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Anwar N, Memon FA, Shahid S, Shakeel M, Irfan M, Arshad A, Naz A, Ujjan ID, Shamsi T. The Dawn of next generation DNA sequencing in myelodysplastic syndromes- experience from Pakistan. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:903. [PMID: 34915860 PMCID: PMC8679965 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-08221-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal disorders of hematopoietic stem cells exhibiting ineffective hematopoiesis and tendency for transformation into acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The available karyotyping and fluorescent in situ hybridization provide limited information on molecular abnormalities for diagnosis/prognosis of MDS. Next generation DNA sequencing (NGS), providing deep insights into molecular mechanisms being involved in pathophysiology, was employed to study MDS in Pakistani cohort.
Patients and methods
It was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out at National institute of blood diseases and bone marrow transplant from 2016 to 2019. Total of 22 cases of MDS were included. Complete blood counts, bone marrow assessment and cytogenetic analysis was done. Patients were classified according to revised WHO classification 2016 and IPSS score was applied for risk stratification. Baseline blood samples were subjected to analysis by NGS using a panel of 54 genes associated with myeloid malignancies.
Results
The median age of patients was 48.5 ± 9.19 years. The most common presenting complaint was weakness 10(45.45%). Cytogenetics analysis revealed abnormal karyotype in 10 (45.45%) patients. On NGS, 54 non-silent rare frequency somatic mutational events in 29 genes were observed (average of 3.82 (SD ± 2.08) mutations per patient), including mutations previously not observed in MDS or AML. Notably, two genes of cohesin complex, RAD21 and STAG2, and two tumor suppressor genes, CDKN2A and TP53, contained highest number of recurrent non-silent somatic mutations in the MDS. Strikingly, a missense somatic mutation p.M272Rof Rad21 was observed in 13 cases. Overall, non-silent somatic mutations in these four genes were observed in 21 of the 22 cases. The filtration with PharmGKB database highlighted a non-synonymous genetic variant rs1042522 [G > C] located in the TP53. Genotype GG and GC of this variant are associated with decreased response to cisplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy. These two genotypes were found in 13 cases.
Conclusion
Sequencing studies suggest that numerous genetic variants are involved in the initiation of MDS and in the development of AML. In countries like Pakistan where financial reservation of patients makes the use of such analysis even more difficult when the availability of advanced techniques is already a prevailing issue, our study could be an initiating effort in adding important information to the local data. Further studies and large sample size are needed in future to enlighten molecular profiling and ultimately would be helpful to compare and contrast the molecular characteristics of Asian versus global population.
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Frattini A, Bolamperti S, Valli R, Cipolli M, Pinto RM, Bergami E, Frau MR, Cesaro S, Signo M, Bezzerri V, Porta G, Khan AW, Rubinacci A, Villa I. Enhanced p53 Levels Are Involved in the Reduced Mineralization Capacity of Osteoblasts Derived from Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Subjects. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222413331. [PMID: 34948128 PMCID: PMC8707819 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by bone marrow failure, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and skeletal abnormalities, caused by loss-of-function mutations in the SBDS gene, a factor involved in ribosome biogenesis. By analyzing osteoblasts from SDS patients (SDS-OBs), we show that SDS-OBs displayed reduced SBDS gene expression and reduced/undetectable SBDS protein compared to osteoblasts from healthy subjects (H-OBs). SDS-OBs cultured in an osteogenic medium displayed a lower mineralization capacity compared to H-OBs. Whole transcriptome analysis showed significant differences in the gene expression of SDS-OBs vs. H-OBs, particularly in the ossification pathway. SDS-OBs expressed lower levels of the main genes responsible for osteoblastogenesis. Of all downregulated genes, Western blot analyses confirmed lower levels of alkaline phosphatase and collagen type I in SDS-OBs than in H-OBs. Interestingly, SDS-OBs showed higher protein levels of p53, an inhibitor of osteogenesis, compared to H-OBs. Silencing of Tp53 was associated with higher collagen type I and alkaline phosphatase protein levels and an increase in SDS-OB mineralization capacity. In conclusion, our results show that the reduced capacity of SDS-OBs to mineralize is mediated, at least in part, by the high levels of p53 and highlight an important role of SBDS in osteoblast functions.
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- Annalisa Frattini
- Institute for Genetic and Biomedical Research (IRGB), UOS Milano CNR, Via Fantoli, 15/16, 20138 Milano, Italy
- Department of Medicine and Surgery (DMC), Universita’ degli Studi dell’Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant, 5, 21100 Varese, Italy; (R.V.); (G.P.); (A.W.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0332217113
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- Bone Metabolism Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132 Milano, Italy; (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.R.); (I.V.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery (DMC), Universita’ degli Studi dell’Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant, 5, 21100 Varese, Italy; (R.V.); (G.P.); (A.W.K.)
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- Cystic Fibrosis Center, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona, Piazzale Aristide Stefani, 1, 37126 Verona, Italy;
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- Department of Onco-Hematology, Ospedale Bambino Gesù IRCCS, Piazza S.Onofrio, 4, 00165 Roma, Italy;
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- Pediatric Onco-Hematology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Camillo Golgi, 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Pediatrics and Intensive Neonatal Therapy, Ospedale San Francesco, Via Salvatore Mannironi, 08100 Nuoro, Italy;
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Ospedale Donna Bambino, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Piazzale Aristide Stefani, 1, 37126 Verona, Italy;
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- Bone Metabolism Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132 Milano, Italy; (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.R.); (I.V.)
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- Cystic Fibrosis Center, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Via Conca, 71, 60126 Ancona, Italy;
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery (DMC), Universita’ degli Studi dell’Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant, 5, 21100 Varese, Italy; (R.V.); (G.P.); (A.W.K.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery (DMC), Universita’ degli Studi dell’Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant, 5, 21100 Varese, Italy; (R.V.); (G.P.); (A.W.K.)
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- Bone Metabolism Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132 Milano, Italy; (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.R.); (I.V.)
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- Bone Metabolism Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132 Milano, Italy; (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.R.); (I.V.)
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DeZern AE. Lower risk but high risk. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2021; 2021:428-434. [PMID: 34889376 PMCID: PMC8791100 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2021000277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Risk stratification is crucial to the appropriate management of most cancers, but in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), for whom expected survival can vary from a few months to more than a decade, accurate disease prognostication is especially important. Currently, patients with MDS are often grouped into higher-risk (HR) vs lower-risk (LR) disease using clinical prognostic scoring systems, but these systems have limitations. Factors such as molecular genetic information or disease characteristics not captured in the International Prognostic Scoring System-Revised (IPSS-R) can alter risk stratification and identify a subset of patients with LR-MDS who actually behave more like those with HR-MDS. This review describes the current identification and management of patients with LR-MDS whose condition is likely to behave in a less favorable manner than predicted by the IPSS-R.
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- Amy E. DeZern
- Correspondence Amy E. DeZern, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, 1650 Orleans St, CRBI Room 3M87, Baltimore, MD 21287-0013; e-mail:
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Warren JT, Link DC. Impaired myelopoiesis in congenital neutropenia: insights into clonal and malignant hematopoiesis. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2021; 2021:514-520. [PMID: 34889405 PMCID: PMC8791126 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2021000286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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A common feature of both congenital and acquired forms of bone marrow failure is an increased risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Indeed, the development of MDS or AML is now the major cause of mortality in patients with congenital neutropenia. Thus, there is a pressing clinical need to develop better strategies to prevent, diagnose early, and treat MDS/AML in patients with congenital neutropenia and other bone marrow failure syndromes. Here, we discuss recent data characterizing clonal hematopoiesis and progression to myeloid malignancy in congenital neutropenia, focusing on severe congenital neutropenia (SCN) and Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. We summarize recent studies showing excellent outcomes after allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for many (but not all) patients with congenital neutropenia, including patients with SCN with active myeloid malignancy who underwent transplantation. Finally, we discuss how these new data inform the current clinical management of patients with congenital neutropenia.
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- Julia T Warren
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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Choijilsuren HB, Park Y, Jung M. Mechanisms of somatic transformation in inherited bone marrow failure syndromes. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2021; 2021:390-398. [PMID: 34889377 PMCID: PMC8791168 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2021000271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFS) cause hematopoietic stem progenitor cell (HSPC) failure due to germline mutations. Germline mutations influence the number and fitness of HSPC by various mechanisms, for example, abnormal ribosome biogenesis in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome and Diamond-Blackfan anemia, unresolved DNA cross-links in Fanconi anemia, neutrophil maturation arrest in severe congenital neutropenia, and telomere shortening in short telomere syndrome. To compensate for HSPC attrition, HSPCs are under increased replication stress to meet the need for mature blood cells. Somatic alterations that provide full or partial recovery of functional deficit implicated in IBMFS can confer a growth advantage. This review discusses results of recent genomic studies and illustrates our new understanding of mechanisms of clonal evolution in IBMFS.
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- Haruna Batzorig Choijilsuren
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Voso MT. Have we reached a molecular era in myelodysplastic syndromes? HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2021; 2021:418-427. [PMID: 34889424 PMCID: PMC8791166 DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2021000276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are characterized by heterogeneous biological and clinical characteristics, leading to variable outcomes. The availability of sophisticated platforms of genome sequencing allowed the discovery of recurrently mutated genes, which have led to a new era in MDS. This is reflected by the 2016 update of the World Health Organization classification, in which the criteria to define MDS with ringed sideroblasts include the presence of SF3B1 mutations. Further, the detection of somatic mutations in myeloid genes at high variant allele frequency guides the diagnostic algorithm in cases with cytopenias, unclear dysplastic changes, and normal karyotypes, supporting MDS over alternative diagnoses. SF3B1 mutations have been shown to play a positive prognostic role, while mutations in ASXL1, EZH2, RUNX1, and TP53 have been associated with a dismal prognosis. This is particularly relevant in lower- and intermediate-risk disease, in which a higher number of mutations and/or the presence of "unfavorable" somatic mutations may support the use of disease-modifying treatments. In the near future, the incorporation of mutation profiles in currently used prognostication systems, also taking into consideration the classical patient clinical variables (including age and comorbidities), will support a more precise disease stratification, eg, the assignment to targeted treatment approaches or to allogeneic stem cell transplantation in younger patients.
