CD20 is not a poor prognostic factor for childhood B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia with high white blood cell count
ZHANG Lu-Yang, CHEN Xiao-Juan, WANG Shu-Chun, GUO Ye, YANG Wen-Yu, CHEN Yu-Mei, ZHANG Li, ZOU Yao, ZHU Xiao-Fan
State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology&Blood Disease Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences&Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China
Abstract:Objective To study the significance of CD20 combined with white blood cell (WBC) count at diagnosis in the prognosis assessment in children with B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of 821 B-ALL children who were treated with CCLG-ALL2008 regimen from April 2008 to April 2015. Their survival status was followed up. Results Among the 821 children, 547 (66.6%) were negative, while 274 (33.4%) were positive for CD20 expression. Among 694 children with WBC < 50×109/L (lower WBC count), the 5-year EFS rates were 65.9%±3.2% and 77.3%±2.0% for CD20 positive and negative patients respectively (P=0.001); the 5-year OS rates were 78.3%±2.9% and 87.5%±1.6% for CD20 positive and negative patients respectively (P=0.005); CD20 positive expression was an independent risk factor for EFS (HR=1.634, P=0.001) and OS (HR=1.761, P=0.005). Among 127 children with WBC > 50×109/L (higher WBC count), the 5-year EFS rates was 64.3%±7.7% and 53.7%±5.5% for CD20 positive and negative patients respectively (P=0.135); the 5-year OS rate was 81.4%±6.4% and 58.6%±5.6% for CD20 positive and negative patients respectively (P=0.022); CD20 positive expression was an independent protective factor for OS (HR=0.367, P=0.016). Conclusions In children with B-ALL who are treated with CCLG-ALL2008 regimen, those with CD20 positive expression in lower WBC count at diagnosis have a poor prognosis; however, those with CD20 positive expression in higher WBC count at diagnosis have a better long-time survival.
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