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Khawaji ZY, Khawaji NY, Alahmadi MA, Elmoneim AA. Prediction of Response to FDA-Approved Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Curr Treat Options Oncol 2024; 25:1163-1183. [PMID: 39102166 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-024-01237-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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OPINION STATEMENT Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) represents the predominant cancer in pediatric populations, though its occurrence in adults is relatively rare. Pre-treatment risk stratification is crucial for predicting prognosis. Important factors for assessment include patient age, white blood cell (WBC) count at diagnosis, extramedullary involvement, immunophenotype, and cytogenetic aberrations. Minimal residual disease (MRD), primarily assessed by flow cytometry following remission, plays a substantial role in guiding management plans. Over the past decade, significant advancements in ALL outcomes have been witnessed. Conventional chemotherapy has remarkably reduced mortality rates; however, its intensive nature raises safety concerns and has led to the emergence of treatment-resistant cases with recurrence of relapses. Consequently, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved several novel treatments for relapsed/refractory ALL due to their demonstrated efficacy, as indicated by improved complete remission and survival rates. These treatments include tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), the anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody blinatumomab, anti-CD22 inotuzumab ozogamicin, anti-CD20 rituximab, and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. Identifying the variables that influence treatment decisions is a pressing necessity for tailoring therapy based on heterogeneous patient characteristics. Key predictive factors identified in various observational studies and clinical trials include prelymphodepletion disease burden, complex genetic abnormalities, and MRD. Furthermore, the development of serious adverse events following treatment could be anticipated through predictive models, allowing for appropriate prophylactic measures to be considered. The ultimate aim is to incorporate the concept of precision medicine in the field of ALL through valid prediction platform to facilitate the selection of the most suitable treatment approach.
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- Women and Child Health Department, Taibah University, Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- 2nd Affiliation: Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
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Arslan S, Pullarkat V, Aldoss I. Indications for Allogeneic HCT in Adults with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in First Complete Remission. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2021; 22:63. [PMID: 34097131 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-021-00860-1] [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] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OPINION STATEMENT Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in adults is associated with poor outcomes as compared to children when treated with chemotherapy, leading to a considerably inferior cure rate. Historically, consolidation with allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (alloHCT) was routinely recommended for eligible adults with ALL in first complete remission (CR1) if a donor was available, since randomized studies showed superiority over continuing chemotherapy. With the increasing use of pediatric-inspired frontline regimens in young adults with ALL and the availability of novel salvage agents for relapsed/refractory B-cell ALL that have high potential in inducing a second CR, the role of early alloHCT in the treatment paradigm for ALL needs to be reevaluated, and the decision should be individualized for each patient. Simultaneously, alloHCT has evolved considerably lately, and historical randomized studies that have proven the benefit of alloHCT in adults with ALL in CR1 did not included the increasing use of reduced intensity conditioning and haploidentical transplants, and therefore, data may not entirely apply. Nowadays, detectable minimal residual disease (MRD) is the most prognostic determinant of ALL outcome and should be a major consideration in the decision to perform alloHcT in CR1. Nonetheless, other biological and clinical factors remain relevant and can support the complex decision-making. Such factors include high-risk leukemia genetics, the type of administered chemotherapy regimen and the ability of the patient to tolerate all key components of the regimen, and the availability of effective salvage therapies that allow alloHCT to be performed in CR2 in case of relapse after chemotherapy.
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- Shukaib Arslan
- Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
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Balsat M, Cacheux V, Carre M, Tavernier-Tardy E, Thomas X. Treatment and outcome of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults after relapse. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2020; 20:879-891. [PMID: 33016157 DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2020.1832890] [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: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Despite the significant progress that has been made over the last years in the front-line treatment of Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), relapses are frequent and their treatment remains a challenge, especially among patients with resistant BCR-ABL1 mutations. AREAS COVERED This manuscript reviews available data for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory Ph-positive ALL, with a focus on the role of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), monoclonal antibodies, and immunotherapy. EXPERT OPINION Although a majority of patients with first relapsed Ph-positive ALL respond to subsequent salvage chemotherapy plus TKI combination, their outcomes remain poor. The main predictor of survival is the achievement of major molecular response anytime during the morphological response. More treatment strategies to improve survival are under investigation. Monoclonal antibodies and bispecific antibody constructs hold considerable promise in improving the outcomes of patients with relapsed ALL including Ph-positive ALL.