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- Maria Teresa Voso
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- Santa Lucia Foundation, IRCCS, Neuro-Oncohematology, Rome, Italy
- Correspondence Maria Teresa Voso, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy; e-mail:
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Zhang X, Grimes HL. Why Single-Cell Sequencing Has Promise in MDS. Front Oncol 2021; 11:769753. [PMID: 34926276 PMCID: PMC8675176 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.769753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis. The risk of MDS is associated with aging and the accumulation of somatic mutations in hematopoietic stem cells and progenitors (HSPC). While advances in DNA sequencing in the past decade unveiled clonal selection driven by mutations in MDS, it is unclear at which stage the HSPCs are trapped or what prevents mature cells output. Single-cell-sequencing techniques in recent years have revolutionized our understanding of normal hematopoiesis by identifying the transitional cell states between classical hematopoietic hierarchy stages, and most importantly the biological activities behind cell differentiation and lineage commitment. Emerging studies have adapted these powerful tools to investigate normal hematopoiesis as well as the clonal heterogeneity in myeloid malignancies and provide a progressive description of disease pathogenesis. This review summarizes the potential of growing single-cell-sequencing techniques, the evolving efforts to elucidate hematopoiesis in physiological conditions and MDS at single-cell resolution, and discuss how they may fill the gaps in our current understanding of MDS biology.
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- Xuan Zhang
- Division of Immunobiology and Center for Systems Immunology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Division of Immunobiology and Center for Systems Immunology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States
- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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Webster JA, Yogarajah M, Zahurak M, Symons H, Dezern AE, Gojo I, Prince GT, Morrow J, Jones RJ, Smith BD, Showel M. A phase II study of azacitidine in combination with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor as maintenance treatment, after allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation in patients with poor-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Leuk Lymphoma 2021; 62:3181-3191. [PMID: 34284701 PMCID: PMC9195564 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1948029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Relapse is the most common cause of treatment failure following allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation (alloBMT) for AML or MDS. Post-transplant maintenance therapies may prevent relapse. We conducted a phase II trial combining azacitidine (AZA) with GM-CSF in non-relapsed, post-transplant patients with AML or MDS. Patients received escalating doses of AZA to a maximum of 75 mg/m2 for 5 days per cycle for up to 12 cycles. GM-CSF was given on days 1-10 of each cycle. Eighteen patients were treated following non-myeloablative (17) and myeloablative (1) alloBMT for AML (61.1%), MDS (27.7%), or therapy-related myeloid neoplasm (11.1%). The majority of patients (72%) received their graft from an HLA-haploidentical donor. The treatment was well-tolerated with rare grade 3-4 hematologic toxicities. One patient suffered an exacerbation of GVHD. The 24-month relapse-free and overall survivals were 47 and 57%, respectively, with a median of 18.6 and 29 months.
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- Jonathan A Webster
- Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Fludarabine/busulfan versus busulfan/cyclophosphamide as myeloablative conditioning for myelodysplastic syndrome: a propensity score-matched analysis. Bone Marrow Transplant 2021; 56:3008-3015. [PMID: 34489555 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-021-01447-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Myeloablative conditioning with fludarabine/busulfan (Flu/Bu4) prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is effective for acute myeloid leukemia. However, the effectiveness of Flu/Bu4 for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) remains poorly understood. Therefore, we retrospectively analyzed nationwide registry data in Japan from 2006 to 2018 and compared transplant outcomes of adult MDS patients receiving Flu/Bu4 and busulfan/cyclophosphamide (Bu4/Cy) using propensity score (PS) matching. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Among 2,482 MDS patients, 153 patients were assigned each to the Flu/Bu4 and Bu4/Cy groups. The 3-year OS rates were 52.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 43.8-60.8%) and 49.5% (95% CI, 40.8-57.6%) in the Flu/Bu4 and Bu4/Cy group, respectively (P = 0.548). The 3-year progression-free survival (P = 0.858), the cumulative incidence of relapse (P = 0.536), and cumulative incidence of non-relapse mortality (P = 0.684) were not significantly different between the two groups. According to the findings of subgroup analyses, no patient had a favorable OS when using either of the two regimens. In conclusion, although our PS-matched cohort mainly comprised older patients who had a low hematopoietic cell transplantation-comorbidity index and low-risk disease status, Flu/Bu4 could be an alternative to Bu4/Cy for MDS patients prior to allo-HSCT.
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Clonal hematopoiesis is associated with increased risk of progression of asymptomatic Waldenström macroglobulinemia. Blood Adv 2021; 6:2230-2235. [PMID: 34847227 PMCID: PMC9006277 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Clonal hematopoiesis is present in at least 14% of patients with WM. Patients with CH are more likely to progress from IgM MGUS or smoldering WM to symptomatic WM.
Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is associated with adverse outcomes in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and multiple myeloma undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation. Still, its implications for patients with indolent NHL have not been well studied. We report the prevalence of CH in patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) and its association with clinical outcomes. To unambiguously differentiate CH mutations from those in the WM clone, CH was defined by the presence of somatic mutations in DNMT3A, TET2, or ASXL1 (DTA) and was detected in 14% of 587 patients with IgM monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), smoldering WM (SWM) or WM. The presence and size of DTA clones were associated with older age. Patients with CH had an increased risk of progression from MGUS or SWM to WM, but not worse overall survival in this cohort. These findings further illuminate the clinical effects of CH in patients with indolent NHL such as WM.
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Malouf C, Loughran SJ, Wilkinson AC, Shimamura A, Río P. Translational research for bone marrow failure patients. Exp Hematol 2021; 105:18-21. [PMID: 34801643 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2021.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bone marrow failure syndromes encompass a range of inherited and acquired hematological diseases that result in insufficient blood cell production, which leads to severe complications including anemia, weakening of the immune system, impaired coagulation, and increased risk of cancer. Within inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, a number of genetically distinct diseases have been described including Shwachman-Diamond syndrome and Fanconi anemia. Given the genetic complexity and poor prognosis of these inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, there is increasing interest in both characterizing the genetic landscapes of these diseases and developing novel gene therapies to effectively monitor and cure patients. These topics were the focus of the winter 2021 International Society for Experimental Hematology New Investigator Webinar, which featured presentations by Dr. Akiko Shimamura and Dr. Paula Río. Here, we review the topics covered within this webinar.
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- Camille Malouf
- Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Bone Marrow Failure and Myelodysplastic Syndrome Program, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Hematopoietic Innovative Therapies, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER-ISCIII), Madrid, Spain; Advanced Therapies Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD/UAM), Madrid, Spain
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TP53 Combined Phenotype Score Is Associated with the Clinical Outcome of TP53-Mutated Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13215502. [PMID: 34771665 PMCID: PMC8582962 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13215502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Simple Summary TP53 is the most frequently mutated genes in cancer, and mutations of TP53 are observed in 5–10% of patients in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). In patients with MDS, TP53 mutations are associated with adverse outcomes; however, there is still significant heterogeneity in these disease courses. We performed retrospective review of 107 patients with untreated TP53-mutated MDS, and identified that the functional impact of TP53 mutations, represented by phenotypic annotation of TP53 mutations (PHANTM) combined phenotype score is associated with prognosis. In patients with TP53-mutated MDS, we found that a higher PHANTM combined phenotype score is associated with poorer clinical outcome, and this has independent influence on prognosis accounting for IPSS-R and other risk variables. Our findings suggest that TP53-mutated MDS is heterogeneous and not all TP53 mutations harbor the same impact on prognosis. The PHANTM combined score adds to prognostic precision in MDS beyond previously reported TP53 allelic state. Abstract Mutations of TP53 are observed in 5–10% of patients in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and are associated with adverse outcomes. Previous studies indicate that the TP53 allelic state and variant allele frequency of TP53 mutation impact patient outcomes, but there is significant heterogeneity within this MDS subgroup. We performed retrospective review of clinicopathologic and genomic information of 107 patients with TP53-mutated MDS. We assessed each mutation according to the phenotypic annotation of TP53 mutations (PHANTM) and analyzed the associations between predicted TP53 mutant function, represented by the PHANTM combined phenotype score, and overall survival (OS) using the log rank test and Cox regression. Our results indicated that patients with PHANTM combined phenotype score above the median (>1) had significantly shorter OS compared to those with scores below the median (median OS: 10.59 and 16.51 months, respectively, p = 0.025). This relationship remained significant in multivariable analysis (HR (95%CI): 1.62 (1.01–2.58), p = 0.044) and identified to have an independent prognostic influence, accounting for known risk such as IPSS-R and other standard risk variables. Our results suggest that the functional information of TP53 mutations, represented by PHANTM combined phenotype score, are associated with the clinical outcome of patients with TP53-mutated MDS.
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Heslop HE, Stadtmauer EA, Levine JE, Ballen KK, Chen YB, DeZern AE, Eapen M, Hamadani M, Hamilton BK, Hari P, Jones RJ, Logan BR, Kean LS, Leifer ES, Locke FL, Maziarz RT, Nemecek ER, Pasquini M, Phelan R, Riches ML, Shaw BE, Walters MC, Foley A, Devine SM, Horowitz MM. Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network State of the Science Symposium 2021: Looking Forward as the Network Celebrates its 20th Year. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:885-907. [PMID: 34461278 PMCID: PMC8556300 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In 2021 the BMT CTN held the 4th State of the Science Symposium where the deliberations of 11 committees concerning major topics pertinent to a particular disease, modality, or complication of transplant, as well as two committees to consider clinical trial design and inclusion, diversity, and access as cross-cutting themes were reviewed. This article summarizes the individual committee reports and their recommendations on the highest priority questions in hematopoietic stem cell transplant and cell therapy to address in multicenter trials.
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Récher C. The beginning of a new therapeutic era in acute myeloid leukemia. EJHAEM 2021; 2:823-833. [PMID: 35845213 PMCID: PMC9175720 DOI: 10.1002/jha2.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In the field of AML, the early 2000s were shaped by the advent of novel molecular biology technologies including high-throughput sequencing that improved prognostic classification, response evaluation through the quantification of minimal residual disease, and the launch of research on targeted therapies. Our knowledge of leukemogenesis, AML genetic diversity, gene-gene interactions, clonal evolution, and treatment response assessment has also greatly improved. New classifications based on chromosomal abnormalities and gene mutations are now integrated on a routine basis. These considerable efforts contributed to the discovery and development of promising drugs which specifically target gene mutations, apoptotic pathways and cell surface antigens as well as reformulate classical cytotoxic agents. In less than 2 years, nine novels drugs have been approved for the treatment of AML patients, and many others are being intensively investigated, in particular immune therapies. There are now numerous clinical research opportunities offered to clinicians, thanks to these new treatment options. We are only at the start of a new era which should see major disruptions in the way we understand, treat, and monitor patients with AML.
