Evaluation of mantle cell lymphoma and methods related thereto

Abstract
The present invention provides methods of determining a survival predictor score of a subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The present invention also provides methods of predicting the survival outcome of a subject having MCL and provides methods of selecting a treatment for a subject having MCL.
Description
INCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY

Incorporated by reference in its entirety herein is a computer-readable nucleotide/amino acid sequence listing submitted concurrently herewith and identified as follows: One 35,279 Byte ASCII (Text) file named “740542_ST25.txt” created on Oct. 18, 2018.


BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an incurable B-cell malignancy with a broad array of clinical and biological features. The vast majority of cases harbor the t(11;14)(q13;q32) translocation leading to overexpression of cyclin D1 and dysregulation of the cell cycle. Although most patients have aggressive disease that requires immediate treatment, there is a group of patients in whom the disease is indolent and can be observed for years without treatment. Recently, it was recognized that MCL encompasses two subtypes, each with distinct biology: conventional MCL and a leukemic non-nodal variant characterized by lymphocytosis, splenomegaly, no (or minimal) lymphadenopathy and an indolent clinical course. There is no universally accepted treatment regimen for MCL at this time. Most centers make treatment decisions on the basis of the patient's age, with intensive regimens offered to younger patients.


A number of prognostic tools have been developed for MCL. The most prominent is the MCL International Prognostic Index (MIPI), which combines clinical and laboratory values to assign patients to low-, intermediate-, or high-risk groups. MIPI has been validated in randomized clinical trials. In 2003, the Lymphoma/Leukemia Molecular Profiling Project (LLMPP) consortium performed gene expression profiling on MCL and demonstrated that a coordinated signature of gene expression associated with proliferation was the strongest molecular predictor of survival and integrated the prognostic power of other molecular markers.


However, this proliferation signature, requiring fresh frozen (FF) material and using a microarray-based platform, has not penetrated clinical practice. Ki-67 proliferation index (PI), measured using immunohistochemistry (IHC), has been proposed as a surrogate measure of the proliferation signature and has been shown to be prognostic in numerous studies, both alone and in combination with the MIPI. However, serious concerns have been raised regarding the analytic validity of the Ki-67 PI in lymphoma and other malignancies, particularly regarding inter-laboratory and inter-observer variability.


Recently, technologies have been developed to reliably quantify gene expression in RNA from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue, allowing the development of clinically relevant, intermediate density, gene expression-based assays. Better methods using these technologies are needed to provide a consistent, reproducible score that better predicts MCL prognosis. The present invention provides such methods.


BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having MCL, which method comprises obtaining or providing a biopsy sample from the subject; isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample; obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for one or more genes as described herein; and determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by calculating a multiplication product for each of the one or more genes, wherein the multiplication product is the mathematical product of the signal value or log transformation of the signal value of a gene with a coefficient value for that gene, the coefficient value for the gene as described herein, and summing the multiplication products when there is more than one multiplication product.


The present invention also provides a method of predicting the survival outcome of a human subject having MCL comprising determining the survival predictor score of the subject as described herein; and classifying the subject as belonging to one of the following groups based on the survival predictor score: good prognosis, intermediate prognosis, and poor prognosis.


The present invention also provides a method of selecting a treatment for a human subject having MCL comprising classifying the subject as described herein; selecting a treatment for the subject based on the subject's classification; and providing the treatment to the subject.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing validation of a method of determining a survival predictor score in accordance with embodiments of the invention. The 80 FF biopsies are from Rosenwald et al., Cancer Cell, 3:185-197 (2003), incorporated by reference herein.



FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing patient flow for the validation cohort (B+R, bendamustine plus rituximab; CLB, chlorambucil; MCL: mantle cell lymphoma; R, rituximab; R-CHOP, rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorunbicin, vincristine, and prednisone; R+CP, rituximab plus cyclophosphamide and prednisone; R+CVP, rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone), in accordance with embodiments of the invention.



FIG. 3 is a dot plot showing gene expression data in the training cohort. The correlation of the expression of individual genes to the proliferation signature calculated in Rosenwald et al., Cancer Cell, 3:185-197 (2003), plotted against the Wald test Z-score for overall survival (OS) for that gene. The data are from gene expression profiling of 80 fresh frozen biopsies from Rosenwald et al., Cancer Cell, 3:185-197 (2003) using Affymetrix® U133 plus 2.0 microarrays. The large dots within the circles represent genes that were included in the NanoString® gene set, which was used to select genes to replicate the proliferation signature. A subset of these were selected for the MCL35 assay.



FIG. 4A is a diagram of CCND1 showing the location of the sites of binding of the NanoString® probes. The exonic probe targets a region within exon 3, while probe A binds between the Au-rich element (ARE) and the putative binding sites for miR-16 within the 3′UTR and probe B binds downstream of these elements. Coordinates are shown on chromosome 11 (Hg19).



FIG. 4B shows the difference of the log 2 normalized expression of probe A and the exonic probe for CCND1, ordered in ascending values, left to right, in the training and validation cohort. The dots indicate biopsies with truncated CCND1 3′ UTR mRNA: transcripts with low relative 3′ UTR counts (ratio of <0.25 for normalized counts), moderately low relative 3′UTR counts (ratio between 0.25 to 0.59 for normalized counts), or no evidence for truncated CCND1 3′ UTR mRNA transcripts (ratio >0.59 for normalized counts).



FIG. 4C shows the MCL35 scores in the three categories of relative 3′ UTR expression identified in FIG. 4B displayed as box and whisker plots. Pairwise comparisons were made using Mann-Whitney tests.



FIG. 4D shows Kaplan-Meier curves of overall survival for the three categories of relative 3′UTR expression identified in FIG. 4B in the validation cohort.



FIG. 5A shows Kaplan-Meier curves of the overall survival (OS) of the three patient groups in the validation cohort identified by the MCL35 assay. Hazard ratios (HR) are reported with the standard-risk group used as the reference.



FIG. 5B shows Kaplan-Meier curves of the overall survival of the three patient groups within the subgroup of patients for whom there was an intention to consolidate response with an autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT). HRs are reported with the standard-risk group used as the reference. IHC, immunohistochemistry; UTR, untranslated region.



FIG. 6A shows MCL35 scores in ascending order, left to right, in the validation cohort. Circled gray dots represent the scores of the 17 biopsies (equally spread across the spectrum of scores) selected for the analytic validation studies. The other dots represent the scores of the biopsies not selected.



FIG. 6B shows MCL35 scores of RNA from the 17 biopsies identified in FIG. 6A run in triplicate (y-axis) plotted against the average of the three scores (x-axis). The circled dot represents an outlier score.



FIG. 7 is a plot that shows the difference from the mean for individual MCL35 scores within triplicates runs of RNA. At the left, the results are shown for the 17 triplicates run in Vancouver. Lines indicate the differences from the mean that represent 3 standard deviations from the mean difference. The outlier score is shown, while the other values from the triplicate containing the outlier are shown circled. In the middle and right are the differences from the mean of RNA from the same biopsy that generated the outlier score extracted and run in two independent laboratories.



FIG. 8 shows Kaplan-Meier curves of the overall survival (OS) of the three patient groups identified by the MCL35 assay. Outcome data were available for 44 of the 47 patients.



FIG. 9A shows a plot of the Ki67 Proliferation Index (MIB-1) against the MCL35 score. The horizontal lines are placed at 10% and 30%, while the vertical lines are at the thresholds that separate low-risk (left section) from standard-risk (middle section) and high-risk (right section).



FIG. 9B shows a Kaplan-Meier curve of overall survival in groups defined using the Ki67 proliferation index (PI).



FIG. 10A shows MCL35 scores from 100 ng of RNA from the 17 biopsies (y-axis) plotted against the score when 200 ng was loaded. The solid line represents the line-of-best-fit.



FIG. 10B shows MCL35 scores from 50 ng of RNA run in duplicate from the 17 biopsies (y-axis) plotted against the score when 200 ng was loaded. The thick solid line represents the line-of-best-fit; the thin solid line represents a line on the 45 degree angle.



FIG. 10C shows MCL35 scores from 25 ng of RNA from the 17 biopsies (y-axis) plotted against the score when 200 ng was loaded. The thick solid line represents the line-of-best-fit; the thin solid line represents a line on the 45 degree angle.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having MCL, which method comprises obtaining or providing a biopsy sample from the subject; isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample; obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for one or more genes of Table 1 below; and determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by calculating a multiplication product for each of the one or more genes, wherein the multiplication product is the mathematical product of the log transformation of the signal value of a gene with a coefficient value for that gene, and summing the multiplication products when there is more than one multiplication product.


In another embodiment, the present invention also provides a method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having MCL, which method comprises obtaining or providing a biopsy sample from the subject; isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample; obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for one or more genes of Table 1 below; and determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by calculating a multiplication product for each of the one or more genes, wherein the multiplication product is the mathematical product of the signal value of a gene with a coefficient value for that gene, and summing the multiplication products when there is more than one multiplication product.


In another embodiment, the present invention also provides a method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having MCL, which method comprises obtaining or providing a biopsy sample from the subject; isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample; obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for each gene of Table 1 below; and determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by calculating a multiplication product for each gene of Table 1 below, wherein the multiplication product is the mathematical product of the log transformation of the signal value of a gene with a coefficient value for that gene, and summing the multiplication products.


In another embodiment, the present invention also provides a method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having MCL, which method comprises obtaining or providing a biopsy sample from the subject; isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample; obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for each gene of Table 1 below; and determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by calculating a multiplication product for each gene of Table 1 below, wherein the multiplication product is the mathematical product of the signal value of a gene with a coefficient value for that gene, and summing the multiplication products.


In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having MCL, which method comprises obtaining or providing a biopsy sample from the subject; isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample; obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for one or more genes of Table 1 below; and determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by calculating a multiplication product for each of the one or more genes, wherein the multiplication product is the mathematical product of the log transformation of the signal value of a gene with a coefficient value for that gene, the coefficient value for the gene as listed in Table 1 below, and summing the multiplication products when there is more than one multiplication product.


In another embodiment, the present invention also provides a method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having MCL, which method comprises obtaining or providing a biopsy sample from the subject; isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample; obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for one or more genes of Table 1 below; and determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by calculating a multiplication product for each of the one or more genes, wherein the multiplication product is the mathematical product of the signal value of a gene with a coefficient value for that gene, the coefficient value for the gene as listed in Table 1 below, and summing the multiplication products when there is more than one multiplication product.


In another embodiment, the present invention also provides a method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having MCL, which method comprises obtaining or providing a biopsy sample from the subject; isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample; obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for each gene of Table 1 below; and determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by calculating a multiplication product for each gene of Table 1 below, wherein the multiplication product is the mathematical product of the log transformation of the signal value of a gene with a coefficient value for that gene, the coefficient value for the gene listed in Table 1 below, and summing the multiplication products.


In another embodiment, the present invention also provides a method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having MCL, which method comprises obtaining or providing a biopsy sample from the subject; isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample; obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for each gene of Table 1 below; and determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by calculating a multiplication product for each gene of Table 1 below, wherein the multiplication product is the mathematical product of the signal value of a gene with a coefficient value for that gene, the coefficient value for the gene listed in Table 1 below, and summing the multiplication products.


The inventive method comprises isolating sufficient RNA gene expression product from a human subject, e.g., from a biopsy sample from a subject, such as from fresh tissue, a snap-frozen biopsy sample from a subject, or a formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) biopsy sample from a subject. As understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, the phrase “a snap-frozen biopsy sample from a subject” means that a biopsy sample is first taken from a subject and afterwards snap-frozen, and the phrase “obtaining or providing a formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) biopsy sample from the subject” means that a biopsy sample is first taken from a subject and afterwards fixed with formalin and embedded in paraffin. For MCL samples, for example, since the tumor can be in any anatomic location, the biopsy can be from any tissue.


The gene expression product is RNA, for example, total cellular mRNA. The RNA gene expression product may be obtained from the subject in any suitable manner. For example, one or more biopsy samples may be obtained from a patient that has been diagnosed as having MCL, and the biopsy samples can be formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded using protocols that are known in the art or are commercially available (see, e.g., Keirnan, J. (ed.), Histological and Histochemical Methods: Theory and Practice, 4th edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (2008), incorporated herein by reference. The RNA gene expression product can be extracted from an FFPE biopsy sample using methods that are known in the art or are commercially available (see, e.g., Huang et al., Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev., 19: 973-977 (2010), incorporated herein by reference; QIAGEN® AllPREP DNA/RNA FFPE Kit, RNAEASY™ FFPE Kit (QIAGEN®, Venlo, Netherlands)).


The inventive method further comprises obtaining gene expression data from the isolated RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises data for genes in a gene expression signature. The phrase “gene expression data” as used herein refers to information regarding the relative or absolute level of expression of RNA gene expression product. “Gene expression data” may be acquired for an individual cell, or for a group of cells such as a tumor or biopsy sample. Any effective method of quantifying the expression of at least one gene, gene set, or group of gene sets may be used to acquire gene expression data for use in the invention. For example, gene expression data may be measured or estimated using one or more microarrays.


Nucleic acid microarrays generally comprise nucleic acid probes derived from individual genes and placed in an ordered array on a support. This support may be, for example, a glass slide, a nylon membrane, or a silicon wafer. Gene expression patterns in a sample are obtained by hybridizing the microarray with the RNA gene expression product from the sample. The RNA gene expression product from a sample is labeled with a radioactive, fluorescent, or other label to allow for detection. Following hybridization, the microarray is washed, and hybridization of RNA gene expression product to each nucleic acid probe on the microarray is detected and quantified using a detection device such as a phosphorimager or scanning confocal microscope.


The microarray may be a cDNA microarray or an oligonucleotide microarray. cDNA arrays consist of hundreds or thousands of cDNA probes immobilized on a solid support, and are described in detail in, e.g., Southern et al., Genomics, 13: 1008-1017 (1992); Southern et al., Nucl. Acids. Res., 22: 1368-1373 (1994); Gress et al., Oncogene, 13: 1819-1830 (1996); Pietu et al., Genome Res., 6: 492-503 (1996); Schena et al., Science, 270: 467-470 (1995); DeRisi et al., Nat. Genet., 14: 457-460 (1996); Schena et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 93: 10614-10619 (1996); Shalon et al., Genome Res., 6: 639-645 (1996); DeRisi et al., Science, 278: 680-686 (1997); Heller et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 94: 2150-2155 (1997); and Lashkari et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 94: 13057-13062 (1997). Oligonucleotide arrays differ from cDNA arrays in that the probes are 20- to 25-mer oligonucleotides. Oligonucleotide arrays are generally produced by in situ oligonucleotide synthesis in conjunction with photolithographic masking techniques (see, e.g., Pease et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 91: 5022-5026 (1994); Lipshutz et al., Biotechniques, 19: 442-447 (1995); Chee et al., Science, 274: 610-14 (1996); Lockhart et al., Nat. Biotechnol., 14: 1675-1680 (1996); and Wodicka et al., Nat. Biotechnol., 15: 1359-1367 (1997)). The solid support for oligonucleotide arrays is typically a glass or silicon surface.


Methods and techniques applicable to array synthesis and use have been described in, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,143,854, 5,242,974, 5,252,743, 5,324,633, 5,384,261, 5,424,186, 5,445,934, 5,451,683, 5,482,867, 5,491,074, 5,527,681, 5,550,215, 5,571,639, 5,578,832, 5,593,839, 5,599,695, 5,624,711, 5,631,734, 5,795,716, 5,831,070, 5,837,832, 5,856,101, 5,858,659, 5,936,324, 5,968,740, 5,974,164, 5,981,185, 5,981,956, 6,025,601, 6,033,860, 6,040,193, 6,090,555, and 6,410,229, and U.S. Patent Application Publication 2003/0104411. Techniques for the synthesis of microarrays using mechanical synthesis methods are described in, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,384,261 and 6,040,193. Microarrays may be nucleic acids on beads, gels, polymeric surfaces, fibers such as fiber optics, glass or any other appropriate substrate (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,708,153, 5,770,358, 5,789,162, 5,800,992, and 6,040,193).


