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Rubtsov MA, Razin SV, Iarovaia OV. Inhibition of DNA topoisomerase II with etoposide induces association of DNA topoisomerase II alpha, DNA topoisomerase II beta, and nucleolin with BCR 2 of the ETO gene. DOKL BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2008; 423:334-6. [PMID: 19230382 DOI: 10.1134/s1607672908060045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- M A Rubtsov
- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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Ross JA. Environmental and Genetic Susceptibility to MLL-Defined Infant Leukemia. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2008:83-6. [DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgn007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Burmeister T, Meyer C, Thiel G, Reinhardt R, Thiel E, Marschalek R. A MLL-KIAA0284 fusion gene in a patient with secondary acute myeloid leukemia and t(11;14)(q23;q32). Blood Cells Mol Dis 2008; 41:210-4. [PMID: 18640063 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2008.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2008] [Accepted: 05/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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MLL aberrations are found in approximately 10% of acute leukemias. More than 80 different MLL fusion genes have been cytogenetically described but a significant number of MLL fusion partners remain unidentified on the molecular level. We describe here the case of a patient who developed secondary acute myeloid leukemia five years after the patient had received adjuvant radiochemotherapy because of breast cancer. This therapy comprised 4 cycles epirubicin/cyclophosphamide, a mitoxantrone-based high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation and a subsequent radiation. Cytogenetic bone marrow analysis revealed a translocation t(11;14)(q23;q32), with a MLL split signal in FISH analysis. By applying a long-distance inverse PCR method the KIAA0284 gene was identified as translocation partner. Both breakpoints, on chromosomes 11 and 14, were characterized. The breakpoint in the KIAA0284 gene was located 5' of the putative start codon and an in-frame MLL-KIAA0284 transcript was detectable by RT-PCR. The KIAA0284 gene has hitherto not been implicated in hematologic diseases and has never been reported as a translocation partner. Its physiological function is unknown. The expression of KIAA0284 in various tissues and hematologic diseases was investigated by real time quantitative PCR and turned out to be very low in all lymphatic and myeloid diseases investigated.
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- Thomas Burmeister
- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin (CBF), Medizinische Klinik III, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany.
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Rubtsov MA, Terekhov SM, Razin SV, Iarovaia OV. Repositioning of ETO gene in cells treated with VP-16, an inhibitor of DNA-topoisomerase II. J Cell Biochem 2008; 104:692-9. [PMID: 18183572 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The translocation t(8;21)(q22;q22) affecting AML1 and ETO genes is known to be one of the frequent chromosome translocations in acute myeloid leukemia. But no data have been available up to date concerning mutual positioning of these particular genes in the nucleus of a living cell as well as the mechanism of their rapprochement and realignment. Here we show that there is no proximity between these two genes in the primary nuclei of normal human male fibroblasts and moreover that these genes are located in different nuclear layers. But we further show that treatment of cells with VP-16 (etoposide), an inhibitor of DNA topoisomerase II widely used in anticancer chemotherapy, causes the ETO gene repositioning which allows AML1 and ETO genes to be localized in the same nuclear layer. Inhibitor studies demonstrate that such an effect is likely to be connected with the formation of stalled cleavable complexes on DNA. Finally, inhibition of ETO gene repositioning by 2,3-butanedione monoxime (BDM) suggests that this process depends on nuclear myosin. Together, our data corroborate the so called "breakage first" model of the origins of recurrent reciprocal translocation.
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- Mikhail A Rubtsov
- Laboratory of Structural and Functional Organization of Chromosomes, Institute of Gene Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 34/5 Vavilov Street, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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Bandele OJ, Clawson SJ, Osheroff N. Dietary polyphenols as topoisomerase II poisons: B ring and C ring substituents determine the mechanism of enzyme-mediated DNA cleavage enhancement. Chem Res Toxicol 2008; 21:1253-60. [PMID: 18461976 DOI: 10.1021/tx8000785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Dietary polyphenols are a diverse and complex group of compounds that are linked to human health. Many of their effects have been attributed to the ability to poison (i.e., enhance DNA cleavage by) topoisomerase II. Polyphenols act against the enzyme by at least two different mechanisms. Some compounds are traditional, redox-independent topoisomerase II poisons, interacting with the enzyme in a noncovalent manner. Conversely, others enhance DNA cleavage in a redox-dependent manner that requires covalent adduction to topoisomerase II. Unfortunately, the structural elements that dictate the mechanism by which polyphenols poison topoisomerase II have not been identified. To resolve this issue, the activities of two classes of polyphenols against human topoisomerase IIalpha were examined. The first class was a catechin series, including (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), (-)-epigallocatechin (EGC), (-)-epicatechin gallate (ECG), and (-)-epicatechin (EC). The second was a flavonol series, including myricetin, quercetin, and kaempferol. Compounds were categorized into four distinct groups: EGCG and EGC were redox-dependent topoisomerase II poisons, kaempferol and quercetin were traditional poisons, myricetin utilized both mechanisms, and ECG and EC displayed no significant activity. On the basis of these findings, a set of rules is proposed that predicts the mechanism of bioflavonoid action against topoisomerase II. The first rule centers on the B ring. While the C4'-OH is critical for the compound to act as a traditional poison, the addition of -OH groups at C3' and C5' increases the redox activity of the B ring and allows the compound to act as a redox-dependent poison. The second rule centers on the C ring. The structure of the C ring in the flavonols is aromatic and planar and includes a C4-keto group that allows the formation of a proposed pseudo ring with the C5-OH. Disruption of these elements abrogates enzyme binding and precludes the ability to function as a traditional topoisomerase II poison.
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- Omari J Bandele
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt UniVersity School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, USA
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Bandele OJ, Osheroff N. (-)-Epigallocatechin gallate, a major constituent of green tea, poisons human type II topoisomerases. Chem Res Toxicol 2008; 21:936-43. [PMID: 18293940 DOI: 10.1021/tx700434v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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(-)-Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is the most abundant and biologically active polyphenol in green tea, and many of the therapeutic benefits of the beverage have been attributed to this compound. High concentrations of EGCG are cytotoxic and trigger genotoxic events in mammalian cells. Although this catechin affects a number of cellular systems, the genotoxic effects of several bioflavonoid-based dietary polyphenols are believed to be mediated, at least in part, by their actions on topoisomerase II. Therefore, the effects of green tea extract and EGCG on DNA cleavage mediated by human topoisomerase IIalpha and beta were characterized. The extract and EGCG increased levels of DNA strand breaks generated by both enzyme isoforms. However, EGCG acted by a mechanism that was distinctly different from those of genistein, a dietary polyphenol, and etoposide, a widely prescribed anticancer drug. In contrast to these agents, EGCG exhibited all of the characteristics of a redox-dependent topoisomerase II poison that acts by covalently adducting to the enzyme. First, EGCG stimulated DNA scission mediated by both isoforms primarily at sites that were cleaved in the absence of compounds. Second, exposure of EGCG to the reducing agent dithiothreitol (DTT) prior to its addition to DNA cleavage assays abrogated the effects of the catechin on DNA scission. Third, once EGCG stimulated topoisomerase II-mediated DNA cleavage, exposure to DTT did not effect levels of DNA strand breaks. Finally, EGCG inhibited the DNA cleavage activities of topoisomerase IIalpha and beta when incubated with either enzyme prior to the addition of DNA. Taken together, these results provide strong evidence that EGCG is a redox-dependent topoisomerase II poison and utilizes a mechanism similar to that of 1,4-benzoquinone.