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- Christian Récher
- Service d'HématologieCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de ToulouseInstitut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse OncopoleUniversité Toulouse III Paul SabatierCentre de Recherches en Cancérologie de ToulouseToulouseFrance
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Jiang Y, Gao SJ, Soubise B, Douet-Guilbert N, Liu ZL, Troadec MB. TP53 in Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13215392. [PMID: 34771553 PMCID: PMC8582368 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13215392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Simple Summary The importance of gene variants in the prognosis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) has been repeatedly reported in recent years. Especially, TP53 mutations are independently associated with a higher risk category, resistance to conventional therapies, rapid transformation to leukemia, and a poor outcome. In the review, we discuss the features of monoallelic and biallelic TP53 mutations within MDS, the carcinogenic mechanisms, and the predictive value of TP53 variants in current standard treatments including hypomethylating agents, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and lenalidomide, as well as the latest progress in TP53-targeted therapy strategies in MDS. Abstract Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) are heterogeneous for their morphology, clinical characteristics, survival of patients, and evolution to acute myeloid leukemia. Different prognostic scoring systems including the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS), the Revised IPSS, the WHO Typed Prognostic Scoring System, and the Lower-Risk Prognostic Scoring System have been introduced for categorizing the highly variable clinical outcomes. However, not considered by current MDS prognosis classification systems, gene variants have been identified for their contribution to the clinical heterogeneity of the disease and their impact on the prognosis. Notably, TP53 mutation is independently associated with a higher risk category, resistance to conventional therapies, rapid transformation to leukemia, and a poor outcome. Herein, we discuss the features of monoallelic and biallelic TP53 mutations within MDS, their corresponding carcinogenic mechanisms, their predictive value in current standard treatments including hypomethylating agents, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and lenalidomide, together with the latest progress in TP53-targeted therapy strategies, especially MDS clinical trial data.
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- Yan Jiang
- Department of Hematology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (Y.J.); (S.-J.G.)
- Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (B.S.); (N.D.-G.)
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- Department of Hematology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China; (Y.J.); (S.-J.G.)
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- Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (B.S.); (N.D.-G.)
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- Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (B.S.); (N.D.-G.)
- CHRU Brest, Service de Génétique, Laboratoire de Génétique Chromosomique, F-29200 Brest, France
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- Cancer Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
- Correspondence: (Z.-L.L.); (M.-B.T.); Tel.: +86-139-43-00-16-00 (Z.-L.L.); +33-2-98-01-64-55 (M.-B.T.)
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- Univ Brest, Inserm, EFS, UMR 1078, GGB, F-29200 Brest, France; (B.S.); (N.D.-G.)
- CHRU Brest, Service de Génétique, Laboratoire de Génétique Chromosomique, F-29200 Brest, France
- Correspondence: (Z.-L.L.); (M.-B.T.); Tel.: +86-139-43-00-16-00 (Z.-L.L.); +33-2-98-01-64-55 (M.-B.T.)
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Shibata S, Inano S, Watanabe M, Fujiwara K, Ueno H, Nannya Y, Kanda J, Kawasaki N, Okamoto Y, Takiuchi Y, Fukunaga A, Tabata S, Ogawa S, Takaori-Kondo A, Kitano T. Identification of an asymptomatic Shwachman-Bodian-Diamond syndrome mutation in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia. Int J Hematol 2021; 115:428-434. [PMID: 34704233 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-021-03251-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder characterized by bone marrow failure, exocrine pancreatic dysfunction, and skeletal abnormalities. SDS is typically caused by a pathogenic mutation in the Shwachman-Bodian-Diamond Syndrome (SBDS) gene. Patients with SDS have an increased risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes. We identified germline biallelic SBDS mutations (p.K62X and p.I167M) in a 50-year-old AML patient who had never experienced the typical symptoms of SDS. The K62X mutation is one of the most common pathogenic mutations, whereas the significance of the I167M mutation was unclear. Based on cellular experiments, we concluded that the I167M mutation contributed to the development of AML, and chemotherapy including topoisomerase inhibitors, which induce DNA double-strand breaks, may have been toxic to this patient. Our experience indicates that some asymptomatic Shwachman-Bodian-Diamond syndrome mutations contribute to the development of leukemia, and that careful treatment selection may be warranted for patients harboring these mutations.
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- Sho Shibata
- Department of Hematology, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20, Ougimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20, Ougimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20, Ougimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20, Ougimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20, Ougimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20, Ougimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20, Ougimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20, Ougimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan
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Nakamura R, Saber W, Martens MJ, Ramirez A, Scott B, Oran B, Leifer E, Tamari R, Mishra A, Maziarz RT, McGuirk J, Westervelt P, Vasu S, Patnaik M, Kamble R, Forman SJ, Sekeres MA, Appelbaum F, Mendizabal A, Logan B, Horowitz M, Cutler C. Biologic Assignment Trial of Reduced-Intensity Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Based on Donor Availability in Patients 50-75 Years of Age With Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome. J Clin Oncol 2021; 39:3328-3339. [PMID: 34106753 PMCID: PMC8791814 DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.03380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the only potentially curative therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), although it is infrequently offered to older patients. The relative benefits of HCT over non-HCT therapy in older patients with higher-risk MDS have not been defined. METHODS We conducted a multicenter biologic assignment trial comparing reduced-intensity HCT to hypomethylating therapy or best supportive care in subjects 50-75 years of age with intermediate-2 or high-risk de novo MDS. The primary outcome was overall survival probability at 3 years. Between January 2014 and November 2018, we enrolled 384 subjects at 34 centers. Subjects were assigned to the Donor or No-Donor arms according to the availability of a matched donor within 90 days of study registration. RESULTS The median follow-up time for surviving subjects was 34.2 months (range: 2.3-38 months) in the Donor arm and 26.9 months (range: 2.4-37.2 months) in the No-Donor arm. In an intention-to-treat analysis, the adjusted overall survival rate at 3 years in the Donor arm was 47.9% (95% CI, 41.3 to 54.1) compared with 26.6% (95% CI, 18.4 to 35.6) in the No-Donor arm (P = .0001) with an absolute difference of 21.3% (95% CI, 10.2 to 31.8). Leukemia-free survival at 3 years was greater in the Donor arm (35.8%; 95% CI, 29.8 to 41.8) compared with the No-Donor arm (20.6%; 95% CI, 13.3 to 29.1; P = .003). The survival benefit was seen across all subgroups examined. CONCLUSION We observed a significant survival advantage in older subjects with higher-risk MDS who have a matched donor identified and underwent reduced-intensity HCT, when compared with those without a donor. HCT should be included as an integral part of MDS management plans in fit older adults with higher-risk MDS.
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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Zhang T, Bao X, Qiu H, Tang X, Han Y, Fu C, Sun A, Ruan C, Wu D, Chen S, Xu Y. Development of a Nomogram for Predicting the Cumulative Incidence of Disease Recurrence of AML After Allo-HSCT. Front Oncol 2021; 11:732088. [PMID: 34646774 PMCID: PMC8503644 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.732088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Using targeted exome sequencing, we studied correlations between mutations at diagnosis and transplant outcomes in 332 subjects with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) receiving allotransplantation. A total of 299 patients (299/332, 90.1%) had at least one oncogenic point mutation. In multivariable analyses, pretransplant disease status, minimal residual disease (MRD) before transplantation (pre-MRD), cytogenetic risk classification, and TP53 and FLT3-ITDhigh ratio mutations were independent risk factors for AML recurrence after allotransplantation (p < 0.05). A nomogram for the cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR) that integrated all the predictors in the multivariable model was then constructed, and the concordance index (C-index) values at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months for CIR prediction were 0.754, 0.730, 0.715, and 0.690, respectively. Moreover, calibration plots showed good agreements between the actual observation and the nomogram prediction for the 6, 12, 18, and 24 months posttransplantation CIR in the internal validation. The integrated calibration index (ICI) values were 0.008, 0.055, 0.094, and 0.136 at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months posttransplantation, respectively. With a median cutoff score of 9.73 from the nomogram, all patients could be divided into two groups, and the differences in 2-year CIR, disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS) between these two groups were significant (p < 0.05). Taken together, the results of our study indicate that gene mutations could help to predict the outcomes of patients with AML receiving allotransplantation.
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- Tongtong Zhang
- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Centre for Haematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Centre for Haematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Centre for Haematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Centre for Haematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Centre for Haematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Centre for Haematological Diseases, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Centre for Haematological Diseases, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Centre for Haematological Diseases, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Haematology, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Haemostasis of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,National Clinical Research Centre for Haematological Diseases, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Haematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Schwind S, Jentzsch M, Kubasch AS, Metzeler KH, Platzbecker U. Myelodysplastic syndromes: Biological and therapeutic consequences of the evolving molecular aberrations landscape. Neoplasia 2021; 23:1101-1109. [PMID: 34601234 PMCID: PMC8495032 DOI: 10.1016/j.neo.2021.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal hematopoietic disorders with heterogeneous presentation, ranging from indolent disease courses to aggressive diseases similar to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Approximately 90% of MDS patients harbor recurrent mutations , which – with the exception of mutated SF3B1 –have not (yet) been included into the diagnostic criteria or risk stratification for MDS. Accumulating evidence suggests their utility for diagnostic workup, treatment indication and prognosis. Subsequently, in patients with unexplained cytopenia or dysplasia identification of these mutations may lead to earlier diagnosis. The acquisition and expansion of additional driver mutations usually antecedes further disease progression to higher risk MDS or secondary AML and thus, can be clinically helpful to detect individuals that may benefit from aggressive treatment approaches. Here, we review our current understanding of somatic gene mutations, gene expression patterns and flow cytometry regarding their relevance for disease evolution from pre-neoplastic states to MDS and potentially AML.
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- Sebastian Schwind
- Medical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology, Cellular Therapy and Hemostaseology, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany; German MDS Study Group (G-MDS), Leipzig, Germany; European Myelodysplastic Syndromes Cooperative Group, Leipzig, Germany.