Microarrays may be packaged in such a manner as to allow for diagnostic use, or they may be an all-inclusive device (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,856,174 and 5,922,591). Microarrays directed to a variety of purposes are commercially available from, e.g., Affymetrix® (Attymetrix®, Santa Clara, Calif., USA).


In an embodiment, the signal value comprises digital counts. Gene expression data can be obtained and analyzed using a variety of digital methods known in the art, such as, for example, serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) (see, e.g., Velculescu et al., Science, 270(5235): 484-487 (1995)), SuperSAGE (see e.g., Matsumura et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 100 (26): 15718-15723 (2003)), digital northern analysis (see, e.g., Cao et al., Breast Cancer Research, 10: R91 (2008)), and RNA-seq (see, e.g., Mortazavi et al. Nat Methods, 5(7):621-628 (2008)). In an embodiment, the RNA gene expression data is obtained using a NanoString Technologies® nCounter® assay available from NanoString Technologies®, Inc. (Seattle, Wash., USA).


The nCounter® assay can detect the expression of up to 800 genes in a single reaction with high sensitivity and linearity across a broad range of expression levels. The nCounter® assay is based on direct digital detection of mRNA molecules of interest using target-specific, color-coded probe pairs, and does not require the conversion of mRNA to cDNA by reverse transcription or the amplification of the resulting cDNA by PCR. Each target gene of interest is detected using a pair of reporter and capture probes carrying 35- to 50-nucleotide target-specific sequences. In addition, each reporter probe carries a unique color code at the 5′ end that enables the molecular barcoding of the genes of interest, while the capture probes all carry a biotin label at the 3′ end that provides a molecular handle for attachment of target genes to facilitate downstream digital detection. After solution-phase hybridization between target mRNA and reporter-capture probe pairs, excess probes are removed and the probe/target complexes are aligned and immobilized in an nCounter® cartridge, which is then placed in a digital analyzer for image acquisition and data processing. Hundreds of thousands of color codes designating mRNA targets of interest are directly imaged on the surface of the cartridge. The expression level of a gene is measured by counting the number of times the color-coded barcode for that gene is detected, and the barcode counts are then tabulated. NanoString Technologies® technology and analysis of digital gene expression data is described in detail in, e.g., Kulkarni, M. M., “Digital Multiplexed Gene Expression Analysis Using the NanoString Technologies® nCounter® System,” Current Protocols in Molecular Biology. 94: 25B.10.1-25B.10.17 (2011), incorporated herein by reference; Geiss et al., Nature Biotechnology, 26: 317-325 (2008), incorporated herein by reference; and U.S. Pat. No. 7,919,237, incorporated herein by reference.


The term “gene expression signature” as used herein refers to a group of coordinately expressed genes. The genes making up a particular signature may be expressed in a specific cell lineage, stage of differentiation, or during a particular biological response. The genes may reflect biological aspects of the tumors in which they are expressed, such as the cell of origin of the cancer, the nature of the non-malignant cells in the biopsy, and the oncogenic mechanisms responsible for the cancer (see, e.g., Shaffer et al., Immunity, 15: 375-385 (2001), incorporated herein by reference). Examples of gene expression signatures include lymph node (see Shaffer et al., supra), proliferation (see, e.g., Rosenwald et al., New Engl. J. Med., 346: 1937-1947 (2002), incorporated herein by reference), MHC class II, ABC DLBCL high, B-cell differentiation, T-cell, macrophage, immune response-1, immune response-2, and germinal center B cell.


Genes of a gene expression signature of the present invention are shown in Table 1 with their respective coefficient values and target DNA sequences. When gene expression is detected using RNA, the sequences detected are the RNA sequences of the DNA target sequences, where the DNA sequences have thymine replaced with uracil.
















TABLE 1






Anti-









Proliferation/



Target
Capture
Reporter



Housekeeper/



DNA
Probe
Probe


Human
Proliferation
Coeff.
GenBank

(SEQ
(SEQ
(SEQ


Gene
Gene
Value
Accession
Position
ID NO:)
ID NO:)
ID NO:)






















ATL1
Anti-
−19.64
NM_015915.4
1141-1240
1
56
111



Proliferation


FMNL3
Anti-
−21.46
NM_175736.4
2434-2533
2
57
112



Proliferation


GLIPR1
Anti-
−29.91
NM_006851.2
256-355
3
58
113



Proliferation


ZDHHC21
Anti-
−23.47
NM_178566.4
713-812
4
59
114



Proliferation


CHD4
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_001273.2
2681-2780
5
60
115


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_018695.2
3676-3775
6
61
116


GIT2
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_057169.2
606-705
7
62
117


GSK3B
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_002093.2
 926-1025
8
63
118


HSPA9
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_004134.4
 976-1075
9
64
119


IK
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_006083.3
557-656
10
65
120


MLL2
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_003482.3
6071-6170
11
66
121


NEU3
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_006656.5
1841-1940
12
67
122


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_015361.2
1276-1375
13
68
123


RANBP9
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_005493.2
2001-2100
14
69
124


RC3H2
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_018835.2
2911-3010
15
70
125


TRIM56
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_030961.1
2571-2670
16
71
126


UBXN4
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_014607.3
344-443
17
72
127


VAC14
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_018052.3
1476-1575
18
73
128


VRK3
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_016440.3
821-920
19
74
129


WAC
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_100486.2
756-855
20
75
130


WDR55
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_017706.4
816-915
21
76
131


ZNF598
Housekeeper
0.75
NM_178167.2
2369-2468
22
77
132


CCNB2
Proliferation
6.01
NM_004701.2
 981-1080
23
78
133


CDC20
Proliferation
6.35
NM_001255.2
431-530
24
79
134


CDKN3
Proliferation
6.4
NM_005192.3
511-610
25
80
135


E2F2
Proliferation
6.02
NM_004091.2
3606-3705
26
81
136


ESPL1
Proliferation
6.5
NM_012291.4
1286-1385
27
82
137


FAM83D
Proliferation
5.92
NM_030919.2
866-965
28
83
138


FOXM1
Proliferation
6.55
NM_021953.2
3209-3308
29
84
139


H2AFX
Proliferation
6.08
NM_002105.2
1393-1492
30
85
140


KIF2C
Proliferation
6.19
NM_006845.3
1941-2040
31
86
141


MKI67
Proliferation
6.65
NM_002417.2
4021-4120
32
87
142


NCAPG
Proliferation
6.44
NM_022346.3
781-880
33
88
143


TOP2A
Proliferation
6.46
NM_001067.2
5377-5476
34
89
144


ZWINT
Proliferation
5.41
NM_007057.3
851-950
35
90
145









In an embodiment, an equation used to determine a survival predictor score is (Eqn. 1):






y
=



i



c
i

·


log
2

(

x
i

)








wherein y is the survival predictor score, ci is the coefficient value for gene i, and xi is the signal value for gene i. In another embodiment, an equation used to determine a survival predictor score is (Eqn. 2):






y
=



i



c
i

·

(

x
i

)








with y, ci, xi, and i as defined above for Eqn. 1. It is noted that either normalized counts or the raw counts may be used in the model


In an embodiment, the coefficients used to generate a survival predictor score may be refined, and survival predictor score cut-points used to subdivide patients may be refined. For example, using methods as described herein with the same genes as those in Table 1, the coefficients for each gene may be determined to be different than as listed in Table 1 based on, e.g., the use of different types of biopsy (e.g., fresh) or use of different microarrays that provide different signal values. In an embodiment, the above methods may be incorporated into other methods, for example a Bayesian method as described in International Patent Application Publication No. WO 2015/069790, which is incorporated herein by reference. In another embodiment, the other relevant clinical variables may be used in conjunction with the methods described herein. These variables may include, for example, components of the MIPI score (which include age, serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels, white blood cell count, and ECOG performance status). The other clinical variables may improve the survival predictor score by being included in a weighted model that includes each of the components as well as the gene expression proliferation as described herein.


The present invention also provides a method of predicting the survival outcome of a human subject having MCL comprising determining the survival predictor score of the subject as described herein; and classifying the subject as belonging to one of the following groups based on the survival predictor score: good prognosis, intermediate prognosis, and poor prognosis. The present invention also provides a method of selecting a treatment for a human subject having MCL comprising classifying the subject as described herein; selecting a treatment for the subject based on the subject's classification; and providing the treatment to the subject. In an embodiment, the present invention may be used to select patients in clinical trials of novel agents and regimens.


In an embodiment, the present invention also provides a method of predicting the survival outcome of a human subject having MCL comprising determining the survival predictor score of the subject as described herein; and classifying the subject as belonging to one of the following groups based on the survival predictor score: good prognosis wherein y is calculated as less than −143, intermediate prognosis wherein y is calculated as between −143 and −28, and poor prognosis wherein y is calculated as greater than −28. Such an embodiment uses Eqn. 1 as defined above.


In an embodiment, the present invention also provides a method of predicting the survival outcome of a human subject having MCL comprising determining the survival predictor score of the subject as described herein; and classifying the subject as belonging to one of the following groups based on the survival predictor score: good prognosis wherein y is calculated as less than about −100000, intermediate prognosis wherein y is calculated as between about −100000 and about −32000, and poor prognosis wherein y is calculated as greater than about −32000. Such an embodiment uses Eqn. 2 as defined above.


In an embodiment, the present invention also provides a method of predicting the survival outcome of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising obtaining or providing a formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) biopsy sample from the subject; isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample: obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for each gene i of Table 1; and determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by the equation:






y
=



i



c
i

·


log
2

(

x
i

)








wherein y is the survival predictor score, ci is the coefficient value as listed in Table 1 for gene i, and xi is the signal value for gene i.


In an embodiment, the present invention entails the development of a set of nucleic acid probes that are able to measure the abundance of particular mRNA species using the NanoString Technologies® platform for the purpose of gene expression profiling MCL in order to subdivide them into clinically relevant groups with distinct prognoses. In this embodiment, RNA is extracted from, e.g., FFPE, biopsies using standard commercial kits and then hybridized and detected. The resultant digital RNA counts reflect the relative abundance of mRNAs transcribed from different genes. These expression levels are then combined in statistical algorithms to create a survival predictor score that is strongly associated with the overall survival of that patient.


In an embodiment, the present invention also provides a method of selecting a treatment for a human subject having MCL comprising classifying the subject as described herein; selecting a treatment for the subject based on the subject's classification; and providing the treatment to the subject. The method can comprise isolating a RNA gene expression product from a biopsy sample from an MCL subject, and obtaining gene expression data from the isolated RNA gene expression product. Descriptions of the RNA gene expression product, gene expression data, and gene expression signature set forth herein in connection with other embodiments of the invention also are applicable to those same aspects of the aforesaid inventive method for selecting a treatment for a subject who already has been diagnosed with MCL.


The treatment selected may comprise any suitable therapeutic regimen or pharmaceutical agent that shows efficacy in treating MCL. Treatments for MCL include, for example, chemotherapy (e.g., CHOP (cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, oncovin (vincristine), and prednisone), immune based therapy (e.g., rituximab), radioimmunotherapy, biologic agents (e.g., protoesome inhibitors, BTK inhibitors, IMiDs and mTor inhibitors) and consolidative autologous stem cell transplantation. Treatments also include R-CHOP (CHOP with rituximab) or bendamustine plus rituximab (Rummel et al., Lancet, 381(9873):1203-10 (2013), incorporated herein by reference).


In an embodiment of the invention, the survival predictor score assigns a patient into poor, intermediate and good survival groups with median survivals of 1.1, 2.6, and 8.6 years, respectively, following treatment with R-CHOP with or without autologous stem cell transplantation.


MCL is recognized to be a heterogeneous group of lymphomas displaying a range of clinical behavior with some patients having slowly progressive disease that does not require immediate treatment, while others have disease that rapidly progress despite highly aggressive treatment. In an embodiment, the treatment is delayed, for example, if the subject is classified as having a good prognosis. In another embodiment, the treatment is administered immediately, for example, if the subject is classified as having a poor prognosis.


In an embodiment, the present invention provides a composition consisting of probes to the target sequences described herein. In another embodiment, the present invention also provides a kit comprising the probes, for example, a kit comprising components suitable for performing NanoString Technologies® nCounter® digital gene expression assays.


The following include certain aspects of the invention.


Aspect 1. A method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), which method comprises:


(a) obtaining or providing a formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) biopsy sample from the subject;


(b) isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample;


(c) obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for each gene of Table 1; and


(d) determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by


calculating a multiplication product for each gene of Table 1, wherein the multiplication product is the mathematical product of the log transformation of the signal value of a gene with a coefficient value for that gene, the coefficient value for the gene listed in Table 1, and


summing the multiplication products.


Aspect 2. The method of aspect 1, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by the equation:






y
=



i



c
i

·


log
2

(

x
i

)








wherein y is the survival predictor score, ci is the coefficient value for gene i, and xi is the signal value for gene i.


Aspect 3. The method of aspect 1 or 2, wherein the RNA gene expression data is obtained using a NanoString Technologies® nCounter® assay.


Aspect 4. A method of predicting the survival outcome of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising:


(a) determining the survival predictor score of the subject according to any one of aspects 1-3; and


(b) classifying the subject as belonging to one of the following groups based on the survival predictor score: (i) good prognosis, (ii) intermediate prognosis, and (iii) poor prognosis.


Aspect 5. A method of predicting the survival outcome of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising:


(a) determining the survival predictor score of the subject according to aspect 4; and


(b) classifying the subject as belonging to one of the following groups based on the survival predictor score: (i) good prognosis wherein y is calculated as less than −143, (ii) intermediate prognosis wherein y is calculated as between −143 and −28, and (iii) poor prognosis wherein y is calculated as greater than −28.


Aspect 6. A method of selecting a treatment for a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising:


(a) classifying the subject according to aspect 4 or 5;


(b) selecting a treatment for the subject based on the subject's classification; and


(c) optionally providing the treatment to the subject.


Aspect 7. The method of aspect 6, wherein the subject is classified as having a good prognosis and the optional treatment is delayed.


Aspect 8. The method of aspect 6, wherein the subject is classified as having a poor prognosis and the optional treatment is administered immediately.


Aspect 9. The method of any one of aspects 6-8, wherein the treatment includes administration of R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone).


Aspect 10. A method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), which method comprises:


(a) obtaining or providing a formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) biopsy sample from the subject;


(b) isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample;


(c) obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for each gene of Table 1; and


(d) determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by


calculating a multiplication product for each gene of Table 1, wherein the multiplication product is the mathematical product of the signal value of a gene with a coefficient value for that gene, the coefficient value for the gene listed in Table 1, and


summing the multiplication products.


Aspect 11. The method of aspect 10, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by the equation:






y
=



i



c
i

·

(

x
i

)








wherein y is the survival predictor score, ci is the coefficient value for gene i, and xi is the signal value for gene i.


Aspect 12. The method of aspect 10 or 11, wherein the RNA gene expression data is obtained using a NanoString Technologies® nCounter® assay.


Aspect 13. A method of predicting the survival outcome of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising:


(a) determining the survival predictor score of the subject according to any one of aspects 10-12; and


(b) classifying the subject as belonging to one of the following groups based on the survival predictor score: (i) good prognosis, (ii) intermediate prognosis, and (iii) poor prognosis.


Aspect 14. A method of predicting the survival outcome of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising:


(a) determining the survival predictor score of the subject according to aspect 13; and


(b) classifying the subject as belonging to one of the following groups based on the survival predictor score: (i) good prognosis wherein y is calculated as less than about −100000, (ii) intermediate prognosis wherein y is calculated as between about −100000 and about −32000, and (iii) poor prognosis wherein y is calculated as greater than about −32000.