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- Marie Balsat
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Service d'Hématologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud , Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Service de Thérapie Cellulaire et Hématologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire , Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service d'Hématologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes , Grenoble, France
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- Service d'Hématologie Clinique, Institut de Cancérologie de la Loire Lucien Neuwirth , Saint-Etienne, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Service d'Hématologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud , Pierre-Bénite, France
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Bassan R, Brüggemann M, Radcliffe HS, Hartfield E, Kreuzbauer G, Wetten S. A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of minimal residual disease as a prognostic indicator in adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Haematologica 2019; 104:2028-2039. [PMID: 30890593 PMCID: PMC6886415 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.201053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Minimal (or 'measurable') residual disease in acute lymphoblastic leukemia appears to be a prognostic indicator, with potential value in informing individualized treatment decisions. Complete understanding of the strength of the association between minimal residual disease and long-term outcomes is, however, lacking. A systematic literature review and meta-analysis were performed to elucidate the clinical significance of minimal residual disease with respect to relapse-free survival and overall survival in precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A total of 23 articles and abstracts, most published between 2012 and 2016, were identified for inclusion in the primary meta-analysis. Typically, patients were in their first complete remission at the time of minimal residual disease assessment; in two studies, all patients were in their second, or later, complete remission. The primary analysis revealed improved relapse-free survival across all studies for patients who achieved minimal residual disease negativity (random effects hazard ratio, 2.34; 95% confidence interval, 1.91-2.86). Improved overall survival for patients who achieved minimal residual disease negativity was also observed (hazard ratio, 2.19; 95% confidence interval, 1.63-2.94). There was no observed difference in the impact of minimal residual disease status in subgroups based on disease stage, minimal residual disease sensitivity threshold level, Philadelphia chromosome status, histological phenotype, risk group, minimal residual disease testing location, minimal residual disease timing after induction, or minimal residual disease detection method. Despite heterogeneity in study design and patient populations between the contributing studies, these data provide a compelling argument for minimal residual disease as a clinical tool for assessing prognosis and guiding treatment decisions in precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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- Renato Bassan
- Complex Operative Unit of Haematology, dell'Angelo Hospital and Santissimi Giovanni and Paolo Hospital, Mestre and Venice, Italy
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- Department of Medicine II, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Kiel, Germany
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Standardisation and consensus guidelines for minimal residual disease assessment in Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph + ALL) by real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR of e1a2 BCR-ABL1. Leukemia 2019; 33:1910-1922. [PMID: 30858550 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-019-0413-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Minimal residual disease (MRD) is a powerful prognostic factor in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and is used for patient stratification and treatment decisions, but its precise role in Philadelphia chromosome positive ALL is less clear. This uncertainty results largely from methodological differences relating to the use of real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) to measure BCR-ABL1 transcript levels for MRD analysis. We here describe the first results by the EURO-MRD consortium on standardization of qRT-PCR for the e1a2 BCR-ABL1 transcript in Ph + ALL, designed to overcome the lack of standardisation of laboratory procedures and data interpretation. Standardised use of EAC primer/probe sets and of centrally prepared plasmid standards had the greatest impact on reducing interlaboratory variability. In QC1 the proportion of analyses with BCR-ABL1/ABL1 ratios within half a log difference were 40/67 (60%) and 52/67 (78%) at 10-3 and 36/67 (53%) and 53/67 (79%) at 10-4BCR-ABL1/ABL1. Standardized RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis and cycler platforms did not improve results further, whereas stringent application of technical criteria for assay quality and uniform criteria for data interpretation and reporting were essential. We provide detailed laboratory recommendations for the standardized MRD analysis in routine diagnostic settings and in multicenter clinical trials for Ph + ALL.
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Fu Y, Zhang R, Wu Q, Zhang J, Bao L, Li J. Development and evaluation of armored RNA-based standards for quantification of BCR-ABL1 p210/p190 fusion gene transcripts. J Clin Lab Anal 2018; 32:e22612. [PMID: 29959790 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.22612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Standards play an important role in detection of the BCR-ABL1 fusion gene (FG) transcript. However, the standards widely used in laboratories are mainly based on plasmids or cDNA, which cannot accurately reflect the process of RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis. Therefore, we aimed to develop armored RNA-based standards for p210 and p190 BCR-ABL1FG transcripts' quantification. METHODS Using overlapping polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology, we first linked a segment of the p210 or p190 BCR-ABL1FG transcript with four control genes (CGs; ABL1, BCR, GUSB, and B2M) to form p210FG-CG and p190FG-CG. Subsequently, using armored RNA technology, we prepared p210FG-CG- and p190FG-CG-armored RNAs and the p210FG-CG and p190FG-CG standards, the values of which were assigned by digital PCR (dPCR). RESULTS The p210FG-CG and p190FG-CG standards were stable and homogeneous, and were significantly linear with r2 > 0.98. A field trial including 52 laboratories across China showed that the coefficient of variation (CV%) of BCR-ABL1 values among samples was in the range of 58.6%-129.6% for p210 samples and 73.2%-194.0% for p190 samples when using local standards. By contrast, when using the p210FG-CG and p190FG-CG standards, the CV% of BCR-ABL1 values was decreased to 35.6%-124.9% and 36.6%-170.6% for p210 and p190 samples, respectively. In addition, 33.3% (3/9) of the p210 and p190 samples had CV% values <50.0%, whereas 44.4% (4/9) and 77.8% (7/9) of the samples had lower CV% values when using the p210FG-CG and p190FG-CG standards. CONCLUSION The overall variability of detection of BCR-ABL1 transcripts decreased significantly when using the p210FG-CG or p190FG-CG standards, especially the p190FG-CG standard.
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- Yu Fu
- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.,Graduate School, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.,Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.,Graduate School, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.,Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.,Graduate School, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.,Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China.,Graduate School, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.,Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China
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Li H, Zhang W, Kuang P, Ye Y, Yang J, Dai Y, Lu X, Zheng Y, Liu T. Combination of IKZF1 deletion and early molecular response show significant roles on prognostic stratification in Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients. Leuk Lymphoma 2017; 59:1890-1898. [PMID: 29214878 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2017.1406933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We retrospectively analyzed the samples collected from 66 patients with Ph+ALL enrolled on ChiCTR-TNRC-09000309 clinical trial. CR rate was 95.5%, and estimated 2-year OS and DFS were 51.7 ± 11.7% and 26.9 ± 11.6%, 3-year OS and DFS were 31.6 ± 12.0% and 23.4 ± 11.6%. By combining IKZF1 deletion and early molecular responses, we redefined the patients as low, intermediate, and high risk 3 groups separately. Patients with double negative in IKZF1 and early molecular response experienced significant superior survival, while patients with double positive would have the worst outcome, and patients who were one or the other with IKZF1 deletion or MRD status had intermediate outcome. Significant differences were found among 3 groups in regard to both OS (p < .001) and DFS (p < .001). Our findings suggest that Ph+ALL is a heterogeneous group of diseases with significantly different prognosis. Combination of IKZF1 deletion and MRD status enable better risk stratification of patients for assignment to optimal therapeutic strategies.