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Sahoo SS, Pastor VB, Goodings C, Voss RK, Kozyra EJ, Szvetnik A, Noellke P, Dworzak M, Stary J, Locatelli F, Masetti R, Schmugge M, De Moerloose B, Catala A, Kállay K, Turkiewicz D, Hasle H, Buechner J, Jahnukainen K, Ussowicz M, Polychronopoulou S, Smith OP, Fabri O, Barzilai S, de Haas V, Baumann I, Schwarz-Furlan S, Niewisch MR, Sauer MG, Burkhardt B, Lang P, Bader P, Beier R, Müller I, Albert MH, Meisel R, Schulz A, Cario G, Panda PK, Wehrle J, Hirabayashi S, Derecka M, Durruthy-Durruthy R, Göhring G, Yoshimi-Noellke A, Ku M, Lebrecht D, Erlacher M, Flotho C, Strahm B, Niemeyer CM, Wlodarski MW. Clinical evolution, genetic landscape and trajectories of clonal hematopoiesis in SAMD9/SAMD9L syndromes. Nat Med 2021; 27:1806-1817. [PMID: 34621053 PMCID: PMC9330547 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-021-01511-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Germline SAMD9 and SAMD9L mutations (SAMD9/9Lmut) predispose to myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with propensity for somatic rescue. In this study, we investigated a clinically annotated pediatric MDS cohort (n = 669) to define the prevalence, genetic landscape, phenotype, therapy outcome and clonal architecture of SAMD9/9L syndromes. In consecutively diagnosed MDS, germline SAMD9/9Lmut accounted for 8% and were mutually exclusive with GATA2 mutations present in 7% of the cohort. Among SAMD9/9Lmut cases, refractory cytopenia was the most prevalent MDS subtype (90%); acquired monosomy 7 was present in 38%; constitutional abnormalities were noted in 57%; and immune dysfunction was present in 28%. The clinical outcome was independent of germline mutations. In total, 67 patients had 58 distinct germline SAMD9/9Lmut clustering to protein middle regions. Despite inconclusive in silico prediction, 94% of SAMD9/9Lmut suppressed HEK293 cell growth, and mutations expressed in CD34+ cells induced overt cell death. Furthermore, we found that 61% of SAMD9/9Lmut patients underwent somatic genetic rescue (SGR) resulting in clonal hematopoiesis, of which 95% was maladaptive (monosomy 7 ± cancer mutations), and 51% had adaptive nature (revertant UPD7q, somatic SAMD9/9Lmut). Finally, bone marrow single-cell DNA sequencing revealed multiple competing SGR events in individual patients. Our findings demonstrate that SGR is common in SAMD9/9Lmut MDS and exemplify the exceptional plasticity of hematopoiesis in children.
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- Sushree S Sahoo
- Department of Hematology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, St. Anna Children’s Hospital and Children’s Cancer Research Institute, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù; Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Children’s Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology-Oncology, Ghent University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Central Hospital of Southern Pest - National Institute of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology and SCT Children′s Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Hus, Finland
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- Department of Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology and Hematology, BMT Unit CIC 817, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pediatric Haematology/Oncology, Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department. of Haematology and Transfusiology, National Institute of Children’s Diseases Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Dutch Childhood Oncology Group, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Pathology, Klinikum Kaufbeuren-Ravensburg, Kaufbeuren, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Klinikum Kaufbeuren-Ravensburg, Kaufbeuren, Germany, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology and General Pediatrics, Children’s University Hospital, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Division for Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, Department for Children and Adolescents, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- University Hospital Essen, Pediatric Haematology and Oncology, Essen, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Clinic of Pedatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children′s Hospital, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Division of Pediatric Stem Cell Therapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Institute of Digitalization in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg and Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Fang K, Qi J, Zhou M, Zhang Z, Han Y. Clinical Characteristics, Prognosis, and Treatment Strategies of TP53 Mutations in Myelodysplastic Syndromes. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2021; 22:224-235. [PMID: 34690091 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2021.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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TP53 gene mutations are common in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Previous studies have reported their detrimental effects on patient survival. However, current treatment strategies mainly based on hypomethylating agent therapy (HMA) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) still leave a lot to be desired. And there is also a lack of studies on large sample with a view to the refinement of specific characteristics and disease progression. So we performed a meta-analysis including 20 studies compromising 5067 patients to assess the prognostic impact and clinical characteristics of TP53 mutations in MDS patients. The overall hazard ratio for overall survival (OS) was 2.14 (95% confidence interval 1.94-2.37, P < .00001) compared with patients with MDS without TP53 mutations. Lower progression-free survival and leukemia-free survival were associated with TP53 mutations. Subgroup analysis revealed that TP53 mutations were significantly associated with high levels of blast cells and karyotypic aberrations. And among Asian population, the adverse impact on OS of TP53 mutations seemed worse than those in Western countries. (HR 2.87 vs. 2.02, P = .01). In addition, TP53 mutations had no effect on response to HMA therapy, and HSCT improved OS in patients carrying TP53 mutations.
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- Kun Fang
- National clinical research center for hematologic diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National clinical research center for hematologic diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China
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- National clinical research center for hematologic diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China
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- National clinical research center for hematologic diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National clinical research center for hematologic diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, Suzhou, China; State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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Cluzeau T, Loschi M, Fenaux P, Komrokji R, Sallman DA. Personalized Medicine for TP53 Mutated Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221810105. [PMID: 34576266 PMCID: PMC8471083 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221810105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Targeting TP53 mutated myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia remains a significant unmet need. Recently, new drugs have attempted to improve the outcomes of this poor molecular subgroup. The aim of this article is to review all the current knowledge using active agents including hypomethylating agents with venetoclax, eprenetapopt or magrolimab. We include comprehensive analysis of clinical trials to date evaluating these drugs in TP53 myeloid neoplasms as well as discuss future novel combinations for consideration. Additionally, further understanding of the unique clinicopathologic components of TP53 mutant myeloid neoplasms versus wild-type is critical to guide future study. Importantly, the clinical trajectory of patients is uniquely tied with the clonal burden of TP53, which enables serial TP53 variant allele frequency analysis to be a critical early biomarker in investigational studies. Together, significant optimism is now possible for improving outcomes in this patient population.
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- Thomas Cluzeau
- Hematology Department, University Hospital of Nice, Cote d’Azur University, 06200 Nice, France;
- INSERM U1065, Mediterranean Center of Molecular Medicine, Cote d’Azur University, 06200 Nice, France
- French Group of Myelodysplasia, 75010 Paris, France;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-492-035-841; Fax: +33-492-035-895
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- Hematology Department, University Hospital of Nice, Cote d’Azur University, 06200 Nice, France;
- INSERM U1065, Mediterranean Center of Molecular Medicine, Cote d’Azur University, 06200 Nice, France
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- French Group of Myelodysplasia, 75010 Paris, France;
- Senior Hematology Department, Saint Louis Hospital, Paris 7 University, 75010 Paris, France
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- Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; (R.K.); (D.A.S.)
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- Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; (R.K.); (D.A.S.)
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Genomic Profiling of a Randomized Trial of Interferon-α versus Hydroxyurea in MPN Reveals Mutation-Specific Responses. Blood Adv 2021; 6:2107-2119. [PMID: 34507355 PMCID: PMC9006286 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Treatment with IFNα was associated with distinct molecular responses in patients with JAK2-mutated MPN compared with CALR-mutated MPN. Among patients treated with IFNα who did not achieve CHR, DNMT3A mutations emerged more frequently than non-DNMT3A mutations.
Although somatic mutations influence the pathogenesis, phenotype, and outcome of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), little is known about their impact on molecular response to cytoreductive treatment. We performed targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) on 202 pretreatment samples obtained from patients with MPN enrolled in the DALIAH trial (A Study of Low Dose Interferon Alpha Versus Hydroxyurea in Treatment of Chronic Myeloid Neoplasms; #NCT01387763), a randomized controlled phase 3 clinical trial, and 135 samples obtained after 24 months of therapy with recombinant interferon-alpha (IFNα) or hydroxyurea. The primary aim was to evaluate the association between complete clinicohematologic response (CHR) at 24 months and molecular response through sequential assessment of 120 genes using NGS. Among JAK2-mutated patients treated with IFNα, those with CHR had a greater reduction in the JAK2 variant allele frequency (median, 0.29 to 0.07; P < .0001) compared with those not achieving CHR (median, 0.27 to 0.14; P < .0001). In contrast, the CALR variant allele frequency did not significantly decline in those achieving CHR or in those not achieving CHR. Treatment-emergent mutations in DNMT3A were observed more commonly in patients treated with IFNα compared with hydroxyurea (P = .04). Furthermore, treatment-emergent DNMT3A mutations were significantly enriched in IFNα–treated patients not attaining CHR (P = .02). A mutation in TET2, DNMT3A, or ASXL1 was significantly associated with prior stroke (age-adjusted odds ratio, 5.29; 95% confidence interval, 1.59-17.54; P = .007), as was a mutation in TET2 alone (age-adjusted odds ratio, 3.03; 95% confidence interval, 1.03-9.01; P = .044). At 24 months, we found mutation-specific response patterns to IFNα: (1) JAK2- and CALR-mutated MPN exhibited distinct molecular responses; and (2) DNMT3A-mutated clones/subclones emerged on treatment.
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with 1 step. Blood 2021; 138:824-826. [PMID: 34499156 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021012304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Patel SA, Lloyd MR, Cerny J, Shi Q, Simin K, Ediriwickrema A, Hutchinson L, Miron PM, Higgins AW, Ramanathan M, Gerber JM. Clinico-genomic profiling and clonal dynamic modeling of TP53-aberrant myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2021; 62:3348-3360. [PMID: 34496723 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1957869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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TP53-aberrant myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia have dismal outcomes. Here, we define the clinico-genomic landscape of TP53 disruptions in 40 patients and employ clonal dynamic modeling to map the mutational hierarchy against clinical outcomes. Most TP53 mutations (45.2%) localized to the L3 loop or LSH motif of the DNA-binding domain. TP53 disruptions had high co-occurrence with mutations in epigenetic regulators, spliceosome machinery, and cohesin complex and low co-occurrence with mutations in proliferative signaling genes. Ancestral and descendant TP53 mutations constituted measurable residual disease and fueled relapse. High mutant TP53 gene dosage predicted low durability of remission. The median overall survival (OS) was 280 days. Hypomethylating agent-based therapy served as an effective bridge to transplant, leading to improved median OS compared to patients who did not receive a transplant (14.7 vs. 5.1 months). OS was independent of the genomic location of TP53 disruption, which has implications for rational therapeutic design.
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- Shyam A Patel
- Department of Medicine-Hematology & Oncology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine-Hematology & Oncology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine-Hematology & Oncology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.,Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell & Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine-Hematology & Oncology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine-Hematology & Oncology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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Reilly CR, Myllymäki M, Redd R, Padmanaban S, Karunakaran D, Tesmer V, Tsai FD, Gibson CJ, Rana HQ, Zhong L, Saber W, Spellman SR, Hu ZH, Orr EH, Chen MM, De Vivo I, DeAngelo DJ, Cutler C, Antin JH, Neuberg D, Garber JE, Nandakumar J, Agarwal S, Lindsley RC. The clinical and functional effects of TERT variants in myelodysplastic syndrome. Blood 2021; 138:898-911. [PMID: 34019641 PMCID: PMC8432045 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021011075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Germline pathogenic TERT variants are associated with short telomeres and an increased risk of developing myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) among patients with a telomere biology disorder. We identified TERT rare variants in 41 of 1514 MDS patients (2.7%) without a clinical diagnosis of a telomere biology disorder who underwent allogeneic transplantation. Patients with a TERT rare variant had shorter telomere length (P < .001) and younger age at MDS diagnosis (52 vs 59 years, P = .03) than patients without a TERT rare variant. In multivariable models, TERT rare variants were associated with inferior overall survival (P = .034) driven by an increased incidence of nonrelapse mortality (NRM; P = .015). Death from a noninfectious pulmonary cause was more frequent among patients with a TERT rare variant. Most variants were missense substitutions and classified as variants of unknown significance. Therefore, we cloned all rare missense variants and quantified their impact on telomere elongation in a cell-based assay. We found that 90% of TERT rare variants had severe or intermediate impairment in their capacity to elongate telomeres. Using a homology model of human TERT bound to the shelterin protein TPP1, we inferred that TERT rare variants disrupt domain-specific functions, including catalysis, protein-RNA interactions, and recruitment to telomeres. Our results indicate that the contribution of TERT rare variants to MDS pathogenesis and NRM risk is underrecognized. Routine screening for TERT rare variants in MDS patients regardless of age or clinical suspicion may identify clinically inapparent telomere biology disorders and improve transplant outcomes through risk-adapted approaches.
