Frontiers in Oncology (May 2021)

Low miR-214-5p Expression Correlates With Aggressive Subtypes of Pediatric ALCL With Non-Common Histology

  • Piero Di Battista,
  • Piero Di Battista,
  • Federica Lovisa,
  • Federica Lovisa,
  • Enrico Gaffo,
  • Ilaria Gallingani,
  • Ilaria Gallingani,
  • Carlotta C. Damanti,
  • Carlotta C. Damanti,
  • Anna Garbin,
  • Anna Garbin,
  • Lavinia Ferrone,
  • Lavinia Ferrone,
  • Elisa Carraro,
  • Marta Pillon,
  • Luca Lo Nigro,
  • Rossella Mura,
  • Marco Pizzi,
  • Vincenza Guzzardo,
  • Angelo Paolo Dei Tos,
  • Alessandra Biffi,
  • Alessandra Biffi,
  • Stefania Bortoluzzi,
  • Stefania Bortoluzzi,
  • Lara Mussolin,
  • Lara Mussolin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2021.663221
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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The unsatisfactory cure rate of relapsing ALK-positive Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) of childhood calls for the identification of new prognostic markers. Here, the small RNA landscape of pediatric ALK-positive ALCL was defined by RNA sequencing. Overall, 121 miRNAs were significantly dysregulated in ALCL compared to non-neoplastic lymph nodes. The most up-regulated miRNA was miR-21-5p, whereas miR-19a-3p and miR-214-5p were reduced in ALCL. Characterization of miRNA expression in cases that relapsed after first line therapy disclosed a significant association between miR-214-5p down-regulation and aggressive non-common histology. Our results suggest that miR-214-5p level may help to refine the prognostic stratification of pediatric ALK-positive ALCL.

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