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- He Li
- a Department of Hematology, Hematologic Research Laboratory , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , China
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- a Department of Hematology, Hematologic Research Laboratory , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , China
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- a Department of Hematology, Hematologic Research Laboratory , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , China
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- b Department of Laboratory Medicine , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , China
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- a Department of Hematology, Hematologic Research Laboratory , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , China
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- a Department of Hematology, Hematologic Research Laboratory , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , China
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- b Department of Laboratory Medicine , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , China
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- a Department of Hematology, Hematologic Research Laboratory , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , China
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- a Department of Hematology, Hematologic Research Laboratory , West China Hospital of Sichuan University , Chengdu , China
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Martinelli G, Boissel N, Chevallier P, Ottmann O, Gökbuget N, Topp MS, Fielding AK, Rambaldi A, Ritchie EK, Papayannidis C, Sterling LR, Benjamin J, Stein A. Complete Hematologic and Molecular Response in Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive B-Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Following Treatment With Blinatumomab: Results From a Phase II, Single-Arm, Multicenter Study. J Clin Oncol 2017; 35:1795-1802. [PMID: 28355115 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.69.3531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 311] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Purpose Few therapeutic options are available for patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who progress after failure of tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) -based therapy. Here, we evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of blinatumomab in patients with relapsed or refractory Ph+ ALL. Patients and Methods This open-label phase II study enrolled adults with Ph+ ALL who had relapsed after or were refractory to at least one second-generation or later TKI or were intolerant to second-generation or later TKIs and intolerant or refractory to imatinib. Blinatumomab was administered in 28-day cycles by continuous intravenous infusion. The primary end point was complete remission (CR) or CR with partial hematologic recovery (CRh) during the first two cycles. Major secondary end points included minimal residual disease response, rate of allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, relapse-free survival, overall survival, and adverse events (AEs). Results Of 45 patients, 16 (36%; 95% CI, 22% to 51%) achieved CR/CRh during the first two cycles, including four of 10 patients with the T315I mutation; 88% of CR/CRh responders achieved a complete minimal residual disease response. Seven responders (44%) proceeded to allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, including 55% (six of 11) of transplantation-naïve responders. Median relapse-free survival and overall survival were 6.7 and 7.1 months, respectively. The most frequent AEs were pyrexia (58%), febrile neutropenia (40%), and headache (31%). Three patients had cytokine release syndrome (all grade 1 or 2), and three patients had grade 3 neurologic events, one of which (aphasia) required temporary treatment interruption. There were no grade 4 or 5 neurologic events. Conclusion Single-agent blinatumomab showed antileukemia activity in high-risk patients with Ph+ ALL who had relapsed or were refractory to TKIs. AEs were consistent with previous experience in Ph- ALL.
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- Giovanni Martinelli
- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- Giovanni Martinelli and Cristina Papayannidis, Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Bologna; Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; Nicolas Boissel, University Paris Diderot, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris; Patrice Chevallier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France; Oliver Ottmann, Cardiff University, Cardiff; Adele K. Fielding, University College London Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom; Nicola Gökbuget, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt; Max S. Topp, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Ellen K. Ritchie, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; Lulu Ren Sterling, Amgen, San Francisco; Jonathan Benjamin, Amgen, Thousand Oaks; and Anthony Stein, Gehr Family Center for Leukemia Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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Hurabielle C, Ingen-Housz-Oro S, Ortonne N, Cornillet-Lefèbvre P, Merah A, D'Incan M, Joly P, Franck N, Estève E, Maubec E, Grange F, Machet L, Laroche L, Barete S, Dalac S, Mortier L, Michel C, Quereux G, Saiag P, Ram-Wolff C, Lenormand B, Wechsler J, Bastuji-Garin S, Bagot M, Delfau-Larue M. Frequency and prognostic value of cutaneous molecular residual disease in mycosis fungoides: a prospective multicentre trial of the Cutaneous Lymphoma French Study Group. Br J Dermatol 2015; 173:1015-23. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Role of Stem Cell Elements in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. RAZAVI INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2015. [DOI: 10.5812/rijm.25247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Maino E, Sancetta R, Viero P, Imbergamo S, Scattolin AM, Vespignani M, Bassan R. Current and future management of Ph/BCR-ABL positive ALL. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 14:723-40. [PMID: 24611626 DOI: 10.1586/14737140.2014.895669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Following the introduction of targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) at the beginning of the past decade, the outcome of patients with Philadelphia-chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) has dramatically improved. Presently, the use of refined programs with first/second generation TKI's and chemotherapy together with allogeneic stem cell transplantation allow up to 50% of all patients to be cured. Further progress is expected with the new TKI ponatinib, overcoming resistance caused by T315I point mutation, other targeted therapies, autologous transplantation in molecularly negative patients, therapeutic monoclonal antibodies like inotuzumab ozogamicin and blinatumomab, and chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells. Ph+ ALL could become curable in the near future even without allogeneic stem cell transplantation, minimizing the risk of therapy-related death and improving greatly the quality of patients' life.