Aspect 15. A method of selecting a treatment for a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising:


(a) classifying the subject according to aspect 13 or 14;


(b) selecting a treatment for the subject based on the subject's classification; and


(c) optionally providing the treatment to the subject.


Aspect 16. The method of aspect 15, wherein the subject is classified as having a good prognosis and the optional treatment is delayed.


Aspect 17. The method of aspect 15, wherein the subject is classified as having a poor prognosis and the optional treatment is administered immediately.


Aspect 18. The method of any one of aspects 15-17, wherein the treatment includes administration of R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone).


Aspect 19. A method of predicting the survival outcome of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising:


(a) obtaining or providing a formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) biopsy sample from the subject;


(b) isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample;


(c) obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for each gene i of Table 1; and


(d) determining a survival predictor score from the gene expression data, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by the equation:






y
=



i



c
i

·


log
2

(

x
i

)








wherein y is the survival predictor score, ci is the coefficient value as listed in Table 1 for gene i, and xi is the signal value for gene i.


It shall be noted that the preceding are merely examples of embodiments. Other exemplary embodiments are apparent from the entirety of the description herein. It will also be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that each of these embodiments may be used in various combinations with the other embodiments provided herein.


The following examples further illustrate the invention but, of course, should not be construed as in any way limiting its scope.


EXAMPLE

This example demonstrates the subdivision of patients with MCL into clinically relevant groups with distinct prognoses, in accordance with embodiments of the invention.


Methods


Study Design and Patient Population


The overall design of the process for developing and characterizing the assay for the proliferation signature in MCL is shown in FIG. 1. The study involved retrospective gene expression profiling of samples from patients with MCL, confirmed by expert pathology consensus review. Biopsies contributing to the training of the new assay included 80 biopsies described in Rosenwald et al. (Cancer Cell, 3:185-197 (2003), incorporated by reference herein) along with an additional 51 biopsies gathered from the clinical sites of the LLMPP (43 frozen and 8 FFPE). These biopsies, with tumor content of at least 60%, were obtained from patients who subsequently received a broad range of treatment regimens.


Thus, there were 3 different data sets that were considered as part of the training: (a) 80 Frozen Affymetrix® samples from the Rosenwald paper used to generate coefficients and to generate cut points, (b) 43 New Frozen samples used as an initial pre-validation check and as part of the set to generate cut-points, and (c) 47 FFPE samples used to adjust the model to account for the difference between Affymetrix® and Nanostring®. Set (a) and (b) were totally independent of each other, but 39 samples in set (c) were replicated in either set (a) or in set (b), and so set (c) only contributed 8 new samples. Thus, in total there were the 80 Rosenwald samples and 51 (43+8) non-Rosenwald samples.


The assay was validated using 110 pre-treatment biopsies from an independent cohort of patients treated at the British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA) (Table 2, FIG. 2).












TABLE 2









MCL35 categories














Total
Low-Risk
Standard-Risk
High-Risk
P


Variable
Cohort
Group
Group
Group
value§










Patients















Assessable patients
108
49
(45%)
31
(29%)
28
(26%)

















Male
86
(80%)
39
(80%)
26
(84%)
21
(75%)
0.75


Female
22
(20%)
10
(20%)
5
(16%)
7
(25%)


Age - median (range) years
62
(41-84)
60
(41-84)
64
(45-74)
68
(41-81)
0.18


>65 years
39
(36%)
12
(24%)
12
(39%)
15
(54%)
0.04







Clinical features
















ECOG performance status








0.20


0-1
75
(76%)
39
(83%)
20
(74%)
16
(64%)


2-4
24
(24%)
8
(17%)
7
(26%)
9
(36%)












Missing
9
2
4
3

















White cell count - median
6.9
(1.7-79.2)
6.4
(2.7-12.7)
8.7
(1.7-41.4)
7.9
(2.3-79.2)
0.02


(range)


LDH








 0.007


Normal
54
(57%)
30
(68%)
17
(63%)
7
(29%)


>Upper level of normal
41
(43%)
14
(32%)
10
(27%)
17
(71%)












Missing
13
5
4
4

















MIPI








 0.001


Low (<5.7)
38
(41%)
27
(61%)
8
(31%)
3
(13%)


Intermediate (5.7-6.2)
20
(22%)
7
(16%)
8
(31%)
5
(22%)


High (≥6.2)
35
(38%)
10
(23%)
10
(38%)
15
(65%)












Missing
15
5
5
5








Pathology
















Morphology








<0.001


Classic
95
(88%)
49
(100%)
29
(94%)
17
(61%)














Pleomorphic
3
(3%)
0
0
3
(11%)
















Blastoid
10
(9%)
0
2
(6%)
8
(29%)

















Ki-67 proliferation index








<0.001


<30%
53
(49%)
45
(92%)
6
(19%)
2
(7%)


≥30%
55
(51%)
4
(8%)
25
(81%)
26
(93%)


TP53 immunohistochemistry








<0.001


Negative
93
(87%)
49
(100%)
26
(87%)
18
(64%)















Positive
14
(13%)
0
4
(13%)
10
(36%)













Fail
1
0
1
0

















CCND1 3′UTR








<0.001


Wildtype
89
(82%)
49
(100%)
27
(87%)
13
(46%)















Truncated
19
(18%)
0
4
(13%)
15
(54%)








Treatment
















R-CHOP
108
(100%)
49
(100%)
31
(100%)
28
(100%)



Consolidative autologous








0.96{circumflex over ( )}


stem cell transplant


Per protocol
58
(84%*)
31
(84%*)
17
(89%*)
10
(77%*)


intention-to-treat


Received transplant
42
(72%#)
24
(77%#)
12
(71%#)
6
(60%#)


per protocol












Received transplant
1
0
1
0



outside protocol


Median follow up - months
78
98
68
75





Table abbreviations:


ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; MIPI; mantle cell lymphoma international prognostic index; UTR: untranslated region; R-CHOP: rituximab with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone.



§P values are for comparisons across the 3 risk groups determined by the MCL35 score;



*percent of patients 65 years or younger;



#percentage of patients where there was an intention to consolidate with an autologous stem cell transplant;



{circumflex over ( )}comparison across groups of number of patients that received an autologous stem cell transplant to the number where there was an intention to consolidate with an autologous stem cell transplant.






Patients diagnosed with MCL at the BCCA between 2003 and 2012 were identified using the BCCA Lymphoid Cancer Database. Inclusion in the validation cohort required a diagnostic excisional FFPE biopsy of a lymph node with tumor content of ≥60%, and treatment with R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) within 3 months of the diagnostic biopsy. Biopsies with a predominantly mantle zone involvement by lymphoma cells were excluded. All biopsies were centrally reviewed to confirm a diagnosis of conventional MCL and were positive for cyclin D1 by immunohistochemistry (Swerdlow et al., World Health Organization Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues. (ed 4th). Lyon, IARC Press (2008), incorporated herein by reference). BCCA policy during this era was to treat MCL using the R-CHOP regimen with a planned consolidative autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) for appropriate patients ≤65 years of age. A policy to provide maintenance rituximab (375 mg/m2 intravenously every 3 months for 2 years) to patients who did not receive a consolidative ASCT was introduced in 2011. The study was approved by the University of British Columbia-BCCA Research Ethics Board.


Gene Expression Profiling


Gene expression profiling of RNA extracted from FF biopsies used in the training of the assay was performed on Affymetrix® U133 plus 2.0 microarrays (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, Mass., USA). Data are available at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi.


Nucleic acids were extracted from 10 μm sections of FFPE biopsies using the QIAGEN® AllPrep DNA/RNA/DNA FFPE Kits (QIAGEN®, Hilden, Germany) after deparaffinization according to the manufacturer's instructions. Gene expression was quantitated in 200 ng of RNA on the NanoString® platform (NanoString Technologies®, Seattle, Wash., USA), using the “high sensitivity” setting on the nCounter™ PrepStation and 490 fields of view on the nCounter™ Analyzer (Generation 2) or 1,155 fields of view when a Generation 1 analyzer was used. Normalization for RNA loading was performed using the geometric mean of 18 housekeeping genes. Samples in which this geometric mean was below value of 140 were deemed to have failed.


Probes to exon 3 and the 3′untranslated region (UTR) of CCND1 were used to assess the status of the CCND1 3′UTR (see below).


Immunohistochemistry and the MIPI


Ki-67 IHC (MIB-1) was performed on whole tissue sections on a Ventana Benchmark platform (Ventana Medical Systems, Tucson, Ariz., USA) and scored by counting 200 cells per biopsy according to the recommendations of Klapper et al. (J. Hematop., 2:103-11, (2009)), incorporated herein by reference. The Ki-67 PI was defined as the proportion of positive tumor cells. TP53 IHC (clone DO-7) was performed on tissue microarrays comprising duplicate 0.6 mm cores from FFPE blocks of the biopsies, with positivity defined as strong uniform nuclear staining of tumor cells; all positive biopsies had staining in greater than 30% of tumor cells. The MIPI was calculated per Hoster et al. (Blood, 111:558-565 (2008)), incorporated herein by reference.


Statistical Analysis


The statistical analysis plan was specified before the evaluation of gene expression from the validation cohort. Fisher's exact and Kruskal-Wallis exact tests were used to examine the significance of differences in patient and pathology characteristics between groups. The median follow up was estimated using the reverse censoring method (Schemper et al., Controlled Clinical Trials, 17:343-346, 1996, incorporated herein by reference). The primary end-point of the study was overall survival (OS), which was calculated from the date of diagnosis to date of death from any cause. OS was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. A planned subgroup analysis was performed, which was limited to patients for whom there was a per-policy intention-to-treat with a consolidative ASCT.


Univariable analyses using Cox models were implemented to examine the relationship between continuous variables and OS. Log-rank tests were used to test the relationship between discrete variables and OS. Cox proportional hazards regression model score tests were used to test the association of variables with OS in combination with other variables. It was pre-specified that one-sided P values <0.05 would be considered significant.


More detail regarding the methods is provided below.


Proliferation Signature Modeling


An initial set of 80 fresh frozen MCL biopsies, that had been previously studied on a custom Lymphochip Microarrays element (Rosenwald et al., Cancer Cell, 3:185-197 (2003), incorporated by reference herein), were analyzed with a U133 plus 2.0 platform, normalized with MAS5.0 software, and log2 transformed. For each gene the association between that gene expression and survival was estimated using a Wald test statistic, the Pearson correlation was used between that gene's expression, and a proliferation signature was calculated (FIG. 3).


To translate the proliferation signature into a prognostic tool that could be applied to FFPE data, 47 FFPE biopsies were collected, including 39 biopsies with matched Affymetrix® gene expression data on RNA from fresh frozen biopsies. A NanoString® codeset was designed that included an initial set of 69 discriminative genes (11 associated with good prognosis and anti-correlated with the proliferation signature, 58 that were associated with poor survival and positively correlated with the proliferation signature) as well as 30 housekeeper genes that were well expressed and had low variance across MCL samples that could be used for normalization. RNA from the 47 FFPE samples were then analyzed on the NanoString® platform, and the genes were evaluated for their expression level, variance across the biopsies, and agreement with matched Affymetrix® expression.


Based on these observations a final refined codeset was created that included 17 predictive genes (13 correlated with proliferation, 4 anti-correlated with proliferation) and 18 housekeeping genes. The 47 FFPE samples were then re-analyzed with this refined codeset on which the final model was based.


As a template for the eventual FFPE model, predictive genes were reviewed on a set of 80 fresh frozen MCL biopsies described in Rosenwald et al. (Cancer Cell, 3:185-197 (2003)), analyzed with Affymetrix® U133 2.0 arrays. Signal values were generated with MAS5.0 and log 2 transformed. An individual model scores was generated for genes according to the following formula (Eqn. 3):







Score
j

=



i



x
ij



ρ
i



Z
i








where xij is the log2 transformed Affymetrix® signal value for gene i on sample j, ρi is the Pearson correlation between gene i and the Rosenwald proliferation signature, and Zi is the Wald Z-score for the association between expression of gene i and overall survival. A positive predictive score was generated, for which the sum was over the 13 genes that were identified as positively correlated with proliferation, and a negative predictive score was generated where the sum was over the 4 genes that were negatively associated with proliferation. This model was applied to Affymetrix® microarray data from an independent set of 43 MCL biopsies that had not been previously analyzed. After ascertaining that both individual signatures showed a strong effect on this independent data set (P<0.001), all 123 patients were combined into a single data set, and a Cox proportional hazards model was fit to combine the two scores into a single Frozen Affymetrix® Proliferation Score (FAPS). Next all possible pairs thresholds that divided the samples into the three groups according to their FAPS was considered. Those thresholds were selected for which the three defined groups had most statistically significant association with survival as measured by the log rank test. Those with scores less than 243 are considered to be in a good prognosis group (low risk) those with scores between 243 and 358 are considered to be in an intermediate prognosis group (intermediate risk); and those with scores greater than 358 are considered to be in a poor prognosis group (high risk). The above served as a template from which the FFPE NanoString®-based model was derived.


The NanoString® codeset was then used to analyze these genes. The NanoString® digital gene specific counts were normalized by dividing the counts of each sample by the geometric mean of the counts of the housekeeper genes, and then log 2 transformed. (The values for the normalization genes are set to 0.75 so that the sum over all coefficients (normalization, proliferation and anti-proliferation) sums to zero. In this way an increase in genetic material that would cause uniform signal increase of all genes by a constant amount will not affect the model score.) Based on this data, two signatures were generated based on the 13 positively correlated and 4 negatively correlated signatures, according to the following formula (Eqn. 4):







Score
j

=



i




h
ij

·

ρ
i




Z
i



λ
j








where ρi and Zi are as before, hij represents the log2 transformed normalized NanoString® count for gene i on sample j and λj represents the Pearson correlation between the matched NanoString® counts and Affymetrix® signal values. A regression was fit between the two NanoString® based predictor scores and the FAPS for the matched samples, giving a final “MCL35” signature that mimicked the FAPS. The values for the proliferation and anti-proliferation genes are provided in Table 3.














TABLE 3









Regression
Final


Gene ID
rho
Z
lambda
Adjust
coefficient




















SPG3A/ATL1
−0.496
−5.244
0.654
−11.535
−19.637


FMNL3
−0.46
−4.643
0.871
−11.535
−21.461


GLIPR1
−0.586
−5.35
0.827
−11.535
−29.911


ZDHHC21
−0.549
−4.695
0.789
−11.535
−23.474


CCNB2
0.837
5.718
0.799
1.57
6.008


CDC20
0.855
5.972
0.792
1.57
6.349


CDKN3
0.794
6.084
0.844
1.57
6.404


E2F2
0.83
5.803
0.796
1.57
6.018


ESPL1
0.892
5.907
0.786
1.57
6.5


FAM83D
0.838
5.787
0.777
1.57
5.917


FOXM1
0.828
6.195
0.813
1.57
6.549


H2AFX
0.802
6.409
0.753
1.57
6.077


KIF2C
0.843
5.98
0.782
1.57
6.19


MKI67
0.832
6.295
0.809
1.57
6.654


NCAPG
0.837
5.933
0.826
1.57
6.437


TOP2A
0.824
6.155
0.811
1.57
6.462


ZWINT
0.76
5.133
0.883
1.57
5.41









The above can be rewritten as Eqn. 1:






y
=



i



c
i

·


log
2

(

x
i

)








(where y is the survival predictor score, ci is the coefficient value for gene i, and xi is the signal value for gene i), with Scorej as y, ci equal to ρiZiλi multiplied by the factor that takes into account the regression fit, and hij as log2(xi).


The model was scaled so that the variance of the FFPE model matched that of the frozen model. All of the weights and scaling were combined into what is presented as the coefficients. The weights of the 18 normalization genes were set to a constant value chosen such that the total sum over all coefficients was equal to 0, which effectively normalizes the data so that a uniform increase of all expression values by a fixed proportion will have no effect on the score. The resulting FFPE score was found to be shifted by 386 and so equivalently shifted cut-points were used to the following subgroups according to the FFPE signature: a low risk group of those with model score less than −143; an intermediate risk for model score between −143 and −28; and a high risk for model score greater than −28.


