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Cuglievan B, Connors J, He J, Khazal S, Yedururi S, Dai J, Garces S, Quesada AE, Roth M, Garcia M, McCall D, Gibson A, Ragoonanan D, Petropoulos D, Tewari P, Nunez C, Mahadeo KM, Tasian SK, Lamble AJ, Pawlowska A, Hammond D, Maiti A, Haddad FG, Senapati J, Daver N, Gangat N, Konopleva M, Meshinchi S, Pemmaraju N. Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm: a comprehensive review in pediatrics, adolescents, and young adults (AYA) and an update of novel therapies. Leukemia 2023; 37:1767-1778. [PMID: 37452102 PMCID: PMC10457206 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-023-01968-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
Abstract
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare hematologic malignancy that can involve the bone marrow, peripheral blood, skin, lymph nodes, and the central nervous system. Though more common in older adults, BPDCN has been reported across all age groups, including infants and children. The incidence of pediatric BPDCN is extremely low and little is known about the disease. Pediatric BPDCN is believed to be clinically less aggressive but often with more dissemination at presentation than adult cases. Unlike adults who almost always proceed to a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in first complete remission if transplant-eligible, the majority of children can be cured with a high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia-like regimen. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is recommended for children with high-risk disease, the definition of which continues to evolve, or those in relapse and refractory settings where outcomes continue to be dismal. Novel agents used in other hematologic malignancies and CD123 targeted agents, including chimeric antigen receptor T-cells and monoclonal/bispecific antibodies, are being brought into research and practice. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive review of presentation, diagnosis, and treatment by review of pediatric cases reported for the last 20 years, and a review of novel targeted therapies and therapies under investigation for adult and pediatric patients.
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- Branko Cuglievan
- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Radiology, Department of Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Oncology and Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Salemi F, Mortazavizadeh SMR, Mirmoeeni S, Azari Jafari A, Kosari F, Naghibi Irvani SS. A misdiagnosed case of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm experiencing multiple recurrences who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2021; 15:292. [PMID: 34022952 PMCID: PMC8141153 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-021-02860-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm represents a rare type of hematologic malignancy that often manifests itself through various skin lesions. It commonly affects the elderly male population. Lymph nodes, peripheral blood, and bone marrow involvement are the typical findings that justify its aggressive nature and dismal prognosis. On histopathological assessment, malignant cells share some similarities with blastic cells from the myeloid lineage that make immunohistochemistry staining mandatory for blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm diagnosis. CASE PRESENTATION A 35-year-old Asian man presented with cervical lymphadenopathy followed by an erythematous lesion on his left upper back. At first, the lesion was misdiagnosed as an infectious disease and made the patient receive two ineffective courses of azithromycin and clarithromycin. Six months later, besides persistent skin manifestations, he felt a cervical mass, which was misdiagnosed as follicular center cell lymphoma. Tumor recurrence following the chemoradiation questioned the diagnosis, and further pathologic assessments confirmed blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm. The second recurrence occurred 3 months after chemotherapy. Eventually, he received a bone marrow transplant after complete remission. However, the patient expired 3 months after transplant owing to the third recurrence and gastrointestinal graft versus host disease complications. CONCLUSIONS Early clinical suspicion and true pathologic diagnosis play a crucial role in patients' prognosis. Moreover, allogenic bone marrow transplant should be performed with more caution in aggressive forms of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm because of transplant side effects and high risk of cancer recurrence.
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- Fateme Salemi
- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Research Institute for Endocrine Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box: 1567812907, Tehran, Iran.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review was to summarize the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic features of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN). RECENT FINDINGS Several case reports and series revealed new clinical, molecular, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of the disease. The clinical presentation diversity has been confirmed, with frequent leukemic non-cutaneous or rare atypical manifestations. The clonal evolution in the development of BPDCN has not been sufficiently elucidated. Although certain immunophenotypic markers (CD4, TCL1, CD123, CD56, CD303) are indicative of BPDCN, the diagnosis remains in certain cases challenging. Adult (ALL)-type chemotherapy followed by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is related to a favorable outcome, while chemotherapy alone seems enough in children. Future studies should continue to investigate whether CD123-directed therapies could be utilized. BPDCN is a rare aggressive malignancy that needs an aggressive induction therapy. Although a diagnostic consensus is still lacking, and large retrospective studies are also needed to obtain standardized treatment guidelines, the future perspectives are encouraging, because of novel therapeutic agents that are under investigation.
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- Nikolaos J Tsagarakis
- Department of Immunology, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Mesogion Avenue 154, 11527, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Immunology, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Mesogion Avenue 154, 11527, Athens, Greece
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Clinical and biological presentation of patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is depicted to highlight criteria that might alert physicians. Diagnosis of BPDCN is still challenging and requires (1) immunophenotyping of blood or bone marrow aspiration using several markers (CD4, CD56, HLA-DR, myeloid and lymphoid lineage markers) and should include pDC markers such as CD123, cTCL1, CD303, and CD304, and/or (2) pathologic analysis of cutaneous lesions, also with immunohistochemistry using markers specific to BPDCN.
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- Eric Deconinck
- Service Hématologie, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM Unite Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1098, RIGHT Interactions Greffon-Hôte-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon, 3 Boulevard Alexandre Fleming, Besançon Cedex 25030, France
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- Department of Pathology, University of Montréal, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, 2900 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit, Montréal QC H3T 1J4, Quebec, Canada
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- Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM Unite Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1098, RIGHT Interactions Greffon-Hôte-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Etablissement Français du sang Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 8 rue du Dr JFX Girod, Besançon 25000, France.
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