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- Omari J Bandele
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, USA
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Clinical features of adult acute leukemia with 11q23 abnormalities in Japan: a co-operative multicenter study. Int J Hematol 2008; 87:195-202. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-008-0034-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2007] [Revised: 11/19/2007] [Accepted: 11/22/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Verkooijen HM, Fioretta G, Rapiti E, Vlastos G, Neyroud-Caspar I, Chappuis PO, Bouchardy C. Family history of breast or ovarian cancer modifies the risk of secondary leukemia after breast cancer: Results from a population-based study. Int J Cancer 2007; 122:1114-7. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chowdhury T, Brady HJM. Insights from clinical studies into the role of the MLL gene in infant and childhood leukemia. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2007; 40:192-9. [PMID: 17905612 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2007.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Accepted: 07/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Translocations involving the Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL) gene at 11q23 are found in both acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML), but have different prognostic implications depending on the phenotype of the leukemia in de novo pediatric cases. The majority of MLL gene rearrangements are associated with infant ALL, and their presence predicts a poor prognosis which worsens with earlier age of presentation. Rearrangements of the MLL gene are found in most cases of infant AML and regardless of age confer an intermediate risk. The treatment of MLL-rearranged ALL in children involves increased intensification of chemotherapy, and infants with ALL are treated with an intensive regimen of ALL- and AML-like chemotherapy, with the proportion of MLL-rearranged cases being responsible for the poor outcome in this age group. The use of DNA microarray analysis to distinguish a particular gene signature for MLL-rearranged leukemias is shedding light on the molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets of these leukemias. It may also prove to have a useful role in both diagnosis and prognosis. This review considers recent advances in our understanding of the role of MLL gene rearrangements in pediatric clinical practice.
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- Tanzina Chowdhury
- Molecular Haematology and Cancer Biology Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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McClendon AK, Osheroff N. DNA topoisomerase II, genotoxicity, and cancer. Mutat Res 2007; 623:83-97. [PMID: 17681352 PMCID: PMC2679583 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2007.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 294] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2006] [Revised: 06/06/2007] [Accepted: 06/16/2007] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Type II topoisomerases are ubiquitous enzymes that play essential roles in a number of fundamental DNA processes. They regulate DNA under- and overwinding, and resolve knots and tangles in the genetic material by passing an intact double helix through a transient double-stranded break that they generate in a separate segment of DNA. Because type II topoisomerases generate DNA strand breaks as a requisite intermediate in their catalytic cycle, they have the potential to fragment the genome every time they function. Thus, while these enzymes are essential to the survival of proliferating cells, they also have significant genotoxic effects. This latter aspect of type II topoisomerase has been exploited for the development of several classes of anticancer drugs that are widely employed for the clinical treatment of human malignancies. However, considerable evidence indicates that these enzymes also trigger specific leukemic chromosomal translocations. In light of the impact, both positive and negative, of type II topoisomerases on human cells, it is important to understand how these enzymes function and how their actions can destabilize the genome. This article discusses both aspects of human type II topoisomerases.
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- A. Kathleen McClendon
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, USA
- Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0146, USA
- Corresponding author. Tel: +1 615 3224338; fax: +1 615 3431166, E-mail address: (N. Osheroff)
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Emerenciano M, Koifman S, Pombo-de-Oliveira MS. Acute leukemia in early childhood. Braz J Med Biol Res 2007; 40:749-60. [PMID: 17581672 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2007000600002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2006] [Accepted: 03/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Acute leukemia in early childhood is biologically and clinically distinct. The particular characteristics of this malignancy diagnosed during the first months of life have provided remarkable insights into the etiology of the disease. The pro-B, CD10 negative immunophenotype is typically found in infant acute leukemia, and the most common genetic alterations are the rearrangements of the MLL gene. In addition, the TEL/AML1 fusion gene is most frequently found in children older than 24 months. A molecular study on a Brazilian cohort (age range 0-23 months) has detected TEL/AML1+ve (N = 9), E2A/PBX1+ve (N = 4), PML/RARA+ve (N = 4), and AML1/ETO+ve (N = 2) cases. Undoubtedly, the great majority of genetic events occurring in these patients arise prenatally. The environmental exposure to damaging agents that give rise to genetic changes prenatally may be accurately determined in infants since the window of exposure is limited and known. Several studies have shown maternal exposures that may give rise to leukemogenic changes. The Brazilian Collaborative Study Group of Infant Acute Leukemia has found that mothers exposed to dipyrone, pesticides and hormones had an increased chance to give birth to babies with infant acute leukemia [OR = 1.48 (95%CI = 1.05-2.07), OR = 2.27 (95%CI = 1.56-3.31) and OR = 9.08 (95%CI = 2.95-27.96)], respectively. This review aims to summarize recent clues that have facilitated the elucidation of the biology of early childhood leukemias, with emphasis on infant acute leukemia in the Brazilian population.
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- M Emerenciano
- Divisão de Medicina Experimental, Centro de Pesquisa, Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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Bacher U, Haferlach T, Kern W, Harich HD, Schnittger S, Haferlach C. A case of chronic myeloproliferative syndrome followed by precursor T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 175:52-6. [PMID: 17498558 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2006] [Revised: 12/15/2006] [Accepted: 12/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Interlineage switch from myeloid to lymphatic malignancies is a rare phenomenon. Progression from a BCR-ABL negative chronic myeloproliferative disorder (CMPD) to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been reported in very few cases. We describe the case of a 62-year-old man who developed precursor T-cell (pre-T) ALL 18 months after the diagnosis of an unclassifiable chronic myeloproliferative syndrome (CMPD, U), which had been treated with hydroxyurea (HU) over 12 months. The transformation from CMPD to pre-T-ALL was accompanied by clonal evolution from normal to a high hyperdiploid karyotype with an i(17q): 52,XY,+X,+2,+13,+14,+15,i(17)(q10),+19. Diverse pathways should be considered in this transformation process: although therapeutic induction of ALL is extremely rare and no MLL/11q23 rearrangement was detected by chromosome banding analyses and interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), T-lineage ALL might have been caused by HU therapy for the CMPD. Chance coincidence of both disorders seems improbable, given the short interval from the diagnosis of the CMPD to the development of the pre-T-ALL, but nonetheless must be considered. A third explanation might be provided by a spontaneous interlineage switch, which would give further support to the theory that the CMPDs are disorders of a pluripotent stem cell. Interlineage switch might result from an aberrant differentiation of the malignant clone or from selection within a mixed population.