Thereby the thresholds optimized for the FAPS could be directly used to divide samples by their MCL35 signature into low-, standard- and high-risk groups. The model, including the gene coefficients, adjustments and thresholds, was then “locked” and validated in an independent cohort of patients. Tables 4 and 5 contain outcome data and digital expression data for the MCL35 assay, for the independent validation cohort, respectively.









TABLE 4







Outcome data and MCL35, MIPI and Ki67 IHC categories for the validation cohort














ASCT


KI67

Overall


IDENTIFIER
ITT
MCL35
MIPI
IHC (%)
CODE_OS
survival (y)
















MCL001
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
0
4.50


MCL002
NO
FAIL
INTERMEDIATE
10-29
1
1.56


MCL006
NO
STANDARD
NOT AVAILABLE
>=30
1
0.82


MCL007
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
1
5.96


MCL008
NO
LOW
NOT AVAILABLE
 <10
0
9.22


MCL009
NO
STANDARD
HIGH
>=30
1
2.17


MCL010
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
0
10.90


MCL011
NO
LOW
LOW
 <10
0
11.00


MCL012
NO
STANDARD
LOW
>=30
1
1.08


MCL015
NO
STANDARD
INTERMEDIATE
>=30
0
2.89


MCL016
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
0
1.54


MCL017
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
0
2.97


MCL018
NO
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
1
0.47


MCL019
YES
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
1
1.69


MCL020
YES
STANDARD
LOW
>=30
0
4.60


MCL021
YES
STANDARD
LOW
10-29
0
5.70


MCL022
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
0
6.54


MCL023
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
1
2.43


MCL024
NO
LOW
HIGH
 <10
1
2.18


MCL025
YES
STANDARD
LOW
10-29
0
7.11


MCL026
NO
STANDARD
NOT AVAILABLE
>=30
1
1.89


MCL027
YES
LOW
INTERMEDIATE
10-29
1
5.04


MCL029
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
0
3.45


MCL031
YES
HIGH
LOW
>=30
1
0.76


MCL033
NO
LOW
NOT AVAILABLE
10-29
0
10.20


MCL035
NO
STANDARD
HIGH
10-29
1
2.57


MCL036
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
0
6.52


MCL037
YES
STANDARD
INTERMEDIATE
>=30
1
3.24


MCL038
NO
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
1
0.45


MCL040
YES
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
1
0.54


MCL041
YES
LOW
LOW
 <10
1
1.20


MCL042
YES
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
1
1.40


MCL043
NO
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
0
3.23


MCL044
NO
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
1
0.86


MCL045
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
0
3.56


MCL047
YES
LOW
LOW
>=30
0
4.46


MCL048
NO
LOW
HIGH
 <10
1
0.91


MCL050
NO
HIGH
NOT AVAILABLE
>=30
1
2.78


MCL052
NO
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
1
0.37


MCL053
YES
STANDARD
LOW
>=30
1
2.09


MCL054
NO
STANDARD
INTERMEDIATE
>=30
1
5.94


MCL055
YES
LOW
HIGH
10-29
0
8.18


MCL057
NO
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
1
0.30


MCL059
YES
LOW
LOW
>=30
0
9.84


MCL060
NO
LOW
HIGH
 <10
1
5.42


MCL061
NO
HIGH
INTERMEDIATE
>=30
1
2.01


MCL062
YES
STANDARD
LOW
>=30
0
5.10


MCL063
YES
LOW
NOT AVAILABLE
10-29
0
8.78


MCL064
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
1
8.58


MCL065
NO
LOW
HIGH
10-29
0
2.89


MCL067
NO
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
0
3.10


MCL068
YES
LOW
LOW
 <10
0
4.66


MCL069
YES
STANDARD
HIGH
>=30
1
2.44


MCL071
NO
LOW
HIGH
10-29
0
5.43


MCL072
NO
HIGH
NOT AVAILABLE
>=30
1
2.60


MCL074
NO
LOW
LOW
 <10
0
11.40


MCL075
NO
LOW
HIGH
 <10
1
7.24


MCL076
NO
STANDARD
NOT AVAILABLE
>=30
1
3.93


MCL078
NO
LOW
INTERMEDIATE
 <10
0
3.09


MCL079
YES
STANDARD
HIGH
>=30
1
2.96


MCL080
YES
STANDARD
HIGH
>=30
0
3.03


MCL082
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
0
3.39


MCL083
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
0
3.61


MCL085
YES
STANDARD
INTERMEDIATE
>=30
0
4.22


MCL088
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
0
5.18


MCL089
NO
HIGH
NOT AVAILABLE
>=30
1
2.26


MCL091
NO
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
1
0.92


MCL092
YES
LOW
HIGH
10-29
1
3.61


MCL093
NO
HIGH
INTERMEDIATE
>=30
1
0.84


MCL094
NO
HIGH
NOT AVAILABLE
>=30
1
0.79


MCL095
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
1
5.73


MCL096
YES
STANDARD
INTERMEDIATE
 <10
1
2.00


MCL097
NO
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
1
0.35


MCL098
YES
FAIL
LOW
 <10
1
5.85


MCL099
NO
LOW
INTERMEDIATE
10-29
1
5.17


MCL100
NO
LOW
HIGH
10-29
1
4.87


MCL102
YES
LOW
LOW
 <10
0
8.60


MCL103
NO
STANDARD
NOT AVAILABLE
10-29
1
1.75


MCL104
NO
LOW
LOW
10-29
1
7.01


MCL105
YES
STANDARD
INTERMEDIATE
10-29
1
1.66


MCL106
YES
LOW
LOW
10-29
0
12.65


MCL108
NO
STANDARD
HIGH
>=30
1
1.66


MCL109
NO
STANDARD
NOT AVAILABLE
>=30
1
0.69


MCL110
YES
HIGH
LOW
>=30
1
0.80


MCL113
YES
HIGH
INTERMEDIATE
>=30
1
1.23


MCL114
YES
LOW
INTERMEDIATE
10-29
1
6.00


MCL115
YES
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
1
1.02


MCL116
NO
LOW
LOW
 <10
0
9.24


MCL117
NO
STANDARD
HIGH
>=30
1
1.25


MCL119
YES
LOW
INTERMEDIATE
 <10
1
2.71


MCL121
YES
HIGH
NOT AVAILABLE
10-29
0
9.68


MCL122
NO
HIGH
HIGH
10-29
1
0.77


MCL123
YES
HIGH
HIGH
>=30
1
4.48


MCL124
NO
LOW
HIGH
10-29
1
1.44


MCL129
NO
HIGH
INTERMEDIATE
>=30
1
1.51


MCL131
YES
STANDARD
LOW
>=30
0
6.57


MCL134
YES
STANDARD
LOW
>=30
0
6.18


MCL138
NO
HIGH
LOW
>=30
0
8.04


MCL141
NO
LOW
NOT AVAILABLE
>=30
0
2.77


MCL143
YES
LOW
INTERMEDIATE
 <10
0
5.60


MCL145
NO
STANDARD
HIGH
>=30
1
1.16


MCL146
YES
LOW
LOW
 <10
0
7.81


MCL147
YES
LOW
INTERMEDIATE
10-29
1
6.21


MCL148
YES
STANDARD
INTERMEDIATE
>=30
1
5.87


MCL149
YES
LOW
LOW
>=30
0
2.99


MCL150
NO
STANDARD
INTERMEDIATE
>=30
0
3.50


MCL152
YES
STANDARD
HIGH
>=30
1
2.37


MCL153
YES
HIGH
INTERMEDIATE
>=30
0
6.28


MCL154
NO
LOW
NOT AVAILABLE
10-29
1
4.38


MCL155
YES
STANDARD
HIGH
>=30
1
0.37





Table abbreviations: ASCT ITT: intention-to-treat with an autologous stem cell transplant; MIPI: mantle cell lymphoma International Prognostic Index; IHC: immunohistochemistry.


CODE_OS: 0 = alive at last follow-up, 1 = dead.













TABLE 5





Digital gene expression data for the MCL35 assay and CCND1 in the validation cohort






















Gene Name
Category
MCL001
MCL002
MCL006
MCL007
MCL008
MCL009





MKI67
Proliferation
451
42
253
407
234
204


FOXM1
Proliferation
641
144
822
676
388
494


ESPL1
Proliferation
427
58
168
498
204
192


TOP2A
Proliferation
753
109
494
686
316
391


NCAPG
Proliferation
433
50
349
426
232
215


CDKN3
Proliferation
407
32
656
344
195
159


CDC20
Proliferation
546
61
566
404
294
234


KIF2C
Proliferation
378
45
220
261
233
150


H2AFX
Proliferation
1051
85
494
787
435
396


E2F2
Proliferation
699
92
157
467
317
300


CCNB2
Proliferation
573
22
214
443
171
186


FAM83D
Proliferation
295
22
186
214
110
93


ZWINT
Proliferation
1685
168
660
1474
528
762


ATL1
Proliferation
678
20
162
778
429
269


FMNL3
Proliferation
3286
80
673
3862
1967
929


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
4011
65
422
1859
1666
953


GLIPR1
Proliferation
3915
54
2228
7601
3172
1343


CHD4
Housekeeper
7539
206
2180
8991
4245
1940


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
7062
185
1587
9091
4820
2235


GIT2
Housekeeper
2432
70
579
2879
1514
919


GSK3B
Housekeeper
1045
46
480
1661
658
384


HSPA9
Housekeeper
1546
77
710
1880
866
571


IK
Housekeeper
2111
73
676
2155
1308
622


MLL2
Housekeeper
2770
46
710
3230
1596
1031


NEU3
Housekeeper
458
26
268
956
556
338


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
2889
67
653
3178
1640
1106


RANBP9
Housekeeper
3486
106
1518
4010
2117
1487


RC3H2
Housekeeper
3517
116
961
2686
1963
875


TRIM56
Housekeeper
2475
98
680
2601
1850
1101


UBXN4
Housekeeper
2174
88
940
2966
1327
820


VAC14
Housekeeper
2817
54
750
3049
1490
797


VRK3
Housekeeper
2104
92
530
2294
1326
688


WAC
Housekeeper
4929
196
1502
5906
3067
1757


WDR55
Housekeeper
1253
24
537
1553
718
431


ZNF598
Housekeeper
1438
71
595
1674
957
601


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
82021
2201
3426
73008
27377
69939


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
95705
1409
3736
75300
32629
87164


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
52519
585
1898
33782
18592
44970





Gene Name
Category
MCL010
MCL011
MCL012
MCL015
MCL016
MCL017





MKI67
Proliferation
149
83
772
372
163
196


FOXM1
Proliferation
317
140
957
703
285
297


ESPL1
Proliferation
161
80
560
452
163
238


TOP2A
Proliferation
239
118
888
1291
274
425


NCAPG
Proliferation
190
79
592
378
163
195


CDKN3
Proliferation
141
63
526
428
167
348


CDC20
Proliferation
184
95
822
604
193
274


KIF2C
Proliferation
168
61
388
438
245
171


H2AFX
Proliferation
379
256
984
910
480
632


E2F2
Proliferation
243
101
1179
583
294
336


CCNB2
Proliferation
118
38
487
478
143
220


FAM83D
Proliferation
74
30
290
224
92
123


ZWINT
Proliferation
669
218
1500
1269
853
597


ATL1
Proliferation
479
200
295
381
537
259


FMNL3
Proliferation
2152
1785
1751
1935
1710
1967


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
2029
959
1406
1642
1689
1612


GLIPR1
Proliferation
2780
2008
2349
2397
3046
2253


CHD4
Housekeeper
3432
3150
3924
4283
5484
4106


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
3743
2611
4275
4836
5154
3775


GIT2
Housekeeper
1214
989
1624
1329
1311
1069


GSK3B
Housekeeper
749
668
700
1038
811
621


HSPA9
Housekeeper
742
643
960
958
948
783


IK
Housekeeper
1061
771
1179
1081
1475
1157


MLL2
Housekeeper
1361
1124
1366
1408
1630
1263


NEU3
Housekeeper
483
435
611
624
594
491


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
1136
898
1616
1903
1862
1425


RANBP9
Housekeeper
1617
1349
2130
2663
2256
2002


RC3H2
Housekeeper
1650
1406
1920
2627
2178
1940


TRIM56
Housekeeper
1539
1481
1633
1404
1810
1280


UBXN4
Housekeeper
1090
943
1524
1614
1566
1107


VAC14
Housekeeper
1267
1095
1671
1494
1575
1234


VRK3
Housekeeper
1247
889
1296
1130
1202
919


WAC
Housekeeper
2622
2183
2949
3648
3651
3099


WDR55
Housekeeper
665
364
912
683
652
681


ZNF598
Housekeeper
696
750
922
790
800
723


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
28605
23411
43704
27284
32417
18013


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
27330
23479
42799
52579
42050
19355


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
12810
9762
25736
22981
23044
6802





Gene Name
Category
MCL018
MCL019
MCL020
MCL021
MCL022
MCL023





MKI67
Proliferation
4991
3236
1308
620
387
109


FOXM1
Proliferation
10994
5841
2244
1676
700
289


ESPL1
Proliferation
7697
3499
1450
773
341
169


TOP2A
Proliferation
6077
5411
2311
1498
450
281


NCAPG
Proliferation
4263
2844
1291
657
388
168


CDKN3
Ptoll feral ion
3038
2823
1233
804
258
160


CDC20
Proliferation
7136
3164
1329
804
527
233


KIF2C
Proliferation
4980
2649
1233
670
312
98


H2AFX
Proliferation
2729
3992
3617
2704
745
259


E2F2
Proliferation
8202
4482
1892
1182
691
277


CCNB2
Proliferation
3324
3516
1756
578
234
90


FAM83D
Proliferation
3259
1310
827
444
123
46


ZWINT
Proliferation
10993
7334
4003
2160
1496
571


ATL1
Proliferation
244
1310
602
381
354
143


FMNL3
Proliferation
800
5017
4096
4000
2354
986


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
5205
5636
4471
3751
1875
919


GLIPR1
Proliferation
3016
6224
5634
3556
3570
1021


CHD4
Housekeeper
12383
16857
13713
8033
3265
2154


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
8434
11638
11684
11030
4328
1652


GIT2
Housekeeper
2231
4191
3334
2599
1660
757


GSK3B
Housekeeper
1517
1972
1868
1586
912
475


HSPA9
Housekeeper
2941
2459
1805
1345
903
435


IK
Housekeeper
2837
3350
2407
1962
1048
669


MLL2
Housekeeper
2366
4507
3633
2632
1402
750


NEU3
Housekeeper
1204
1247
1603
1181
674
219


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
4112
4266
4085
2281
1961
678


RANBP9
Housekeeper
5093
6254
6055
5270
1701
1164


RC3H2
Housekeeper
4139
5482
5318
4865
2242
896


TRIM56
Housekeeper
2870
3617
3351
3167
1975
750


UBXN4
Housekeeper
2217
4331
3260
1780
1156
743


VAC14
Housekeeper
2801
4343
3449
2533
1424
738


VRK3
Housekeeper
2482
2779
2509
2133
1413
786


WAC
Housekeeper
6798
7343
9980
6940
3236
1500


WDR55
Housekeeper
1998
2190
2097
1485
638
587


ZNF598
Housekeeper
2667
2182
2181
1746
853
539


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
269048
70972
194373
49329
29722
22939


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
1386
44896
210297
76368
24270
17981


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
177462
20820
102114
38119
10781
10799





