Pharmacologically relevant doses of valproate upregulate CD20 expression in three diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients in vivo.

Jesper Kofoed Damm, Sandra Gordon, Mats Ehinger, Mats Jerkeman, Urban Gullberg, Anne Hultquist, Kristina Drott

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Abstract

Epigenetic code modifications by histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) have been proposed as potential new therapies for lymphoid malignancies. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common type of aggressive lymphoma for which standard first line treatment is the chemotherapy regimen CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone) combined with the monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody rituximab (R-CHOP). The HDACi valproate, which has for long been utilized in anti-convulsive therapy, has been shown to sensitize to chemotherapy in vitro. Valproate upregulates expression of CD20 in lymphoma cell lines; therefore, 48 hour pre-treatment with valproate before first line R-CHOP in DLBCL stages II-IV is evaluated in the phase I clinical trial VALFRID; Valproate as First line therapy in combination with Rituximab and CHOP in Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Original languageEnglish
JournalExperimental hematology & oncology
Volume4
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Bibliographical note

The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.
The record was previously connected to the following departments: Division of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine (013041100), Division of Clinical Genetics (013022003), Stem Cell Center (013022011), Oncology, Kamprad Lab (013230901), Pathology, (Lund) (013030000), Hematopoietic Stem Cell Laboratory (013022012)

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Hematology
  • Cancer and Oncology

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