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Session X : Cell death in cancer Poster X, 21<br />

Human soluble TRAIL/Apo2L induces apoptosis in chemotherapy refractory nodal<br />

diffuse large B-cell lymphomas.<br />

Saskia AGM Cillessen1, Chris JLM Meijer1, Gert J Ossenkoppele2, Kitty CM<br />

Castricum1, August H Westra2, Petra Niesten1, Jettie JF Muris1, Hoite F Nijdam3,<br />

Klaas G van der Hem4, Marcel Flens5, Erik Hooijberg1, Joost J Oudejans1<br />

Department of Clinical Pathology1 <strong>and</strong> Hematology2, VU University Medical Center,<br />

Amsterdam. Department of Otolaryngology, Westfries Gasthuis, Hoorn3, Department<br />

of Internal Medicine4 <strong>and</strong> Clinical Pathology5, Zaans Medical Center de Heel,<br />

Za<strong>and</strong>am. The Netherl<strong>and</strong>s. Email: SAGM.Cillessen@vumc.nl<br />

Part of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphomas (DLBCL) is resistant to chemotherapy. Human<br />

soluble (hs) TRAIL/Apo2L might be an alternative form of therapy for these lymphomas. In<br />

isolated lymphoma cells of DLBCL <strong>and</strong> B-cell lines we investigated whether<br />

hsTRAIL/Apo2L induces apoptosis in lymphomas that are resistant to chemotherapy induced<br />

cell death.<br />

Twelve out of twenty-two DLBCL samples including seven chemotherapy refractory<br />

lymphomas were sensitive for hsTRAIL/Apo2L. hsTRAIL/Apo2L induced apoptosis was<br />

preferentially observed in DLBCL samples <strong>and</strong> B-cell lines that were relatively or completely<br />

resistant to Etoposide induced apoptosis. Furthermore, hsTRAIL/Apo2L induced apoptosis in<br />

DLBCL <strong>and</strong> B-cell lines showing high expression levels of inhibitors of the caspase 9<br />

mediated pathway Bcl-2 <strong>and</strong>/or XIAP. In hsTRAIL/Apo2L sensitive cells expression of the<br />

TRAIL receptor R1 <strong>and</strong>/or R2 <strong>and</strong> absence of R3 <strong>and</strong> R4 was observed.<br />

We conclude that hsTRAIL/Apo2L induces apoptosis in part of chemotherapy refractory<br />

nodal DLBCL <strong>and</strong> that disruption of the caspase 9 mediated pathway <strong>and</strong> expression of Bcl-2<br />

<strong>and</strong> XIAP does not confer resistance to hsTRAIL/Apo2L induced apoptosis in DLBCL <strong>and</strong><br />

B-cell lines. Thus, based on <strong>our</strong> results hsTRAIL/Apo2L appears to be a valuable alternative<br />

treatment for patients with chemotherapy refractory DLBCL.<br />

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