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- Ulrike Bacher
- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
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Schnittger S, Bacher U, Haferlach C, Kern W, Haferlach T. Rare CBFB-MYH11 fusion transcripts in AML with inv(16)/t(16;16) are associated with therapy-related AML M4eo, atypical cytomorphology, atypical immunophenotype, atypical additional chromosomal rearrangements and low white blood cell count: a study on 162 patients. Leukemia 2007; 21:725-31. [PMID: 17287858 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The spectrum of CBFB-MYH11 fusion transcripts in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) M4eo with inv(16)/t(16;16) is heterogeneous. Approximately 85% show type A CBFB-MYH11 fusion transcripts. In addition, more than 10 different fusion transcripts have been reported. The prognostic impact and biological background of rare fusion transcripts remain open. In this study, a molecular characterization of CBFB-MYH11 transcripts in 162 patients with CBFB-MYH11 positive AML at diagnosis was performed. In total, 128 patients (79.0%) showed the fusion transcript type A, whereas nine different rare CBFB-MYH11 fusion genes were detected in 34 cases (21.0%). Rare fusion transcripts were found more frequently in therapy-related AML (P=0.0106). Numerical gains of the chromosomes 8, 21 and 22 were more frequently associated with type A (28.3%) than with rare fusions (12.9%) (P=0.012). Median white blood cell (WBC) count was higher in type A (35.4 G/l; range=1.1-279 G/l) than in cases with rare types (7.8 G/l; range=0.8-148.0 G/l) (P<0.0001). Rare fusion transcripts were correlated with an atypical cytomorphology not primarily suggestive for the FAB subtype M4eo (P=0.0203). Immunophenotype revealed lower CD2, CD13, CD33 and CD90 levels than in type A fusion cases (P=0.036, 0.002, 0.029 and 0.045, respectively). However, the type of fusion was not an independent prognostic parameter.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Inversion
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16
- Cohort Studies
- Core Binding Factor beta Subunit/genetics
- Female
- Gene Fusion
- Gene Rearrangement
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/blood
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/immunology
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/mortality
- Leukocyte Count
- Leukocytes/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myosin Heavy Chains/genetics
- Survival Analysis
- Transcription, Genetic
- Translocation, Genetic
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- S Schnittger
- MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory, Munich, Germany.
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Howard RA, Gilbert ES, Chen BE, Hall P, Storm H, Pukkala E, Langmark F, Kaijser M, Andersson M, Joensuu H, Fossa SD, Travis LB. Leukemia following breast cancer: an international population-based study of 376,825 women. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2007; 105:359-68. [PMID: 17221155 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-006-9460-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2006] [Accepted: 11/16/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To quantify long-term temporal trends in the excess absolute risk (EAR) of secondary leukemia among breast cancer (BC) survivors, using multivariate analyses to evaluate the effects of subtype, age at BC diagnosis, attained age, and calendar year. PATIENTS AND METHODS We identified 376,825 1-year survivors of BC within 4 nationwide, population-based cancer registries in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway (1943-2001). Estimates of EAR (per 100,000 person-years) were modeled using Poisson regression methods and cumulative risks calculated using a competing risk model. RESULTS A total of 687 non-chronic lymphocytic leukemias (EAR = 9.05; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 7.5-10.7) was reported. Significantly elevated risks were observed for the first time for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) (EAR = 2.06; 95% CI = 1.3-2.9) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (EAR = 0.62; 95% CI = 0.2-1.1), in addition to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (EAR = 5.00; 95% CI = 3.9-6.2). Excesses of CML, ALL, AML and all leukemias combined persisted over 25 years after BC diagnosis. For all leukemias, EAR decreased with increasing calendar year (P = 0.04) of BC diagnosis. Risk for all leukemia and AML by calendar year of BC diagnosis depended on age at diagnosis. For women diagnosed with BC after 1985, the 10-year cumulative risk of leukemia for those diagnosed before and after age 50 was small, 0.10% and 0.14%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Although secondary leukemia is a rare event, BC survivors experience statistically significant excesses for at least 25 years after diagnosis, including CML and ALL. Decreasing leukemia risks in recent calendar years likely reflect changes in treatment.
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- Regan A Howard
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Department of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Executive Plaza South, Suite 7091, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Renella R, Verkooijen HM, Fioretta G, Vlastos G, Kurtz J, Sappino AP, Schäfer P, Neyroud-Caspar I, Bouchardy C. Increased risk of acute myeloid leukaemia after treatment for breast cancer. Breast 2006; 15:614-9. [PMID: 16386906 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2005.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2005] [Revised: 10/31/2005] [Accepted: 11/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study evaluates the risk of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in patients treated for breast cancer. We included all 6360 breast cancer patients that were recorded at the Geneva Cancer Registry between 1970 and 1999. Patients were followed for AML occurrence until December 2000. We calculated standardized incidence ratios of AML and identified factors modifying the risk of AML by multivariate Cox analysis. Twelve (0.2%) patients developed AML. In general, patients treated for breast cancer had a 3.5-fold (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.8-6.0) increased risk of developing AML compared with the general population. In particular, patients who were older than 70 years at breast cancer diagnosis and those treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy) had a significantly increased risk of developing AML. This population-based study confirms that radiotherapy increases the risk of AML. Due to the relatively low number of women treated with chemotherapy without radiotherapy and due to the infrequency of the disease, the question of whether chemotherapy alone increases this risk of AML cannot yet be answered.
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- R Renella
- Geneva Cancer Registry, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, 55 Boulevard de la Cluse, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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Scharf S, Zech J, Bursen A, Schraets D, Oliver PL, Kliem S, Pfitzner E, Gillert E, Dingermann T, Marschalek R. Transcription linked to recombination: a gene-internal promoter coincides with the recombination hot spot II of the human MLL gene. Oncogene 2006; 26:1361-71. [PMID: 16983345 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The MLL gene is frequently involved in chromosomal translocations associated with high-risk acute leukaemia. Infant and therapy-related acute leukaemia patients display chromosomal breakpoints preferentially clustered in the telomeric portion of the MLL breakpoint cluster region (SCII). Here, we demonstrate that SCII colocalizes with a gene-internal promoter element in the mouse and human MLL gene, respectively. The mRNA generated encodes an N-terminally truncated version of MLL that still exhibits many functional regions, including the C-terminal SET-domain. Etoposide-induced DNA double-strand breaks colocalize with the binding site of RNA polymerase II and the transcription initiation region, but not with a nearby Topo II consensus sequence. Thus, the observed genomic instability of the human MLL gene is presumably linked to transcriptional processes. The consequences of this novel finding for the creation of chromosomal translocations, the biology of the MLL protein and for MLL-mediated acute leukaemia are discussed.
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- S Scharf
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology/ZAFES, Biocenter, JWG-University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Argani P, Laé M, Ballard ET, Amin M, Manivel C, Hutchinson B, Reuter VE, Ladanyi M. Translocation carcinomas of the kidney after chemotherapy in childhood. J Clin Oncol 2006; 24:1529-34. [PMID: 16575003 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.04.4693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Children who survive cancer are at more than 19-fold increased risk of developing another malignancy. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) occurring as a secondary malignancy is uncommon. Translocation RCC, bearing TFE3 or TFEB gene fusions, are recently recognized entities for which risk factors have not been identified. PATIENTS AND METHODS We describe the clinical, pathologic, cytogenetic, and molecular data on six translocation RCCs that arose in five young patients who had received chemotherapy. RESULTS The ages at time of diagnosis of the RCC ranged from 6 to 22 years. Histologically, these tumors showed typical features previously described for translocation RCCs. At the molecular level, three tumors contained the ASPL-TFE3 fusion, two contained Alpha-TFEB, and one contained PRCC-TFE3. The intervals between chemotherapy and the diagnosis of RCC ranged from 4 to 13 years. The indications for the antecedent chemotherapy were varied and included acute promyelocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia with t(9;11), bilateral Wilms' tumor, systemic lupus erythematosus, and conditioning regimen of bone marrow transplant for Hurler's syndrome. Only the latter patient had also received radiation. Hence, among 39 genetically confirmed translocation RCCs in our personal experience, six (15%) have arisen in patients who had received cytotoxic chemotherapy. CONCLUSION Cytotoxic chemotherapy may predispose to the development of renal translocation carcinomas.
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- Pedram Argani
- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Despite the greatly improved treatment regimes for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in general, resulting in long-term survival in approximately 80% of cases, current therapies still fail in >50% of ALL cases diagnosed within the first year of life (i.e. in infants). Therefore, more adequate treatment strategies are urgently needed to also improve the prognosis for these very young patients with ALL. Here we review the current acquaintance with the biology of infant ALL and describe how this knowledge may lead to innovative therapeutic approaches.