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- Elena Maino
- Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Ospedale dell'Angelo and Ospedale SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Via Paccagnella 11, 30174 Venezia-Mestre, Italy
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Ottmann OG, Larson RA, Kantarjian HM, le Coutre PD, Baccarani M, Hochhaus A, Kim DW, Fan X, Novick S, Giles FJ. Phase II study of nilotinib in patients with relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome--positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 2012; 27:1411-3. [PMID: 23138184 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2012.324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Maggio R, Peragine N, De Propris MS, Vitale A, Elia L, Calabrese E, Della Starza I, Intoppa S, Milani ML, Guarini A, Foà R. Immunocompetent cell functions in Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients on prolonged Imatinib maintenance treatment. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2011; 60:599-607. [PMID: 21240485 PMCID: PMC11029509 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-010-0966-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2010] [Accepted: 12/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Imatinib mesylate (Imatinib) is a potent inhibitor of defined tyrosine kinases and is effectively used for the treatment of malignancies characterized by the constitutive activation of these tyrosine kinases, such as Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph(+)) leukemias and gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Suppressive as well as stimulating effects of this drug on T lymphocytes or dendritic cells (DC), which play a major role in immune tumor surveillance, have been reported. For this reason, we questioned whether Imatinib could also affect the phenotypic and functional properties of these subpopulations in Ph(+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients on prolonged Imatinib maintenance treatment. Circulating T lymphocytes and NK cells from Imatinib-treated Ph(+) ALL patients showed a subset distribution comparable to that of healthy donors. In addition, T-cell immunomodulant cytokine production (IFN-γ, TNF-α) and proliferative responses were not impaired. A normal monocyte-derived DC differentiation and apoptotic body loading capacity was also observed in the majority of Imatinib-treated patients. In contrast, an impairment in the DC intracellular production of IL-12 was recorded, although this was not observed when normal DC were exposed in vitro to Imatinib. Finally, in vivo Imatinib treatment did not affect the T-lymphocyte proliferation and IFN-γ production induced by leukemic apoptotic body-loaded DC, underling the potential capability of these cells to generate a specific immune response against tumoral antigens. Taken together, these findings provide evidence that immunotherapeutic approaches aimed at controlling residual disease in Ph(+) ALL patients in hematologic remission are not jeopardized by the long-term administration of Imatinib.
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- Roberta Maggio
- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Benevento 6, 00161 Rome, Italy
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Gandemer V, Auclerc MF, Perel Y, Vannier JP, Le Gall E, Demeocq F, Schmitt C, Piguet C, Stephan JL, Lejars O, Debre M, Jonveaux P, Cayuela JM, Chevret S, Leverger G, Baruchel A. Impact of age, leukocyte count and day 21-bone marrow response to chemotherapy on the long-term outcome of children with philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the pre-imatinib era: results of the FRALLE 93 study. BMC Cancer 2009; 9:14. [PMID: 19144139 PMCID: PMC2629767 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2008] [Accepted: 01/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We explored the heterogeneity of philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph1-ALL) in a study of the effect of early features on prognosis in children. Here we report the long-term results of the FRALLE 93 study conducted in the era before the use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. METHODS Between 1993 and 1999, 36 children with Ph1-ALL were enrolled into the FRALLE 93 protocol. After conventional four-drug induction, children were stratified by availability of an HLA-matched sibling. RESULTS Complete remission (CR) was observed in 26 children (72%), of which 13 underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Thirty-one children were good responders to prednisone, defined on day 8, and 21 were good responders to chemotherapy, defined by day-21 bone marrow (M1). Overall five-year disease-free survival (DFS) was 42 +/- 9.7%. Based on multivariate analysis, two groups showed marked differences in five-year outcome: children with age<10, leukocyte count <100,000/mm3 and day-21 M1 marrow had a more favorable prognosis (14 pts: 100% CR, event free survival [EFS]: 57%, overall survival [OS]: 79%), than the high-risk group (22 patients: 55% CR, EFS: 18%, OS: 27%) (p < 0.005). We also observed a non statistically significant difference (p = 0.14) in outcome between these groups for transplanted patients (5-year DFS: 83 +/- 14% and 33 +/- 15%, respectively). CONCLUSION Age, leukocyte count and early response to treatment defined by the D21 bone marrow response provide an accurate model for outcome prediction. The combination of available tools such as minimal residual disease assessment with determination of these simple factors could be useful for refining indications for BMT in the current era of tyrosine-kinase inhibitor-based therapy.
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- Virginie Gandemer
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, University Hospital of Rennes, Rennes, France.
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Holowiecki J, Krawczyk-Kulis M, Giebel S, Jagoda K, Stella-Holowiecka B, Piatkowska-Jakubas B, Paluszewska M, Seferynska I, Lewandowski K, Kielbinski M, Czyz A, Balana-Nowak A, Krl M, Skotnicki AB, Jedrzejczak WW, Warzocha K, Lange A, Hellmann A. Status of minimal residual disease after induction predicts outcome in both standard and high-risk Ph-negative adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The Polish Adult Leukemia Group ALL 4-2002 MRD Study. Br J Haematol 2008; 142:227-37. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07185.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Abou Mourad YR, Fernandez HF, Kharfan-Dabaja MA. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for adult Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the era of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2008; 14:949-958. [PMID: 18721758 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2008] [Accepted: 04/19/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in first complete remission (CR1) is considered the standard of care, and the only established therapy that offers a possibility of cure for patients with Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL). Unfortunately, a number of patients, with suitable HLA-matched donors, are unable to receive an allograft because they fail to respond, or relapse shortly after induction chemotherapy. Incorporating imatinib during the induction/consolidation phase is facilitating a higher number of potentially curative allografts by improving both remission rates and/or the durability of responses in patients with Ph+ ALL. Imatinib and other tyrosine kinase inhibitors are also improving outcomes in elderly patients with Ph+ ALL, ineligible for allografting, when combined with glucocorticoids, and/or conventional chemotherapy. The addition of imatinib or other tyrosine kinase inhibitors to the therapeutic armamentarium of Ph+ ALL is reshaping the treatment algorithm and improving prognosis of this dreadful disease.
