Childhood systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) and malignancy: a nationwide multicentre series review

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Childhood systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) and malignancy: a nationwide multicentre series review

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Background

Increased malignancy frequency is well documented in adult-systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but with limited reports in childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) series. We explored the frequency of malignancy associated with cSLE, describing clinical and demographic characteristics, disease activity and cumulative damage, by the time of malignancy diagnosis.

Method

A retrospective case-notes review, in a nationwide cohort from 27 Pediatric Rheumatology centres, with descriptive biopsy-proven malignancy, disease activity/damage accrual, and immunosuppressive treatment were compiled in each participating centre, using a standard protocol.

Results

Of the 1757 cSLE cases in the updated cohort, 12 (0.7%) developed malignancy with median time 10 years after cSLE diagnosis. There were 91% females, median age at cSLE diagnosis 12 years, median age at malignancy diagnosis 23 years. Of all diagnosed malignancies, 11 were single-site, and a single case with concomitant multiple sites; four had haematological (0.22%) and 8 solid malignancy (0.45%). Median (min-max) SLEDAI-2K scores were 9 (0–38), median (min-max) SLICC/ACR-DI (SDI) score were 1 (1–5) Histopathology defined 1 Hodgkin's lymphoma, 2 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, 1 acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; 4 gastrointestinal carcinoma, 1 squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and 1 anal carcinoma; 1 had sigmoid adenocarcinoma and 1 stomach carcinoid; 3 had genital malignancy, being 1 vulvae, 1 cervix and 1 vulvae and cervix carcinomas; 1 had central nervous system (CNS) oligodendroglioma; and 1 testicle germ cell teratoma.

Conclusion

Estimated malignancy frequency of 0.7% was reported during cSLE follow up in a multicentric series. Median disease activity and cumulative damage scores, by the time of malignancy diagnoses, were high; considering that reported in adult series.

Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erithematosus

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Malignancy

Leukaemia

Lymphoma

Solid Malignancy

Childhood onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) occurs in a proportion of 10 to 15% of all SLE cases [1, 2]. It has been considered a more severe disease course, needing prolonged immunosuppressive treatment. Chronic and persistent inflammation may lead to genetic toxicity predisposing to oncogenesis [3]. Theoretically, the SLE autoantibodies can penetrate cells reaching nuclear genetic material, interfering with cell repair that could generate malignancy [4]. Besides the disease process itself, immunosuppressive treatment with cytotoxic drugs, could also predispose to malignancy [5].

Malignancy is considered damage, scoring at least 1point in the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/ American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI), with one point attributed to each of the malignancy sites [6]. There are several reports of malignancy frequency in adult population, in several cohorts coming from different geographic region and environment. However, the reports about pediatric population, are very limited, restricted to only a few multicentric studies [7–14]. The estimates in a recent metanalysis showed that, cumulative frequency in cSLE was 0.5% before 18 years of onset age compared to 4.2% after 18 years of onset age. [15]

Given the opportunity of examining a historical cohort for description of c-SLE rare manifestations [16–19] we reviewed the database, searching for the frequency and specific diagnoses of malignancy, occurring after the cSLE onset.

A retrospective analysis of reported malignancy in patients with established cSLE diagnosis and follow up is presented. Cases were diagnosed before the age of 18 years, according to the American College of Rheumatology - ACR criteria (1997), by the attending physician in 27 pediatric rheumatology centres, convened by an established national study, the Brazilian cSLE Study Group Registry.

The data shared with participants included clinical descriptors of common and rare c-SLE manifestations, demographics, clinical and standard laboratorial parameters, activity score by SLE Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) and damage scores by Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/ACR Damage Index (SLICC/ACR-DI) [6], both scored by the attending physician in each of the centres, by the time of malignancy diagnoses. Damage accrual by SLICC/ACR-DI was scored only for those with more than 6 months follow up.

Data collection was established at diagnosis, one follow up visit and the last clinical visit, by the time of biopsy-proven malignancy diagnoses. Cases were retrospectively reviewed by investigators in each of the centres cohort and data collection started in 2013.

Descriptive non parametric statistics (median, minimum, maximum values) were used for reporting quantitative clinical and laboratorial variables. Categorical variables were described by frequency and percentages.

Of the 1,757 patients from the c-SLE updated database, 12 (0.7%) reported malignancy. Of those, 11 were females, all with malignancy diagnosed during c-SLE follow up. According to the malignancy site involvement, 11 had a single site and one with more than one concomitant site. Median (min-max) age at cSLE diagnosis was 12(10–17)years; median (min-max) cSLE duration up to malignancy diagnosis was 10 (0.2–19) years and the mean (min -max) age at malignancy diagnosis was 23 (12–32).