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- Ronald W Stam
- Department of Paediatric Oncology/Haematology, Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Topoisomerase II inhibitors represent a broad class of antineoplastic agents with a wide spectrum of activity against malignancies. Topoisomerase II inhibitors include the anthracyclines, mitoxantrone and epipodophyllotoxins. Short-term toxicity includes myelosuppression and gastrointestinal toxicity. Long-term survivors are at risk of cardiac toxicity and secondary leukaemia. This article discusses these toxicities in detail, including administration of these agents to patients with hepatic and/or renal insufficiency, and the need for dose adjustments in selected patient populations.
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- Karen Seiter
- New York Medical College, Room 250 Munger Pavilion, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
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Bogni A, Cheng C, Liu W, Yang W, Pfeffer J, Mukatira S, French D, Downing JR, Pui CH, Relling MV. Genome-wide approach to identify risk factors for therapy-related myeloid leukemia. Leukemia 2005; 20:239-46. [PMID: 16341039 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Using a target gene approach, only a few host genetic risk factors for treatment-related myeloid leukemia (t-ML) have been defined. Gene expression microarrays allow for a more genome-wide approach to assess possible genetic risk factors for t-ML. We assessed gene expression profiles (n=12 625 probe sets) in diagnostic acute lymphoblastic leukemic cells from 228 children treated on protocols that included leukemogenic agents such as etoposide, 13 of whom developed t-ML. Expression of 68 probes, corresponding to 63 genes, was significantly related to risk of t-ML. Hierarchical clustering of these probe sets clustered patients into three groups with 94, 122 and 12 patients, respectively; 12 of the 13 patients who went on to develop t-ML were overrepresented in the latter group (P<0.0001). A permutation test indicated a low likelihood that these probe sets and clusters were obtained by chance (P<0.001). Distinguishing genes included transcription-related oncogenes (v-Myb, Pax-5), cyclins (CCNG1, CCNG2 and CCND1) and histone HIST1H4C. Common transcription factor recognition elements among similarly up- or downregulated genes included several involved in hematopoietic differentiation or leukemogenesis (Maz, PU.1, ARNT). This approach has identified several genes whose expression distinguishes patients at risk of t-ML, and suggests targets for assessing germline predisposition to leukemogenesis.
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- A Bogni
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA
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Passamonti F, Rumi E, Arcaini L, Castagnola C, Lunghi M, Bernasconi P, Giovanni Della Porta M, Columbo N, Pascutto C, Cazzola M, Lazzarino M. Leukemic transformation of polycythemia vera: a single center study of 23 patients. Cancer 2005; 104:1032-6. [PMID: 16047334 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute leukemia (AL) may occur as rare and late event of polycythemia vera (PV). METHODS The current study included 23 patients who developed acute leukemia in a cohort of 414 consecutive PV patients with long-term observation (3208 person years of follow-up). Kaplan-Meier Product-Limit method was used to estimate the cumulative probability of survival; Gehan-Wilcoxon test was applied to compare survival in different groups of patients. RESULTS Median age was 68 years, and 18 patients (78%) were > 60 years of age. At diagnosis of AL, most patients had a white blood count > 10 x 10(9)/L (n = 17; 74%), Hgb < 10 g/dL (n = 13; 57%), and platelet count > 50 x 10(9)/L (n = 17; 74%). Of 14 patients in whom cytogenetic analysis was available at leukemic transformation, 12 showed high-risk abnormalities including complex karyotype (n = 10), del (7)(q22) sole (n = 1) and del (X)(q26) sole (n = 1), whereas 2 had a normal karyotype. In patients whose karyotype was available at diagnosis of PV, cytogenetic evolution was documented at progression to AL. Treatment consisted of supportive care and/or low-dose chemotherapy (n = 15), or induction chemotherapy (n = 8). This included idarubicin plus cytarabine (n = 3), high-dose cytarabine (n = 4), and fludarabine-based regimen (n = 1). Allogenic stem cell transplantation was offered to a single patient, who is alive at Day + 70. The outcome of patients was poor, with a median survival of 2.9 months (range, 0.6-20.1 mos), with no significant differences between palliation and intensive treatments. CONCLUSIONS AL following PV has distinct clinical and biologic features. Outcome of patients is poor irrespective of the treatment employed.
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- Francesco Passamonti
- Division of Hematology, IRCCS San Matteo Polyclinic, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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Riley RS, Idowu M, Chesney A, Zhao S, McCarty J, Lamb LS, Ben-Ezra JM. Hematologic aspects of myeloablative therapy and bone marrow transplantation. J Clin Lab Anal 2005; 19:47-79. [PMID: 15756708 PMCID: PMC6807857 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The transplantation of bone marrow cells or isolated hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow or peripheral blood is a widely utilized form of therapy for patients with incurable diseases of the hematopoietic and immune systems. Successful engraftment of the transplanted stem cells in an adequately prepared recipient normally leads to bone marrow reconstitution over a period of several weeks, accompanied by more gradual reconstitution of the immune system. Since the recipient is profoundly ill during the initial treatment period, laboratory data is critical for monitoring engraftment, detecting residual/recurrent disease, and identifying problems that may delay bone marrow reconstitution or lead to other medical complications. Accurate blood cell counts are imperative, and most bone marrow transplantation patients undergo periodic monitoring with bone marrow aspirates and biopsies with cytogenetic, molecular, and multiparametric flow cytometric studies. The potential complications of bone marrow transplantation include engraftment failure and delayed engraftment, infection, residual bone marrow disease, acute and chronic graft versus host disease, myelofibrosis, therapy-related acute leukemia, post-transplant lympho-proliferative disorders, and toxic myelopathy.
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- Roger S Riley
- Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0250, USA.
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Campone M, Roché H, Kerbrat P, Bonneterre J, Romestaing P, Fargeot P, Namer M, Monnier A, Montcuquet P, Goudier MJ, Fumoleau P. Secondary leukemia after epirubicin-based adjuvant chemotherapy in operable breast cancer patients: 16 years experience of the French Adjuvant Study Group. Ann Oncol 2005; 16:1343-51. [PMID: 15905306 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdi251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate incidence and risk factors of secondary leukemia after adjuvant epirubicin-based chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Among eight French Adjuvant Study Group trials, 3653 patients were assessable: 2603 received epirubicin; 682 received hormonotherapy; and 368 had no systemic treatment. Chemotherapy was FEC regimen in 85% of cases (fluorouracil 500 mg/m2, epirubicin 50, 75 or 100 mg/m2, cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2, three or six cycles). Epirubicin cumulative dose was <300 mg/m2 in 1045 patients; 300-600 mg/m2 in 1187; and > or =600 mg/m2 in 286, followed by radiotherapy in 96% of cases. The median follow-up was 104 months. RESULTS Eight cases of leukemia occurred in epirubicin-exposed patients and one in non-exposed patients. After 9 years, the risk of developing a leukemia was 0.34% (95% confidence interval 0.11-0.57) in epirubicin-exposed patients. In patients receiving chemotherapy, leukemia subtypes were: AML2 (two), AML3 (one), AML4 (three) and ALL (two). None of the classically recognized risk factors was significantly correlated with the occurrence of a leukemia. CONCLUSION Irrespective of the dose, the incidence of secondary leukemia after adjuvant epirubicin-based chemotherapy was low. After a long follow-up, the benefit/risk ratio for early breast cancer patients remained in favor of epirubicin-based adjuvant chemotherapy: eight cases (0.31%) occurred, and in some of them, treatment causality could be debatable.
