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Prognostic Value of the Expression of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-Like Orphan Receptor 1 (ROR-1) in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

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Background: The transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1) has acted on the causation and sustentation of mature B cell lymphomagenesis for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells. The aim of this study was to show whether there is a relationship between the level of ROR1 surface expression in CLL cells and disease findings.

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.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/ijhoscr.v17i1.11712
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The transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
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Senturk Yikilmaz A, Bakanay Şule, Avcı D, Akinci S, Falay M, Özet G, Dilek İmdat. Prognostic Value of the Expression of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-Like Orphan Receptor 1 (ROR-1) in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Int J Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Res. 2023;17(1):39-47.