Lymphoma and leukaemia were diagnosed in 4 cases; namely 1 with Hodgkin and 2 non-Hodgkin lymphomas; 1 acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Sjögren’s syndrome association was not described in any of the patients in the malignancy series. Gastrointestinal tract malignancy was diagnosed in 4 cases, being squamous carcinoma of the tongue (1), anal carcinoma (1), sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma (1) and stomach carcinoid (1). Urogenital malignancy was seen in four, being vulva carcinoma (1), cervix carcinoma (1), vulva plus cervix carcinoma (1) and a germ line cell testicle teratoma (1). Central nervous system oligodendroglioma was reviewed in a single case.

The main signs and symptoms raising suspicious of malignancy were fever and pallor, described in hematopoietic malignancy cases; diarrhoea was observed in 2 of the cases with gastrointestinal malignancy; vulvar condylomas were observed in two cases during routine gynaecological exam; and a palpable testicle lump prompted the biopsy for diagnosing testicle teratoma. (Table 1)

Table 1

– Descriptive malignancy diagnoses according to type and anatomical site.
Patient	Group	Type	Site
1	Gonadal Gastrointestinal	Squamous cells carcinoma Squamous cells carcinoma	Vulvae and cervix Anal/Rectal
2	Haematological	Hodgkin Lymphoma	Lymph node
3	Haematological	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Lymph node
4	Haematological	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (MALT)	Orbital glands
5	Gonadal	Germ cell line teratoma	Testicle
6	Central Nervous System	Oligodendroglioma	Brain
7	Gastrointestinal	Adenocarcinoma	Sigmoid colon
8	Haematological	Acute lymphoblastic leukemia	Bone Marrow
9	Gonadal	Squamous cells carcinoma	Cervix
10	Gastrointestinal	Squamous cells carcinoma	Tongue
11	Gonadal	Squamous cells carcinoma	Vulvae
12	Gastrointestinal	Carcinoid	Stomach

By the time the diagnoses were confirmed, the clinical and laboratorial manifestations, that could be related to lupus activity, were: weight lost (5), hepatomegaly (2), adenomegaly (3), malar rash (3) and photosensitivity (2), arthritis (4), pleuritis (2), urine leucocytes (5) urine red cells (4), proteinuria (3) nephrotic proteinuria (2); only one of the cases had renal biopsy resulting in class V/III-S, with renal activity score 5/24 and chronicity 2/12, tubular infiltrates and atrophy in addition to granular immunofluorescent deposits of C1q, IgA, IgM and C3 in capillary loops.

Of the neuropsychiatric manifestations, one case had simultaneous demyelinating syndrome, psychosis and seizures, (1) headaches, (1) myelopathy, (1) mononeuritis, (1) unspecified visual compromising. Of the observed laboratorial parameters, lymphopenia (5), leukopenia (4), autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (4), thrombocytopenia (3), high ESR (9) with median values 43,5 (6-120)mm/h; high CRP, 1,57 (0,06–14) mg/L; low complement (4) with C3 median values 72,6 (0,74–135) mg/dL, C4 median values 13,6 (0,074 − 31,9) mg/dL. Of the specified positive ANA, homogeneous pattern (2), fine speckled (2), unspecified spleckled (2) and dense granular (1); anti-DNA (8), anti-Smith (3), anti-RNP (3); lupus anticoagulant (2); anti-Ro (1); IgM anticardiolipin (1) were recorded in the series.

Median (min-max) SLEDAI-2K scores were 9 (0–38), overall scored in neuropsychiatric domain by seizures, psychosis and headaches; arthritis for musculoskeletal domain; malar rash, vasculitis and alopecia for skin domain; urine leukocytes, red blood cells, proteinuria and urine casts for renal; serositis with pleuritis and pericarditis; leukopenia and thrombocytopenia; high titres anti-dsDNA and low complement. Damage accrual scores median (min-max) scores for SLICC/ACR-DI (SDI) were 1 (1–5). Specific scores in damage domains were cataracts, peripheral neuropathy, transverse myelitis and persistent proteinuria. (Table 2).

