Sunday, October 19, 2025

A Molecular Score by Quantitative PCR as a New Prognostic Tool at Diagnosis for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients

Authors: Basile Stamatopoulos, Nathalie Meuleman, Cécile De Bruyn, Karlien Pieters, Géraldine Anthoine, Philippe Mineur, Dominique Bron, Laurence Lagneaux

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012780

Abstract Summary

Researchers developed a powerful prognostic score for chronic lymphocytic leukemia using three RNA markers (ZAP70, LPL, and microRNA-29c). Testing 170 patients, the score stratified them into three risk groups with significantly different treatment-free and overall survival rates. This qPCR-based tool outperformed existing prognostic factors and may improve patient risk assessment at diagnosis.

Why Brain? 🧠

Novel qPCR score combining ZAP70, LPL, and microRNA-29c markers outperforms existing prognostic tools, stratifying CLL patients into three risk groups with significantly different survival outcomes at diagnosis.


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