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- Yasser R Abou Mourad
- Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program of British Columbia, Division of Hematology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
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- Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.
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Clinical significance of minimal residual disease in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its relationship to other prognostic factors: a Children's Oncology Group study. Blood 2008; 111:5477-85. [PMID: 18388178 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-01-132837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 582] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Minimal residual disease (MRD) is an important predictor of relapse in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), but its relationship to other prognostic variables has not been fully assessed. The Children's Oncology Group studied the prognostic impact of MRD measured by flow cytometry in the peripheral blood at day 8, and in end-induction (day 29) and end-consolidation marrows in 2143 children with precursor B-cell ALL (B-ALL). The presence of MRD in day-8 blood and day-29 marrow MRD was associated with shorter event-free survival (EFS) in all risk groups; even patients with 0.01% to 0.1% day-29 MRD had poor outcome compared with patients negative for MRD patients (59% +/- 5% vs 88% +/- 1% 5-year EFS). Presence of good prognostic markers TEL-AML1 or trisomies of chromosomes 4 and 10 still provided additional prognostic information, but not in National Cancer Institute high-risk (NCI HR) patients who were MRD(+). The few patients with detectable MRD at end of consolidation fared especially poorly, with only a 43% plus or minus 7% 5-year EFS. Day-29 marrow MRD was the most important prognostic variable in multi-variate analysis. The 12% of patients with all favorable risk factors, including NCI risk group, genetics, and absence of days 8 and 29 MRD, had a 97% plus or minus 1% 5-year EFS with nonintensive therapy. These studies are registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00005585, NCT00005596, and NCT00005603.
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Ottmann OG, Wassmann B, Pfeifer H, Giagounidis A, Stelljes M, Dührsen U, Schmalzing M, Wunderle L, Binckebanck A, Hoelzer D. Imatinib compared with chemotherapy as front-line treatment of elderly patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ALL). Cancer 2007; 109:2068-76. [PMID: 17429836 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Elderly patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ALL) have a poor prognosis, with a low complete remission (CR) rate, high induction mortality, and short remission duration. Imatinib (IM) has a favorable toxicity profile but limited antileukemic activity in advanced Ph+ALL. Imatinib in combination with intensive chemotherapy has yielded promising results as front-line therapy, but its value as monotherapy in newly diagnosed Ph+ALL is not known. METHODS Patients with de novo Ph+ALL were randomly assigned to induction therapy with either imatinib (Ind(IM)) or multiagent, age-adapted chemotherapy (Ind(chemo)). Imatinib was subsequently coadministered with consolidation chemotherapy. RESULTS In all, 55 patients (median age, 68 years) were enrolled. The overall CR rate was 96.3% in patients randomly assigned to Ind(IM) and 50% in patients allocated to Ind(chemo) (P = .0001). Nine patients (34.6%) were refractory and 2 patients died during Ind(chemo); none failed imatinib induction. Severe adverse events were significantly more frequent during Ind(chemo) (90% vs 39%; P = .005). The estimated overall survival (OS) of all patients was 42% +/- 8% at 24 months, with no significant difference between the 2 cohorts. Median disease-free survival was significantly longer in the 43% of patients (21 of 49 evaluable) in whom BCR-ABL transcripts became undetectable (18.3 months vs 7.2 months; P = .002). CONCLUSIONS In elderly patients with de novo Ph+ALL, imatinib induction results in a significantly higher CR rate and lower toxicity than induction chemotherapy. With subsequent combined imatinib and chemotherapy consolidation, this initial benefit does not translate into improved survival compared with chemotherapy induction.
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- Oliver G Ottmann
- Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Frankfürt, Germany.
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Several studies have demonstrated that monitoring of minimal residual disease (MRD) in childhood and adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) significantly correlates with clinical outcome. MRD detection is particularly useful for evaluation of early treatment response and consequently for improved front-line therapy stratification. MRD information is also significant for children undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and those with relapsed ALL. Currently, three highly specific and sensitive methodologies for MRD detection are available, namely multiparameter flow cytometric immunophenotyping, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RQ-PCR)-based detection of fusion gene transcripts or breakpoints, and RQ-PCR-based detection of clonal immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor gene rearrangements. In this review, characteristics, pitfalls, advantages and disadvantages of each MRD technique are critically discussed. The special emphasis is put on interlaboratory standardization, especially in view of the results obtained within the European collaborative BIOMED-1, BIOMED-2, and Europe Against Cancer projects and recent developments by European Study Group on MRD detection in ALL and EuroFlow Consortium. Standardized MRD techniques form the basis for stratification of patients into the risk groups in new treatment protocols mainly in childhood ALL. Only the results of these studies can answer the question whether MRD-based treatment intervention is associated with improved outcome.
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- T Szczepański
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Silesian Medical Academy, Zabrze, Poland.
