Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
Conditions
Keywords
Hodgkin Lymphoma, adolescent, microenvironment, immune-check points
Brief summary
Background. Classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (cHL) in adolescents between 15 and 18 years shows a higher disease-related mortality and the overall prognosis is worse than both children and adults. Objectives. To investigate the immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPI) therapeutic targets and specific T-regulatory and cytotoxic T-cell subsets, in the subgroup of adolescent cHL patients and to investigate their prognostic power. Methods: Retrieved formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) of adolescent patients diagnosed with cHL with available clinical and tested by immunohistochemistry the immune checkpoint molecules CTLA-4, LAG-3, PD-1 and PDL1 and the biological markers FOXP3 and CD8.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Patients aged 12 to 18 years at diagnosis of Classical Hodgkin lymphoma.
Exclusion criteria
* Unavailability/insufficiency of histological material for diagnosis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Characterization of the tumour microenvironment | through study completion, an average of 3 months | Identification of phenotypic markers with possible prognostic and/or therapeutic impact predictive of clinical outcomes in patients undergoing LHC in pediatric/adolescent age. |
Countries
Italy