Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma

Haematolymphoid Tumours (5th ed.)

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Primary Author(s)*

Jamie Nagy, PhD, University of Iowa

Honey Reddi, PhD

Cancer Category / Type

Mature B-cell neoplasms

Cancer Sub-Classification / Subtype

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Definition / Description of Disease

This is a distinct entity in the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification system. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is a chronic lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by monoclonal B cell proliferation.

CLL Tables - A list of clinically significant and/or recurrent CNAs and CN-LOH with potential or strong diagnostic, prognostic and treatment implications in CLL. Table derived from Chun et al., 2018 [] with permission from Cancer Genetics. See CLL Tables: Regions of Recurrent Copy Number Change and CN-LOH.

Synonyms / Terminology

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, B―cell type; chronic lymphoid leukaemia; chronic lymphatic leukaemia

Epidemiology / Prevalence

It is the most common adult leukemia in Western populations, comprising 25% to 30% of all leukemias in the United States. The median age at diagnosis is 70 years. CLL occurrence is more prevalent in anglo americans and much lower in asian populations.

Clinical Features

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Signs and Symptoms	EXAMPLE Asymptomatic (incidental finding on complete blood counts) EXAMPLE B-symptoms (weight loss, fever, night sweats) EXAMPLE Fatigue EXAMPLE Lymphadenopathy (uncommon)
Laboratory Findings	EXAMPLE Cytopenias EXAMPLE Lymphocytosis (low level)

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Most (90%) patients with CLL are asymptomatic and only 5-10% of patients with CLL present with symptoms of fever, weight loss, night sweats, and/or fatigue.

Sites of Involvement

CLL/SLL involves the blood, bone marrow, and secondary lymphoid tissues such as the spleen, lymph nodes, and Waldeyer ring. Extranodal involvement

(e.g. of the skin, gastrointestinal tract, or CNS) occurs in a small subset of cases.

Morphologic Features

Lymph Nodes: Enlarged lymph nodes show diffuse architectural effacement by a proliferation of small lymphocytes with variably prominent scattered paler proliferation centers (pseudofollicles). The predominant cell in the diffuse areas is a typical CLL cell (small lymphocyte with scant cytoplasm, and clumped chromatin). Proliferation centers are composed of small lymphocytes, prolymphocytes, and paraimmunoblasts. Mitotic activity is usually very low.

Bone Marrow: Biopsy may show interstitial, nodular, mixed (nodular and interstitial), or diffuse involvement. Diffuse involvement is usually associated with more advanced disease. Paratrabecular aggregates are not typical. Proliferation centers can be observed, although they are not as prominent as in lymph nodes, and follicular dendritic cells may be present. Most cases have > 30% CLL cells in the bone marrow aspirate.

Peripheral Blood: Smudge or basket cells are typically observed. In most cases, besides typical CLL cells, other lymphoid cells like prolymphocytes are also observed, but they usually constitute < 15% of the lymphoid cells.

Immunophenotype

Circulating leukemic B cells express CD19, low surface IgM/lgD, CD20, CD22, and CD79b. Additionally the markers below may be strongly expressed or absent.

Finding	Marker
Positive (universal)	CD5, CD43 and strongly positive for CD23 and CD200
Negative (universal)	CD10 is negative FMC7 is usually negative or only weakly expressed.
Subset	CD5― or CD23―, FMC7+, strong surface immunoglobulin, or CD79b+

Chromosomal Rearrangements (Gene Fusions)

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Chromosomal Rearrangement	Genes in Fusion (5’ or 3’ Segments)	Pathogenic Derivative	Prevalence	Diagnostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)	Prognostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)	Therapeutic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)	Notes
EXAMPLE t(9;22)(q34;q11.2)	EXAMPLE 3'ABL1 / 5'BCR	EXAMPLE der(22)	EXAMPLE 20% (COSMIC) EXAMPLE 30% (add reference)	Yes	No	Yes	EXAMPLE The t(9;22) is diagnostic of CML in the appropriate morphology and clinical context (add reference). This fusion is responsive to targeted therapy such as Imatinib (Gleevec) (add reference).