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Haferlach T, Bacher U, Kern W, Schnittger S, Haferlach C. Diagnostic pathways in acute leukemias: a proposal for a multimodal approach. Ann Hematol 2007; 86:311-27. [PMID: 17375301 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-007-0253-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2006] [Accepted: 12/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) each represent a heterogeneous complex of disorders, which result from diverse mechanisms of leukemogenesis. Modern therapeutic concepts are based on individual risk stratification at diagnosis and during follow-up. For some leukemia subtypes such as AML M3/M3v with t(15;17)/PML-RARA or Philadelphia-positive ALL targeted therapy options are available. Thus, optimal therapeutic conditions are based on exact classification of the acute leukemia subtype at diagnosis and are guided by exact and sensitive quantification of minimal residual disease during complete hematologic remission. Today, a multimodal diagnostic approach combining cytomorphology, multiparameter flow cytometry, chromosome banding analysis, accompanied by diverse fluorescence in situ hybridization techniques, and molecular analyses is needed to meet these requirements. As the diagnostic process becomes more demanding with respect to experience of personnel, time, and costs due to the expansion of methods, algorithms, which guide the diagnostic procedure from basic to more specific methods and which lead finally to a synopsis of the respective results, are essential for modern diagnostics and therapeutic concepts.
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Arocho A, Chen B, Ladanyi M, Pan Q. Validation of the 2-DeltaDeltaCt calculation as an alternate method of data analysis for quantitative PCR of BCR-ABL P210 transcripts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 15:56-61. [PMID: 16531770 DOI: 10.1097/00019606-200603000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 290] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder that is characterized by the presence of a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22 and results in the formation of the Philadelphia (Ph1) chromosome and is present in most of CML patients. The Ph1 chromosome forms a chimeric gene that encodes an abnormal P210 mRNA transcript in most CML patients. Surveillance for minimal residual disease by detection of BCR/ABL transcripts is currently done mostly by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Quantitation of BCR/ABL transcripts can monitor tumor load and the outcome of therapy. Absolute quantification determines the input copy number of the transcript of interest, usually by plotting the amount of PCR product onto a standard curve based on serial dilutions of the same product cloned in plasmids. Relative quantification describes the change in expression of the target gene in the patient sample relative to that of a control transcript by using the 2-DeltaDeltaCt calculation. The results of real-time RT-PCR for BCR/ABL transcripts are often analyzed by using plasmid DNA standard curves. In the present study, 79 BCR/ABL transcript-positive samples from CML patients who were being monitored for minimal residual disease by real-time quantitative RT-PCR were studied to determine whether the 2-DeltaDeltaCt approach was equivalent to the plasmid standard curve method. BCR/ABL P210 transcripts were quantitated using both the plasmid standard curve method and the 2-DeltaDeltaCt calculation. The comparison of both methods revealed a highly significant and linear correlation between the plasmid standard curve method and the 2-DeltaDeltaCt calculation (R2=0.98, P<0.0001). Furthermore, there was a reduction of preparation time, contamination risk, and reagent usage. The 2-DeltaDeltaCt calculation is a convenient alternative method to derive accurate quantitative information from real time PCR assays.
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- Alaina Arocho
- Laboratory of Diagnostic Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Talano JM, Casper JT, Camitta BM, Keever-Taylor CA, Murray KJ, Eapen M, Pierce KL, Margolis DA. Alternative donor bone marrow transplant for children with Philadelphia chromosome ALL. Bone Marrow Transplant 2005; 37:135-41. [PMID: 16273115 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Children with Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) have only a 20% event-free survival when treated with chemotherapy alone. Bone marrow transplant (BMT) for patients with matched siblings has been associated with significantly better long-term survival. We asked whether children who lack a matched sibling donor would do as well if an alternative donor was utilized. Between 1987 and 2002, we transplanted 29 children and adolescents using either an unrelated donor (23) or a mismatched family member (six). The conditioning regimen included cytosine-arabinoside, cyclophosphamide and total body irradiation. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis consisted of T-cell depletion (antibody T10B9 or OKT3 and complement) with post transplant cyclosporine (CSA). All patients engrafted. Four developed grades III-IV acute GVHD. Three of 24 evaluable patients developed extensive chronic GVHD. Two patients died of relapse (7%). Two long-term survivors (>6 years) died of malignant glioblastoma multiforme. Event-free survival at 3, 5, and 10 years is 56, 51, and 46%, respectively. Five of six patients in >CR2 or relapse at the time of transplant died. Our data should encourage the use of alternative donor transplants early in the course of disease for children with Ph+ ALL.
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- J M Talano
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
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Haferlach T, Kern W, Schnittger S, Schoch C. Modern diagnostics in acute leukemias. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2005; 56:223-34. [PMID: 16213152 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2004.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2004] [Revised: 03/30/2004] [Accepted: 04/15/2004] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Acute leukemias are a heterogeneous group of diseases. The different subtypes are characterized by certain clinical features and specific laboratory findings. Large clinical trials have confirmed the important impact of the underlying biology of each subtype for clinical outcome. Improvements in patient's treatment resulting in better survival rates are closely linked to the biological understanding of the disease subtypes, which is assessed by specific diagnostic approaches. Thus, several diagnostic techniques are mandatory at diagnosis for classification and for individual therapeutic decisions. Furthermore they are also needed for follow up studies focusing especially on minimal residual disease (MRD) to guide further treatment decisions based on the response of the disease to given treatment protocols. Only by using a comprehensive diagnostic panel including cytomorphology, cytochemistry, multiparameter flow cytometry (MFC), cytogenetics, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and molecular genetic methods the correct diagnosis in acute leukemias can be established today. The results serve as a mandatory prerequisite for individual treatment strategies and for the evaluation of treatment response using especially newly defined and highly specific MRD markers.
