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Table 1 Summary of the cases and pathologic features of B-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphoma following immunomodulatory imide treatment of plasma cell myeloma

From: B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in an elderly man with plasma cell myeloma and long-term exposure to thalidomide and lenalidomide: a case report and literature review

PatientRef, Yearb

(agea, sex)

PCM tx (mo on tx)

B-ALL Presentation

B-ALL Molecular Profile

B-ALL Cytogenetics

B-ALL treatment

Response/Duration

Index pt., 2019 (82, Male)

VAD (3)

Mel/dex (5)

Thal/dex (36)

Len/dex (15)

Len (31)

Increasing M protein (0.4 g/dL)

HCT (32%)

WBC count (0.8 × 109 cells/L)

Platelet count (89 × 109 cells/L)

Marrow: 60% lymphoblasts

+: CD34, 138, TdT

Mixed: CD10, 45, HLA-DR

-: CD20, 38, Ph

Trisomy 8 + 21

DVd

PR (15+ mo)

Pt 1 [18], 2018

(53, Female)

RT

VD (NS)

AHSCT

Len (72)

Leukopenia

Thrombocytopenia

Marrow: 50% lymphoblasts

+: CD19, 34, 38, 79a, PAX5, TdT

Trisomy 8 + 10 + 21

Copy gain MYC, IgH

Monosomy 2

CALGB 8811

POMP maintenance

CR (12+ mo)

Pt 2 [18], 2018

(69, Female)

Bortezo/len/dex (NS)

ASHCT

Len (23)

M protein spike (0.5 g/dL)

Marrow: 25% lymphoblasts

+: CD19, 22, 34

-: Ph

46, XX, t(7;19)

Hyper-CVAD

POMP maintenance

CR (36+ mo)

Pt 3 [29], 2017

(59, Male)

Bortezo/len/dex (5)

AHSCT

Mel (NS)

Len (30)

Fatigue

Neutropenia

Thrombocytopenia

Marrow: 20% lymphoblasts

+: CD10, 19

Mixed: CD20, 79a, PAX5, TdT

-: Ph

Deletion 20q

Linker regimen

Flu/mel/allo-SCT

CR (12+ mo)

Pt 4 [29], 2017

(34, Male)

Dex (1)

Thal/dex (36)

Len (36)

Pancytopenia

Circulating lymphoblasts

Marrow: near 100% lymphoblasts

+: CD10, 19, 22, 34, 38, 79a

Chr 14 rearrangement

CALGB 8811

Died during induction

Pt 5 [29], 2017

(53, Male)

RT

Bortezo/len/dex (12)

Mel/AHSCT

Len (84)

Leukopenia

Neutropenia

Marrow: 20–30% lymphoblasts

+: CD19, 34, 79a, PAX5, TdT

-: Ph

Tetraploidy

Linker regimen

AHSCT/BEAM

CR (12+ mo)

Pt 6 [28], 2016

(66, Male)

VD (2)

Len (2)

VADM (2)

Thal (31)

WBC count (3.05 × 109 cells/L)

No monoclonal band on SPEP

Marrow: 62% lymphoblasts

+: CD19, 22, 34, 45, TdT

Mixed: CD79a

Trisomy 4

CHOP

Died during induction

Pt 7 [31], 2016

(65, Female)

VADM (2)

Len (2)

VD (2)

Thal (33)

Dizziness

Marrow: 68% lymphoblasts

+: CD19, 22, 34, 45, 79a, HLA-DR

-: CD20, 54, 38, 138, Ph

NS

No treatment

Died

Pt 8 [31], 2016

(63, Male)

PAD (4)

AHSCT

RT

VTD (1)

Thal (32)

Fatigue

Platelet count (33 × 109 cells/L)

No monoclonal band on SPEP

Marrow: 84% lymphoblasts

+: CD10, 34, HLA-DR

-: CD20, 38, 138

NS

Lost to follow-up after diagnosis

Pt 9 [31], 2016

(33, Female)

DVd (1)

VD (4)

AHSCT

Thal (73)