Gene Name
Category
MCL024
MCL025
MCL026
MCL027
MCL029
MCL031





MKI67
Proliferation
242
305
1084
470
403
1108


FOXM1
Proliferation
519
773
1613
696
485
1682


ESPL1
Proliferation
251
327
812
475
381
829


TOP2A
Proliferation
422
935
1525
682
552
1819


NCAPG
Proliferation
267
360
906
540
310
1057


CDKN3
Proliferation
195
375
917
391
327
860


CDC20
Proliferation
305
351
1375
501
480
1470


KIF2C
Proliferation
281
260
604
705
322
841


H2AFX
Proliferation
690
858
2045
787
695
1553


E2F2
Proliferation
644
544
1147
693
777
1322


CCNB2
Proliferation
208
317
802
370
237
880


FAM83D
Proliferation
102
223
768
263
118
477


ZWINT
Proliferation
836
1417
2096
2520
1154
2780


ATL1
Proliferation
321
311
326
1206
692
384


FMNL3
Proliferation
1744
849
2511
4251
5052
1210


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
1849
1353
1864
6336
5708
1339


GLIPR1
Proliferation
1895
1917
3731
7699
4569
2515


CHD4
Housekeeper
3562
2990
7787
10726
7706
4738


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
3625
3815
8489
10454
6898
5377


GIT2
Housekeeper
1509
1236
2444
3726
2816
1665


GSK3B
Housekeeper
687
621
1520
1855
1434
1031


HSPA9
Housekeeper
841
1062
1931
1930
1371
1439


IK
Housekeeper
926
885
1951
2467
1951
1328


MLL2
Housekeeper
1420
1302
2520
3958
2921
2022


NEU3
Housekeeper
614
566
1043
1182
634
819


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
1599
1730
2836
3858
2481
2156


RANBP9
Housekeeper
1780
2229
4363
4466
3300
2493


RC3H2
Housekeeper
1881
1519
3773
3906
3330
1615


TRIM56
Housekeeper
1720
1640
2409
3142
2519
2292


UBXN4
Housekeeper
1270
1166
2684
2643
2290
1903


VAC14
Housekeeper
1491
1548
2981
3471
2196
2110


VRK3
Housekeeper
1175
1022
2058
2942
2146
1442


WAC
Housekeeper
3134
3469
5986
7150
5217
3716


WDR55
Housekeeper
684
557
1460
2424
1572
1000


ZNF598
Housekeeper
1006
994
1646
1936
1630
1117


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
32527
23686
37627
108732
74205
35908


CCND1_A
CCND1 probe A
35889
36210
51134
103154
65570
33714


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
19832
17113
29673
65525
39615
21358





Gene Name
Category
MCL033
MCL035
MCL036
MCL037
MCL038
MCL040





MKI67
Proliferation
263
316
307
483
1075
711


FOXM1
Proliferation
337
598
578
967
1901
1560


ESPL1
Proliferation
189
277
291
453
520
591


TOP2A
Proliferation
335
460
589
906
1601
1479


NCAPG
Proliferation
244
395
314
436
1197
751


CDKN3
Proliferation
254
188
311
444
866
601


CDC20
Proliferation
315
305
442
474
1558
864


KIF2C
Proliferation
167
193
323
357
637
580


H2AFX
Proliferation
504
630
863
1224
739
1328


E2F2
Proliferation
236
394
745
907
880
1230


CCNB2
Proliferation
176
183
308
222
705
557


FAM83D
Proliferation
103
126
194
220
418
461


ZWINT
Proliferation
617
862
739
1294
2694
2922


ATL1
Proliferation
242
236
651
483
209
314


FMNL3
Proliferation
2152
485
3062
2243
487
1040


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
2085
1246
2431
2632
1086
1376


GLIPR1
Proliferation
2659
2375
3585
2876
1501
2004


CHD4
Housekeeper
4040
2207
5882
6111
3919
3456


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
3934
2933
4917
6786
2901
4212


GIT2
Housekeeper
1517
1189
1540
1881
1127
1234


GSK3B
Housekeeper
728
613
1019
1349
705
654


HSPA9
Housekeeper
773
641
1037
1250
1057
905


IK
Housekeeper
1308
652
1304
1825
912
1100


MLL2
Housekeeper
1617
1019
1653
2408
824
1269


NEU3
Housekeeper
487
418
586
717
542
472


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
1482
1677
1738
2619
1657
1848


RANBP9
Housekeeper
2084
1418
3126
3501
1514
2063


RC3H2
Housekeeper
1872
1473
2565
3298
1777
1760


TRIM56
Housekeeper
1810
1350
1627
2515
897
2035


UBXN4
Housekeeper
1382
990
1581
2016
1043
1335


VAC14
Housekeeper
1590
963
1552
1895
1115
1428


VRK3
Housekeeper
1201
1123
1447
1586
796
1040


WAC
Housekeeper
3159
2022
3531
4937
1995
3153


WDR55
Housekeeper
753
439
703
977
554
722


ZNF598
Housekeeper
888
582
975
1128
950
845


CCND1
CCND1 exonic
27511
26005
39463
45318
39601
38134


CCND1_A
CCND1 probe A
32542
26631
46941
50438
16652
58537


CCND1_B
CCND1 probe B
17315
12068
20503
19745
6494
27341





Gene Name
Category
MCL041
MCL042
MCL043
MCL044
MCL045
MCL047





MKI67
Proliferation
159
385
1788
1664
119
154


FOXM1
Proliferation
288
1600
2375
3243
235
532


ESPL1
Proliferation
209
733
1396
1433
99
206


TOP2A
Proliferation
231
1306
1523
2560
193
363


NCAPG
Proliferation
178
700
1379
1745
132
199


CDKN3
Proliferation
131
482
1614
1499
111
186


CDC20
Proliferation
200
695
1885
1907
174
158


KIF2C
Proliferation
165
519
1106
1355
104
108


H2AFX
Proliferation
305
1075
2372
1855
283
627


E2F2
Proliferation
208
1111
1469
1496
214
261


CCNB2
Proliferation
127
452
1385
1926
78
122


FAM83D
Proliferation
55
222
1093
1112
46
81


ZWINT
Proliferation
543
683
3207
3580
405
685


ATL1
Proliferation
287
50
128
562
274
137


FMNL3
Proliferation
1796
232
1858
2355
1182
1582


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
860
599
2208
3858
1558
1291


GLIPR1
Proliferation
2045
1836
2927
3353
1854
1258


CHD4
Housekeeper
2677
2206
5609
10984
2817
3628


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
2746
2555
6072
10006
2708
2487


GIT2
Housekeeper
1073
1093
1576
2908
1029
864


GSK3B
Housekeeper
408
429
1190
1691
445
283


HSPA9
Housekeeper
680
901
1384
1693
628
482


IK
Housekeeper
858
591
1564
2158
795
729


MLL2
Housekeeper
965
1050
2181
2861
1021
1093


NEU3
Housekeeper
424
420
841
1028
417
266


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
1380
1618
2705
3296
1112
1383


RANBP9
Housekeeper
1656
1241
2848
4021
1710
1473


RC3H2
Housekeeper
1410
854
2642
4393
1433
1254


TRIM56
Housekeeper
1200
1187
1910
2169
1333
1083


UBXN4
Housekeeper
950
824
1846
2541
1103
812


VAC14
Housekeeper
931
891
2722
3207
1150
806


VRK3
Housekeeper
878
769
1470
2240
995
730


WAC
Housekeeper
2172
1897
3958
5550
2434
2464


WDR55
Housekeeper
522
360
1332
1647
454
444


ZNF598
Housekeeper
658
526
1447
1469
656
611


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
21688
51111
34669
38034
34423
19141


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
21367
541
11784
37700
28759
39175


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
9655
269
1313
19305
14658
16110





Gene Name
Category
MCL048
MCL050
MCL052
MCL053
MCL054
MCL055





MKI67
Proliferation
50
827
2996
628
1225
298


FOXM1
Proliferation
198
1837
3859
1480
2161
533


ESPL1
Proliferation
76
748
2437
504
1124
305


TOP2A
Proliferation
211
1704
3820
785
2418
482


NCAPG
Proliferation
114
858
3073
429
1311
339


CDKN3
Proliferation
174
649
2045
545
939
286


CDC20
Proliferation
112
1102
2652
893
1473
392


KIF2C
Proliferation
62
726
1934
514
981
268


H2AFX
Proliferation
502
1200
3236
1372
2506
624


E2F2
Proliferation
152
1223
3506
1107
2013
518


CCNB2
Proliferation
73
610
1883
393
1491
252


FAM83D
Proliferation
67
475
1062
357
556
188


ZWINT
Proliferation
208
2486
6153
1924
4036
1110


ATL1
Proliferation
75
112
304
126
582
506


FMNL3
Proliferation
1056
1744
2943
1437
2516
2190


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
1324
1075
3208
2200
4591
2704


GLIPR1
Proliferation
2262
1654
5828
1845
4588
3577


CHD4
Housekeeper
2328
4423
6937
3838
7842
4904


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
2854
4312
9007
4475
7733
5017


GIT2
Housekeeper
710
1304
3635
1360
2971
1671


GSK3B
Housekeeper
618
1070
1810
848
923
794


HSPA9
Housekeeper
503
1296
1901
1187
1606
981


IK
Housekeeper
869
1443
2512
1154
2177
1403


MLL2
Housekeeper
1068
1844
3777
1490
3227
1982


NEU3
Housekeeper
449
734
1075
680
876
589


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
1647
1784
4295
1439
2842
1841


RANBP9
Housekeeper
1444
3015
3427
2494
4077
3475


RC3H2
Housekeeper
1872
1976
4543
2228
3850
2356


TRIM56
Housekeeper
1305
1890
2877
2069
2417
1790


UBXN4
Housekeeper
744
1741
2477
1694
2759
1613


VAC14
Housekeeper
887
2274
2695
1846
3249
1921


VRK3
Housekeeper
567
1382
2695
1316
2194
1402


WAC
Housekeeper
3298
3769
6684
3654
5746
3535


WDR55
Housekeeper
419
939
1571
857
1969
1021


ZNF598
Housekeeper
642
1298
2102
1066
1497
1061


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
13861
30899
156762
20360
127270
61662


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
34158
5003
1292
24066
134479
46876


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
11987
2686
666
12031
82143
1170





Gene Name
Category
MCL057
MCL059
MCL060
MCL061
MCL062
MCL063





MKI67
Proliferation
3281
269
246
936
635
78


FOXM1
Proliferation
5067
447
400
1968
1003
265


ESPL1
Proliferation
2665
299
289
1012
516
105


TOP2A
Proliferation
4172
363
421
2040
912
144


NCAPG
Proliferation
3210
298
292
923
698
118


CDKN3
Proliferation
1545
203
209
857
618
53


CDC20
Proliferation
2726
337
314
1333
651
60


KIF2C
Proliferation
1814
396
307
1138
488
73


H2AFX
Proliferation
2501
518
515
1357
1795
230


E2F2
Proliferation
4265
473
535
1731
663
299


CCNB2
Proliferation
1610
206
120
1086
577
34


FAM83D
Proliferation
961
98
102
726
363
37


ZWINT
Proliferation
8296
1038
853
3760
1599
498


ATL1
Proliferation
191
532
877
463
643
180


FMNL3
Proliferation
1569
3176
3806
2236
3577
1038


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
3928
4767
4501
1974
2832
522


GLIPR1
Proliferation
5914
2971
4115
2954
3110
966


CHD4
Housekeeper
7252
4484
6273
8909
6082
1142


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
8758
4707
5911
7654
6988
1369


GIT2
Housekeeper
2696
1857
2657
1986
2058
598


GSK3B
Housekeeper
1728
864
1042
1763
1116
220


HSPA9
Housekeeper
2574
962
1127
1729
1299
441


IK
Housekeeper
2267
1463
1565
1871
1480
386


MLL2
Housekeeper
4062
1797
2158
2940
2243
533


NEU3
Housekeeper
1622
609
693
950
820
229


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
3308
1620
1923
3006
2263
693


RANBP9
Housekeeper
4113
2366
3047
3788
3121
649


RC3H2
Housekeeper
2300
2520
3164
3401
3165
520


TRIM56
Housekeeper
3343
1767
2169
2043
2255
837


UBXN4
Housekeeper
2653
1672
1828
2193
1884
530


VAC14
Housekeeper
2865
1741
2252
2939
2158
487


VRK3
Housekeeper
2482
1528
1719
1750
1948
754


WAC
Housekeeper
6238
3734
4808
4900
4395
1166


WDR55
Housekeeper
1927
1144
1265
1277
1414
199


ZNF598
Housekeeper
3014
1011
1321
1768
1212
487


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
179225
47941
54962
33967
36027
15295


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
86947
30831
49807
33070
34852
12396


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
41806
15775
26082
18610
17137
4740





Gene Name
Category
MCL064
MCL065
MCL067
MCL068
MCL069
MCL071





MKI67
Proliferation
423
290
1549
325
834
109


FOXM1
Proliferation
495
449
3356
481
1724
319


ESPL1
Proliferation
357
356
1816
332
797
102


TOP2A
Proliferation
545
396
1947
455
1271
164


NCAPG
Proliferation
387
321
1845
273
740
121


CDKN3
Proliferation
368
221
1128
230
590
117


CDC20
Proliferation
505
266
1633
284
617
308


KIF2C
Proliferation
300
276
1347
293
728
169


H2AFX
Proliferation
512
450
2814
564
1847
375


E2F2
Proliferation
678
458
1696
489
1458
250


CCNB2
Proliferation
340
310
1831
193
923
152


FAM83D
Proliferation
184
92
962
148
730
45


ZWINT
Proliferation
998
1353
4321
1174
2714
414


ATL1
Proliferation
480
271
203
707
601
335


FMNL3
Proliferation
2432
1877
3930
3368
1605
1709


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
2821
2514
872
3373
638
792


GLIPR1
Proliferation
2897
1914
1431
4060
3872
1055


CHD4
Housekeeper
5722
5498
5323
7039
5225
2052


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
4337
5149
4877
5656
5119
2258


GIT2
Housekeeper
1783
1841
1375
2136
1860
899


GSK3B
Housekeeper
768
787
1160
954
829
438


HSPA9
Housekeeper
1042
1168
1295
1431
1281
401


IK
Housekeeper
1396
1354
1006
1630
1336
436


MLL2
Housekeeper
1827
2107
1327
2213
1789
700


NEU3
Housekeeper
686
586
761
690
583
247


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
1652
2148
2170
2432
2232
924


RANBP9
Housekeeper
2335
2215
2301
2872
2348
885


RC3H2
Housekeeper
2503
2792
2282
2396
2246
714


TRIM56
Housekeeper
1737
1744
1372
2022
1698
1043


UBXN4
Housekeeper
1849
1792
1296
1827
1568
554


VAC14
Housekeeper
2289
2116
2138
1983
1849
692


VRK3
Housekeeper
1208
1424
1368
1493
1332
665


WAC
Housekeeper
3550
3656
3422
4419
4624
1380


WDR55
Housekeeper
992
1017
1000
1241
820
254


ZNF598
Housekeeper
1047
887
1190
1023
1278
595


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
32332
42531
108825
59795
68614
34291


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
31016
44175
3604
69977
15611
27997


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
16831
28013
2055
37312
6042
9529





Gene Name
Category
MCL072
MCL074
MCL075
MCL076
MCL078
MCL079





MKI67
Proliferation
2021
33
173
370
21
508


FOXM1
Proliferation
2332
41
466
759
44
680


ESPL1
Proliferation
1214
19
256
365
39
519


TOP2A
Proliferation
2536
32
353
810
53
327


NCAPG
Proliferation
1720
37
202
370
51
609


CDKN3
Proliferation
1236
22
197
396
69
465


CDC20
Proliferation
1344
30
173
394
39
643


KIF2C
Proliferation
1056
15
115
307
34
370


H2AFX
Proliferation
1690
90
512
1419
273
674


E2F2
Proliferation
1843
28
353
573
64
1111


CCNB2
Proliferation
1364
10
109
529
18
375


FAM83D
Proliferation
858
10
80
209
40
284


ZWINT
Proliferation
3799
118
693
1207
134
1806


ATL1
Proliferation
459
75
207
383
212
657


FMNL3
Proliferation
1896
593
1681
998
500
1333


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
4036
304
1197
616
1612
2606


