Review Article

Gene Expression Profiling for In Silico Microdissection of Hodgkin's Lymphoma Microenvironment and Identification of Prognostic Features

Table 1

Gene expression profiling studies of nonmicrodissected cHL and survival.

ReferencecHL tumor samplesMicroarray platform N° of genesControl samplesGene signature associated withValidation setMultivariate analysis

[29]21 samples limited and advanced stagesHome-made genesCell lines (RS and non RS) tissues (adenitis, lymphomas)Sustained complete remissionNoNo
[30]29 samples advanced stagesHome-made (CNIO) genesCell lines (RS and non RS) tissues (adenitis)Sustained complete remission250 samples IHC TMANo
[28]63 samples limited and advanced stagesAffymetrix Oligonucleotide genesCell lines (RS and non RS) tissues (adenitis, lymphomas)Sustained complete remission146 samples IHC TMAEFS OS
[31]130 samples limited and advanced stagesAffymetrix Oligonucleotide genesNoAbsence of progression or relapse166 samples IHC TMAPFS DSS

cHL: classical Hodgkin lymphoma; RS: Reed Sternberg; IHC: immunohistochemistry; TMA: tissue microarray; EFS: event-free survival; OS: overall survival; PFS: progression-free survival; DSS: disease-specific survival.