Copy Number Alteration and Mutational Profile of High-Grade B-Cell Lymphoma with <i>MYC</i> and <i>BCL2</i> and/or <i>BCL6</i> Rearrangements, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with <i>MYC</i>-Rearrangement, and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with <i>MYC</i>-Cluster Amplification

Abstract

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with MYC alteration is classified as high-grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements (double/triple-hit lymphoma; DHL/THL), DLBCL with MYC rearrangement (single-hit lymphoma; SHL) and DLBCL with MYC-cluster amplification (MCAD). To elucidate the genetic features of DHL/THL, SHL, and MCAD, 23 lymphoma cases from Tokai University Hospital were analyzed. The series included 10 cases of DHL/THL, 10 cases of SHL and 3 cases of MCAD. The analysis used whole-genome copy number microarray analysis (OncoScan) and a custom-made next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel of 115 genes associated with aggressive B-cell lymphomas. The copy number alteration (CNA) profiles were similar between DHL/THL and SHL. MCAD had fewer CNAs than those of DHL/THL and SHL, except for +8q24. The NGS profile characterized DHL/THL with a higher “mutation burden” than SHL (17 vs. 10, p = 0.010), and the most relevant genes for DHL/THL were BCL2 and SOCS1, and for SHL was DTX1. MCAD was characterized by mutations of DDX3X, TCF3, HLA-A, and TP53, whereas MYC was unmutated. In conclusion, DHL/THL, SHL, and MCAD have different profiles.

Keywords

• high-grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements
• double/triple-hit lymphoma
• single-hit lymphoma
• MYC-cluster amplification
• copy number alterations
• mutational profile