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Gajendra S, Gore AR, Sood N, Bhargav M. Dicentric (7;12)(p11;p11) in T/Myeloid Mixed-Phenotype Acute Leukemia. Turk J Haematol 2021; 38:239-241. [PMID: 34190688 PMCID: PMC8386312 DOI: 10.4274/tjh.galenos.2021.2021.0280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Smeeta Gajendra
- Department of Laboratory Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, India
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- Department of Hematopathology, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, India
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Triphenotypic acute leukaemia: the contribution of multimodality laboratory diagnostic techniques. Pathology 2021; 53:678-680. [PMID: 33461800 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2020.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Singh S, Dhankar N, Sahi P, Gupta R, Sinha P, Singh V. Understanding mixed phenotypic acute leukemia: A conundrum of six cases with review of literature. IRAQI JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.4103/ijh.ijh_19_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Maruffi M, Sposto R, Oberley MJ, Kysh L, Orgel E. Therapy for children and adults with mixed phenotype acute leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Leukemia 2018; 32:1515-1528. [PMID: 29550836 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-018-0058-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The rarity of mixed-phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) has resulted in diffuse literature consisting of small case series, thus precluding a consensus treatment approach. We conducted a meta-analysis and systematic review to investigate the association of treatment type (acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL], acute myeloid leukemia [AML], or "hybrid" regimens), disease response, and survival. We searched seven databases from inception through June 2017 without age or language restriction. Included studies reported sufficient treatment detail for de novo MPAL classified according to the well-established European Group for Immunological Characterization of Acute Leukemias (EGIL) or World Health Organization (WHO2008) criteria. Meta-analyses and multivariable analyses of a patient-level compiled case series were performed for the endpoints of complete remission (CR) and overall survival (OS). We identified 97 reports from 33 countries meeting criteria, resulting in 1,499 unique patients with data, of whom 1,351 had sufficient detail for quantitative analysis of the study endpoints. Using either definition of MPAL, meta-analyses revealed that AML induction was less likely to achieve a CR as compared to ALL regimens, (WHO2008 odds ratio [OR] = 0.33, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 0.18-0.58; EGIL, OR = 0.18, 95% CI 0.08-0.40). Multivariable analysis of the patient-level data supported poorer efficacy for AML induction (versus ALL: OR = 0.45 95% CI 0.27-0.77). Meta-analyses similarly found better OS for those beginning with ALL versus AML therapy (WHO2008 OR = 0.45, 95% CI 0.26-0.77; EGIL, OR = 0.43, 95% CI 0.24-0.78), but multivariable analysis of patient-level data showed only those starting with hybrid therapy fared worse (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.11, 95% CI 1.30-3.43). MPAL definition did not impact trends within each endpoint and were similarly predictive of outcome. Using either definition of MPAL, ALL-therapy is associated with higher initial remission rates for MPAL and is at least equivalent to more intensive AML therapy for long-term survival. Prospective trials are needed to establish a uniform approach to this heterogeneous disease.
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- Maria Maruffi
- Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Kaiser Permanente-Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. .,Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Immunophenotype, microRNA expression and cytogenetic characterization of acute leukemias of ambiguous lineage. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00580-015-2134-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mixed-phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) encompasses a heterogeneous group of rare leukemias in which assigning a single lineage of origin is not possible. A variety of different terms and classification systems have been used historically to describe this entity. MPAL is currently defined by a limited set of lineage-specific markers proposed in the 2008 World Health Organization monograph on classification of tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. In adult patients, MPAL is characterized by relative therapeutic resistance that may be attributed in part to the high proportion of patients with adverse cytogenetic abnormalities. No prospective, controlled trials exist to guide therapy. The limited available data suggest that an "acute lymphoblastic leukemia-like" regimen followed by allogeneic stem-cell transplant may be advisable; addition of a tyrosine kinase inhibitor in patients with t(9;22) translocation is recommended. The role of immunophenotypic and genetic markers in guiding chemotherapy choice and postremission strategy, as well as the utility of targeted therapies in non-Ph-positive MPALs is unknown.
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Lu J, Ashwani N, Zhang M, He H, Lu J, Wang Y, Zhao W, Cao L, Ji Z, He Y, Hunag Y, Chen R, Hu S. Children Diagnosed as Mixed-Phenotype Acute Leukemia Didn't Benefit from the CCLG-2008 Protocol, Retrospective Analysis from Single Center. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2014; 31:32-7. [PMID: 25548442 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-014-0372-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Mixed phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) is a rare type of acute leukemia with a poor clinical outcome which lacks specific therapy. To evaluate the therapeutic efficiency of CCLG-2008 protocol used for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in China on MPAL children who were initially diagnosed as ALL by morphology, we reviewed patients' database diagnosed as ALL and MPAL according to WHO classification and compared their outcomes from July 2008 to June 2012. Total newly enrolled ALL in this study were 309 cases by morphology, in which ten cases were identified as MPAL mainly by immunophenotyping: B+ myeloid (3/10), T+ myeloid (2/10), B + T (4/10), trilineage (1/10). Two cases were classified as intermediate risk (IR) and 8 cases were high risk (HR) according to the CCLG-2008 criteria. Only one case of IR survived and others died due to primary resistance of chemotherapy and relapse. Compared with MPAL, ALL children in IR and HR had a longer survival (28.1 vs 9.5 months, p < 0.0001) and lower relapse (16.3 vs 85.7 %, p = 0.0002). In a summary, our result indicated that MPAL in children is a poor-risk disease which needs personalized therapy to improve outcome.
