Expansion of CD8+ T cells that express low levels of the B cell-specific molecule CD20 in patients with multiple myeloma |
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Authors: | Katopodis Ourania Liossis Stamatis-Nick Viglis Vassilios Pouli Anastasia Dimopoulos Meletios-Athanasios Sfikakis Petros P |
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Affiliation: | Department of Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece. |
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Abstract: | An expanded cytotoxic/memory T-cell subpopulation expressing low levels of the B-cell-specific CD20 molecule was found in peripheral blood and bone marrow of patients with multiple myeloma at the time of diagnosis, but returned to normal levels following treatment. CD3+CD20dim cells were also increased in monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance albeit at lower levels. Lower CD3+CD20dim cell numbers at baseline may be associated with lack of response to treatment and a poor outcome. Because expansion of these T cells may be related to disease status, further studies should investigate their potentially unique function in plasma cell dyscrasias. |
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Keywords: | multiple myeloma monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance T-cell immunophenotype CD20 |
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