GLIPR1
Proliferation
2798
634
2234
1783
3112
3421


CHD4
Housekeeper
9421
663
2036
3339
3822
5277


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
7666
893
2528
3932
3018
5847


GIT2
Housekeeper
1968
375
1274
1166
1127
1774


GSK3B
Housekeeper
1194
171
432
584
614
1015


HSPA9
Housekeeper
1742
228
460
415
626
1366


IK
Housekeeper
2037
206
572
987
1070
1658


MLL2
Housekeeper
2746
297
898
1129
1607
2093


NEU3
Housekeeper
880
151
346
654
387
805


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
2714
355
1070
1820
1252
2059


RANBP9
Housekeeper
3610
407
1279
2387
1949
3056


RC3H2
Housekeeper
3660
358
1230
1055
1879
1708


TRIM56
Housekeeper
2230
492
1048
1168
1608
1538


UBXN4
Housekeeper
2598
352
879
982
915
1734


VAC14
Housekeeper
2406
341
786
864
1125
2106


VRK3
Housekeeper
1896
293
641
1028
964
1465


WAC
Housekeeper
4561
647
2528
2614
3175
4027


WDR55
Housekeeper
1304
123
424
515
529
1173


ZNF598
Housekeeper
1161
278
617
623
695
938


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
41735
5493
17378
49446
22666
58905


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
48540
5453
24050
63738
30594
50676


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
24716
2585
8871
25685
11960
19695





Gene Name
Category
MCL080
MCL082
MCL083
MCL085
MCL088
MCL089





MKI67
Proliferation
626
404
344
725
530
1610


FOXM1
Proliferation
999
574
676
989
1017
2734


ESPL1
Proliferation
482
351
383
655
614
1503


TOP2A
Proliferation
1048
707
669
959
1097
3520


NCAPG
Proliferation
497
362
300
763
499
1758


CDKN3
Proliferation
545
467
399
457
483
1627


CDC20
Proliferation
684
622
463
728
597
3218


KIF2C
Proliferation
485
363
257
327
680
2186


H2AFX
Proliferation
1170
758
1046
990
1178
3037


E2F2
Proliferation
706
493
541
612
1264
2032


CCNB2
Proliferation
495
379
247
426
566
1142


FAM83D
Proliferation
234
217
169
243
322
944


ZWINT
Proliferation
1230
1126
1237
1420
2116
4282


ATL1
Proliferation
406
501
656
440
1627
175


FMNL3
Proliferation
1724
3221
1751
1353
5988
1061


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
1767
3927
2263
2769
5407
3512


GLIPR1
Proliferation
3516
4752
3631
2982
6344
3906


CHD4
Housekeeper
4668
7492
4534
2796
13926
9100


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
5820
7346
5294
5426
10842
7744


GIT2
Housekeeper
1720
2108
1647
2638
3485
2343


GSK3B
Housekeeper
867
1479
865
722
2470
1691


HSPA9
Housekeeper
1093
1365
891
1140
1853
2504


IK
Housekeeper
1443
1891
1628
1178
2487
2275


MLL2
Housekeeper
1873
2352
1947
1131
3503
2436


NEU3
Housekeeper
761
815
685
841
1152
844


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
2052
2243
2255
2023
3330
3039


RANBP9
Housekeeper
3162
3367
2411
3826
5194
3862


RC3H2
Housekeeper
2930
3155
2402
3313
5337
3279


TRIM56
Housekeeper
2360
2136
1993
2209
2584
1986


UBXN4
Housekeeper
1693
2265
1560
1688
2947
2231


VAC14
Housekeeper
2084
2303
1747
2104
3143
3520


VRK3
Housekeeper
1587
1821
1399
1213
2672
2184


WAC
Housekeeper
4390
4981
5356
4454
7337
5432


WDR55
Housekeeper
887
1160
829
1260
1889
1494


ZNF598
Housekeeper
1156
1216
1019
1019
1798
2073


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
43984
43200
33907
42450
74127
39997


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
39428
38181
36476
36682
91063
21544


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
20125
19024
17463
19623
48101
9440





Gene Name
Category
MCL091
MCL092
MCL093
MCL094
MCL095
MCL096





MKI67
Proliferation
828
326
4313
2635
216
130


FOXM1
Proliferation
2676
417
5166
3734
445
562


ESPL1
Proliferation
832
348
3061
2772
143
170


TOP2A
Proliferation
3478
500
5058
5107
322
276


NCAPG
Proliferation
1549
287
3669
2237
201
172


CDKN3
Proliferation
1054
273
4810
1849
137
99


CDC20
Proliferation
811
413
4442
2748
214
182


KIF2C
Proliferation
478
300
2892
1146
158
153


H2AFX
Proliferation
1732
713
10638
3873
528
608


E2F2
Proliferation
1768
297
5441
2607
266
350


CCNB2
Proliferation
578
231
3425
2664
95
114


FAM83D
Proliferation
388
157
2013
1344
90
123


ZWINT
Proliferation
2318
963
8298
8061
725
727


ATL1
Proliferation
135
252
903
408
291
212


FMNL3
Proliferation
810
4690
5453
1593
1224
955


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
966
3322
5638
2343
661
337


GLIPR1
Proliferation
1515
3977
3965
2233
1429
1085


CHD4
Housekeeper
2801
7469
12055
9334
1702
1843


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
3672
7058
8362
7069
1854
1909


GIT2
Housekeeper
763
2081
2929
2164
845
712


GSK3B
Housekeeper
643
1088
1384
1322
362
300


HSPA9
Housekeeper
427
1583
2219
1834
611
469


IK
Housekeeper
661
1875
2532
1934
521
435


MLL2
Housekeeper
1247
2229
3341
3495
887
732


NEU3
Housekeeper
329
664
1735
851
294
310


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
2310
2086
3784
3147
993
851


RANBP9
Housekeeper
1628
3387
4237
4032
1031
990


RC3H2
Housekeeper
1791
3712
5865
1990
975
658


TRIM56
Housekeeper
1250
2074
2444
2142
1207
1066


UBXN4
Housekeeper
726
1870
2731
2536
783
415


VAC14
Housekeeper
774
1785
4281
2333
688
543


VRK3
Housekeeper
722
1543
3339
2003
702
635


WAC
Housekeeper
3361
5004
7445
4740
1668
1824


WDR55
Housekeeper
404
1190
1963
1130
276
253


ZNF598
Housekeeper
799
1298
2151
1475
613
551


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
48022
40121
226145
43737
19782
18532


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
501
43298
10503
54829
27682
31884


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
235
25262
1220
27689
15292
11647





Gene Name
Category
MCL097
MCL098
MCL099
MCL100
MCL102
MCL103





MKI67
Proliferation
645
3
174
433
213
662


FOXM1
Proliferation
1684
31
293
507
315
941


ESPL1
Proliferation
889
4
248
404
176
628


TOP2A
Proliferation
882
13
330
666
261
857


NCAPG
Proliferation
753
10
189
374
150
559


CDKN3
Proliferation
592
4
184
440
193
425


CDC20
Proliferation
1226
8
251
574
260
604


KIF2C
Proliferation
867
6
232
410
170
538


H2AFX
Proliferation
1163
14
459
681
384
796


E2F2
Proliferation
1203
9
342
718
287
950


CCNB2
Proliferation
677
2
162
407
132
412


FAM83D
Proliferation
629
1
100
265
93
148


ZWINT
Proliferation
2504
25
598
1276
443
1430


ATL1
Proliferation
163
12
586
1037
189
456


FMNL3
Proliferation
1342
29
3429
3828
1476
2297


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
1367
26
2920
6321
1236
2317


GLIPR1
Proliferation
2518
26
3176
4727
1700
3167


CHD4
Housekeeper
4526
50
6715
9777
3200
6864


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
5294
86
5310
9393
3079
5185


GIT2
Housekeeper
1491
50
1914
3949
1194
1673


GSK3B
Housekeeper
872
12
902
1393
515
964


HSPA9
Housekeeper
1095
36
1254
1747
727
1257


IK
Housekeeper
1412
28
1523
2414
965
1619


MLL2
Housekeeper
1832
21
2524
3123
1190
2178


NEU3
Housekeeper
702
5
723
1010
392
474


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
2093
30
2084
2570
1220
1744


RANBP9
Housekeeper
2199
47
2838
3944
1769
3537


RC3H2
Housekeeper
1849
36
3339
4204
1618
2145


TRIM56
Housekeeper
1849
50
1930
1701
1390
1762


UBXN4
Housekeeper
1535
40
1910
2696
1057
2059


VAC14
Housekeeper
2297
19
1940
2500
1166
2075


VRK3
Housekeeper
1325
31
1728
2032
899
1598


WAC
Housekeeper
4139
54
3858
5705
2470
4045


WDR55
Housekeeper
956
5
1080
1443
498
854


ZNF598
Housekeeper
1280
21
1652
1549
715
1309


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
30455
699
42981
63694
17680
39145


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
36795
1080
45840
62178
20728
40908


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
18280
525
22665
29575
10045
22895





Gene Name
Category
MCL104
MCL105
MCL106
MCL108
MCL109
MCL110





MKI67
Proliferation
267
334
214
841
933
868


FOXM1
Proliferation
375
792
488
1953
1418
2332


ESPL1
Proliferation
290
376
196
1510
800
1070


TOP2A
Proliferation
442
535
541
1860
1213
2527


NCAPG
Proliferation
254
382
217
907
758
1473


CDKN3
Proliferation
254
301
258
881
776
1422


CDC20
Proliferation
326
481
216
1071
1112
1821


KIF2C
Proliferation
169
268
160
669
650
1260


H2AFX
Proliferation
524
973
771
2608
1503
746


E2F2
Proliferation
275
680
340
1026
1089
1601


CCNB2
Proliferation
212
261
151
687
656
1235


FAM83D
Proliferation
134
152
139
516
412
566


ZWINT
Proliferation
772
1299
935
3845
2238
3593


ATL1
Proliferation
950
381
344
255
234
21


FMNL3
Proliferation
2431
2096
1930
2727
1485
302


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
3298
1189
2564
1739
3241
557


GLIPR1
Proliferation
4321
1071
2439
5054
3748
495


CHD4
Housekeeper
6338
3721
3479
4747
5988
3337


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
5873
3117
3941
4651
6207
4957


GIT2
Housekeeper
1818
1298
1057
1710
1726
543


GSK3B
Housekeeper
990
663
736
791
1037
679


HSPA9
Housekeeper
1183
894
819
1115
1322
1401


IK
Housekeeper
1758
1127
995
1051
1839
845


MLL2
Housekeeper
2244
1317
1233
1051
2304
1135


NEU3
Housekeeper
699
483
532
517
766
361


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
1862
1191
1971
2039
2333
3281


RANBP9
Housekeeper
2697
1578
1848
2462
2625
3357


RC3H2
Housekeeper
2797
1457
2036
2723
2909
855


TRIM56
Housekeeper
1578
1175
1681
1586
2104
1125


UBXN4
Housekeeper
1970
1384
1300
1437
1880
1363


VAC14
Housekeeper
1870
829
1073
1610
1919
1079


VRK3
Housekeeper
1388
766
977
1096
1606
824


WAC
Housekeeper
3880
2276
3272
3951
4212
2756


WDR55
Housekeeper
1147
656
466
620
1126
477


ZNF598
Housekeeper
1145
771
735
1267
1216
1505


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
63355
62287
25158
66669
71412
60999


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
51808
61162
43606
21974
1738
7988


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
23116
30823
17321
10447
976
3928





Gene Name
Category
MCL113
MCL114
MCL115
MCL116
MCL117
MCL119





MKI67
Proliferation
1054
139
794
149
504
157


FOXM1
Proliferation
890
549
1474
278
819
257


ESPL1
Proliferation
696
280
569
138
513
220


TOP2A
Proliferation
1392
521
1126
267
811
268


NCAPG
Proliferation
1152
201
490
176
383
150


CDKN3
Proliferation
518
211
396
137
561
159


CDC20
Proliferation
967
193
521
174
785
169


KIF2C
Proliferation
475
139
400
116
574
251


H2AFX
Proliferation
998
710
1564
488
937
435


E2F2
Proliferation
568
591
695
293
702
202


CCNB2
Proliferation
458
126
394
147
471
124


FAM83D
Proliferation
468
115
356
66
184
101


ZWINT
Proliferation
1802
671
1207
492
991
521


ATL1
Proliferation
137
202
47
297
183
535


FMNL3
Proliferation
1326
1719
682
1487
1074
3049


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
926
1777
996
1251
1827
2648


GLIPR1
Proliferation
2119
1673
1245
1927
2740
3939


CHD4
Housekeeper
2391
2489
2251
3151
3465
6222


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
3919
3247
3026
3211
4313
5162


GIT2
Housekeeper
710
932
970
1277
1389
1891


GSK3B
Housekeeper
686
506
635
763
780
881


HSPA9
Housekeeper
952
510
820
810
947
1242


IK
Housekeeper
831
563
620
753
961
1406


MLL2
Housekeeper
1183
966
1108
1219
1461
2115


NEU3
Housekeeper
440
457
368
428
618
650


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
1763
1355
1485
1305
1906
1768


RANBP9
Housekeeper
1797
1723
1047
1333
1543
2170


RC3H2
Housekeeper
2062
2306
1071
1450
2140
2094


TRIM56
Housekeeper
1571
1493
1319
1450
1462
1945


UBXN4
Housekeeper
1006
855
676
991
1371
1733


VAC14
Housekeeper
1373
840
1076
1136
1602
1709


VRK3
Housekeeper
1058
915
814
1033
1095
1557


WAC
Housekeeper
3098
3126
2404
2536
4762
3909


WDR55
Housekeeper
549
344
527
427
619
807


ZNF598
Housekeeper
1044
838
964
802
1328
1150


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
35131
28710
20694
28124
28528
58155


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
25068
53146
10824
34064
27184
61184


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
4185
19956
1574
18365
15336
35661





Gene Name
Category
MCL121
MCL122
MCL123
MCL124
MCL129
MCL131





MKI67
Proliferation
250
82
140
267
801
670


FOXM1
Proliferation
514
394
339
481
1594
1179


ESPL1
Proliferation
218
107
116
209
567
482


TOP2A
Proliferation
451
514
486
483
897
975


NCAPG
Proliferation
221
149
148
249
811
649


CDKN3
Proliferation
363
141
179
283
368
451


CDC20
Proliferation
406
94
285
319
448
732


KIF2C
Proliferation
158
87
125
208
452
448


H2AFX
Proliferation
666
362
317
705
693
976


E2F2
Proliferation
498
222
176
373
817
825


CCNB2
Proliferation
163
58
91
224
280
423


FAM83D
Proliferation
120
34
85
159
224
259


ZWINT
Proliferation
659
401
317
898
1815
2244


ATL1
Proliferation
82
75
23
368
76
468


FMNL3
Proliferation
689
276
134
2641
1459
1336


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
530
208
286
1864
519
1435


GLIPR1
Proliferation
515
171
221
3109
1857
2285


CHD4
Housekeeper
1244
681
608
5432
1715
3606


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
1592
696
616
5813
2884
4264


GIT2
Housekeeper
435
225
208
1568
1248
1441


GSK3B
Housekeeper
238
193
93
924
528
542


HSPA9
Housekeeper
302
168
212
1171
858
896


IK
Housekeeper
336
169
182
1212
542
1021


MLL2
Housekeeper
419
189
191
1827
1103
1326


NEU3
Housekeeper
201
110
90
652
594
661


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
644
461
201
1631
1207
1656


RANBP9
Housekeeper
679
393
308
2614
1196
1819


RC3H2
Housekeeper
733
236
360
2246
652
1879


TRIM56
Housekeeper
521
342
286
1836
1443
1765


UBXN4
Housekeeper
422
188
199
1732
909
1208


VAC14
Housekeeper
460
180
266
1523
1051
1596


VRK3
Housekeeper
438
245
205
1633
952
1104


WAC
Housekeeper
1084
953
815
3871
2066
3085


WDR55
Housekeeper
201
77
84
810
523
675


ZNF598
Housekeeper
344
253
292
987
1029
849


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
7143
6904
4989
33568
38241
28370