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Department of Medical Oncology, and
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- Department of Data Sciences, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston MA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Department of Medical Oncology, and
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Department of Medical Oncology, and
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- Division of Population Sciences, Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention, and
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston MA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston MA
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- Center for International Blood andMarrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN
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- Center for International Blood andMarrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; and
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; and
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; and
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Department of Medical Oncology, and
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Department of Medical Oncology, and
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Department of Medical Oncology, and
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- Department of Data Sciences, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston MA
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- Division of Population Sciences, Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention, and
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston MA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston MA
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- Division of Hematological Malignancies, Department of Medical Oncology, and
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Yura Y, Miura-Yura E, Katanasaka Y, Min KD, Chavkin N, Polizio AH, Ogawa H, Horitani K, Doviak H, Evans MA, Sano M, Wang Y, Boroviak K, Philippos G, Domingues AF, Vassiliou G, Sano S, Walsh K. The Cancer Therapy-Related Clonal Hematopoiesis Driver Gene Ppm1d Promotes Inflammation and Non-Ischemic Heart Failure in Mice. Circ Res 2021; 129:684-698. [PMID: 34315245 PMCID: PMC8409899 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.121.319314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Yoshimitsu Yura
- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
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- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
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- Now with Division of Molecular Medicine, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Yada, Japan (Y.K.)
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- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
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- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
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- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
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- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
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- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
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- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
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- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
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- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
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- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
- Department of Cardiology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (Y.W.)
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom (K.B., G.P., G.V., A.F.D.)
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom (K.B., G.P., G.V., A.F.D.)
- Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany (G.P.)
- Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (A.F.D., G.V., G.P.)
- Now with German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany and Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany (G.P.)
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom (K.B., G.P., G.V., A.F.D.)
- Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (A.F.D., G.V., G.P.)
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom (K.B., G.P., G.V., A.F.D.)
- Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (A.F.D., G.V., G.P.)
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- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
- Now with Department of Cardiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan (S.S.)
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- Hematovascular Biology Center, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA (Y.Y., E.M.-Y., K.-D.M., N.C., A.H.P., H.O., K.H., H.D., M.A.E., M.S., Y.W., S.S., K.W.)
- Now with Division of Molecular Medicine, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Yada, Japan (Y.K.)
- Department of Cardiology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China (Y.W.)
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom (K.B., G.P., G.V., A.F.D.)
- Interfaculty Institute of Cell Biology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany (G.P.)
- Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (A.F.D., G.V., G.P.)
- Now with Department of Cardiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan (S.S.)
- Now with German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany and Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany (G.P.)
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Imgruet MK, Lutze J, An N, Hu B, Khan S, Kurkewich J, Martinez TC, Wolfgeher D, Gurbuxani SK, Kron SJ, McNerney ME. Loss of a 7q gene, CUX1, disrupts epigenetically driven DNA repair and drives therapy-related myeloid neoplasms. Blood 2021; 138:790-805. [PMID: 34473231 PMCID: PMC8414261 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020009195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MNs) are high-risk late effects with poorly understood pathogenesis in cancer survivors. It has been postulated that, in some cases, hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) harboring mutations are selected for by cytotoxic exposures and transform. Here, we evaluate this model in the context of deficiency of CUX1, a transcription factor encoded on chromosome 7q and deleted in half of t-MN cases. We report that CUX1 has a critical early role in the DNA repair process in HSPCs. Mechanistically, CUX1 recruits the histone methyltransferase EHMT2 to DNA breaks to promote downstream H3K9 and H3K27 methylation, phosphorylated ATM retention, subsequent γH2AX focus formation and propagation, and, ultimately, 53BP1 recruitment. Despite significant unrepaired DNA damage sustained in CUX1-deficient murine HSPCs after cytotoxic exposures, they continue to proliferate and expand, mimicking clonal hematopoiesis in patients postchemotherapy. As a consequence, preexisting CUX1 deficiency predisposes mice to highly penetrant and rapidly fatal therapy-related erythroleukemias. These findings establish the importance of epigenetic regulation of HSPC DNA repair and position CUX1 as a gatekeeper in myeloid transformation.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Chromosomes, Mammalian/genetics
- Chromosomes, Mammalian/metabolism
- Clonal Hematopoiesis
- DNA Repair
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic
- Homeodomain Proteins/genetics
- Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism
- Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/genetics
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/metabolism
- Nuclear Proteins/genetics
- Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
- Repressor Proteins/genetics
- Repressor Proteins/metabolism
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
- Committee on Cancer Biology
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- Department of Pathology
- The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, and
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
- Committee on Cancer Biology
- The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, and
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- Department of Pathology
- Committee on Cancer Biology
- The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, and
- Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Clonal haematopoiesis (CH) is a common, age-related expansion of blood cells with somatic mutations that is associated with an increased risk of haematological malignancies, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. CH may be caused by point mutations in genes associated with myeloid neoplasms, chromosomal copy number changes and loss of heterozygosity events. How inherited and environmental factors shape the incidence of CH is incompletely understood. Even though the several varieties of CH may have distinct phenotypic consequences, recent research points to an underlying genetic architecture that is highly overlapping. Moreover, there are numerous commonalities between the inherited variation associated with CH and that which has been linked to age-associated biomarkers and diseases. In this Review, we synthesize what is currently known about how inherited variation shapes the risk of CH and how this genetic architecture intersects with the biology of diseases that occur with ageing.
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- Alexander J Silver
- Program in Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Program in Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
- Center for Immunobiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Program in Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Center for Immunobiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Sadigh S, Kim AS. Molecular Pathology of Myeloid Neoplasms: Molecular Pattern Recognition. Surg Pathol Clin 2021; 14:517-528. [PMID: 34373100 DOI: 10.1016/j.path.2021.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Despite the apparent complexity of the molecular genetic underpinnings of myeloid neoplasms, most myeloid mutational profiles can be understood within a simple framework. Somatic mutations accumulate in hematopoietic stem cells with aging and toxic insults, termed clonal hematopoiesis. These "old stem cells" mutations, predominantly in the epigenetic and RNA spliceosome pathways, act as "founding" driver mutations leading to a clonal myeloid neoplasm when sufficient in number and clone size. Subsequent mutations can create the genetic flavor of the myeloid neoplasm ("backseat" drivers) due to their enrichment in certain entities or act as progression events ("aggressive" drivers) during clonal evolution.
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- Sam Sadigh
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Molecular Landscape of Therapy-related Myeloid Neoplasms in Patients Previously Treated for Gynecologic and Breast Cancers. Hemasphere 2021; 5:e632. [PMID: 34423258 PMCID: PMC8373540 DOI: 10.1097/hs9.0000000000000632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Definition of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (TRMN) is only based on clinical history of exposure to leukemogenic therapy. No specific molecular classification combining therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia and therapy-related myelodysplastic syndromes has been proposed. We aimed to describe the molecular landscape of TRMN at diagnosis, among 77 patients with previous gynecologic and breast cancer with a dedicated next-generation sequencing panel covering 74 genes. We investigated the impact of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential-associated mutations (CHIP-AMs defined as presence at TRMN stage of mutations described in CHIP with a frequency >1%) on overall survival (OS) and the clinical relevance of a modified genetic ontogeny-based classifier that categorized patients in 3 subgroups. The most frequently mutated genes were TP53 (31%), DNMT3A (19%), IDH1/2 (13%), NRAS (13%), TET2 (12%), NPM1 (10%), PPM1D (9%), and PTPN11 (9%). CHIP-AMs were detected in 66% of TRMN patients, with no impact on OS. Yet, patients with CHIP-AM were older and had a longer time interval between solid tumor diagnosis and TRMN. According to our modified ontogeny-based classifier, we observed that the patients with TP53 or PPM1D mutations had more treatment lines and complex karyotypes, the “MDS-like” patients were older with more gene mutations, while patients with “De novo/pan-AML” mutations were younger with more balanced chromosomal translocations. Median OS within each subgroup was 7.5, 14.5, and 25.2 months, respectively, with statistically significant difference in multivariate analysis. These results support the integration of cytogenetic and molecular markers into the future TRMN classification to reflect the biological diversity of TRMN and its impact on outcomes.
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Hou C, Zhou L, Yang M, Jiang S, Shen H, Zhu M, Chen J, Miao M, Xu Y, Wu D. The Prognostic Value of Early Detection of Minimal Residual Disease as Defined by Flow Cytometry and Gene Mutation Clearance for Myelodysplastic Syndrome Patients After Myeloablative Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation. Front Oncol 2021; 11:700234. [PMID: 34422653 PMCID: PMC8374104 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.700234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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High relapse incidence remains a major problem for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients who have received an allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). We retrospectively analyzed the correlations between clinical outcomes and minimal residual disease (MRD) by using mutations (MUT) and flow cytometry (FCM) analysis of 115 MDS patients with allo-HSCT. We divided 115 MDS patients into four groups based on molecular genetics and FCM MRD results at day 30 post-HSCT. There were significant differences in the 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) between the FCMhigh MUTpos and FCMlow MUTneg groups (20% vs 79%, P < 0.001). In addition, by univariate analysis, we found that an IPSS-R score ≥4 pre-HSCT (HR, 5.061; P=0.007), DNMT3A mutations (HR, 2.291; P=0.052), TP53 mutations (HR, 3.946; P=0.011), and poor and very poor revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R) cytogenetic risk (HR, 4.906; P < 0.001) were poor risk factors for PFS. In multivariate analysis, we found that an IPSS-R score ≥ 4 pre-HSCT (HR, 4.488; P=0.015), DNMT3A mutations (HR, 2.385; P=0.049), positive FCM MRD combined with persistence gene mutations at day 30 (HR, 5.198; P=0.013) were independent risk factors for disease progression. In conclusion, our data indicated that monitoring MRD by FCM combined with gene mutation clearance at day 30 could help in the prediction of disease progression for MDS patients after transplantation.
