PMID- 37633531 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231128 LR - 20240206 IS - 1532-8392 (Electronic) IS - 0046-8177 (Print) IS - 0046-8177 (Linking) VI - 141 DP - 2023 Nov TI - Anaplastic large cell lymphomas with equivocal DUSP22 FISH results: recommendations for clinical reporting and diagnostic evaluation. PG - 6-14 LID - S0046-8177(23)00171-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.08.007 [doi] AB - Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), one of the most common T-cell lymphomas, shows unifying pathological features but is clinically and genetically heterogeneous. One genetic subgroup, characterized by recurrent DUSP22 rearrangements (R), has distinct morphologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular features and can be identified in routine pathology practice using a breakapart (BAP) fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probe. However, some cases show equivocal BAP-FISH findings (BAP-FISH(EQ)) and the features of these cases are poorly understood. Here, we sought to characterize DUSP22 BAP-FISH(EQ) ALCLs further. First, we applied an immunohistochemistry (IHC) algorithm using TIA1, pSTAT3(Y705), and LEF1, which can predict DUSP22-R with high accuracy. Among 37 BAP-FISH(EQ) ALCLs, 18 (49%) were IHC-algorithm positive (IHC(POS)), 8 (21%) were IHC-algorithm negative (IHC(NEG)), and 11 (30%) were IHC(EQ). In 32 BAP-FISH(EQ) cases, we also applied a dual-color, dual-fusion (D-FISH) probe for t(6;7)(p25.3;q32.3), which accounts for 45% of DUSP22-R ALCLs. Among BAP-FISH(EQ) cases, D-FISH was positive in 10/18 IHC(POS) cases (56%), 0/9 IHC(EQ) cases (0%), and 0/5 IHC(NEG) cases (0%). Median survival in BAP-FISH(EQ) ALCLs was 105 months, intermediate between BAP-FISH(POS) ALCLs (median survival not reached) and BAP-FISH(NEG) ALCLs (19 months). Thus, DUSP22 BAP-FISH(EQ) ALCLs are clinicopathologically heterogeneous, likely due to an admixture of cases with an unbalanced DUSP22-R and cases with focal deletions without rearrangement. For clinical reporting, we recommend that DUSP22 BAP-FISH(EQ) ALCLs be reported as equivocal, and not be grouped with BAP-FISH(POS) ALCLs. Clinical adoption of an IHC algorithm, possibly supplemented by t(6; 7) D-FISH, could facilitate genetic subtyping in about two-thirds of BAP-FISH(EQ) ALCLs. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Fadl, Amr AU - Fadl A AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905 USA. FAU - Oishi, Naoki AU - Oishi N AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905 USA; Department of Pathology, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. FAU - Shi, Min AU - Shi M AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905 USA. FAU - Dasari, Surendra AU - Dasari S AD - Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905 USA. FAU - Ansell, Stephen M AU - Ansell SM AD - Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905 USA. FAU - Ketterling, Rhett P AU - Ketterling RP AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905 USA. FAU - Feldman, Andrew L AU - Feldman AL AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905 USA. Electronic address: feldman.andrew@mayo.edu. LA - eng GR - P01 CA229100/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA015083/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 CA097274/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR002377/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230824 PL - United States TA - Hum Pathol JT - Human pathology JID - 9421547 RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (DUSP22 protein, human) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (Dual-Specificity Phosphatases) RN - EC 3.1.3.16 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic/genetics/pathology MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Gene Rearrangement MH - Dual-Specificity Phosphatases/genetics MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases/genetics PMC - PMC10840904 MID - NIHMS1927506 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anaplastic large cell lymphoma OT - Cytogenetics OT - DUSP22 OT - Fluorescence in situ hybridization COIS- Competing interests ALF has received research funding from Seattle Genetics, is an inventor of technology discussed in this manuscript for which Mayo Clinic holds an unlicensed patent, and has intellectual property licensed to Zeno Pharmaceuticals. RPK is an inventor of technology discussed in this manuscript for which Mayo Clinic holds an unlicensed patent. The remaining authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/08/27 05:43 MHDA- 2023/11/28 06:42 PMCR- 2024/11/01 CRDT- 2023/08/26 19:27 PHST- 2023/08/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/08/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/08/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] PHST- 2023/11/28 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/08/27 05:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/08/26 19:27 [entrez] AID - S0046-8177(23)00171-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.08.007 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Pathol. 2023 Nov;141:6-14. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.08.007. Epub 2023 Aug 24.