Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma

Haematolymphoid Tumours (5th ed.)

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Primary Author(s)*

  • Derick Okwan-Duodu, MD, PhD
  • Sumire Kitahara, MD

Cancer Category / Type

Cancer Sub-Classification / Subtype

Definition / Description of Disease

  • Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) is an intestinal T-cell neoplasm closely associated with celiac disease[1]
  • Celiac disease may be diagnosed prior to EATL diagnosis in 20-73% of cases, or both entities may be diagnosed concomitantly in 10-58% of the cases[1]
  • Risk factors include homozygosity for HLA-DQ2 and advanced age[1]

Synonyms / Terminology

  • Historically referred to as enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma, type 1, but since "type 2" has been renamed in WHO 2016 as monomorphic epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma, the word "type" has been dropped from both entities

Epidemiology / Prevalence

  • 0.5-1 in 1 million general population (2-5% in patients with celiac disease, 60-80% in patients with refractory celiac disease type 2)[2][3][4][5][6]
  • > 60% of all cases in intestinal T- cell lymphomas[2][3][4]
  • M:F 1.04:1 to 2.8:1[2][3][4]
  • 6th-7th decade of life[2][3][4]
  • Mostly Caucasian (> 90%)[2][3][4]
  • Uncommon in Asian countries due to low population frequency of celiac HLA risk alleles[2][3][4]

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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Many of the below features are indistiguishable from the presentation of celiac disease, which may delay the diagnosis of EATL. Persistent symptoms following gluten-free diet is highly suggestive of EATL.[3]

Signs & Symptoms

  • Abdominal pain
  • Weight loss
  • Gluten-insensitive diarrhea/malabsorption
  • Bowel obstruction or perforation

Laboratory Findings

  • Anemia
  • Hypoalbuminemia
  • Hemophagocytosis

If there is no prior diagnosis of celiac disease and lymphoma is the initial presentation, the following findings can point towards celiac disease associated EATL:

  • Anti-tissue transglutaminase-2 antibodies or Anti-endomysial antibodies
  • Dermatitis herpetiformis

Sites of Involvement

  • Small intestine (predominantly jejunum and ileum > large intestine and stomach)[3]
  • Metastasis involve intra-abdominal node > bone marrow > lung > liver > skin[3]
  • CNS (rare)[3]

Morphologic Features

  • Pleomorphic medium to large neoplastic lymphoid infiltrate[4]
  • Neighborhood mucosa characterized by villous atrophy and crypt hyperplasia (non-malignant areas of celiac disease)[4]
  • Round or angulated vesicular nuclei[4]
  • Prominent nucleoli[4]
  • Moderate-abundant pale cytoplasm[4]
  • Extensive admixture of inflammatory cells (eosinophils, histiocytes)[4]
  • Angiocentric and angioinvasive features with extensive necrosis[4]

Immunophenotype

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Finding Marker
Positive (universal) EXAMPLE CD1
Positive (subset) EXAMPLE CD2
Negative (universal) EXAMPLE CD3
Negative (subset) EXAMPLE CD4


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Finding[7][8] Marker
Positive (universal) CD3, CD7
Positive (frequent) CD30 (harbinger of transformation to EATL from RCD2), NKP46 (not seen in IEL of CD or RCD1), CD103,

cytotoxic granule-associated markers (TIA1, granzyme B, perforin)

Negative (frequent) CD4, CD8, CD5, CD56, TCR
Ki-67 high
  • Immunophenotype of intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL):[7][8]
    • Varies depending on background type 1 or type 2 refractory celiac disease (RCD).
      • Type 1 (RCD1):
        • Milder symptoms with high 5-year survival with low risk of EATL development
        • Flow cytometry: sCD3+, CD8+, CD5+
      • Type 2 (RCD2):
        • Severe symptoms with protein-losing enteropathy leads to malnourishment (BMI < 18); low 5-year survival with increased risk of EATL
        • Flow cytometry: sCD3_, CD8-, CD5-
        • IHC:
          • NKP46: significantly more positive in RCD2 IEL than normal IEL in CD and RCD1; not specific for RCD2 or EATL, can be seen in MEITL; not seen in indolent T-cell LPD of GI tract
          • CD30+ indicates progression to EATL

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).


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  • No recurrent gene fusions reported


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  • Chromosomal Rearrangements (Gene Fusions)
  • Individual Region Genomic Gain/Loss/LOH
  • Characteristic Chromosomal Patterns
  • Gene Mutations (SNV/INDEL)
  • Diagnosis
    • No specific recurrent genetic abnormality that is diagnostic for EATL
      • Gain of 1q and 5q more frequent in EATL, whereas 8q24 (MYC) gain is more frequent in MEITL[8][9]
      • SETD2 mutations are common in both EATL (32%)[10] and MEITL (91%)[11]
  • Prognosis
    • In one study, >3 chromosomal imbalance was associated with worse prognosis[9]
  • Therapeutic Implications
    • Recurrent mutations in epigenetic machinery genes - epigenetic modifying drugs may be effective[12]
    • Mutations involved in JAK-STAT signaling pathway - inhibitors of this pathway may be effective
    • Suboptimal response to chemotherapy due to malnutrition, intestinal complications and toxicity and malnutrition
    • CD30+ disease may benefit from brentuximab vedotin (adcetris) as second line with or without stem cell transplant[13][14]
    • No FDA-approved targeted therapies currently available[15]

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
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7

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chr7:1- 159,335,973 [hg38]

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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).

