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Gagnon MF, Midthun SM, Fangel JA, Schuh CM, Luoma IM, Pearce KE, Meyer RG, Ailawadhi S, Arribas MJ, Braggio E, Fonseca R, Rajkumar SV, Zepeda-Mendoza C, Xu X, Greipp PT, Timm MM, Otteson GE, Shi M, Jevremovic D, Olteanu H, Peterson JF, Ketterling RP, Kumar S, Baughn LB. Superior detection rate of plasma cell FISH using FACS-FISH. Am J Clin Pathol 2024; 161:60-70. [PMID: 37658775 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqad108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for plasma cell neoplasms (PCNs) requires plasma cell (PC) identification or purification strategies to optimize results. We compared the efficacy of cytoplasmic immunoglobulin FISH (cIg-FISH) and fluorescence-activated cell sorting FISH (FACS-FISH) in a clinical laboratory setting. METHODS The FISH analysis results of 14,855 samples from individuals with a suspected PCN subjected to cytogenetic evaluation between 2019 and 2022 with cIg-FISH (n = 6917) or FACS-FISH (n = 7938) testing were analyzed. RESULTS Fluorescence-activated cell sorting-FISH increased the detection rate of abnormalities in comparison with cIg-FISH, with abnormal results documented in 54% vs 50% of cases, respectively (P < .001). It improved the detection of IGH::CCND1 (P < .001), IGH::MAF (P < .001), IGH::MAFB (P < .001), other IGH rearrangements (P < .001), and gains/amplifications of 1q (P < .001), whereas the detection rates of IGH::FGFR3 fusions (P = .3), loss of 17p (P = .3), and other abnormalities, including hyperdiploidy (P = .5), were similar. Insufficient PC yield for FISH analysis was decreased between cIg-FISH and FACS-FISH (22% and 3% respectively, P < .001). Flow cytometry allowed establishment of ploidy status in 91% of cases. In addition, FACS-FISH decreased analysis times, workload efforts, and operating costs. CONCLUSIONS Fluorescence-activated cell sorting-FISH is an efficient PC purification strategy that affords significant improvement in diagnostic yield and decreases workflow requirements in comparison with cIg-FISH.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marie-France Gagnon
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, US
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, US
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, US
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, US
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, US
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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Mian I, Abdullaev Z, Morrow B, Kaplan RN, Gao S, Miettinen M, Schrump DS, Zgonc V, Wei JS, Khan J, Pack S, Hassan R. Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Gene Rearrangement in Children and Young Adults With Mesothelioma. J Thorac Oncol 2020; 15:457-461. [PMID: 31783178 PMCID: PMC7044061 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Children and young adults diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma may have unique genetic characteristics. In this study, we evaluated for the presence of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) translocations in these patients. METHODS In a prospective study of mesothelioma natural history (ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT01950572), we assessed for the presence of the ALK translocation in patients younger than 40 years, irrespective of the site of disease. The presence of this translocation was assessed by means of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). If the patients tested positive for the ALK translocation, both immunohistochemistry and RNA sequencing were performed on the tumor specimen. RESULTS Between September 2013 and December 2018, 373 patients were enrolled in the mesothelioma natural history study, of which 32 patients were 40 years old or younger at the time of their mesothelioma diagnosis. There were 25 patients with peritoneal mesothelioma, five with pleural mesothelioma, one with pericardial mesothelioma, and one with bicompartmental mesothelioma. Presence of an ALK translocation by FISH was seen in two of the 32 patients (6%) with mesothelioma. Both patients, a 14-year-old female and a 27-year-old male, had peritoneal mesothelioma and had no history of asbestos exposure, prior radiation therapy, or predisposing germline mutations. Neither had detectable ALK expression by immunohistochemistry. RNA sequencing revealed the presence of an STRN fusion partner in the female patient but failed to identify any fusion protein in the male patient. CONCLUSIONS Young patients with peritoneal mesothelioma should be evaluated for the presence of ALK translocations. Presence of this translocation should be assessed by FISH and these patients could potentially benefit from tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting ALK.
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- Idrees Mian
- Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Thoracic Surgery Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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