PURPOSE: The role of angiogenesis has been extensively evaluated in solid tumors and more recently in hematologic malignancies. Several surrogate markers of angiogenesis including tumor VEGF, VEGF receptors, and microvessel density have correlated with outcome in some lymphoma studies. This is a single institution retrospective study evaluating the role of angiogenesis markers in the clinical outcome of patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 97 patients with DLBCL diagnosed and managed at Indiana University between 1993 and 2001 were included. Archived tumor samples were stained for VEGF-A, VEGF-C, VEGF-R1, and CD31 and graded as negative or positive (1+, 2+, 3+). The relationship between the expression of these markers and the international prognostic variables as well as the progression free survival (PFS) and the overall survival (OS) was evaluated. RESULTS: VEGF-A, VEGF-C, VEGF-R1 were expressed in 77, 98, and 18% of tumors, respectively. VEGF-A negative patients had an improved OS compared to VEGF-A (1+) (P = 0.0502). VEGF-C correlated with both LDH (r = 0.28, P = 0.0502) and IPI score (r = 0.25, P = 0.013). VEGF-R1 negative patients had a superior survival compared to those with VEGF-R1 (2+) (P = 0.0154). CONCLUSIONS: The presence of tumor associated angiogenesis may alter the outcome of patients with DLBCL and could be a prognostic factor. Further clinical studies are needed to correlate the degree of angiogenesis with response to anti-angiogenesis agents.
PURPOSE: The role of angiogenesis has been extensively evaluated in solid tumors and more recently in hematologic malignancies. Several surrogate markers of angiogenesis including tumorVEGF, VEGF receptors, and microvessel density have correlated with outcome in some lymphoma studies. This is a single institution retrospective study evaluating the role of angiogenesis markers in the clinical outcome of patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 97 patients with DLBCL diagnosed and managed at Indiana University between 1993 and 2001 were included. Archived tumor samples were stained for VEGF-A, VEGF-C, VEGF-R1, and CD31 and graded as negative or positive (1+, 2+, 3+). The relationship between the expression of these markers and the international prognostic variables as well as the progression free survival (PFS) and the overall survival (OS) was evaluated. RESULTS:VEGF-A, VEGF-C, VEGF-R1 were expressed in 77, 98, and 18% of tumors, respectively. VEGF-A negative patients had an improved OS compared to VEGF-A (1+) (P = 0.0502). VEGF-C correlated with both LDH (r = 0.28, P = 0.0502) and IPI score (r = 0.25, P = 0.013). VEGF-R1 negative patients had a superior survival compared to those with VEGF-R1 (2+) (P = 0.0154). CONCLUSIONS: The presence of tumor associated angiogenesis may alter the outcome of patients with DLBCL and could be a prognostic factor. Further clinical studies are needed to correlate the degree of angiogenesis with response to anti-angiogenesis agents.
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