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MESH Headings
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Flow Cytometry/methods
- Histocytochemistry/methods
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence/methods
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/diagnosis
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology
- Neoplasm, Residual
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/diagnosis
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/genetics
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/pathology
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Affiliation(s)
- Torsten Haferlach
- Laboratory for Leukemia Diagnostics, Medical Department III, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Marchioninistreet 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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Burchert A, Wang Y, Cai D, von Bubnoff N, Paschka P, Müller-Brüsselbach S, Ottmann OG, Duyster J, Hochhaus A, Neubauer A. Compensatory PI3-kinase/Akt/mTor activation regulates imatinib resistance development. Leukemia 2005; 19:1774-82. [PMID: 16136169 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BCR/ABL-kinase mutations frequently mediate clinical resistance to the selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor Imatinib mesylate (IM, Gleevec). However, mechanisms that promote survival of BCR/ABL-positive cells before clinically overt IM resistance occurs have poorly been defined so far. Here, we demonstrate that IM-treatment activated the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTor)-pathway in BCR/ABL-positive LAMA-cells and primary leukemia cells in vitro, as well as in a chronic phase CML patient in vivo. In fact, PI3K/Akt-activation critically mediated survival during the early phase of IM resistance development before manifestation of BCR/ABL-dependent strong IM resistance such as through a kinase mutation. Accordingly, inhibition of IM-induced Akt activation using mTor inhibitors and Akt-specific siRNA effectively antagonized development of incipient IM-resistance in vitro. In contrast, IM-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients with BCR/ABL kinase mutations (n=15), and IM-refractory BCR/ABL-positive acute lymphatic leukemia patients (n=2) displayed inconsistent and kinase mutation-independent autonomous patterns of Akt-pathway activation, and mTor-inhibition overcame IM resistance only if Akt was strongly activated. Together, an IM-induced compensatory Akt/mTor activation may represent a novel mechanism for the persistence of BCR/ABL-positive cells in IM-treated patients. Treatment with mTor inhibitors may thus be particularly effective in IM-sensitive patients, whereas Akt-pathway activation variably contributes to clinically overt IM resistance.
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MESH Headings
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Benzamides
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Cycle/drug effects
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Enzyme Activation/drug effects
- Everolimus
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/genetics
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/metabolism
- Humans
- Imatinib Mesylate
- Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/metabolism
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/pathology
- Mutagenesis
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Piperazines/therapeutic use
- Protein Kinases/chemistry
- Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
- Pyrimidines/therapeutic use
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Small Interfering/pharmacology
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/metabolism
- Sirolimus/analogs & derivatives
- Sirolimus/pharmacology
- TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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Affiliation(s)
- A Burchert
- Klinikum der Philipps Universität Marburg, Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie und Immunologie, Marburg, Germany.
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Yamada M, Miyamura K, Fujiwara T, Yokoyama H, Tomiya Y, Ishizawa K, Harigae H, Kameoka J, Sasaki T. Imatinib mesylate in conjunction with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive leukemias: report of 4 cases. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2005; 204:79-84. [PMID: 15329466 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.204.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We described here four patients diagnosed with Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) leukemia, consisting of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) (n=2) and Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (n=2). All patients were treated with imatinib mesylate (300-400 mg/day) for the treatment of relapsed CML after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) (n=2), relapsed Ph+ ALL after SCT (n=1), and Ph+ ALL preceding SCT (n=1). Significant clinical and molecular responses were observed in all patients and three of them achieved sustained molecular remission. Imatinib was well tolerated and did not induce noticeable graft versus host disease although one patient presented severe skin rash (Grade III). Notably, serum cyclosporine A concentration increased after the initiation of imatinib treatment, probably through competitive inhibition of P450 3A4 isoenzyme. Our data suggest that imatinib in conjunction with SCT for the Ph+ leukemia may be a promising treatment strategy.
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- Minami Yamada
- Department of Rheumatology and Hematology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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Torelli GF, Guarini A, Porzia A, Chiaretti S, Tatarelli C, Diverio D, Maggio R, Vitale A, Ritz J, Foa R. FLT3 inhibition in t(4;11)+ adult acute lymphoid leukaemia. Br J Haematol 2005; 130:43-50. [PMID: 15982343 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05556.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The present study was designed to investigate, in t(4;11)+ adult lymphoid leukaemia (ALL) blast cells, the pathogenetic role of the FLT3 protein, its level of mRNA and protein expression, the degree of constitutive phosphorylation, the possible presence of mutations of the sequence, the capacity of signal transduction and the potential therapeutic role of specific inhibitors. We evaluated nine adult ALL patients carrying this translocation. The increased FLT3 mRNA levels, determined by oligonucleotide microarray analysis, was in agreement with the increased protein expression evaluated by Western blot. The protein was constitutively phosphorylated in all cases analysed. Polymerase chain reaction detected no internal tandem duplication or point mutations. The signal transduction apparatus, after stimulation with the specific ligand, was preserved. We then investigated the effect of specific FLT3 inhibition on signal transduction and survival. The PKC412 inhibitor specifically inhibited ligand-induced phosphorylation; the same inhibitor reduced the survival of leukaemic cells when compared with untreated cells. These data indicate that the FLT3 protein might play a role in this subgroup of ALL with a particularly poor prognosis. Specific inhibition of the kinase receptor must be hypothesised as an innovative therapeutic tool for t(4;11)+ ALL patients.