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- Chang Hou
- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Indirect somatic genetic rescue (SGR) of a germline mutation is thought to be rare in inherited Mendelian disorders. Here, we establish that acquired mutations in the EIF6 gene are a frequent mechanism of SGR in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS), a leukemia predisposition disorder caused by a germline defect in ribosome assembly. Biallelic mutations in the SBDS or EFL1 genes in SDS impair release of the anti-association factor eIF6 from the 60S ribosomal subunit, a key step in the translational activation of ribosomes. Here, we identify diverse mosaic somatic genetic events (point mutations, interstitial deletion, reciprocal chromosomal translocation) in SDS hematopoietic cells that reduce eIF6 expression or disrupt its interaction with the 60S subunit, thereby conferring a selective advantage over non-modified cells. SDS-related somatic EIF6 missense mutations that reduce eIF6 dosage or eIF6 binding to the 60S subunit suppress the defects in ribosome assembly and protein synthesis across multiple SBDS-deficient species including yeast, Dictyostelium and Drosophila. Our data suggest that SGR is a universal phenomenon that may influence the clinical evolution of diverse Mendelian disorders and support eIF6 suppressor mimics as a therapeutic strategy in SDS.
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Oran B, Ahn KW, Fretham C, Beitinjaneh A, Bashey A, Pawarode A, Wirk B, Scott BL, Savani BN, Bredeson C, Weisdorf D, Marks DI, Rizzieri D, Copelan E, Hildebrandt GC, Hale GA, Murthy HS, Lazarus HM, Cerny J, Liesveld JL, Yared JA, Yves-Cahn J, Szer J, Verdonck LF, Aljurf M, van der Poel M, Litzow M, Kalaycio M, Grunwald MR, Diaz MA, Sabloff M, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Majhail NS, Farhadfar N, Reshef R, Olsson RF, Gale RP, Nakamura R, Seo S, Chhabra S, Hashmi S, Farhan S, Ganguly S, Nathan S, Nishihori T, Jain T, Agrawal V, Bacher U, Popat U, Saber W. Fludarabine and Melphalan Compared with Reduced Doses of Busulfan and Fludarabine Improve Transplantation Outcomes in Older Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:921.e1-921.e10. [PMID: 34403791 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens developed to extend the use of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) to older patients have resulted in encouraging outcomes. We aimed to compare the 2 most commonly used RIC regimens, i.v. fludarabine with busulfan (FluBu) and fludarabine with melphalan (FluMel), in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Through the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), we identified 1045 MDS patients age ≥60 years who underwent first HSCT with a matched related or matched (8/8) unrelated donor using an RIC regimen. The CIBMTR's definition of RIC was used: a regimen that incorporated an i.v. busulfan total dose ≤7.2 mg/kg or a low-dose melphalan total dose ≤150 mg/m2. The 2 groups, recipients of FluBu (n = 697) and recipients of FluMel (n = 448), were comparable in terms of disease- and transplantation-related characteristics except for the more frequent use of antithymocyte globulin or alemtuzumab in the FluBu group (39% versus 31%). The median age was 67 years in both groups. FluMel was associated with a reduced relapse incidence (RI) compared with FluBu, with a 1-year adjusted incidence of 26% versus 44% (P ≤ .0001). Transplantation-related mortality (TRM) was higher in the FluMel group (26% versus 16%; P ≤ .0001). Because the magnitude of improvement with FluMel in RI was greater than the improvement in TRM with FluBu, disease-free survival (DFS) was better at 1 year and beyond with FluMel compared with FluBu (48% versus 40% at 1 year [P = .02] and 35% versus 27% at 3 years [P = .01]). Overall survival (OS) was comparable in the 2 groups at 1 year (63% versus 61%; P = .4) but was significantly improved with FluMel compared with FluBu at 3 years (46% versus 39%; P = .03). Our results suggest that FluMel is associated with superior DFS compared with FluBu owing to reduced RI in older patients with MDS patients. © 2021 American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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- Betul Oran
- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Division of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mchigan
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- The Ottawa Hospital Blood and Marrow Transplant Program and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Adult Bone Marrow Transplant, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Blood & Marrow Transplantation Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Hematology, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Clinical Haematology at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Isala Clinic, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital Center & Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Hematology and Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Transplantation Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Hospital Infantil Universitario Nino Jesus, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Blood & Marrow Transplant Program, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Centre for Clinical Research Sormland, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Haematology Research Centre, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, California
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Oncology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Henry Ford Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan
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- Division of Hematological Malignancy and Cellular Therapeutics, University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Blood & Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Hematology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Division of Cancer Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Warlick ED, Ustun C, Andreescu A, Bonagura AF, Brunner A, Chandra AB, Foran JM, Juckett MB, Kindwall-Keller TL, Klimek VM, Pease DF, Steensma DP, Waldman BM, Horowitz MM, Burns LJ, Khera N. Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network Study 1102 heralds a new era in hematopoietic cell transplantation in high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes: Challenges and opportunities in implementation. Cancer 2021; 127:4339-4347. [PMID: 34375439 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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LAY SUMMARY People who have advanced myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) may live longer if they get a bone marrow transplant (BMT) instead of other therapies. However, only 15% of people with MDS actually get BMT. Experts say community physicians and transplant physicians should team up with insurance companies and patient advocacy groups to 1) spread this news about lifesaving advances in BMT, 2) ensure that everyone can afford health care, 3) provide emotional support for patients and families, 4) help patients and families get transportation and housing if they need to travel for transplant, and 5) improve care for people of under-represented racial and ethnic backgrounds.
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- Erica D Warlick
- Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, Lafayette Family Cancer Institute, Bangor, Maine
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- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Campidelli A, Robin M, Remen T, Luc A, Labussière-Wallet H, Dulery R, Srour M, Ceballos P, Forcade E, Nguyen-Quoc S, Furst S, Turlure P, Bay JO, Simand C, Marçais A, Daguindau E, Rubio MT, D'Aveni M. On Behalf of the SFGM-TC: Retrospective Comparison of Reduced and Higher Intensity Conditioning for High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treated With Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA MYELOMA & LEUKEMIA 2021; 22:34-43. [PMID: 34456160 DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2021.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) remains the best curative option for high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome . We retrospectively compared patient outcomes after allo-HSCT according to the intensity of the conditioning regimen. PATIENTS AND METHODS Three conditioning regimens were compared in 427 patients allografted for high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome: reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC), fludarabine (150-160 mg/m2) and busulfan (6.4 mg/kg); sequential FLAMSA-RIC, fludarabine, amsacrine, and aracytine followed by RIC; and myeloablative with reduced toxicity (RTC), fludarabine and busulfan (9.6 mg/kg or 12.8 mg/kg). RESULTS The patients in the 3 conditioning groups were different in regards to the number of treatment lines (P< .001), percentage of blasts in bone marrow (P< .001), and disease status at transplantation (P< .001). No significant differences in outcomes (overall survival, progression-free survival, nonrelapse mortality, relapse incidence, and graft versus host disease relapse-free survival) were observed between the 3 groups. Using propensity score analysis to overcome baseline imbalances, we compared 70 patients receiving FLAMSA-RIC to 260 patients receiving RIC, and compared 83 patients receiving RTC to 252 patients receiving RIC. The only factor influencing overall and progression-free survival was cytogenetic risk at transplantation. After the covariate adjustment using propensity score to reduce baseline imbalances, the only factor influencing overall and progression-free survival was still cytogenetic risk at transplantation. CONCLUSION Overall survival appears to be similar with the 3 conditioning regimens. The only factor influencing survival is cytogenetic risk at transplantation, suggesting that new promising drugs in the conditioning and/or early interventions after transplantation are needed to improve outcomes in these patients.
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- Hematology department, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Unit of Methodology, Data-management, and Statistics (UMDS), University hospital of Nancy, France
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- Unit of Methodology, Data-management, and Statistics (UMDS), University hospital of Nancy, France
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- Hematology department, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Hematology department, Hôpital Claude Huriez, Lille, France
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- Hematology department, Hôpital Haut-Levêque, Bordeaux, France
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- Hematology department, Institut Paoli Calmette, Marseille, France
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- Hematology department, Hôpital Dupuytren, Limoges, France
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- Service de Thérapie Cellulaire et d'Hématologie Clinique Adulte, Université d'Auvergne, CHU Clermont-Ferrand Hôpital Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Hematology Department, Institut de Cancerologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS), Strasbourg, France
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- Hematology department, Hôpital Necker, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Hematology department, CHRU Nancy, F-54000, Nancy, France.
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Chung C. Targeting the Myeloid Lineages and the Immune Microenvironment in Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Novel and Evolving Therapeutic Strategies. Ann Pharmacother 2021; 56:475-487. [PMID: 34330162 DOI: 10.1177/10600280211036154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To discuss the recent and emerging data for novel targeted therapies in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). DATA SOURCES A literature search from January 2015 to June 2021 was performed using the key terms targeted therapies, myelodysplastic syndromes, DNA repair, erythroid differentiation therapy, epigenetic inhibitors, signal transduction inhibitors, and apoptosis-inducing agents. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION Relevant clinical trials and articles in the English language were identified and reviewed. DATA SYNTHESIS MDS are a heterogeneous group of malignant blood disorders affecting the bone marrow (BM), ultimately leading to BM failure, acute leukemia, and death. Selection of treatment is influenced by the severity of symptoms, cytopenia, cytogenetics, prognostic category, medical fitness, and patient preferences. Although current therapies such as erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs) and hypomethylating agents (HMAs) help improve anemia and reduce transfusion burden, limited treatment options exist when patients experience treatment failure to ESAs or HMA. Recent regulatory approval of luspatercept, which targets the erythroid differentiation pathway, represents a major therapeutic advance in the management of anemia in MDS patients who are refractory to ESAs. Many investigational targeted therapies that aim at the myeloid lineage signaling pathway and the immune microenvironment are in active development. RELEVANCE TO PATIENT CARE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE This nonexhaustive review summarizes and describes the recent data for targeted therapies for MDS. CONCLUSION The development of novel and investigational therapeutic agents continues to contribute to an improved understanding of tumor biology. The precise therapeutic role and timing of these agents remain to be elucidated.