Cough

Fatigue

Hgb (10.9 g/dL)

No monoclonal band on SPEP

Marrow: 84% lymphoblasts

+: CD10, 19, 22, 34, 79a, HLA-DR

-: CD20, 25

NS

No treatment

Lost to follow-up

Pt 10 [27], 2013

(62, Female)

VD (4)

High-dose dex (2)

VBMCP/VBAD (5)

Len/dex (3)

AHSCT

Len (20)

Fatigue

Pancytopenia

+: Ph, CD10, 19, 20, 22, 79a, TdT

-: CD34

46, XX

NS

Died during induction

Pt 11 [33], 2013

(72, Male)

VAD (4)

RT

Len/dex (36)

Pancytopenia

No evidence of active MM

Marrow: 66% lymphoblasts

+: CD10, 19, 20, 79a, TdT

-: CD34, 38

NS

Hyper-CVAD

POMP maintenance

CR (12 mo) then relapse

Pts 12–14 [36], 2012

(NS, NS)

AHSCT

Len (NS)

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Pt 15 [26], 2012

(NS, NS)

AHSCT

Len (NS)

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

Pt 16 [30], 2012 (61, Female)

VCMP (7)

VMAP (4)

Thal (29)

Pancytopenia

No monoclonal band on SPEP

Marrow: 93% lymphoblasts

+: CD19, 38

-: CD10, 20, 23, 138

46, XX

CALGB 9911

Relapse: VP

CR (10 mo) then relapse

Relapse: CR (12+ mo)

Pt 17 [32], 2012 (56, Female)

VCMP (7)

Mel/thal/dex (16) Thal (53)

Edema

Dyspnea

WBC count (3.077 × 109 cells/L) Hgb (8.6 g/dL)

Platelet count (80 × 109 cells/L)

Marrow: 37.8% lymphoblasts

+: CD10, 19, 20, 22, HLA-DR

-: Ph

46, XX

Steroids

Died

  1. Abbreviations: AHSCT autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant, ALL acute lymphoblastic leukemia, allo-SCT allogenic stem cell transplant, BEAM carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan, bortezo bortezomib, CALGB 8811 Cancer and Leukemia Group B Protocol 8811: daunorubicin, vincristine, prednisone, pegasparagase, and cyclophosphamide, CALGB 9111 Cancer and Leukemia Group B Protocol 9111: cyclophosphamide, daunorubicin, vincristine, prednisone, and L-asparaginase with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor, CHOP cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, vincristine sulfate, and prednisone, Chr chromosome, CR complete response, dex dexamethasone, DVd liposomal doxorubicin, vincristine, and dexamethasone, flu fludarabine, HCT hematocrit, Hgb hemoglobin, hyper-CVAD hyperfractionated cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin hydrochloride, dexamethasone, and alternating high-dose methotrexate and cytarabine, InO inotuzumab ozogamicin, len lenalidomide, Linker regimen daunorubicin, vincristine, prednisone, and pegaspargase, M monoclonal, mel melphalan, mo months, NS not stated, PAD bortezomib, dexamethasone, and doxorubicin, PCM plasma cell myeloma, PD progressive disease, Ph Philadelphia chromosome (BCR-ABL1 fusion), POMP 6-mercaptopurine, vincristine, methotrexate, prednisone, PR partial response, pt patient, Ref reference, RT radiation therapy, SPEP serum protein electrophoresis, TdT terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase, thal thalidomide, tx treatment, VAD vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone, VADM vincristine, pirarubicin/doxorubicin, dexamethasone, and melphalan, VBAD carmustine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone, VBMCP vincristine, carmustine, melphalan, cyclophosphamide, and prednisone, VCMP vincristine, cyclophosphamide, melphalan, and prednisone, VD bortezomib and dexamethasone, VMAP vincristine, melphalan, doxorubicin, and prednisone, VP vincristine and prednisone, VTD bortezomib, dexamethasone, and thalidomide, WBC white blood cell
  2. a age at diagnosis
  3. b year reported