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
8871
6272
7950
37515
7302
32111


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
4718
1844
4864
16005
3635
18005





Gene Name
Category
MCL134
MCL138
MCL141
MCL143
MCL145
MCL146





MKI67
Proliferation
989
1719
253
123
220
87


FOXM1
Proliferation
1638
2707
757
204
347
244


ESPL1
Proliferation
812
1302
380
131
157
75


TOP2A
Proliferation
1482
1784
529
269
216
187


NCAPG
Proliferation
822
1331
337
143
230
88


CDKN3
Proliferation
923
1342
334
140
127
98


CDC20
Proliferation
942
2006
269
161
221
121


KIF2C
Proliferation
779
1187
278
111
192
62


H2AFX
Proliferation
1385
3059
1518
398
612
373


E2F2
Proliferation
941
1084
1089
252
389
172


CCNB2
Proliferation
1069
1269
241
107
127
55


FAM83D
Proliferation
716
994
155
84
101
44


ZWINT
Proliferation
2608
4064
1382
453
938
286


ATL1
Proliferation
458
180
309
289
141
128


FMNL3
Proliferation
1909
1728
2409
1951
923
1056


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
1659
1064
1975
1494
662
791


GLIPR1
Proliferation
4889
4617
2440
1983
678
1605


CHD4
Housekeeper
6048
5602
4015
3240
1013
1603


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
7066
6759
5044
3333
1647
2073


GIT2
Housekeeper
3120
1528
1052
1044
684
706


GSK3B
Housekeeper
932
1071
751
497
252
424


HSPA9
Housekeeper
1389
1878
667
710
491
396


IK
Housekeeper
1503
1647
965
1043
364
522


MLL2
Housekeeper
2139
1873
1393
1193
531
641


NEU3
Housekeeper
1027
685
677
448
337
311


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
2362
1739
1948
1202
701
786


RANBP9
Housekeeper
3280
3475
2499
1550
964
1074


RC3H2
Housekeeper
3169
2722
2340
1543
769
1019


TRIM56
Housekeeper
1921
1560
1368
1336
796
1042


UBXN4
Housekeeper
1919
2038
1139
865
693
588


VAC14
Housekeeper
2449
2959
1196
1195
607
647


VRK3
Housekeeper
1890
1204
1299
834
604
567


WAC
Housekeeper
4834
4643
2956
2552
1672
1801


WDR55
Housekeeper
1201
1481
774
475
256
220


ZNF598
Housekeeper
1168
2023
731
777
459
502


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
80302
40921
37608
23197
10373
10023


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
72162
3332
74164
24031
11775
13017


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
42136
30666
27752
10177
5547
4100





Gene Name
Category
MCL147
MCL148
MCL149
MCL150
MCL152
MCL153





MKI67
Proliferation
467
676
504
622
790
615


FOXM1
Proliferation
774
955
756
684
1007
889


ESPL1
Proliferation
432
444
496
456
750
302


TOP2A
Proliferation
646
876
788
695
1228
638


NCAPG
Proliferation
505
619
479
479
594
638


CDKN3
Proliferation
349
586
491
403
755
491


CDC20
Proliferation
451
702
707
552
799
526


KIF2C
Proliferation
360
467
447
390
551
338


H2AFX
Proliferation
833
1127
837
598
1203
806


E2F2
Proliferation
498
970
600
690
772
459


CCNB2
Proliferation
355
441
457
371
903
291


FAM83D
Proliferation
226
277
248
330
320
223


ZWINT
Proliferation
1519
1921
1990
1460
1971
1640


ATL1
Proliferation
491
361
465
239
483
136


FMNL3
Proliferation
2748
2303
2858
1526
3712
1021


ZDHHC21
Proliferation
1810
2040
2857
1126
2291
689


GLIPR1
Proliferation
3406
2510
4315
3032
2559
766


CHD4
Housekeeper
4723
4564
6401
3464
9555
1912


ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
5537
4856
6578
4009
5518
2152


GIT2
Housekeeper
1623
1684
2061
1620
1493
789


GSK3B
Housekeeper
835
716
910
608
845
444


HSPA9
Housekeeper
1050
1105
1357
1113
1667
1003


IK
Housekeeper
1190
1428
1876
1220
1621
606


MLL2
Housekeeper
1736
1546
2201
1597
1852
800


NEU3
Housekeeper
684
769
848
626
991
381


R3HDM1
Housekeeper
1807
1723
2316
1210
1896
1036


RANBP9
Housekeeper
2736
2519
2687
1723
3281
1496


RC3H2
Housekeeper
2186
2071
2918
1898
2569
863


TRIM56
Housekeeper
1792
1800
1971
1512
1620
1261


UBXN4
Housekeeper
1609
1618
2081
1228
2071
808


VAC14
Housekeeper
1819
1555
2400
1840
1713
1077


VRK3
Housekeeper
1333
1371
1660
1061
1504
691


WAC
House keeper
4056
3105
4610
3213
3553
1729


WDR55
Housekeeper
796
861
1043
971
935
526


ZNF598
Housekeeper
1021
1009
1187
855
1383
741


CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
43833
54884
43727
23334
54688
14066


CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
47601
42919
48136
22448
47026
14884


CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
22416
22568
24108
13227
23209
7481















Gene Name
Category
MCL154
MCL155







MKI67
Proliferation
240
1174



FOXM1
Proliferation
335
1722



ESPL1
Proliferation
207
664



TOP2A
Proliferation
361
2105



NCAPG
Proliferation
196
1040



CDKN3
Proliferation
178
770



CDC20
Proliferation
274
1113



KIF2C
Proliferation
127
648



H2AFX
Proliferation
485
796



E2F2
Proliferation
249
1141



CCNB2
Proliferation
161
878



FAM83D
Proliferation
96
416



ZWINT
Proliferation
725
2583



ATL1
Proliferation
386
215



FMNL3
Proliferation
1003
1817



ZDHHC21
Proliferation
1744
1489



GLIPR1
Proliferation
4436
4860



CHD4
Housekeeper
3460
5908



ERBB2IP
Housekeeper
3764
4781



GIT2
Housekeeper
1372
1427



GSH3B
Housekeeper
920
790



HSPA9
Housekeeper
794
1103



IK
Housekeeper
1022
1219



MLL2
Housekeeper
1362
2182



NEU3
Housekeeper
493
567



R3HDM1
Housekeeper
1414
1812



RANBP9
Housekeeper
1477
2667



RC3H2
Housekeeper
1473
2616



TRIM56
Housekeeper
1426
1973



UBXN4
Housekeeper
1128
1700



VAC14
Housekeeper
1164
1651



VRK3
Housekeeper
1061
1274



WAC
Housekeeper
2572
2864



WDR55
Housekeeper
581
769



ZNF598
Housekeeper
844
1145



CCND1
CCDN1 exonic
22851
106606



CCND1_A
CCDN1 probe A
18512
896



CCND1_B
CCDN1 probe B
7603
361










CCND1 3′ UTR Analysis


Truncation of the 3′UTR of CCND1 mRNA transcripts leads to increased mRNA stability, higher levels of CCND1 mRNA levels, and higher proliferation. The position of 2 putative regions that control degradation of the CCND1 transcript are the ARE element and the predicted binding site of miR-16. Detection of truncated 3′ UTR transcripts of CCND1 was performed using probes to exon 3 and to two regions in the 3′ UTR (see FIG. 4A and Table 5). Briefly, gene expression was normalized using the geometric mean of the 18 housekeeping genes and the log 2 of the normalized gene expression counts of the exonic probe was subtracted from that of the 3′ UTR probe. Thresholds used to define biopsies with the presence of truncated 3′ UTR are shown in FIG. 4B. The MCL35 scores of the cases with low and moderately low 3′ UTR expression were equivalent as were the outcomes, justifying the grouping of these cases as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B (see FIGS. 4C and 4D, respectively). There were two cases where the expression of the upstream 3′ UTR probe was the same level as the exonic probe, while the downstream 3′ UTR probe was low—these cases were not included in the group defined as having truncated 3′ UTR.


Concordance Analysis


Technical variability (intra-laboratory variability) was assessed by calculating the average standard deviation of the MCL35 score across three replicates from 17 samples FIG. 6. One extreme outlier replicate was detected and removed from the analysis, but it was found to have negligible effect on the overall variability (see below). Inter-laboratory variability was calculated from the average variance across the laboratories for the 17 samples adjusted by the estimated technical variability. Bias was estimated by calculating the mean difference between the average Vancouver MCL35 scores, and the Barcelona and Würzburg MCL35 scores, with confidence intervals calculated based on the estimated technical and inter-laboratory variability. To model the likelihood of agreement between samples of the same patient replicated in different laboratories, it was assumed that true model scores would be distributed according to the empirical distribution of the model scores observed on the validation set. Errors were assumed to be normally distributed with variance equal to total technical plus inter-laboratory variability multiplied by two (to account for the possibility of variability in both of the hypothetical replicates). Based on this model, the likelihood that that this additional noise would cause a sample to cross the threshold from one risk group into another was calculated.


Outlier MCL35 Score


A single score from one of the triplicate runs used to examine intra-laboratory variability was identified as an outlier (circled dot in FIG. 6B, see also FIG. 7). Examination of the distribution of difference from the mean of the individual replicates, showed a standard deviation of 4.06 points. This outlier was 13.8 points from the mean of that triplicate, making it an extreme outlier (P<0.001). In order to determine whether this was a property of the biopsy, independent scrolls of the biopsy were sent to the laboratories in Barcelona and Würzburg. The MCL35 scores, run in triplicate, at these laboratories showed differences from the mean that fell within expected limits, making the origin of this outlier likely to be technical rather than biological.


Assuming sample scores distributed similarly to the validation set observed, even an error the size observed for this outlying sample would result in a change in predicted class only 4.3% of the time, and so including for the possibility of low frequency (approximately 1 out of 85 trials) outliers of this magnitude will have a negligible effect on the overall estimated reproducibility of the model as a whole.


Results


Development of the MCL35 Assay


The proliferation signature was originally described using gene expression defined on the basis of RNA derived from 92 FF tissue biopsies on custom Lymphochip microarrays (Rosenwald et al., Cancer Cell, 3:185-197 (2003)). In a first step toward producing a new assay, gene expression analysis was performed on the 80 available samples from the original 92 FF RNA samples using Affymetrix® U133 plus 2.0 microarrays because these arrays provide broader coverage of the coding genome. Comparison of the correlation of expression of individual genes and the proliferation signature with the relationship between gene expression and overall survival, expressed as the Z-score from univariable Cox models, is shown in FIG. 3. The strong association observed (r2=0.82) suggests that the proliferation signature encompasses much of the prognostic information present in gene expression in MCL. Furthermore, whereas the original proliferation signature solely contained genes that were over-expressed in biopsies with a high proliferation score, it is evident that a number of genes are under-expressed in these biopsies, allowing the design of a “balanced” gene expression model. Sixty-nine genes of interest, along with 30 potential housekeeping genes, were selected for further assay development, on the basis of this analysis and other published studies that have described the relationship between gene expression and outcomes m MCL (Kienle et al., J. Clin. Oncol., 25:2770-2777 (2007) and Hartmann et al., J. Clin. Oncol., 26:4966-4972 (2008), incorporated by reference herein) (see Table 6).









TABLE 6







Genes tested for selection in the MCL35 assay












Selection
MCL35


Gene symbol
Gene “Class”
Criteria
Assay





POLE2
Proliferation
Hartmann et al



RAN
Proliferation
Hartmann et al


SLC29A2
Proliferation
Hartmann et al


TNFRSF10B
Proliferation
Hartmann et al


ATM
Proliferation
Kienle et al


CDKN1B
Proliferation
Kienle et al


EZH2
Proliferation
Kienle et al


MDM2
Proliferation
Kienle et al


RB1
Proliferation
Kienle et al


ANLN
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


ARMCX4
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


ASPM
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


ATL1
Anti-Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


BIRC5
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


BTN2A1
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


BUB1
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


BUB1B
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


CCNA2
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


CCNB1
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


CCNB2
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


CDC2
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


CDC20
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


CDCA3
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


CDCA5
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


CDCA8
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


CDKN3
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


CENPA
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


CENPE
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


CENPF
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


CEP55
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


CTPS
Proliferation
Rosenwald et at


DLGAP5
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


E2F2
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


ESPL1
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


EXO1
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


FAM83D
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


FMNL3
Anti-Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


FOXM1
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


GLIPR1
Anti-Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


GRAMD3
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


GTSE1
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


H2AFX
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


HBP1
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


HJURP
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


KIF11
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


KIF14
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


KIP15
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


KIF18B
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


KIF23
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


KIF2C
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


KIF4A
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


LAPTM4A
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


MCM10
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


MKI67
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


NCAPG
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


NCAPH
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


NUSAP1
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


SGOL2
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


SPAG5
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


TK1
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


TOP2A
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


TPX2
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


TRIP13
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


TUBG1
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


TYMS
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


WHSC1
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


YPEL5
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al


ZDHHC21
Anti-Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


ZWINT
Proliferation
Rosenwald et al
YES


AKAP9
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al


CDK5RAP2
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al


CHD4
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


DNAJB12
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al


ERBB2IP
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


GIT2
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


GSK3B
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


HARBI1
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al


HSPA9
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


IK
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


ISY1
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al


MLL2
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


MLLT10
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al


NEU3
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


OPA1
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al


PHF23
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al


R3HDM1
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


RANBP9
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


RC3H2
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


RNF214
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al


THOC5
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al


TRIM56
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


TRIM62
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al


UBXN4
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


VAC14
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


VRK3
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


WAC
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


WDR55
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES


ZCCHC2
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al


ZNF598
Housekeeping
Rosenwald et al
YES










The selection criteria column indicates the source for the decision to include the gene. These include two manuscripts (Kienle et al., J. Clin. Oncol., 25:2770-2777 (2007) and Hartmann et al., J. Clin. Oncol., 26:4966-4972 (2008)) and the re-analysis of 80 biopsies from (Rosenwald et al., Cancer Cell, 3:185-197 (2003)) as described above and shown in FIG. 3.


Genes that were part of the analysis but were not used as part of the refined gene list in Table 1, but which may subtly influence the set due to their absence or presence, are shown in Table 7 below.














TABLE 7








Tar-
Cap-
Report-





get
ture
er





DNA
Probe
Probe





(SEQ
(SEQ
(SEQ


Human
GenBank

ID
ID
ID


Gene
Accession
Position
No.)
NO:)
NO:)




















BTLA
NM_181780.2
306-405
36
91
146


CCND1
NM_053056.2
691-790
37
92
147


CCND1_2
NM_053056.2
3760-3859
38
93
148


CCND1_8
NM_053056.2
2726-2825
39
94
149


CD200
NM_005944.5
666-765
40
95
150


CNN3
NM_001839.4
1133-1232
41
96
151


CNR1
NM_016083.3
3001-3100
42
97
152


DBN1
NM_004395.3
 999-1098
43
98
153


DCHS1
NM_003737.2
7261-7360
44
99
154


FARP1
NM_005766.2
4374-4473
45
100
155


FHL1
NM_001449.4
1033-1132
46
101
156


FNBP1L
NM_001024948.1
1156-1255
47
102
157


HDGFRP3
NM_016073.3
1897-1996
48
103
158


MYC
NM_002467.3
1611-1710
49
104
159


NINL
NM_025176.4
3347-3446
50
105
160


NREP
NM_001142474.1
 991-1090
51
106
161


PLXNB1
NM_001130082.1
6036-6135
52
107
162


PON2
NM_000305.2
 943-1042
53
108
163


SLAMF1
NM_003037.2
581-680
54
109
164


SOX11
NM_003108.3
5651-5750
55
110
165









Digital gene expression was performed to quantitate these 99 genes in RNA extracted from 47 FFPE biopsies, including all 39 suitable biopsies with matched Affymetrix® gene expression data on RNA from FF biopsies. Seventeen genes were selected to replicate the proliferation signature based on the following criteria: being highly correlated across the NanoString® (FFPE) and Affymetrix® (FF) platforms, being moderately- to highly-expressed on the NanoString® platform, and having high variance across the samples. Eighteen housekeeping genes were also selected on the basis of having low variance across the samples and moderate to high expression levels. Digital gene expression was then performed on the same 47 FFPE RNA samples using a smaller code set containing these 35 genes.


