@article{Leeksma_Baliakas_Moysiadis_Puiggros_Plevova_van der Kevie-Kersemaekers_Posthuma_Rodriguez-Vicente_Tran_Barbany_Mansouri_Gunnarsson_Parker_van den Berg_Bellido_Davis_Wall_Scarpelli_Österborg_Hansson_Jarosova_Ghia_Poddighe_Espinet_Pospisilova_Tam_Ysebaert_Nguyen-Khac_Oscier_Haferlach_Schoumans_Stevens-Kroef_Eldering_Stamatopoulos_Rosenquist_Strefford_Mellink_Kater_2021, place={Pavia, Italy}, title={Genomic arrays identify high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia with genomic complexity: a multi-center study}, volume={106}, url={https://haematologica.org/article/view/9623}, DOI={10.3324/haematol.2019.239947}, abstractNote={<p>Complex karyotype (CK) identified by chromosome-banding analysis (CBA) has shown prognostic value in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Genomic arrays offer high-resolution genome-wide detection of copy-number alterations (CNAs) and could therefore be well equipped to detect the presence of a CK. Current knowledge on genomic arrays in CLL is based on outcomes of single center studies, in which different cutoffs for CNA calling were used. To further determine the clinical utility of genomic arrays for CNA assessment in CLL diagnostics, we retrospectively analyzed 2293 arrays from 13 diagnostic laboratories according to established standards. CNAs were found outside regions captured by CLL FISH probes in 34% of patients, and several of them including gains of 8q, deletions of 9p and 18p (p&lt;0.01) were linked to poor outcome after correction for multiple testing. Patients (n=972) could be divided in three distinct prognostic subgroups based on the number of CNAs. Only high genomic complexity (high-GC), defined as ≥5 CNAs emerged as an independent adverse prognosticator on multivariable analysis for time to first treatment (Hazard ratio: 2.15, 95% CI: 1.36-3.41; p=0.001) and overall survival (Hazard ratio: 2.54, 95% CI: 1.54-4.17; p&lt;0.001; n=528). Lowering the size cutoff to 1 Mb in 647 patients did not significantly improve risk assessment. Genomic arrays detected more chromosomal abnormalities and performed at least as well in terms of risk stratification compared to simultaneous chromosome banding analysis as determined in 122 patients. Our findings highlight genomic array as an accurate tool for CLL risk stratification.</p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={Haematologica}, author={Leeksma, Alexander C. and Baliakas, Panagiotis and Moysiadis, Theodoros and Puiggros, Anna and Plevova, Karla and van der Kevie-Kersemaekers, Anne-Marie and Posthuma, Hidde and Rodriguez-Vicente, Ana E. and Tran, Anh Nhi and Barbany, Gisela and Mansouri, Larry and Gunnarsson, Rebeqa and Parker, Helen and van den Berg, Eva and Bellido, Mar and Davis, Zadie and Wall, Meaghan and Scarpelli, Ilaria and Österborg, Anders and Hansson, Lotta and Jarosova, Marie and Ghia, Paolo and Poddighe, Pino and Espinet, Blanca and Pospisilova, Sarka and Tam, Constantine and Ysebaert, Loïc and Nguyen-Khac, Florence and Oscier, David and Haferlach, Claudia and Schoumans, Jacqueline and Stevens-Kroef, Marian and Eldering, Eric and Stamatopoulos, Kostas and Rosenquist, Richard and Strefford, Jonathan C. and Mellink, Clemens and Kater, Arnon P.}, year={2021}, month={Jan.}, pages={87-97} }