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Spector LG, Xie Y, Robison LL, Heerema NA, Hilden JM, Lange B, Felix CA, Davies SM, Slavin J, Potter JD, Blair CK, Reaman GH, Ross JA. Maternal diet and infant leukemia: the DNA topoisomerase II inhibitor hypothesis: a report from the children's oncology group. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005; 14:651-5. [PMID: 15767345 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-04-0602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The MLL 11q23 translocation arises in utero and is present in 75% of infant leukemias. That MLL+ acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can arise following chemotherapy with DNA topoisomerase II (DNAt2) inhibitors suggests that these substances, which also occur naturally in foods, may contribute toward infant leukemia. We hypothesized that maternal consumption of dietary DNAt2 inhibitors during pregnancy would increase the risk of infant leukemia, particularly AML(MLL+). METHODS This Children's Oncology Group case-control study consisted of 240 incident cases of infant acute leukemia [AML and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)] diagnosed during 1996 to 2002 and 255 random digit dialed controls. Maternal diet during pregnancy was determined through a food frequency questionnaire. An index of specific foods identified a priori to contain DNAt2 inhibitors as well as vegetables and fruits were created and analyzed using unconditional logistic regression. RESULTS There was little evidence of an association between the specific DNAt2 index and leukemia overall and by subtype. An exception was AML(MLL+); odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) comparing the second to fourth quartiles to the first were 1.9 (0.5-7.0), 2.1 (0.6-7.7), and 3.2 (0.9-11.9), respectively (P for trend = 0.10). For the vegetable and fruit index, there were significant or near-significant inverse linear trends for all leukemias combined, ALL(MLL+), and AML(MLL-). CONCLUSION Overall, maternal consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits during pregnancy was associated with a decreased risk of infant leukemia, particularly MLL+. However, for AML(MLL+) cases, maternal consumption of specific DNAt2 inhibitors seemed to increase risk. Although based on small numbers, these data provide some support for distinct etiologic pathways in infant leukemia.
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- Logan G Spector
- Division of Pediatric Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Tsurusawa M, Manabe A, Hayashi Y, Akiyama Y, Kigasawa H, Inada H, Noguchi Y, Sawai N, Kobayashi R, Nagatoshi Y, Kawakami K, Kojima S, Nakahata T. Therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome in childhood: A retrospective study of 36 patients in Japan. Leuk Res 2005; 29:625-32. [PMID: 15863201 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2004.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2004] [Accepted: 11/29/2004] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We report here a retrospective analysis of 36 children with therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome (t-MDS) diagnosed between 1990 and 1999 in Japan. Their median age was 7.7 years and the median latency period for the development of t-MDS was 38.5 months. The primary tumors were hematologic in 15 of the cases and nonhematologic in 21. Chromosomal abnormalities were detected in 32/34(94%) patients: abnormalities of chromosomes 5and/or 7 in 41% and notably, 11q23 abnormalities in 31%. The prognosis of children with t-MDS was very poor as compared to children with primary MDS (5 year survival: 16% versus 54%, p<0.0001).
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- M Tsurusawa
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Aichi 4801195, Japan.
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The emerging understanding of the biology of the hemopoietic stem cell is beginning to shed light on the mechanisms by which benzene gives rise to acute myeloid leukaemia. These mechanisms are complex, affecting not only the DNA, but also the complex intercellular interactions present in the bone marrow microenvironment. The toxic effects of benzene are mediated within the bone marrow and we are beginning to understand the contributions of inter-individual variation in xenobiotic metabolisms and DNA repair to the definition of risk following exposure to benzene in the environment. This process is likely to be accelerated by recent advances in high throughput genotyping. Until now, research has focussed directly on mutation and chromosomal translocations, but we are beginning to understand more how environmental exposures can modify chromatin structure giving rise to heritable changes not affecting DNA. These epigenetic studies are likely to give important further insights into the mode of action of benzene as are studies of its effect on the immune system.
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- Gareth J Morgan
- Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK.
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Rearrangements of the MLL gene (ALL1, HRX, and Hrtx) located at chromosome band 11q23 are commonly involved in adult and pediatric cases of primary acute leukemias and also found in cases of therapy-related secondary leukemias. Studies on mouse models of MLL translocation and cell lines containing MLL rearrangements showed that the MLL gene linked chromosomal rearrangements to cellular differentiation and tumor tropism. Moreover, recent structural/functional studies on MLL and aberrant MLL proteins provided new clues and suggested that different mechanisms might be included in leukemogenesis by MLL rearrangements. The connection between these different mechanisms will help us understand globally how aberrant MLL oncogenes affect the normal cellular processes at molecular level.
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- Z-Y Li
- National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, PR China
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Houck W, Abonour R, Vance G, Einhorn LH. Secondary leukemias in refractory germ cell tumor patients undergoing autologous stem-cell transplantation using high-dose etoposide. J Clin Oncol 2004; 22:2155-8. [PMID: 15169802 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.11.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To quantify the risk of secondary leukemias in relapsed testicular cancer patients undergoing autologous stem-cell transplantation with high-dose etoposide. PATIENTS AND METHODS Single institution, retrospective study of germ cell tumor patients who underwent autologous transplantation using high-dose etoposide from 1987 to 2001. RESULTS One hundred thirteen patients received high-dose etoposide and carboplatin followed by autologous stem-cell transplantations for germ cell tumors. Follow-up ranged from 12 to 166 months (median, 51 months). Three patients (2.6%; 95% CI, 0.55% to 7.50%) subsequently developed leukemia at an average of 16 months post-autologous transplantation (range, 11 to 21 months). All three had received tandem transplantations and had been heavily pretreated, including at least one prior cycle of etoposide. Following autologous transplantation, all three patients exhibited refractory cytopenias before developing overt leukemia. All leukemias were of myeloid lineage. One patient developed an M2 with a t(8,21) chromosomal translocation; another, an M5 with a t(11,19); and one patient exhibited an unclassified leukemia with cytogenetic abnormalities resulting in monosomy for 7p and partial monosomy of 7q. Treatment of the leukemias involved allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. CONCLUSION High-dose chemotherapy using high-dose etoposide as therapy for relapsed germ cell tumors was associated with a 2.6% risk of developing a secondary myeloid leukemia. This figure was not significantly different from the expected rate of secondary leukemias when patients receive additional cycles of standard-dose etoposide as salvage chemotherapy for germ cell tumors. Other factors, including the use of platinum agents, may also have a role in leukemogenesis in this patient population.
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- William Houck
- Indiana Cancer Pavilion, 535 Barnhill Dr, RT #473, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5289, USA
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Khobta A, Carlo-Stella C, Capranico G. Specific histone patterns and acetylase/deacetylase activity at the breakpoint-cluster region of the human MLL gene. Cancer Res 2004; 64:2656-62. [PMID: 15087374 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-1126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The MLL gene breakpoint-cluster region (BCR) is a known hot-spot for chromosomal translocations in human leukemias. We mapped core histone modifications and histone H1 along the MLL gene in Jurkat cells and human CD34(+) progenitor blood cells by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Within the BCR, we found specific histone patterns that were different from other genomic regions and a histone H1-free fragment at the telomeric end. Core histone acetylase/deacetylase activities were also found within the BCR. In the studied cell models, chromatin components at the MLL BCR suggest an asymmetric organization that may influence early molecular events eventually leading to chromosomal translocations.
