Table 3 Reference guide for BCMA protein and mRNA expression across hematologic malignancies.

From: B-cell maturation antigen expression across hematologic cancers: a systematic literature review

Tumor type

Cell surface BCMA

sBCMA

BCMA mRNA

Multiple myeloma

+10,13,14,18–23

+14,21,24–26

+13,19,20,27

T-ALL

−23

NA

+a,27

B-ALL

−23

NA

+11,27,29

Mature B-cell neoplasms

+10,22

−30

NA

NA

B-cell lymphoma

+10

NA

NA

DLBCL

−14,30

+10,22,23

NA

NA

Plasmablastic lymphoma

+10

NA

NA

Burkitt’s lymphoma

+10,22

NA

 

CLL or CLL/SLL

−14,30

+22,23,32,33

NA

+a,27,33

FL

−14,30

+10,22,23

NA

NA

MCL

−30

+22,23

NA

NA

Marginal zone lymphoma

−30

+22

NA

NA

Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia

+31

NA

NA

HLb

−10,14

+22,34

NA

+34

T-cell lymphoma

−10

NA

NA

Myeloid and lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia

−10

NA

NA

AMLc

+28

NA

+28

  1. + positive BCMA expression, − negative BCMA expression, AML acute myeloid leukemia, B-ALL B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, BCMA B-cell maturation antigen, CLL chronic lymphocytic leukemia, DLBCL diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, HL Hodgkin lymphoma, FL follicular lymphoma, MCL mantle cell lymphoma, NA not applicable, NHL non-Hodgkin lymphoma, sBCMA serum BCMA, SLL small lymphocytic leukemia, T-ALL T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia, WM Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia.
  2. aVery low expression reported in Bellucci et al.28.
  3. bIn Lee14, BCMA was expressed on plasma cells of HL but not on tumor cells.
  4. cIn Bolkun et al.29, BCMA protein expression on CD33 + AML blasts was detected in patients who experienced complete remission after first induction, but not in non-responders.