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Chiereghin C, Travaglino E, Zampini M, Saba E, Saitta C, Riva E, Bersanelli M, Della Porta MG. The Genetics of Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Clinical Relevance. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12081144. [PMID: 34440317 PMCID: PMC8392119 DOI: 10.3390/genes12081144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a clonal disease arising from hematopoietic stem cells, that are characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis (leading to peripheral blood cytopenia) and by an increased risk of evolution into acute myeloid leukemia. MDS are driven by a complex combination of genetic mutations that results in heterogeneous clinical phenotype and outcome. Genetic studies have enabled the identification of a set of recurrently mutated genes which are central to the pathogenesis of MDS and can be organized into a limited number of cellular pathways, including RNA splicing (SF3B1, SRSF2, ZRSR2, U2AF1 genes), DNA methylation (TET2, DNMT3A, IDH1/2), transcription regulation (RUNX1), signal transduction (CBL, RAS), DNA repair (TP53), chromatin modification (ASXL1, EZH2), and cohesin complex (STAG2). Few genes are consistently mutated in >10% of patients, whereas a long tail of 40-50 genes are mutated in <5% of cases. At diagnosis, the majority of MDS patients have 2-4 driver mutations and hundreds of background mutations. Reliable genotype/phenotype relationships were described in MDS: SF3B1 mutations are associated with the presence of ring sideroblasts and more recent studies indicate that other splicing mutations (SRSF2, U2AF1) may identify distinct disease categories with specific hematological features. Moreover, gene mutations have been shown to influence the probability of survival and risk of disease progression and mutational status may add significant information to currently available prognostic tools. For instance, SF3B1 mutations are predictors of favourable prognosis, while driver mutations of other genes (such as ASXL1, SRSF2, RUNX1, TP53) are associated with a reduced probability of survival and increased risk of disease progression. In this article, we review the most recent advances in our understanding of the genetic basis of myelodysplastic syndromes and discuss its clinical relevance.
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- Chiara Chiereghin
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Alessandro Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Italy; (C.C.); (E.T.); (M.Z.); (E.S.); (C.S.); (E.R.)
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Alessandro Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Italy; (C.C.); (E.T.); (M.Z.); (E.S.); (C.S.); (E.R.)
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Alessandro Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Italy; (C.C.); (E.T.); (M.Z.); (E.S.); (C.S.); (E.R.)
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Alessandro Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Italy; (C.C.); (E.T.); (M.Z.); (E.S.); (C.S.); (E.R.)
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Alessandro Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Italy; (C.C.); (E.T.); (M.Z.); (E.S.); (C.S.); (E.R.)
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Alessandro Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Italy; (C.C.); (E.T.); (M.Z.); (E.S.); (C.S.); (E.R.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Italy;
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Alessandro Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Italy; (C.C.); (E.T.); (M.Z.); (E.S.); (C.S.); (E.R.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0282247668
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Wang Y, Zhou W, McReynolds LJ, Katki HA, Griffiths EA, Thota S, Machiela MJ, Yeager M, McCarthy P, Pasquini M, Wang J, Karaesmen E, Rizvi A, Preus L, Tang H, Wang Y, Pooler L, Sheng X, Haiman CA, Van Den Berg D, Spellman SR, Wang T, Kuxhausen M, Chanock SJ, Lee SJ, Hahn TE, Sucheston-Campbell LE, Gadalla SM. Prognostic impact of pre-transplant chromosomal aberrations in peripheral blood of patients undergoing unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplant for acute myeloid leukemia. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15004. [PMID: 34294836 PMCID: PMC8298542 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94539-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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To improve risk stratification and treatment decisions for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). We used SNP-array data from the DISCOVeRY-BMT study to detect chromosomal aberrations in pre-HCT peripheral blood (collected 2–4 weeks before the administration of conditioning regimen) from 1974 AML patients who received HCT between 2000 and 2011. All aberrations detected in ≥ 10 patients were tested for their association with overall survival (OS), separately by remission status, using the Kaplan–Meier estimator. Cox regression models were used for multivariable analyses. Follow-up was through January 2019. We identified 701 unique chromosomal aberrations in 285 patients (7% of 1438 in complete remission (CR) and 36% of 536 not in CR). Copy-neutral loss-of-heterozygosity (CNLOH) in chr17p in CR patients (3-year OS = 20% vs. 50%, with and without chr17p CNLOH, p = 0.0002), and chr13q in patients not in CR (3-year OS = 4% vs. 26%, with and without chr13q CNLOH, p < 0.0001) are risk factors for poor survival. Models adjusted for clinical factors showed approximately three-fold excess risk of post-HCT mortality with chr17p CNLOH in CR patients (hazard ratio, HR = 3.39, 95% confidence interval CI 1.74–6.60, p = 0.0003), or chr13q CNLOH in patients not in CR (HR = 2.68, 95% CI 1.75–4.09, p < 0.0001). The observed mortality was mostly driven by post-HCT relapse (HR = 2.47, 95% CI 1.01–6.02, p = 0.047 for chr17p CNLOH in CR patients, and HR = 2.58, 95% CI 1.63–4.08, p < 0.0001 for chr13q CNLOH in patients not in CR. Pre-transplant CNLOH in chr13q or chr17p predicts risk of poor outcomes after unrelated donor HCT in AML patients. A large prospective study is warranted to validate the results and evaluate novel strategies to improve survival in those patients.
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- Youjin Wang
- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.,Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.,Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.
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Killick SB, Ingram W, Culligan D, Enright H, Kell J, Payne EM, Krishnamurthy P, Kulasekararaj A, Raghavan M, Stanworth SJ, Green S, Mufti G, Quek L, Cargo C, Jones GL, Mills J, Sternberg A, Wiseman DH, Bowen D. British Society for Haematology guidelines for the management of adult myelodysplastic syndromes. Br J Haematol 2021; 194:267-281. [PMID: 34180045 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Sally B Killick
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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- Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Trinity College Medical School, Tallaght, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Oxford University, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust & NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK
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- Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- St.James's Institute of Oncology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
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- Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Worcester, UK
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- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon, UK
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- St.James's Institute of Oncology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes in the Postgenomic Era and Future Perspectives for Precision Medicine. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13133296. [PMID: 34209457 PMCID: PMC8267785 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13133296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Simple Summary With demographic ageing, improved cancer survivorship and increased diagnostic sensitivity, incident cases of patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) are continuously rising, leading to a relevant impact on health care resources. Disease heterogeneity and various comorbidities are challenges for the management of the generally elderly patients. Therefore, experienced physicians and multidisciplinary teams should be involved in the establishment of the correct diagnosis, risk-assessment and personalized treatment plan. Next-generation sequencing allows for early detection of clonal hematopoiesis and monitoring of clonal evolution, but also poses new challenges for its appropriate use. At present, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation remains the only curative treatment option for a minority of fit MDS patients. All others receive palliative treatment and will eventually progress, having an unmet need for novel therapies. Targeting compounds are in prospect for precision medicine, however, abrogation of clonal evolution to acute myeloid leukemia remains actually out of reach. Abstract Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) represent a heterogeneous group of clonal disorders caused by sequential accumulation of somatic driver mutations in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). MDS is characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis with cytopenia, dysplasia, inflammation, and a variable risk of transformation into secondary acute myeloid leukemia. The advent of next-generation sequencing has revolutionized our understanding of the genetic basis of the disease. Nevertheless, the biology of clonal evolution remains poorly understood, and the stochastic genetic drift with sequential accumulation of genetic hits in HSPCs is individual, highly dynamic and hardly predictable. These continuously moving genetic targets pose substantial challenges for the implementation of precision medicine, which aims to maximize efficacy with minimal toxicity of treatments. In the current postgenomic era, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation remains the only curative option for younger and fit MDS patients. For all unfit patients, regeneration of HSPCs stays out of reach and all available therapies remain palliative, which will eventually lead to refractoriness and progression. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in our understanding of MDS pathophysiology and its impact on diagnosis, risk-assessment and disease monitoring. Moreover, we present ongoing clinical trials with targeting compounds and highlight future perspectives for precision medicine.
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Husby S, Favero F, Rodriguez-Gonzalez FG, Sutton LA, Haastrup EK, Ørskov AD, Hansen JW, Arboe B, Aslan D, Clasen-Linde E, Rahbek Gjerdrum LM, Gørlev JS, Brown P, Fischer-Nielsen A, Rosenquist R, Weischenfeldt J, Grønbæk K. Mutations known from B-cell lymphoid malignancies are not found in CD34 + stem cells from patients with lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2021; 62:2808-2811. [PMID: 34151700 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1933473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Simon Husby
- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology, DanStem, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology, DanStem, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology, DanStem, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Panagiota V, Meggendorfer M, Kubasch AS, Gabdoulline R, Krönke J, Mies A, Shahswar R, Kandziora C, Klement P, Schiller J, Göhring G, Haferlach C, Ganster C, Shirneshan K, Gutermuth A, Thiede C, Germing U, Schroeder T, Kobbe G, Klesse S, Koenecke C, Schlegelberger B, Kröger N, Haase D, Döhner K, Sperr WR, Valent P, Ganser A, Thol F, Haferlach T, Platzbecker U, Heuser M. Impact of PPM1D mutations in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and deletion of chromosome 5q. Am J Hematol 2021; 96:E207-E210. [PMID: 33725366 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Victoria Panagiota
- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy Medical Clinic and Policlinic I, Leipzig University Hospital Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III University Hospital Medical Center Ulm Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden Dresden Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology Georg‐August‐Universität‐Göttingen Göttingen Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology Georg‐August‐Universität‐Göttingen Göttingen Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology Georg‐August‐Universität‐Göttingen Göttingen Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden Dresden Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology Medical Faculty, University of Duesseldorf Duesseldorf Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology Medical Faculty, University of Duesseldorf Duesseldorf Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology Medical Faculty, University of Duesseldorf Duesseldorf Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation University Medical Center Hamburg‐Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology Georg‐August‐Universität‐Göttingen Göttingen Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III University Hospital Medical Center Ulm Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Hematology & Hemostaseology Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Hematology and Oncology Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Hematology & Hemostaseology Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Hematology and Oncology Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy Medical Clinic and Policlinic I, Leipzig University Hospital Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
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Kumar S, Nattamai KJ, Hassan A, Amoah A, Karns R, Zhang C, Liang Y, Shimamura A, Florian MC, Bissels U, Luevano M, Bosio A, Davies SM, Mulaw M, Geiger H, Myers KC. Repolarization of HSC attenuates HSCs failure in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. Leukemia 2021; 35:1751-1762. [PMID: 33077869 PMCID: PMC11334678 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-01054-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a bone marrow failure (BMF) syndrome associated with an increased risk of myelodysplasia and leukemia. The molecular mechanisms of SDS are not fully understood. We report that primitive hematopoietic cells from SDS patients present with a reduced activity of the small RhoGTPase Cdc42 and concomitantly a reduced frequency of HSCs polar for polarity proteins. The level of apolarity of SDS HSCs correlated with the magnitude of HSC depletion in SDS patients. Importantly, exogenously provided Wnt5a or GDF11 that elevates the activity of Cdc42 restored polarity in SDS HSCs and increased the number of HSCs in SDS patient samples in surrogate ex vivo assays. Single cell level RNA-Seq analyses of SDS HSCs and daughter cells demonstrated that SDS HSC treated with GDF11 are transcriptionally more similar to control than to SDS HSCs. Treatment with GDF11 reverted pathways in SDS HSCs associated with rRNA processing and ribosome function, but also viral infection and immune function, p53-dependent DNA damage, spindle checkpoints, and metabolism, further implying a role of these pathways in HSC failure in SDS. Our data suggest that HSC failure in SDS is driven at least in part by low Cdc42 activity in SDS HSCs. Our data thus identify novel rationale approaches to attenuate HSCs failure in SDS.