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- Andriy Khobta
- G. Moruzzi Department of Biochemistry, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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van der Burg M, Poulsen TS, Hunger SP, Beverloo HB, Smit EME, Vang-Nielsen K, Langerak AW, van Dongen JJM. Split-signal FISH for detection of chromosome aberrations in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 2004; 18:895-908. [PMID: 15042105 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2003] [Accepted: 02/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Chromosome aberrations are frequently observed in precursor-B-acute lymphoblastic leukemias (ALL) and T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias (T-ALL). These translocations can form leukemia-specific chimeric fusion proteins or they can deregulate expression of an (onco)gene, resulting in aberrant expression or overexpression. Detection of chromosome aberrations is an important tool for risk classification. We developed rapid and sensitive split-signal fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) assays for six of the most frequent chromosome aberrations in precursor-B-ALL and T-ALL. The split-signal FISH approach uses two differentially labeled probes, located in one gene at opposite sites of the breakpoint region. Probe sets were developed for the genes TCF3 (E2A) at 19p13, MLL at 11q23, ETV6 at 12p13, BCR at 22q11, SIL-TAL1 at 1q32 and TLX3 (HOX11L2) at 5q35. In normal karyotypes, two colocalized green/red signals are visible, but a translocation results in a split of one of the colocalized signals. Split-signal FISH has three main advantages over the classical fusion-signal FISH approach, which uses two labeled probes located in two genes. First, the detection of a chromosome aberration is independent of the involved partner gene. Second, split-signal FISH allows the identification of the partner gene or chromosome region if metaphase spreads are present, and finally it reduces false-positivity.
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- M van der Burg
- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Tsujioka T, Wada H, Yamamori S, Otsuki T, Suemori S, Kondo T, Nakanishi H, Suetsugu Y, Mikami M, Sugihara T. MLL/AF-1p Fusion in Therapy-Related Early Pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with t(1;11)(p32;q23) Translocation Developing in the Relapse Phase of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. Int J Hematol 2003; 78:439-42. [PMID: 14704037 DOI: 10.1007/bf02983817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We report the development of therapy-related early pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a patient administered a topoisomerase II inhibitor, etoposide, a consolidation therapy agent for acute promyelocytic leukemia. Our case is of interest because of simultaneous relapse of the original leukemia and onset of therapy-related leukemia and relatively rare t(1;11)(p32;q23) translocation with confirmed MLL/AF-1p fusion. This case suggests that careful monitoring for MLL gene rearrangements is necessary after administration of topoisomerase II inhibitors.
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MESH Headings
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1/ultrastructure
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11/ultrastructure
- Cytarabine/administration & dosage
- Daunorubicin/administration & dosage
- Enzyme Inhibitors/administration & dosage
- Enzyme Inhibitors/adverse effects
- Etoposide/administration & dosage
- Etoposide/adverse effects
- Fatal Outcome
- Humans
- Idarubicin/administration & dosage
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/drug therapy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mitoxantrone/administration & dosage
- Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein
- Neoplasm Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/chemically induced
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/genetics
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics
- Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/chemically induced
- Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/genetics
- Recurrence
- Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
- Translocation, Genetic
- Tretinoin/administration & dosage
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- Takayuki Tsujioka
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
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Hattinger CM, Reverter-Branchat G, Remondini D, Castellani GC, Benini S, Pasello M, Manara MC, Scotlandi K, Picci P, Serra M. Genomic imbalances associated with methotrexate resistance in human osteosarcoma cell lines detected by comparative genomic hybridization-based techniques. Eur J Cell Biol 2003; 82:483-93. [PMID: 14582536 DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the most important drugs for osteosarcoma (OS) treatment. To identify genetic aberrations associated with the development of MTX resistance in OS cells, in addition to the previously reported expression changes of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) and reduced folate carrier (RFC) genes, comparative genomic hybridization (CGH)-based techniques were used. The direct comparison between MTX-resistant variants of U-2OS or Saos-2 human OS cell lines with their respective parental cell lines by CGH on chromosomes revealed that development of MTX resistance was associated with gain of the chromosomal regions 5q12-q15 and 11q14-qter in U-2OS variants, and with gain of 8q22-qter in Saos-2 variants. Further analyses by CGH on microarrays demonstrated a progressively increasing gain of mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) gene (11q23) in U-2OS MTX-resistant variants, which was also confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), in addition to gain of FGR (1p36), amplification/overexpression of DHFR, and slight decrease of RFC expression. In Saos-2 MTX-resistant variants, gain of MYC (8q24.12-q24.13) was detected, together with a remarkable decrease of RFC expression. Further analyses of DHFR, MLL, MYC, and RFC gene status in four additional human OS cell lines revealed that only gain of DHFR and MLL were associated with an inherent lower sensitivity to MTX. These data demonstrate that genetic analyses with complementary techniques are helpful for the identification of new candidate genes, which might be considered for an early identification of MTX unresponsive tumors.
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- Claudia M Hattinger
- Laboratorio di Ricerca Oncologica, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
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Rubino C, Adjadj E, Guérin S, Guibout C, Shamsaldin A, Dondon MG, Valteau-Couanet D, Hartmann O, Hawkins M, de Vathaire F. Long-term risk of second malignant neoplasms after neuroblastoma in childhood: Role of treatment. Int J Cancer 2003; 107:791-6. [PMID: 14566829 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The aim of our study was to quantify the risk of second malignant neoplasms (SMNs) among long-term survivors of neuroblastoma and to study the influence of treatment on this risk. We studied data from 544 5-year survival patients diagnosed with neuroblastoma before age 16 years at 8 French and British treatment centres from 1948 to 1986. After an average follow-up of 15 years (range, 5-38 years), 12 children developed a total of 13 SMNs, whereas 1.19 were expected from general population rates. Among these SMNs, there were 5 thyroid and 3 breast cancers. Increases of the risks of SMN were observed with time since neuroblastoma diagnosis and attained age. In a multivariate analysis, the relative risk of SMN associated with radiotherapy was 4.3 (95% CI 0.8-78), whereas no increased risk of SMN was associated with the administration of chemotherapy as a whole (RR = 0.4, 95% CI 0.1-1.9). Young children treated for a neuroblastoma have significantly increased risks of SMN over 3 decades of follow-up. Radiotherapy treatment was found to be an important risk factor for developing SMNs, whereas no effect of chemotherapy was evidenced. Although our findings reflect the late effects of past therapeutic modalities, they underscore the importance of long-term surveillance of young children treated for a neuroblastoma. For these patients, many more years of follow-up are required to appreciate their overall risks of treatment-related SMNs.