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8

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chr8:1-145,138,636 [hg38]

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chr8

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Common recurrent secondary finding for t(8;21) (add reference).

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Chromosome Number[8][16][9][10][17] Gain/Loss/Amp/LOH Region Genes Prevalence
9q gain q22-34 C-ABL1, NOTCH-1, VAV2, CARD9 40-71%
16q loss 12.1 CLYD 23%
1q gain q22-44 CKS1B 30%
5q gain q33.3–34 UBLCP1, IRGM-1 17%-30%
9p LOH p21 CDKN2A/B (p16) 36%; possibly more common in (5 of 9) cases with large cells[18]
7q gain q11.21-q36.1 NSUN5 24%
8p loss p23.3-p11.21 20-30%
8q gain q24 MYC 25-27%
13q loss RB 24%
17p loss p12-13.2 TP53 23%
  • Most copy number alterations are large arm level alterations; no focal gene level alterations reach statistical significance[10]


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
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Co-deletion of 1p and 18q

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See chromosomal rearrangements table as this pattern is due to an unbalanced derivative translocation associated with oligodendroglioma (add reference).

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  • HLA-DQ2 (HLA-DQA1*0501 and DQB1*02) homozygosity - increased (at least 5-fold) risk for RCD and EATL[19]
  • HLA-DQB1*02 genotype correlated with 5q gain [8]

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
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EGFR; Exon 20 mutations

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EXAMPLE: TSG EXAMPLE: 20% (COSMIC)

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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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Gene*[10][20] Function/Oncogene/Tumor Suppressor Gene Frequency[10]
SETD2 Tumor suppressor gene 32%
YLPM1 Tumor suppressor gene 22%
TET2 Tumor suppressor gene 14%
STAT5B Oncogene 29%
JAK1 Oncogene 23%
JAK3 Oncogene 23%
STAT3 Oncogene 16%
SOCS1 Tumor suppressor gene 7%
NRAS Oncogene 10%
KRAS Oncogene 6%
TP53 Tumor suppressor gene 10%
BCL11B Tumor suppressor gene 13%
BRIP1 Tumor suppressor gene 16%
TERT Oncogene 17%
BBX Cell cycle transcription factor 16%
DAPK3 Apoptosis 10%
PRDM1 Interferon-related transcription factor 9%

*The specific mutations in these genes may be found elsewhere (COSMIC, cBioPortal)

  • PRDM1 and DAPK3, followed by STAT3 and STAT5B, are the most common mutually exclusive gene pairs[10]

Epigenomic Alterations

  • SETD2 is a histone H3 lysine 36 methyltransferase (forms H3K37me3)[10]
    • Altered (mostly by loss-of-function mutations) in ~32% of EATL
    • Results in global H3K36 hypomethylation

Genes and Main Pathways Involved

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  • Chromatin modifying genes: SETD2, TET2, YLPM1; loss of function mutations[10][21][22][23]
  • JAK-STAT pathway: JAK1, JAK3, STAT3, STAT5B, SOCS1; mutated drivers in this pathway tended to be mutually exclusive[10][21][22][23]
  • RAS/MAPK signaling pathway[10][21][22][23]
  • IL-15 deregulation and disruption of intestinal immune homeostasis[10][21][22][23]
  • Overexpression of genes involved in Interferon-γ signaling[10]

Genetic Diagnostic Testing Methods

  • No specific recurrent genetic abnormalities that are diagnostic for EATL[24][25]
  • Clonality can be confirmed by T-cell receptor gene rearrangement studies[24][25]
    • Intraepithelial lymphocytes in type 2 refractory celiac disease show similar gene rearrangement size as EATL[24][25]
  • Chromosomal microarrays may identify genetic abnormalities frequently associated with EATL[24][25]
  • Next generation sequencing may identify genetic abnormalities frequently associated with EATL[24][25]
  • Morphology and immunophenotyping
    • Cut-off value of 20% aberrant intraepithelial lymphocytes (cytoplasmic CD3+, surface CD3, CD7+, CD103+, CD8, CD4) to distinguish from refractory celiac disease[26]

Familial Forms

  • While there is a genetic predisposition of those with HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8 to develop celiac disease and EATL is a complication of celiac disease, familial forms of EATL are not described.
    • HLA-DQ2 (HLA-DQA1*0501 and DQB1*02) homozygosity - increased (at least 5-fold) risk for RCD and EATL[27]
    • HLA-DQB1*02 genotype correlated with 5q gain [28]

Additional Information

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