunities in the disease. An integrative analysis in 1,001 newly diagnosed DLBCL patients identifies 150 genetic drivers with functional characterization using an unbiased CRISPR screen in DLBCL cell lines and connects with clinical outcome.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 481-494.e15 |
Journal | Cell |
Volume | 171 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 5 Oct 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
Keywords
- DLBCL
- TCGA
- The Cancer Genome Atlas
- diffuse large B cell lymphoma
- exome sequencing
- genetic mutations