Table 2

*– Description of SLICC/ACR-DI* scored at malignancy diagnosis in c-SLE cases.* * *Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics* (SLICC)/ *American College of Rheumatology* (ACR) *Damage Index* (SDI).
DOMAIN	DESCRIPTIVE	FREQUENCY n (%)
Ocular	Cataract	1(8.3)
Neuropsychiatric	Peripheral neuropathy Myelitis	1(8.3) 1(8.3)
Renal	Persistent proteinuria > 3.5 g/day for more than 6 months	1(8.3)
Pulmonary	-	0(0)
Cardiovascular	Pericardiocentesis	1(8.3)
Peripheral vascular	-	0(0)
Gastrointestinal	-	0(0)
Musculoskeletal	-	0(0)
Skin	-	0(0)
Premature gonadal failure	-	0(0)
Diabetes	-	0(0)
Malignancy	-	11(100)

Medication used during the whole disease course, with doses recorded by the time of malignancy diagnoses were: prednisone, median daily dose 5 (0–60) mg; hydroxychloroquine median 4 (0–6,6) mg/kg/day. Only five describe use of Mofetil Mycophenolate. There was only one patient treated with each of the following: Methylprednisolone pulses, Azathioprine, IV Cyclophosphamide and Rituximab.

Malignancy diagnoses followed by transfer of care to Oncology for treatment was informed by the assistant physician in 11 cases. Patients received: chemotherapy (5), curative excision surgery (4), palliative care (1) or no treatment (1). Individual case description summary is presented on Table 3.

Table 3– Clinical and demographic descriptors for individual c-SLE cases with malignancy.

*Demographic and clinical characteristics*	*c-SLE Cases*
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Median (min-max)
*Age at malignancy diagnosis (years)*	24	14	12	16	15	13	32	30	27	32	27	22	23 (12-32)
*Age at cSLE diagnosis*	10	14	11	10	11	12	13	17	12	16	12	13	12 (10-17)
*cSLE duration* *(years)*	14	0.2	1.8	6.1	4	1.3	19	13	16	16	12	8.7	10 (0.2-19)
*Gender (F:M)*	F	F	F	F	M	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	11:1
*Specific Malignancy*	SC	HL	NHL	NHL	TT	OL	AC	ALL	SC	SC	SC	C	-
*SLEDAI 2K scores*	22	31	13	10	4	38	8	1	3	0	12	7	9 (0-38)
*SLICC/ACR-DI scores*	5	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1 (1-5)
*Drugs ever used during c-SLE follow up*	PDN MPDN HXC MMF AZA CYC RTX	PDN MPDN HXC MMF AZA	PDN HXC AZA	PDN HXC AZA	PDN MPDN HXC AZA MMF CYC IVIG	PDN HXC	PDN HXC UNK	HXC UNK	PDN UNK	HXC MMF UNK	PDN HXC MMF UNK	PDN HXC MTX

ALL: Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; AC: Adenocarcinoma; AZA: Azathioprine; c-SLE: childhood onset systemic lupus erythematosus; C: Carcinoid; CYC: Cyclophosphamide; HK: Hodgkin Lymphoma; HXC: Hydroxychloroquine; IVIG: intravenous Immunoglobulin; MTX- methotrexate; MPDN: Methylprednisolone pulse; MMF: Mofetil Mycophenolate; NHL: non Hodgkin Lymphoma; OL: Oligodendroglyoma; PDN: Prednisone; RTX: Rituximab; SC: Squamous carcinoma; SLEDAI-2K: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000; SLICC/ACR-DI: Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/ American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI); TT: Gonadal Teratoma; UNK: unknown data.

We have identified malignancy frequency of 0.7% in a large retrospective series of cSLE, including, lymphohematopoietic and solid malignancy. Reports of metanalyses, systematic and scoping reviews or observational studies describing malignancy in cSLE [8, 13–15, 20, 21] were extensively reviewed

Overall, he reported incidence of lymphomas in the originary population is 14%, in children and adolescents from 0–19 years (0.002%). [22]. There is higher incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, regardless of age, in different reports estimated by Standard Incidence Ratio (SIR): 5.2 (CI 95% = 1.1–15.2) [7]; 18.6 (CI 95%= 3.84–54.4) [8] and 4.93 (CI 95% = 3.81–6.36) [13]. For Hodgkin lymphoma, 2.6 (CI 95% = 2.14–3.17) were reported [13]. Leukaemia makes 26% of all pediatric malignancy rates, from 0 to 19 years, with mean incidence of 0.004% [22]. There is a higher reported SIR of 2.01 (CI 95% = 1.64–2.47) in Leukaemia of adult lupus patients [13]. However, all the other comparisons, either of lymphohematopoietic malignancy or solid tumors, are very limited in the pediatric age. It was not possible to calculate the SIR in our series due to lack of data in the reference population of all the malignancies reported in our series.