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- Sachin Kumar
- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
- Pharmacology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, 226031, India
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky, Health Sciences Research Building, Room 340, 1095 V.A. Drive, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA
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- Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky, Health Sciences Research Building, Room 340, 1095 V.A. Drive, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Miltenyi Biotec GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Institute of Experimental Cancer Research, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
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- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Baseline and serial molecular profiling predicts outcomes with hypomethylating agents in myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood Adv 2021; 5:1017-1028. [PMID: 33591325 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Hypomethylating agents (HMAs) are widely used in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs), yet identifying those patients unlikely to benefit remains challenging. We assessed response and overall survival (OS) in 247 patients molecularly profiled by next-generation sequencing (NGS) before first-line HMA therapy, and a subset of 108 patients were sequenced serially during treatment. The most common mutations included TP53 (33.1%), ASXL1 (19%), TET2 (16.5%), DNMT3A (14.1%), and SRSF2 (12.1%). The overall response rate was 42.1%, with the composite TET2-mutant/ASXL1 wild-type genotype representing the strongest predictor of response (overall response rate, 62.1%; complete remission rate, 34.5%). The median OS for the cohort was 15 months, and the number of mutations detected by NGS (hazard ratio [HR], 1.22; P = .02), as well as mutations in TP53 (HR, 2.33; P = .001) and EZH2 (HR, 2.41; P = .04) were identified as independent covariates associated with inferior OS in multivariable analysis. Serial molecular profiling revealed that clearance of TP53 mutations during HMA therapy was associated with superior OS (HR, 0.28; P = .001) and improved outcome in patients proceeding to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. These data support baseline molecular profiling by NGS in MDS patients treated with HMAs and provide novel observations of sequential profiling during therapy that provide particular value in TP53-mutated disease.
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Oh J, Kim YR, Kim Y, Kim B, Park KS, Nam SH, Lee KA. Hereditary cancer syndrome-associated pathogenic variants are common in patients with hematologic malignancies subsequent to primary solid cancer. J Cancer 2021; 12:4288-4294. [PMID: 34093829 PMCID: PMC8176409 DOI: 10.7150/jca.54169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Background: As the number of long-term survivors of solid cancers keeps increasing, risk assessment of secondary hematologic malignancies is important for the prognosis of the patient. Germline genetic predisposition to secondary hematologic malignancy has been studied widely in myeloid neoplasms and rarely in lymphoid neoplasms. This study aimed to profile the mutational spectrums of patients with subsequent lymphoid tissue neoplasm to shed some light on the understudied area. Methods: In total, 39 patients who had primary solid cancer and subsequent hematologic malignancies were enrolled. We performed two next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel tests encompassing hereditary cancer predisposition genes and genes related to clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP). All statistical analyses were performed using R 3.5.1. Results: We found 8 of 39 patients with germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes; 4 of 18 patients had therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (22.2%); and 4 of 15 patients had secondary lymphoid malignancies (26.7%). Notably, of 14 patients who initially suffered from thyroid cancer, 5 patients (35.7%) had germline mutations. Malignancy of lymphoid tissue showed no association with radioactive iodine therapy but was observed to a greater extent in germline mutation-positive thyroid cancer patients regardless of their history of treatment. We observed that 24 of 39 patients (61.5%) were CHIP carriers. Patients who had secondary lymphoid malignancy were less likely to have CHIP than those who had myeloid malignancy. Conclusions: In patients with primary solid cancer who are planning to undergo cytotoxic chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or radioactive iodine therapy, an initial assessment with germline mutation testing using an expanded NGS panel, including low, moderate, and high-risk cancer-associated genes, and somatic CHIP mutation testing can screen the patients who are at risk of developing therapy-related myeloid and lymphoid malignancies. Through careful screening and monitoring throughout the treatment process, patients can benefit from the early detection of secondary malignancies and receive proper treatment.
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- Joowon Oh
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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- Division of hematology, Department of internal medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Wang J, Wang Q, Zhang H, He Y, Huang Y, Zhang R, Wei J, Ma Q, Pang A, Yang D, Chen X, Jiang E, Feng S, Zhai W, Han M. Moderate to Severe Marrow Fibrosis As a More Advanced Risk Factor for MDS and MDS-AML Patients With Excess of Blasts Receiving Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Transplant Cell Ther 2021; 27:666.e1-666.e9. [PMID: 34020086 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Marrow fibrosis (MF) is usually accompanied with primary myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and no consensus has been reached on the relationship between MF and prognosis. We retrospectively analyzed 239 MDS and MDS derived acute myeloid leukemia patients with known grade of MF who received allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Of these, it included 121 (50.6%) without fibrosis (MF-0), 81 (33.9%) with mild fibrosis (MF-1), 37 (15.5%) with moderate to severe fibrosis (MF-2/3). MF-2/3 was associated with more pronounced dysmegakaryopoiesis (P =.002), more frequent karyotype abnormality (P = .039) and increased leukemic transformation. Spliceosome and ras pathway mutation occurred more frequently in patients with MF-2/3. After allo-HSCT, neutrophil and platelet engraftment was significantly delayed in patients with MF-2/3 than those with MF-1 and MF-0 (P = .031, P = .05, respectively). The estimated 3-year overall survival (OS) rates and disease-free survival (DFS) rates were significantly lower in patients with MF-2/3 than in those with MF-0 or MF-1 (P = .018, P = .018, respectively). Notably, in the subgroup of patients with more than 10% bone marrow blasts, MF-2/3 was independently associated with shorter OS and DFS (P = .012, P = .012, respectively) and has improved outcomes for these patients who achieved complete remission (CR) before allo-HSCT. Overall, MF-2/3 as an additional risk factor have the inferior prognosis for MDS and MDS-AML patients with bone marrow blasts ≥10%. Using pretransplantation cytoreductive therapy to obtain CR for these patients may benefit from allo-HSCT.
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- Jiali Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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Erythroid nuclear dysplasia is associated with inferior outcomes for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Leuk Res 2021; 109:106625. [PMID: 34062365 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2021.106625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Disease burden prior to hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is difficult to assess in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), particularly in patients without excess blasts. We assessed whether morphologic dysplasia at the time of transplant can be a metric of disease burden that is associated with post-transplant outcomes in MDS patients. We identified 84 MDS patients undergoing allogeneic HCT at our institution between 2010 and 2017 who received a bone marrow evaluation immediately prior to HCT. Dysplasia was independently determined by two hematopathologists blinded to existing pathology reports. Erythroid nuclear dysplasia, but not megakaryocytic or myeloid, was associated with post-HCT outcomes. Presence compared to absence of erythroid nuclear dysplasia was associated with lower 2-year progression-free survival (PFS; 34 % vs 62 %, p = 0.0495) and 2-year overall survival (OS; 34 % vs 62 %, p = 0.042). In a multivariate analysis including age, IPSS-R at the time of transplant, pre-HCT therapy, and donor type as covariates, erythroid nuclear dysplasia remained associated with lower PFS (HR 2.6, p = 0.036) and OS (HR 2.7, p = 0.028). Dysplasia assessment prior to transplant may serve as an estimate of disease burden in MDS and identify high-risk patients who merit additional therapies pre- or post-transplant.
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Rönkkö R, Hirvonen E, Malila N, Kilpivaara O, Wartiovaara-Kautto U, Pitkäniemi J. Familial aggregation of early-onset haematological malignancies. Br J Haematol 2021; 193:1134-1141. [PMID: 34002362 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Population-based studies on familial aggregation of haematological malignancies (HM) have rarely focused specifically on early-onset HMs. We estimated standardized incidence ratios (SIR) and cumulative risks of relatives with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL), acute lymphoblastic leukaemia/lymphoma (ALL/LBL) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) when index persons and relatives were diagnosed with early-onset HM. A total of 8791 patients aged ≤40 years and diagnosed with primary HM in Finland from 1970 to 2012 were identified from the Finnish Cancer Registry and their 75 774 family members were retrieved from the population registry. SIRs for concordant HMs were elevated among first-degree relatives in all of the most common HMs of children and adolescents and young adults (AYA). The risk was highest among siblings with HL (SIR 9·09, 95% confidence interval 5·55-14·04) and AML (8·29, 1·00-29·96). HL also had the highest cumulative risk for siblings at ≤40 years of age (0·92% vs. 0·11% in the population). In conclusion, significantly elevated SIRs indicate a role of shared aetiological factors in some families, which should be noted in the clinical setting when caring for patients with early-onset HMs.
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- Rosa Rönkkö
- Finnish Cancer Registry, Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Cancer Research, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Internal Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Hematology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Cancer Registry, Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Cancer Research, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Cancer Registry, Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Cancer Research, Helsinki, Finland
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- Applied Tumor Genomics, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Medical and Clinical Genetics, Medicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,HUSLAB Laboratory of Genetics, HUS Diagnostic Center (Helsinki University Hospital), Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Hematology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Applied Tumor Genomics, Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Hematology, Helsinki University Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Cancer Registry, Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Cancer Research, Helsinki, Finland.,Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.,Department of Public Health, Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for myelodysplastic syndrome in adolescent and young adult patients. Bone Marrow Transplant 2021; 56:2510-2517. [PMID: 33993196 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-021-01324-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only curable treatment option for adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The study aim was to evaluate epidemiological data and identify prognostic factors for AYA patients with MDS undergoing allogeneic HSCT. Here, 645 patients were selected from patients enrolled in a multicenter prospective registry for HSCT from 2000 to 2015. The primary endpoint was 3-year overall survival (OS). Survival rates were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Prognostic factors were identified using the multivariable Cox proportional hazards model. The 3-year OS was 71.2% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 67.4-74.6%). In multivariable analysis, active disease status (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.54, 95% CI: 1.09-2.18, p = 0.016), poor cytogenetic risk (1.62, 1.12-2.36, p = 0.011), poor performance status (2.01, 1.13-3.56, p = 0.016), human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched unrelated donors (2.23, 1.39-3.59, p < 0.001), HLA-mismatched unrelated donors (2.16, 1.09-4.28, p = 0.027), and cord blood transplantation (2.44, 1.43-4.17, p = 0.001) were significantly associated with poor 3-year OS. In conclusion, in AYA patients with MDS the 3-year OS following allogeneic HSCT was 71.2%. Active disease status, poor cytogenetic risk, poor performance status, and donor sources other than related donors were associated with poor 3-year OS.
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