Structural profiles of p53 gene mutations predict clinical outcome in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: An International Collaborative study

Mutations of the p53 tumor suppressor gene have been associated with a poor clinical outcome in some series of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). However, conflicting results have been reported in other studies. The purpose of this study was to analyze the p53 mutations in DLBCL from twelve centers, and to correlate the structural profiles of the mutations with clinical outcome. The p53 mutations were identified in 102 of 477 cases of DLBCL for a frequency of 21.4%. These included 92 missense mutations, 5 nonsense mutations, 4 deletions, and 1 insertion. The presence of any p53 mutation correlated with poor overall survival (OS; P=0.002). Sixty-two of 102 cases (61%) had mutations in the DNA binding domains of the p53 gene, and the mutations in the DNA-binding domains were found to be the most important predictor of poor OS (P