In the Brazilian Malignancy Registry, carcinoma was the most frequently reported solid malignancy from 15–29 years, with the proportion of 14% over all malignancies [22]. In this category there were cervix, vulva, gastrointestinal and pharyngeal carcinomas. For the cervical carcinoma, the incidence rates were 0.0018% from 0–19 years of age [22]. SLE patients are susceptible to cervical carcinomas, estimated by SIR 1.56; 95% CI = 1.29– 1.88 [13]; vulva, 3.48 ; 95% CI = 2.69– 4.50 [13]; stomach, 1.31; 95% CI = 1.04–1.63 [13] and pharyngeal, 1.52; 95% CI = 1.0-2.3 [13]; based on reports of adults. Some of papillomavirus (HPV) associated malignancies are reported more often in SLE patients, although there are controversies about the associated risk factors. HPV routine immunization programme in our country only started in 2014, it was covered by the national immunization programme. Therefore, our cases were probably unvaccinated patients [23], reflecting natural disease course.

About CNS malignancy, we identified just one case (0.057%) of oligodendroglioma. Overall, CNS malignancy makes a group with common diagnosis in the paediatric age with incidence rates from 0–19 years of 0.002% [22]. However, there is no remarkable association of brain malignancy and SLE or c-SLE, SIR = 1.08; 95% CI = 0.64–1.81 [13], and one case was reported in large c-SLE malignancy association registry [21].

About gonadal malignancy, it makes 3% in our reference population from 0–19 years, and 5% of all incidental malignancy from 0–14 years. Also, there is a trend of higher incidence in females; the mean adjusted incidence for both genders is 0.0006% [22].

SLEDAI-2K scores were higher than those reported in adults with c-SLE and malignancy association, where the mean SLEDAI-2K score of 2, was observed.[16–19, 24]. In our previous analysis of 670 cases of c-SLE, in a sample from the same population, early damage accrual (SLICC/ACR-DI ≥ 1) occurred in 30%, comprising the renal, neuropsychiatric and muscle-skeletal domains [25]. In our series of c-SLE associated malignancy, in addition to the malignancy itself, scoring one point for each malignancy site, the other scored domains were ocular, neuropsychiatric, renal and cardiovascular domains. It might be possibly related to long disease duration of c-SLE cases diagnosed with malignancy [18].

Paraneoplastic syndrome is attributed when rheumatic symptoms appear up to two years before the malignancy diagnosis, although a precise definition is not established [27]. Three of our cases had an interval of less than two years from cSLE diagnoses and malignancy the and one of those had less than 6 month; and for that reason, damage score by SLICC/ACR-DI was not calculated.

Our report has limitations, first for the retrospective design, number of affected cases and overall population asymmetry, missing data, variable follow up duration, and a short window of observation, with limited control cases for data comparison. Ideally, prospective malignancy registry would provide more robust data for the c-SLE association, risk factors and outcome, but this is limited in our paediatric population.

Most of the cases were young adults, seen during transition and transfer to adult care are in the same unit in continuation [26]. The large population is represented from all the regions of geographic area within the universal access health system and a standardised practice was established in the registry. Also, it was not possible to compare the SIR for the reference population, due to lack of data in specific malignancy in childhood malignancy registries, in particular for solid malignancies.

The overall frequency of reported c-SLE malignancy was 0.7%. We observed intestinal, gonadal and cerebral malignancy rates and the high disease activity parameters observed by the time of c-SLE-malignancy diagnoses. Malignancy suspicious awareness may have impact in clinical practice.

SLE –systemic lupus erythematosus

cSLE – Childhood onset systemic lupus erythematosus

SLEDAI-2K – Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000

SLICC/ACR-DI (SDI) - Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics American

College of Rheumatology Damage Index

CNS – Central nervous system

ACR - American College of Rheumatology

SIR - Standard Incidence Ratio

ESR – Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

CPR – C-reactive protein

HPV – Human papillomavirus

Ethics approval and consent to participate:

The study was approved by institutional Ethics Committees (CEP/Conep) as a national multicentric study and local ethics committee in each participating centre, it was registered by CAAE: 41778621.5.0000.541.

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Not applicable.

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Data analyzed and biopsy reports, can be requested to the corresponding author, if necessary.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interest

Funding

The study was developed in the Postgraduate Course Pathophysiology in Internal Medicine, a CAPES sponsored program. There was no specific research funding for the present work.

Authors' contributions

MZB analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript. CSM and CAS conceptualized the project, supervised the data analyses and manuscript writing. All the authors contributed to data collection, read and approved the final manuscript.

Acknowledgements:

We thank the late Ana Maria Soares Rolim, for her contribution to the study, with the condolences to her family. We thank Lilian Maria Cristofani, Pediatric Oncologist at Child and Adolescent Institute of Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil; and Carlos Alberto Scrideli, Pediatric Oncologist at Department of Pediatrics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil for their contribution to the study conception.

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