After normalization with the 18 housekeeping genes, a model was developed using expression of the 17 proliferation genes to replicate the proliferation signature score described by Rosenwald et al., Cancer Cell, 3:185-197 (2003). Optimal thresholds for defining three groups with distinct outcomes (i.e., OS) were determined using Affymetrix® data from 123 FF biopsies, including the 80 biopsies from Rosenwald et al., Cancer Cell, 3:185-197 (2003) (FIG. 8). The final model, named the MCL35 assay, including the gene coefficients and thresholds, was then locked and validated in an independent cohort of patients.


MCL35 assay is prognostic in patients treated with R-CHOP


The MCL35 assay was then applied to pre-treatment FFPE lymph node biopsies from 110 patients treated with R-CHOP with or without ASCT at the BCCA (Table 2, FIG. 2). Adequate gene expression was obtained in 108 (98%) of the biopsies. As a continuous variable, the MCL35 score was significantly associated with OS (univariate P<0.001, Harrell's C-index 0.74 (95% Cl, 0.66-0.82)). The assay assigned 28 (26%) patients to the high-risk group, 31 (29%) to the standard-risk group, and 49 (45%) to the low-risk group. The outcomes were significantly different among these three groups, with median OS of 1.1, 2.6, and 8.6 years in the high-, standard- and low-risk groups, respectively (log-rank for trend P<0.001, FIG. 5A).


Recognized high-risk MCL features were more frequently encountered in the high-risk group, including morphological characteristics (pleomorphic and blastoid variants), TP53 positivity by IHC, and the presence of CCND1 mRNA with truncated 3′ UTRs (Table 2). In a planned subgroup analysis, the assay also defined groups with significantly different OS in patients aged 65 years or under for whom there was intention-to-treat with R-CHOP followed by a consolidative ASCT. In this group the median OS was 1.4 years, 5.9 years, and not reached in the high-, standard- and low-risk groups, respectively (log rank for trend P<0.001, FIG. 5B). The MIPI also identified groups of patients with significantly different OS in the total validation cohort (log rank for trend P<0.001, Harrell's C-index 0.74 (95% CI, 0.66-0.82)). In multivariable analyses, both the MCL35 and the MIPI independently contributed to OS (P<0.001 for both variables) whether the variables were continuous or grouped. See Table 8.









TABLE 8







Multivariate Analyses of the MIPI


and the MCL35 on the validation









Overall Survival










Variable
HR
95% CI
P*













Multivariate:














MCL35
per Single level shift High v Standard v
2.0
1.4-2.8
<.001



Low


MIPI
per Single level shift High v Intermediate
2.4
1.7-3.5
<.001



v Low










Multivariate:














MCL35
continuous variable per 100 units (scores
1.6
1.2-2.1
<.001



range from −346 to +240)


MIPI
continuous variable per unit (score range
2.8
1.8-4.1
<.001



from 4.87 to 8.17)





*One-sided score test






There was a significant positive correlation between the Ki-67 PI and the MCL35 score (r2=0.72). As a continuous variable, the Ki-67 PI was significantly associated with OS (univariable P<0.001; Harrell's C-index, 0.69 [95% CI, 0.61 to 0.77]). Applying previously published thresholds (Determann et al., Blood, 111:2385-2387 (2008), incorporated by reference herein), 55 (50%) of the biopsies had a Ki-67 PI≥30%, 38 (35%) had a Ki-67 PT of 10% to 29%, and 17 (15%) had a Ki-67 PI<10%. A Ki-67 PI≥30% was associated with inferior OS (median, 2.2 years; log-rank v Ki-67 PI 10% to 29%, P<0.001), whereas the lengths of OS when the Ki-67 PI was 10% to 29% and <10% were not significantly different from one another (median, 6 and 7.2 years, respectively; log-rank P=0.75). In multivariable Cox models, the Ki-67 PT (P=0.36) did not contribute prognostically when adjusted for the MCL35 assay results, whereas the MCL35 did contribute (P<0.001) when adjusted for the Ki-67 PI, whether the variables were continuous or grouped (Ki-67 PI groups: 0% to 29% and ≥30%). See Table 9 and FIGS. 9A and 9B.









TABLE 9







Multivariate Analyses of the Ki67


and MCL35 on the validation cohort









Overall Survival










Variable
HR
95% CI
P*













Multivariate:














MCL35
per Single level shift High v Standard
2.0
1.4-3.0
<.001



v Low


Ki67
Ki67 < 30% vs Ki67 >= 30%
1.3
.67-2.7
.36










Multivariate:














MCL35
Continuous variable per 100 units
2.1
1.4-3.2
<.001



(scores range from −346 to +240)


Ki67
Continuous variable per 10% (percent-
.97
.84-1.1
.56



ages range from 2% to 98%)





*One-sided score test






Analytic Validity of the MCL35 Assay


Experiments were then performed to determine the intra- and inter-laboratory reproducibility of the MCL35 assay. Seventeen biopsies were selected on the basis that the MCL35 scores were equally distributed across the population (FIG. 6A) and thus representative of the distribution of MCL35 scores in the validation cohort. For intra-laboratory comparison, the RNA from each of these biopsies was run on the MCL35 assay in triplicate, with each run performed on a different aliquot of RNA and on different NanoString® cartridges. The results showed 100% concordance of risk group assignment (FIG. 6B) across the triplicates. One outlier result was observed, where the gene expression was disparate from the other replicates. This outlier result was removed from further analyses. The standard deviation of the intra-laboratory error was 4 points, compared with a range of scores across the validation cohort of 586 points. For inter-laboratory comparison, scrolls of tissue from the 17 biopsies were distributed to two independent laboratories in Barcelona, Spain and Würzburg, Germany, where RNA was extracted and run on the MCL35 assay. There was 100% concordance of risk group assignment and no significant bias was seen compared with the mean of the triplicate results from the laboratory in Vancouver, BC, Canada (95% confidence intervals (CIs) of bias: Barcelona −6.1 to 0.6; Würzburg −3.7 to 3.0 points). The standard deviation of the inter-laboratory error was 3 points giving a standard deviation of the total (intra-plus inter-laboratory) error of 5 points. Given that the examination of a small number of samples provides an imprecise estimate of concordance over a population, the distribution of the MCL35 score in this study and the calculated distributions of error were used to estimate concordance of risk group assignment between laboratories over a large population (see above). This model estimated that 1.2% of biopsies would change risk group assignment between laboratories. The supplement contains these analyses if the outlier result was retained.


In order to determine the lower limit of RNA input for the MCL35 assay, RNA from the same 17 biopsies was run on the assay with input of 100 ng, 50 ng (in duplicate) and 25 ng (FIGS. 10A-10C). No significant bias was observed at 100 and 50 ng compared to mean of the triplicates at 200 ng. However, at 25 ng there was a consistent trend towards higher MCL35 scores.


Discussion


The clinical validity of the MCL35 assay, identifying patient groups at significantly different risk of death, was demonstrated in an independent cohort of uniformly treated patients. The assay was demonstrated to be a powerful prognostic biomarker in patients treated with R-CHOP, identifying sizeable groups of patients with dismal or excellent outcomes. Furthermore, the prognostic power of the assay was maintained in younger patients for whom there was a plan to consolidate with an ASCT.


Similar to the original proliferation signature, the assay summates established high-risk disease features, including blastoid and pleomorphic morphology, TP53 overexpression, and truncation of the 3′UTR of CCND1 mRNA transcripts. In addition, the prognostic power of the assay was independent of the MIPI.


This study was restricted to lymph node biopsies with a tumor content of ≥60%, which encompasses the vast majority of patients with conventional MCL. Further studies are required to establish the clinical validity of the assay in biopsies that have low tumor content or are from extranodal sites. Similarly, this study exclusively used biopsies fixed in formalin, which is the methodology used by the vast majority of clinical laboratories. Further study would be required to determine whether the performance of the assay is affected by alternative fixation methodologies. Proliferation of MCL cells in peripheral blood is typically, but not universally, lower than in matched lymph node infiltrates; this effect is thought to reflect activation of the NF-κB pathway in the malignant cells by the tumor microenvironment, which dissipates upon exit from the lymph node. This inconsistent relationship of proliferation between different tumor compartments might require alteration of the assay parameters and may affect the clinical validity of the MCL35 assay in peripheral blood samples. Similarly, it is also not known whether the assay will have clinical validity in the rare leukemic non-nodal subtype of the disease.


The analytic validity of the assay was demonstrated by examining both intra- and inter-laboratory variability, showing a very low estimated 1.2% rate of discordance across laboratories. This reproducibility sharply contrasts with the published literature regarding the Ki67 PI as a surrogate marker for the proliferation signature, which has high inter-laboratory and inter-observer variability in lymphoma. This study was not designed or powered to directly compare the clinical validity of the new assay with this surrogate marker, but the MCL35 assay subsumed the prognostic power of the Ki67 PI in pairwise multivariate analyses. Finally, the demonstration that there is no appreciable bias with RNA loading down to 50 ng will allow the assay to be applied to the majority of tissue biopsies, including core needle biopsies.


Clinical utility, as defined by improving patient outcomes, relies on the ability of the biomarker to guide clinical management. It is appreciated that the design of this study does not establish the assay as a predictive biomarker because it was tested in a homogeneously treated population. To establish the MCL35 assay as a predictive biomarker, it will need to be applied to prospectively collected samples from clinical trials testing the efficacy of modern treatment regimens. The recognition of highly variable treatment outcomes in this disease, along with the increasing range of efficacious treatment options, makes risk-stratified approaches attractive whereby toxic and/or expensive therapies are provided to patients in whom the most benefit will be accrued.


All references, including publications, patent applications, and patents, cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each reference were individually and specifically indicated to be incorporated by reference and were set forth in its entirety herein.


The use of the terms “a” and “an” and “the” and “at least one” and similar referents in the context of describing the invention (especially in the context of the following claims) are to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural, unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context. The use of the term “at least one” followed by a list of one or more items (for example, “at least one of A and B”) is to be construed to mean one item selected from the listed items (A or B) or any combination of two or more of the listed items (A and B), unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context. The terms “comprising,” “having,” “including,” and “containing” are to be construed as open-ended terms (i.e., meaning “including, but not limited to,”) unless otherwise noted. Also, everywhere “comprising” (or its equivalent) is recited, the “comprising” is considered to incorporate “consisting essentially of” and “consisting of” Thus, an embodiment “comprising” (an) element(s) supports embodiments “consisting essentially of” and “consisting of” the recited element(s). Everywhere “consisting essentially of” is recited is considered to incorporate “consisting of” Thus, an embodiment “consisting essentially of” (an) element(s) supports embodiments “consisting of” the recited element(s). Recitation of ranges of values herein are merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range, unless otherwise indicated herein, and each separate value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”) provided herein, is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention unless otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element as essential to the practice of the invention.


Preferred embodiments of this invention are described herein, including the best mode known to the inventors for carrying out the invention. Variations of those preferred embodiments may become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the foregoing description. The inventors expect skilled artisans to employ such variations as appropriate, and the inventors intend for the invention to be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein. Accordingly, this invention includes all modifications and equivalents of the subject matter recited in the claims appended hereto as permitted by applicable law. Moreover, any combination of the above-described elements in all possible variations thereof is encompassed by the invention unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context.

Claims
  • 1. A method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), which method comprises: (a) providing a formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) biopsy sample from the subject;(b) isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample;(c) obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for each gene of the table below:
  • 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by the equation:
  • 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the RNA gene expression data is obtained using an assay comprising color-coded probes.
  • 4. A method of predicting the survival outcome of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising: (a) determining the survival predictor score of the subject according to claim 1; and(b) classifying the subject as belonging to one of the following groups based on the survival predictor score: (i) good prognosis, (ii) intermediate prognosis, and (iii) poor prognosis.
  • 5. A method of selecting a treatment for a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising: (a) predicting a survival outcome of the human subject having MCL according to claim 4; and(b) selecting a treatment for the subject based on the subject's classification.
  • 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the subject is classified as belonging to the group of (i) good prognosis wherein the survival predictor score is determined as less than −143.
  • 7. The method of claim 5, wherein the subject is classified as belonging to the group of (iii) poor prognosis wherein the survival predictor score is determined as greater than −28.
  • 8. The method of claim 5, wherein the treatment includes administration of R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone).
  • 9. A method of treating a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising: (a) selecting a treatment for the human subject having MCL according to claim 6; and(b) treating the subject with (i) cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone, (ii) rituximab, (iii) BTK inhibitors, (iv) IMiDs, (v) mTor inhibitors, (vi) bendamustine, or (vii) any combination of (i)-(vi).
  • 10. A method of predicting the survival outcome of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising: (a) determining the survival predictor score of the subject according to claim 1; and(b) classifying the subject as belonging to one of the following groups based on the survival predictor score: (i) good prognosis wherein y is determined as less than −143, (ii) intermediate prognosis wherein the survival predictor score is determined as between −143 and −28, and (iii) poor prognosis wherein the survival predictor score is determined as greater than −28.
  • 11. A method of determining a survival predictor score of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), which method comprises: (a) providing a formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) biopsy sample from the subject;(b) isolating RNA gene expression product from the biopsy sample;(c) obtaining gene expression data from the RNA gene expression product, wherein the gene expression data comprises signal values that represent expression levels for each gene of the table below:
  • 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the survival predictor score is determined by the equation:
  • 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the RNA gene expression data is obtained using an assay comprising color-coded probes.
  • 14. A method of predicting a survival outcome of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising: (a) determining a survival predictor score of the subject according to claim 11; and(b) classifying the subject as belonging to one of the following groups based on the survival predictor score: (i) good prognosis, (ii) intermediate prognosis, and (iii) poor prognosis.
  • 15. A method of selecting a treatment for a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising: (a) predicting a survival outcome of the human subject having MCL according to claim 14; and(b) selecting a treatment for the subject based on the subject's classification.
  • 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the subject is classified as belonging to the group of (i) good prognosis wherein the survival predictor score is determined as less than about −100000.
  • 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the subject is classified as belonging to the group of (iii) poor prognosis wherein the survival predictor score is determined as greater than about −32000.
  • 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the treatment includes administration of R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone).
  • 19. A method of treating a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising: (a) selecting a treatment for the human subject having MCL according to claim 15; and(b) treating the subject with (i) cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone, (ii) rituximab, (iii) BTK inhibitors, (iv) IMiDs, (v) mTor inhibitors, (vi) bendamustine, or (vii) any combination of (i)-(vi).
  • 20. A method of predicting a survival outcome of a human subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) comprising: (a) determining a survival predictor score of the subject according to claim 11; and(b) classifying the subject as belonging to one of the following groups based on the survival predictor score: (i) good prognosis wherein the survival predictor score is determined as less than about −100000, (ii) intermediate prognosis wherein the survival predictor score is determined as between about −100000 and about −32000, and (iii) poor prognosis wherein the survival predictor score is determined as greater than about −32000.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This patent application is a U.S. National Phase of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2017/028628, filed Apr. 20, 2017, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/325,213, filed Apr. 20, 2016, each of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

This invention was made with government support under grant no. CA157581 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. This invention was made with government support under project number ZIA BC 011006-05 by the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. The government has certain rights in the invention.

PCT Information
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