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- Jing Lu
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China
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- Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China
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Zhang C, Zhang X, Chen XH, Gao L, Gao L, Liu Y, Kong PY, Zeng DF, Peng XG, Sun AH. Features and clinical outcomes in 40 patients with mixed-lineage acute leukemia in a single center. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 18:309-14. [PMID: 23510508 DOI: 10.1179/1607845413y.0000000077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Mixed-lineage acute leukemia (MAL) is characterized as acute leukemia involving acute myeloid cells and lymphoid cells at the same time. It is easily misdiagnosed because of the dual characteristics involving both lymphoid and myeloid cells and has a poor prognosis. We retrospectively analyzed the features and treatment effectiveness in a single center in 40 patients with MAL. The morphology was consistent with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) (47.5%) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (20%) or was inconclusive (32.5%). Twenty-two patients were characterized as B/myeloid, and 18 patients as T/myeloid. Cytogenetics showed t(9;22)/(Ph(+)) (12.5%) and 11q23/MLL rearrangements (6.25%). The rate of first complete remission for patients undergoing chemotherapy based on the features of both ALL and AML and of either ALL or AML was 71.4 and 42.9%, respectively. The 1-year overall survival rates were 37.5 and 60.0% for chemotherapy and chemotherapy followed by haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), respectively. The 1-year disease-free survival rates were 25.0 and 50.0% for chemotherapy and chemotherapy followed by HSCT, respectively. These results showed that MAL is confirmed to be a poor-risk disease. The chemotherapy for remission induction should be based on both myeloid cells and lymphoid cells. Transplantation should be performed after the first remission.
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- Cheng Zhang
- The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Acute leukemias of ambiguous lineage in adults: molecular and clinical characterization. Ann Hematol 2013; 92:747-58. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-013-1694-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Liu QF, Fan ZP, Wu MQ, Sun J, Wu XL, Xu D, Jiang QL, Zhang Y, Huang F, Wei YQ, Zhao J, Yu GP, Meng FY. Allo-HSCT for acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage in adults: the comparison between standard conditioning and intensified conditioning regimens. Ann Hematol 2012; 92:679-87. [PMID: 23274355 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-012-1662-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Knowledge concerning the clinical and biological characteristics of acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage (ALAL) is limited so that there has been a lack of uniformity in treatment. In this report, we retrospectively investigated the effect of intensified conditioning on adult ALAL undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). A total of 59 patients with ALAL (male in 37 cases and female in 22 cases) were consecutively enrolled in the data analyses. Twenty-four patients received the standard conditioning (total body irradiation (TBI) + cyclophosphamide (CY) or busulfan + CY protocol) and 35 received the intensified conditioning (TBI + CY + etoposide or fludarabine + cytarabine plus TBI + CY + etoposide protocol). Five-year transplant-related mortality was 17.6 ± 9.6 % and 25.5 ± 8.0 %, the 5-year overall survival (OS) post-transplantation was 23.8 ± 8.9 % and 64.0 ± 8.4 %, disease-free survival was 16.7 ± 7.6 % and 55.8 ± 9.4 %, the 5-year cumulative incidence of relapse was 80.8 ± 8.5 % and 28.8 ± 9.9 %, respectively, in the standard and the intensified group (P = 0.380, P = 0.029, P = 0.005, and P < 0.001). Both univariate and multivariate analysis indicated that the intensified conditioning regimen and acute graft-versus-host disease were favorable factors to reduce the relapse. The younger patients, patients with CR at the time of transplantation, and the intensified conditioning regimen were favorable factors to elevate the survival. In conclusion, intensified conditioning regimens followed by allo-HSCT might improve long-term survival and decrease relapse of leukemia in adult ALAL compared to the standard conditioning regimens.