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- Carole Rubino
- Research Unit of Cancer Epidemiology (XU521 INSERM), Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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Crump M, Tu D, Shepherd L, Levine M, Bramwell V, Pritchard K. Risk of acute leukemia following epirubicin-based adjuvant chemotherapy: a report from the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group. J Clin Oncol 2003; 21:3066-71. [PMID: 12915595 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.08.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, and fluorouracil (CEF), compared with classical cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil (CMF) chemotherapy. has lead to an improvement in relapse-free and overall survival in premenopausal women with node-positive breast cancer. We undertook this analysis to more accurately define the estimate of risk of secondary acute leukemia (sAL) following epirubicin-containing chemotherapy regimens. PATIENTS AND METHODS We assessed the conditional probability of sAL among 1,545 women who received adjuvant (n = 1,477) or neoadjuvant (n = 68) chemotherapy in four National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group trials from 1990 to 1999. The risks associated with epirubicin-containing regimens (CEF or epirubicin and cyclophosphamide [EC]) and other regimens (doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide [AC] or CMF) were determined. RESULTS A total of 10 cases of sAL were observed (eight acute myelogeneous leukemia, two acute lymphoblastic leukemia): seven among women treated with CEF, two who had received AC, and one following CMF. Using competing risk statistics, the conditional probability of sAL was 1.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.5 to 3.6) among 539 women treated with CEF chemotherapy at a follow-up of 8 years, 0.4% (95% CI, 0% to 1.3%) among the 678 who received CMF, and 1.3% (95% CI, 0% to 4.7%) among the 231 treated with AC. The conditional probability of death from breast cancer at 8 years for the entire group of women treated with epirubicin-containing regimens in all four trials was approximately 34.9%. CONCLUSION CEF chemotherapy for breast cancer carries a small increased risk of sAL compared with CMF. These estimates of acute leukemia risk are important in discussing treatment with women, especially patients with a lower risk of death from breast cancer, such as those with node-negative breast cancer.
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- Michael Crump
- Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Ave, Room 5-108, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2M9.
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Lessard M, Gervais C, Struski S. [Chromosomal abnormalities in secondary myelodysplastic syndromes and leukemias]. PATHOLOGIE-BIOLOGIE 2003; 51:356-65. [PMID: 12927893 DOI: 10.1016/s0369-8114(03)00081-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Secondary leukemias group essentially together myelodysplastic syndromes and acute leukemias, therapy-related (chemo- or radio-), or consecutive to environmental factors. It's now proven that some recurrent abnormalities are associated with effects of therapeutic agents, as -5/del(5q), -7/del(7q) linked to alkylating agents, or 11q23 and 21q22 abnormalities linked to inhibitors of Topoisomerase II. Even if important differences between secondary and "de novo" forms exist, the discrimination between these 2 categories is not always obvious: many common chromosomal abnormalities, "de novo" leukemias in older patients having characteristics close to those of postalkylating leukemias, neonatal forms possibly secondary to maternal affect. Recent studies identified some others chromosomal abnormalities in the secondary leukemias and confirmed the poor prognosis of these hemopathies. This review sums up criterions, circumstances and cytogenetic abnormalities.
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- M Lessard
- Laboratoire d'hématologie, hôpital de Hautepierre, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, avenue Molière, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
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Tsuboi K, Komatsu H, Miwa H, Iida S, Banno S, Wakita A, Nitta M, Ueda R. T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia as a secondary leukemia after a 3-year remission of acute myelocytic leukemia. Int J Hematol 2003; 77:518-21. [PMID: 12841392 DOI: 10.1007/bf02986622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome and therapy-related acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) are now recognized as hematologic malignancies that occur a few years after chemotherapy for primary malignancy with alkylating agents or topoisomerase II inhibitors. The secondary leukemia is usually AML and sometimes is preceded by a myelodysplastic syndrome. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as a secondary leukemia is quite rare, and secondary T-cell ALL after AML is even rarer. We report a case of a 56-year-old woman who developed T-cell ALL after a 3-year remission of AML (M2). We thought that this case would be extremely valuable for studying the etiology and biological characteristics of T-cell ALL as a secondary leukemia after AML.
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MESH Headings
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6
- Female
- Gene Rearrangement
- Genes, T-Cell Receptor
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology
- Leukemia, T-Cell/diagnosis
- Leukemia, T-Cell/etiology
- Leukemia, T-Cell/genetics
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/diagnosis
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/etiology
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/genetics
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/diagnosis
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/etiology
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/genetics
- Remission Induction
- Translocation, Genetic
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- Kazuya Tsuboi
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.
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Ishizawa S, Slovak ML, Popplewell L, Bedell V, Wrede JE, Carter NH, Snyder DS, Arber DA. High frequency of pro-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults with secondary leukemia with 11q23 abnormalities. Leukemia 2003; 17:1091-5. [PMID: 12764373 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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To evaluate the frequency and cytogenetic and immunophenotypic features of therapy-related, precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), 152 cases of immature B-cell ALL were reviewed. These were compared to the frequency of therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (t-AML) during the same time period. Eight ALL cases with a prior diagnosis of malignancy were identified, including six (4.0%) with prior therapy considered to be therapy-related ALL (t-ALL). The t-ALL cases followed treatment for breast carcinoma (two cases), lung carcinoma (two cases), lymphocyte predominance Hodgkin's disease and follicular lymphoma with a latency period of 13 months to 8 years. All t-ALL cases had a pro-B (CD10-negative) immunophenotype with significantly higher expression of CD15 and CD65, compared to the de novo CD10-positive ALL cases. All six t-ALL cases had MLL abnormalities by fluorescence in situ hybridization, and four showed t(4;11)(q21;q23). These represented half of all 11q23-positive adult ALL cases. During the same time period, 4.9% of all AML cases were considered t-AML. There was a 16.7% frequency of 11q23 abnormalities in the t-AML group. Despite the similar frequency in therapy-related disease among ALL and AML cases, there were differences in the frequency of the diseases and t-ALL represented 12% of all therapy-related leukemias. However, t-ALL represented 46% of all 11q23-positive therapy-related leukemias. The immunogenetic features of t-ALL appear distinct and may aid in identifying more cases of this disease type in the future.
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- S Ishizawa
- Division of Pathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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Soepenberg O, Sparreboom A, Verweij J. Clinical studies of camptothecin and derivatives. THE ALKALOIDS. CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY 2003; 60:1-50. [PMID: 14593855 DOI: 10.1016/s0099-9598(03)60001-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Otto Soepenberg
- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC-Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Kebriaei P, Anastasi J, Larson RA. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: diagnosis and classification. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2002; 15:597-621. [PMID: 12617866 DOI: 10.1053/beha.2002.0224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a heterogeneous disease with distinct biological and prognostic groupings. Diagnosis relies on traditional cytomorphological and immunohistochemical evaluation of the leukaemic blasts. Subsequently, cytogenetic analysis identifies clonal numeric and/or structural chromosomal abnormalities that may be present, thus confirming the subtype classification and providing important prognostic information for treatment planning. The major chromosomal abnormalities in ALL are t(9;22)(q34;q11), t(12;21)(p13;q22), t(4;11)(q21;q23), t(1;19)(q23;p13), 8q24 translocations and hyperdiploidy. Generally, hyperdiploidy, occurring most frequently in paediatric cases, is associated with a good prognosis, while hypodiploidy confers a poor prognosis. Among structural chromosomal abnormalities, the t(9;22)(q34;q11) resulting in the BCR/ABL fusion protein, and rearrangements of the MLL gene, confer a poor prognosis in both children and adults, while t(12;21)(p13;q22), resulting in the TEL/AML1 fusion protein, and del (12p) confer a good prognosis. More recently, additional diagnostic and prognostic information has been gained from fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and DNA microarray techniques.
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- Partow Kebriaei
- Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine and Cancer Research Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Cohen N, Trakhtenbrot L, Yukla M, Manor Y, Gaber E, Yosef G, Amariglio N, Rechavi G, Amiel A. SKY detection of chromosome rearrangements in two cases of tMDS with a complex karyotype. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 2002; 138:128-32. [PMID: 12505257 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(02)00532-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In this study, we used spectral karyotyping (SKY) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) as complementary techniques for the analysis of two therapy-related secondary myelodysplastic syndrome (t-MDS) cases with complex karyotypes, previously analyzed by G-banding. Different types of SKY's cytogenetic contributions include confirmation of G-banding results, identification of partially characterized rearrangements, identification of marker chromosomes unidentified by G-banding, and detection of cryptic reciprocal translocations. In particular, the ability of SKY to clarify a number of markers led to the comprehension of clonal evolution. The common aberration found in these two t-MDS cases was the fragility of chromosome 5 and monosomy of chromosome 18. We clearly present that the use of SKY combined with conventional G-banding analysis and FISH has assisted in the identification of important chromosomal events that may play a key role in the development of t-MDS.
