Histological and immunological parameters to predict treatment outcome of Helicobacter pylori eradication in low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma

J Pathol. 2001 Mar;193(3):318-24. doi: 10.1002/1096-9896(2000)9999:9999<::AID-PATH811>3.0.CO;2-Z.

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori eradication is generally accepted as the first choice of treatment for stage IE low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue-type lymphoma). Treatment failure may be attributed to the extent of the disease and to progression into an antigen-independent phase. This study assessed the value of morphological grading and the expression of the co-stimulatory markers CD40, CD80 and CD86 and their ligands to predict clinical outcome in 23 consecutive low-grade MALT lymphoma patients treated with H. pylori eradication. Complete regression was achieved in 13/23 patients (56%), partial regression in two (9%), and no response in eight (35%). Histological grading was highly predictive of clinical response, especially in stage IE(1) patients, with complete remissions in 10/12 tumours with purely low-grade (type A) morphology and 1/8 tumours with increased numbers of blasts (type B) (p=0.0046) and was related to the expression of costimulatory markers (p=0.0061). Moreover, CD86 as a single marker proved to be of predictive value for treatment outcome (p=0.0086). These results suggest that morphological grading and immunological criteria can be defined to recognize the transition into the antigen-independent phase of gastric MALT-NHL. In addition to clinical stage, these critera may in future serve as a practical pathological guide to the choice of therapy.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / metabolism
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism*
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Helicobacter Infections / complications
  • Helicobacter Infections / drug therapy*
  • Helicobacter pylori*
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / immunology
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / microbiology*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Stomach Neoplasms / immunology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / microbiology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Biomarkers, Tumor