BostonGene and Weill Cornell Medicine Announce Publication in Cancer Discovery Revealing the Role of the Tumor Microenvironment in the Clinical Outcomes of Patients with DLBCL

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BostonGene Corporation, a biomedical software company committed to defining optimal precision medicine-based therapies for cancer patients, and Weill Cornell Medicine, today announced a publication in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. The manuscript “Clinical and biological subtypes of B-cell lymphoma revealed by microenvironmental signatures” highlights the tumor microenvironment as a critical component of B-cell lymphoma biology and the effects of different microenvironments on diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) clinical behavior, establishing a significant opportunity for the development of novel and personalized therapeutic strategies for this disease.

In this research study, the microenvironment subtypes of over 4,600 DLBCL patients were classified using curated and refined transcriptional signatures encompassing key microenvironment and cancer cells activities and processes. This analysis revealed four distinct DLBCL microenvironments (LMEs), each with its own set of unique biological and clinical properties. The LMEs were also found to correlate with different clinical outcomes and prognoses, and downstream preclinical mechanistic studies demonstrated that the LMEs could be applied in clinical decision-making for DLBCL patients.

“This study was designed to evaluate the role of the tumor microenvironment in DLBCL biology,” said Leandro Cerchietti, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and a member of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine. “The results revealed distinct DLBCL microenvironments with unique therapeutic vulnerabilities that can be utilized for optimization of DLBCL treatment strategies.”

“The data demonstrate that this novel classification platform provides a roadmap for the therapeutic exploitation of the tumor microenvironment in DLBCL patients,” said Nathan Fowler, MD, Chief Medical Officer at BostonGene. “Together with Weill Cornell Medicine, we look forward to identifying new treatment strategies to ultimately improve the clinical outcomes of these patients.”

About BostonGene Corporation

BostonGene Corporation is pioneering the use of biomedical software for advanced patient analysis and personalized therapy decision making in the fight against cancer. BostonGene’s unique solution performs sophisticated analytics to aid clinicians in their evaluation of viable treatment options for each patient's individual genetics, tumor and tumor microenvironment, clinical characteristics and disease profile. BostonGene’s mission is to enable physicians to provide every patient with the highest probability of survival through optimal cancer treatments using advanced, personalized therapies. For more information, visit BostonGene at http://www.BostonGene.com.