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- Ninette Cohen
- Institute of Hematology and Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
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Delwail V, Jais JP, Colonna P, Andrieu JM. Fifteen-year secondary leukaemia risk observed in 761 patients with Hodgkin's disease prospectively treated by MOPP or ABVD chemotherapy plus high-dose irradiation. Br J Haematol 2002; 118:189-94. [PMID: 12100147 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.03564.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Between 1972 and 1988, 869 adult patients received MOPP (mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone; 462 patients) or ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine; 373 patients) and subsequent high-dose irradiation for Hodgkin's disease. Nine patients developed a leukaemia after MOPP and four after ABVD; 11 patients were diagnosed as acute non-lymphoblastic leukaemia (ANLL) and two as acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Both cases of ALL were observed after ABVD and were associated with a 11q23 translocation. The 15-year actuarial risk of secondary leukaemia was 2.4% for the whole group of patients, 3.4% after MOPP and 1.3% after ABVD. For the MOPP subgroup, the risk of leukaemia was significantly associated with the extent of irradiation: 2.4% for limited irradiation and 13.9% for extended irradiation (P < 0.001). For the ABVD subgroup, this risk remained low (1.3%) whatever the type of irradiation. Concerning ANLL, the MOPP regimen was significantly associated with a higher risk: 3.4% versus 0.7% for ABVD (P<or=0.05). The 15-year risk of ALL was 0.6 after ABVD regimen. This study demonstrated that ABVD induced less ANLL than MOPP. However, a low risk of ALL with a 11q23 translocation related to topoisomerase II inhibitors was observed.
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- Vincent Delwail
- Department of Hematology, Hôpital J.Bernard, Poitiers, France
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Hayette S, Tigaud I, Maguer-Satta V, Bartholin L, Thomas X, Charrin C, Gadoux M, Magaud JP, Rimokh R. Recurrent involvement of the MLL gene in adult T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood 2002; 99:4647-9. [PMID: 12066788 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-03-0717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The phylogenetic antiquity of DNA topoisomerases indicates their vital function. Structure and maintenance of genomic DNA depend on the activity of these enzymes, and without them DNA replication and cell division are impossible. Topoisomerase II alpha has therefore become the main target of many antitumour therapy regimens, even though the exact mechanism of cell killing remains elusive. The success of this approach is limited by the development of spontaneous resistance, and drug-induced DNA damage can increase malignancy. Nevertheless, the combined use of topoisomerase-inhibiting drugs with different mechanisms of action promises to improve particular treatment designs. The degree of topoisomerase II expression in tumours may predict the clinical course and responsiveness to therapy.
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- Udo Kellner
- Department of Pathology, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
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Bloomfield CD, Archer KJ, Mrózek K, Lillington DM, Kaneko Y, Head DR, Dal Cin P, Raimondi SC. 11q23 balanced chromosome aberrations in treatment-related myelodysplastic syndromes and acute leukemia: report from an international workshop. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2002; 33:362-78. [PMID: 11921271 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.10046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Among 511 patients with therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome or acute leukemia (t-MDS/t-AL) and balanced chromosome aberrations, 162 (32%) had translocations involving 11q23. The recurring translocation partners were 9p22 (48%), 19p13.3 (11%), 19p13.1 (10%), 4q21 (9%), 6q27 (6%), 1p32 (2%), 16p13.1 (2%), 10p13 (1%), and 17q25 (1%); in 9%, the translocations were seen only once. The remaining 349 patients were divided into five subgroups based on the balanced aberration: 21q22, inv(16), t(15;17), Rare, and Unique aberrations. Patients in the 11q23 subgroup had a sole cytogenetic abnormality more often than those in the 21q22, inv(16), Rare, and Unique subgroups, and a complex karyotype or -5/del(5q) and/or -7/del(7q) less often than patients in the 21q22, Rare, and Unique subgroups. Clinically, 11q23 patients had acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) more often as their primary disease and a shorter latency from start of treatment for the primary disease to their t-MDS/t-AL diagnosis, except when compared with the inv(16) subgroup. The 11q23 subgroup demonstrated a younger age at t-MDS/t-AL diagnosis, but this finding was not significant when patients with AL as their primary diagnosis were excluded. Survival from the time of diagnosis of t-MDS/t-AL was significantly shorter for the 11q23 subgroup compared with that of the 21q22, inv(16), and t(15;17) subgroups (median 8 vs. 14, 28, and 29 months, respectively). Inferior survival occurred even though 11q23 patients were younger and more often received blood or marrow transplantation (BMT). Even among patients receiving BMT, 11q23 patients had a shorter median survival (9 vs. 12-31 months for the other subgroups). However, among 11q23 patients, those receiving BMT survived longer, with 1- and 5-year survivals of 43% and 18% compared with 23% and 7% for patients not transplanted. With regard to prior therapy, 11q23 patients, compared with other patients, received radiotherapy less often as their sole therapy and chemotherapy more often. They had received VP16, methotrexate, 6MP/6TG, L-asparaginase, daunorubicin, cytarabine, and VM26 more often, likely attributed to the high frequency of AL as their primary disease. More patients in the 11q23 subgroup had received doxorubicin, except in comparison with the 21q22 subgroup; more vincristine, except in comparison with the Rare and Unique subgroups; and more prednisone, except in comparison with the Unique subgroup. Patients in the 11q23 subgroup more often received alkylating agents (AAs) (86% vs. 59-82% for the other subgroups), and topoisomerase II inhibitors (TIs) (84% vs. 49-75%), and they more often reported exposure to AAs plus TIs without radiotherapy (33% vs. 12-21%), except in comparison with the 21q22 subgroup (36%). We performed a multivariate analysis to determine whether the adverse survival of 11q23 patients compared to other Workshop patients was explained by factors other than the presence of the 11q23 abnormality. Covariates in the final model were the five cytogenetic subgroup indicators, where the 11q23 subgroup was the referent (P < 0.0001); age at t-MDS/t-AL (P = 0.0036); previous exposure to lomustine (P < 0.0001) and mitoxantrone (P = 0.0225); BMT for t-MDS/t-AL (P = 0.0006); and karyotype complexity (P = 0.0114). The risk of death for 11q23 patients relative to patients in the 21q22, inv(16), t(15;17), and Unique subgroups was significant, even after adjustment for other risk factors (relative risks 2.3, 3.6, 3.1, and 1.5, respectively; P < 0.0001 for the first three comparisons and P = 0.0125 for the last). When a multivariable model was constructed, excluding patients with AL or MDS as their primary diagnosis, the relative risk of death for 11q23 patients was significantly higher than that of all five other cytogenetic subgroups. We conclude that among t-MDS/t-AL patients with balanced aberrations, 11q23 translocations are an independent adverse risk factor. Although BMT is the current therapy of choice, new treatment is required.
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- Clara D Bloomfield
- Division of Hematology and Oncology and the Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Current awareness in pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2002; 11:169-74. [PMID: 12004884 DOI: 10.1002/pds.658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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