Individual Region Genomic Gain / Loss / LOH

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Chr #	Gain / Loss / Amp / LOH	Minimal Region Genomic Coordinates [Genome Build]	Minimal Region Cytoband	Diagnostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)	Prognostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)	Therapeutic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)	Notes
EXAMPLE 7	EXAMPLE Loss	EXAMPLE chr7:1- 159,335,973 [hg38]	EXAMPLE chr7	Yes	Yes	No	EXAMPLE Presence of monosomy 7 (or 7q deletion) is sufficient for a diagnosis of AML with MDS-related changes when there is ≥20% blasts and no prior therapy (add reference).  Monosomy 7/7q deletion is associated with a poor prognosis in AML (add reference).
EXAMPLE 8	EXAMPLE Gain	EXAMPLE chr8:1-145,138,636 [hg38]	EXAMPLE chr8	No	No	No	EXAMPLE Common recurrent secondary finding for t(8;21) (add reference).

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Chromosome Number	Gain/Loss/Amp/LOH	Region
EXAMPLE 8	EXAMPLE Gain	EXAMPLE chr8:0-1000000
EXAMPLE 7	EXAMPLE Loss	EXAMPLE chr7:0-1000000

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CLL Tables - A list of clinically significant and/or recurrent CNAs and CN-LOH with potential or strong diagnostic, prognostic and treatment implications in CLL. Table derived from Chun et al., 2018 [PMID 30554732] with permission from Cancer Genetics. See CLL Tables: Regions of Recurrent Copy Number Change and CN-LOH.

Characteristic Chromosomal Patterns

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Chromosomal Pattern	Diagnostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)	Prognostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)	Therapeutic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)	Notes
EXAMPLE Co-deletion of 1p and 18q	Yes	No	No	EXAMPLE: See chromosomal rearrangements table as this pattern is due to an unbalanced derivative translocation associated with oligodendroglioma (add reference).

Gene Mutations (SNV / INDEL)

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Gene; Genetic Alteration	Presumed Mechanism (Tumor Suppressor Gene [TSG] / Oncogene / Other)	Prevalence (COSMIC / TCGA / Other)	Concomitant Mutations	Mutually Exclusive Mutations	Diagnostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)	Prognostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)	Therapeutic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)	Notes
EXAMPLE: TP53; Variable LOF mutations EXAMPLE: EGFR; Exon 20 mutations EXAMPLE: BRAF; Activating mutations	EXAMPLE: TSG	EXAMPLE: 20% (COSMIC) EXAMPLE: 30% (add Reference)	EXAMPLE: IDH1 R123H	EXAMPLE: EGFR amplification				EXAMPLE:  Excludes hairy cell leukemia (HCL) (add reference).

Note: A more extensive list of mutations can be found in cBioportal (https://www.cbioportal.org/), COSMIC (https://cancer.sanger.ac.uk/cosmic), ICGC (https://dcc.icgc.org/) and/or other databases. When applicable, gene-specific pages within the CCGA site directly link to pertinent external content.

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Prevalence (COSMIC, May 2018) NOTCH1 12% SF3B1 12% ATM 12% TP53 11% NFKBIE 4% XPO1 4% BTK 4% MED12 3% BIRC3 3% MYD88 3% LRP1b 3% POT1 3% BRAF 2% FAT1 2%

Gene	Mutation	Oncogene/Tumor Suppressor/Other	Presumed Mechanism (LOF/GOF/Other; Driver/Passenger)	Prevalence (COSMIC/TCGA/Other)
EXAMPLE TP53	EXAMPLE R273H	EXAMPLE Tumor Suppressor	EXAMPLE LOF	EXAMPLE 20%

Other Mutations

Type	Gene/Region/Other
Concomitant Mutations	EXAMPLE IDH1 R123H
Secondary Mutations	EXAMPLE Trisomy 7
Mutually Exclusive	EXAMPLE EGFR Amplification

Epigenomic Alterations

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Genes and Main Pathways Involved

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Gene; Genetic Alteration	Pathway	Pathophysiologic Outcome
EXAMPLE: BRAF and MAP2K1; Activating mutations	EXAMPLE: MAPK signaling	EXAMPLE: Increased cell growth and proliferation
EXAMPLE: CDKN2A; Inactivating mutations	EXAMPLE: Cell cycle regulation	EXAMPLE: Unregulated cell division
EXAMPLE:  KMT2C and ARID1A; Inactivating mutations	EXAMPLE:  Histone modification, chromatin remodeling	EXAMPLE:  Abnormal gene expression program

Genetic Diagnostic Testing Methods

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Familial Forms

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Additional Information

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Links

Monoclonal B-cell Lymphocytosis

References

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*Citation of this Page: “Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma”. Compendium of Cancer Genome Aberrations (CCGA), Cancer Genomics Consortium (CGC), updated 11/30/2023, https://ccga.io/index.php/HAEM5:Chronic_lymphocytic_leukaemia/small_lymphocytic_lymphoma.