Prognostic Value of the Expression of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-Like Orphan Receptor 1 (ROR-1) in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
نویسنده : Aysun Şentürk Yikilmaz , Şule Mine Bakanay , Duygu Nurdan Avcı , Sema Akinci , Mesude Falay , Gülsüm Özet , İmdat Dilek
تاریخ انتشار : 1402/02/05
Materials and Methods: The level of ROR1 cell surface expression was determined in accordance with the flow
cytometric analysis of CLL patients at the first diagnosis time. 2 groups were formed according to the high and
low ROR1 levels. The cut-off point to the ROR1 level was calculated for advanced-stage disease by using receiver
operating characteristic (ROC) curves. A two-sided p-value <0,05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: 108 CLL cases with a median age of 60 were enrolled. The median percentage of ROR1 cell surface
marker positivity in the CD5/CD19 positive leukemic cell was 62%. The CLL cases with high ROR1 levels have
thrombocytopenia (p=0.042), anemia (p=0.028), and high beta 2 microglobulin value ≥3 mg/dL (p=0.002) and
the need for first-line treatment (p=0.043).
Conclusion: The poor prognostic parameters such as splenomegaly, anemia, higher beta 2 microglobulin levels,
intermediate/advanced RAİ stage disease, and need for first-line treatment had associated high-level ROR 1
expression of our CLL patients. It needs to be investigated for its effect on predicting disease burden and
aggressiveness with more comprehensive studies on ROR1 expression levels in CLL cases