Treatment of extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue with fludarabine: effect on tumor microenvironment

Jan-Paul de Boer, Markus Raderer, Harm van Tinteren, Berthe M P Aleman, Henk Boot, Daphne de Jong

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Abstract

Gastric Helicobacter pylori (HP) positive extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) develops during chronic antigenic stimulation with specific T-cell help. Chemotherapy that acts both on the malignant B-cells and on T-cells in the microenvironment, i.e. nucleoside analogs, might therefore be an attractive treatment. In 14 patients with gastric MALT lymphoma treated with fludarabine, alterations in T-cell subsets were studied in subsequent peripheral blood samples and in gastric biopsies. Treatment with fludarabine resulted in a steep decrease in T-cell subsets in peripheral blood samples. By contrast no decrease in T-cell populations was observed in subsequent gastric biopsy samples and a moderate increase was observed in relative infiltration with CD3 +, CD4 + and CD8 + cells. In addition an increase in density of FOXP3 + cells (i.e. Tregs) was seen (p = 0.047). These alterations in different T-cell subsets were not observed in gastric biopsy samples of patients treated with HP-eradication only.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2262-9
Number of pages8
JournalLeukemia and Lymphoma
Volume52
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2011

Keywords

  • Administration, Oral
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Journal Article
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • T-Lymphocyte Subsets
  • Tumor Microenvironment
  • Vidarabine

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