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- Giovanni F Torelli
- Division of Haematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Haematology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Bench AJ, Erber WN, Scott MA. Molecular genetic analysis of haematological malignancies: I. Acute leukaemias and myeloproliferative disorders. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 27:148-71. [PMID: 15938721 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2005.00701.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Molecular genetic techniques are now routinely applied to haematological malignancies within a clinical laboratory setting. The detection of genetic rearrangements not only assists with diagnosis and treatment decisions, but also adds important prognostic information. In addition, genetic rearrangements associated with leukaemia can be used as molecular markers allowing the detection of low levels of residual disease. This review will concentrate on the application of molecular genetic techniques to the acute leukaemias and myeloprolferative disorders.
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- A J Bench
- Haemato-Oncology Diagnostic Service, Department of Haematology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
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Wassmann B, Pfeifer H, Stadler M, Bornhaüser M, Bug G, Scheuring UJ, Brück P, Stelljes M, Schwerdtfeger R, Basara N, Perz J, Bunjes D, Ledderose G, Mahlberg R, Binckebanck A, Gschaidmeier H, Hoelzer D, Ottmann OG. Early molecular response to posttransplantation imatinib determines outcome in MRD+ Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL). Blood 2005; 106:458-63. [PMID: 15817679 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-05-1746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL), minimal residual disease (MRD) after stem cell transplantation (SCT) is associated with a relapse probability exceeding 90%. Starting imatinib in the setting of MRD may decrease this high relapse rate. In this prospective multicenter study, 27 Ph+ ALL patients received imatinib upon detection of MRD after SCT. Bcr-abl transcripts became undetectable in 14 (52%) of 27 patients, after a median of 1.5 months (0.9-3.7 months) ((early)CR(mol)). All patients who achieved an (early)CR(mol) remained in remission for the duration of imatinib treatment; 3 patients relapsed after imatinib was discontinued. Failure to achieve polymerase chain reaction (PCR) negativity shortly after starting imatinib predicted relapse, which occurred in 12 (92%) of 13 patients after a median of 3 months. Disease-free survival (DFS) in (early)CR(mol) patients is 91% +/- 9% and 54% +/- 21% after 12 and 24 months, respectively, compared with 8% +/- 7% after 12 months in patients remaining MRD+ (P < .001). In conclusion, approximately half of patients with Ph+ ALL receiving imatinib for MRD positivity after SCT experience prolonged DFS, which can be anticipated by the rapid achievement of a molecular complete remission (CR). Continued detection of bcr-abl transcripts after 2 to 3 months on imatinib identifies patients who will ultimately experience relapse and in whom additional or alternative antileukemic treatment should be initiated.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Benzamides
- Female
- Genes, abl
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Humans
- Imatinib Mesylate
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/therapy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Piperazines/adverse effects
- Piperazines/therapeutic use
- Prospective Studies
- Pyrimidines/adverse effects
- Pyrimidines/therapeutic use
- Recurrence
- Treatment Outcome
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Affiliation(s)
- Barbara Wassmann
- Departments of Hematology/Oncology of University Hospitals Frankfurt, Hannover, Dresden, Münster, Ulm, Heidelberg, Munich, Germany
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Recent publications in hematological oncology. Hematol Oncol 2004; 22:73-84. [PMID: 15515243 DOI: 10.1002/hon.719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Wendtner CM, Ritgen M, Schweighofer CD, Fingerle-Rowson G, Campe H, Jäger G, Eichhorst B, Busch R, Diem H, Engert A, Stilgenbauer S, Döhner H, Kneba M, Emmerich B, Hallek M. Consolidation with alemtuzumab in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in first remission--experience on safety and efficacy within a randomized multicenter phase III trial of the German CLL Study Group (GCLLSG). Leukemia 2004; 18:1093-101. [PMID: 15071604 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Patients with CLL responding to initial chemotherapy with fludarabine alone (F) or in combination with cyclophosphamide (FC) were randomized for treatment with alemtuzumab (30 mg i.v. TIW, 12 weeks) or observation. Of 21 evaluable patients, 11 were randomized to alemtuzumab before the study was stopped due to severe infections in seven of 11 patients. These infections (one life-threatening pulmonary aspergillosis IV; four CMV reactivations III requiring i.v. ganciclovir; one pulmonary tuberculosis III; one herpes zoster III) were successfully treated and not associated with cumulative dose of alemtuzumab. In the observation arm, one herpes zoster infection II and one sinusitis I were documented. At 6 months after randomization, two patients in the alemtuzumab arm converted to CR, while three patients in the observation arm progressed. After alemtuzumab treatment, five of six patients achieved a molecular remission in peripheral blood while all patients in the observation arm remained MRD-positive (P=0.048). At 21.4 months median follow-up, patients receiving alemtuzumab showed a significant longer progression-free survival (no progression vs mean 24.7 months; P=0.036). In conclusion, a consolidation therapy with alemtuzumab is able to achieve molecular remissions and longer survival in CLL, but a safe treatment regimen needs to be determined.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Alemtuzumab
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Antibodies, Neoplasm/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Neoplasm/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Germany
- Humans
- Infections/etiology
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/mortality
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm, Residual/drug therapy
- Neoplasm, Residual/mortality
- Neutropenia/chemically induced
- Remission Induction
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Affiliation(s)
- C-M Wendtner
- Klinikum Grosshadern, Medical Clinic III, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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