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- Qi-Fa Liu
- Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou Dadao North Street no. 1838, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Receptor kinase profiles identify a rationale for multitarget kinase inhibition in immature T-ALL. Leukemia 2012; 27:305-14. [PMID: 22751451 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2012.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Constitutively activated FLT3 signaling is common in acute myeloid leukemia, and is currently under evaluation for targeted therapy, whereas little data is available in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). We analyzed 357 T-ALL cases for FLT3 mutations and transcript expression. FLT3 mutations (3% overall) and overexpression (FLT3 high expresser (FLT3(High))) were restricted to immature/TCRγδ T-ALLs. In vitro FLT3 inhibition induced apoptosis in only 30% of FLT3(High) T-ALLs and did not correlate with mutational status. In order to investigate the mechanisms of primary resistance to FLT3 inhibition, a broad quantitative screen for receptor kinome transcript deregulation was performed by Taqman Low Density Array. FLT3 deregulation was associated with overexpression of a network of receptor kinases (RKs), potentially responsible for redundancies and sporadic response to specific FLT3 inhibition. In keeping with this resistance to FLT3 inhibition could be reversed by dual inhibition of FLT3 and KIT with a synergistic effect. We conclude that immature T-ALL may benefit from multitargeted RK inhibition and that exploration of the receptor kinome defines a rational strategy for testing multitarget kinase inhibition in malignant diseases.
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Mixed-phenotype acute leukemia: clinical and laboratory features and outcome in 100 patients defined according to the WHO 2008 classification. Blood 2011; 117:3163-71. [PMID: 21228332 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-10-314682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The features of 100 mixed-phenotype acute leukemias (MPALs), fulfilling WHO 2008 criteria, are documented. Myeloid and T-lineage features were demonstrated by cytoplasmic myeloperoxidase and CD3; B-lineage features were demonstrated by at least 2 B-lymphoid markers. There were 62 men and 38 women; 68% were adults. Morphology was consistent with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL; 43%), acute myeloid leukemia (AML; 42%), or inconclusive (15%). Immunophenotyping disclosed B + myeloid (59%), T + myeloid (35%), B + T (4%), or trilineage (2%) combinations. Cytogenetics evidenced t(9;22)/(Ph(+)) (20%), 11q23/MLL rearrangements (8%), complex (32%), aberrant (27%), or normal (13%) karyotypes. There was no correlation between age, morphology, immunophenotype, or cytogenetics. Response to treatment and outcome were available for 67 and 70 patients, respectively; 27 received ALL, 34 AML, 5 a combination of ALL + AML therapy, and 1 imatinib. ALL treatment induced a response in 85%, AML therapy in 41%; 3 of 5 patients responded to the combination therapy. Forty (58%) patients died, 33 of resistant disease. Overall median survival was 18 months and 37% of patients are alive at 5 years. Age, Ph(+), and AML therapy were predictors for poor outcome (P < .001; P = .002; P = .003). MPAL is confirmed to be a poor-risk disease. Adults and Ph(+) patients should be considered for transplantation in first remission.
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Park JA, Ghim TT, Bae KW, Im HJ, Jang SS, Park CJ, Chi HS, Seo JJ. Stem cell transplant in the treatment of childhood biphenotypic acute leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009; 53:444-52. [PMID: 19489056 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many studies have found that biphenotypic acute leukemia (BAL) is associated with a poor outcome. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and analyzed clinicopathological data on 25 children with BAL, and correlated outcomes with prognostic factors. RESULTS BAL constituted 4.4% of all acute childhood leukemia cases. In terms of immunophenotype, 14 patients had leukemia with myeloid plus B-lymphoid (M + B) marker, 7 with myeloid plus T-lymphoid (M + T) marker, and 4 with myeloid plus B-lymphoid and T-lymphoid (M + B + T) markers. Overall survival was superior in patients with the M + B immunophenotype (P = 0.004). Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) did not improve either overall survival or event-free survival compared to chemotherapy alone (hazard ratio 0.98, 95% CI 0.35-2.76, P = 0.966; hazard ratio 1.07, 95% CI 0.41-2.78, P = 0.88). Each of four patients with high-hyperdiploidy (>50 chromosomes) displayed a good treatment response and long-term overall survival even though these patients were treated with chemotherapy alone. CONCLUSIONS Treatment outcomes in childhood BAL patients differed by immunophenotype and cytogenetics. HSCT did not offer a significantly greater survival advantage compared to chemotherapy. While these data suggest that treatment should be individualized and stratified according to biologic characteristics and prognostic factors in BAL, prospective trial data are still needed.
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- Jeong A Park
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Al-Seraihy AS, Owaidah TM, Ayas M, El-Solh H, Al-Mahr M, Al-Ahmari A, Belgaumi AF. Clinical characteristics and outcome of children with biphenotypic acute leukemia. Haematologica 2009; 94:1682-90. [PMID: 19713227 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2009.009282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Knowledge concerning the clinical and biological presentation, as well as the outcome of treatment, of biphenotypic acute leukemia in children is limited. DESIGN AND METHODS This retrospective review analyzes the clinical features and outcome of children with biphenotypic acute leukemia diagnosed and treated over an 8-year period. According to the EGIL scoring system 24 (3.7%) of 633 patients with acute leukemia were classified as having biphenotypic acute leukemia. The diagnostic work-up and results were reviewed specifically for this study in the light of the newly published WHO criteria for the diagnosis of leukemia of ambiguous lineage. Based on these criteria, 11 (1.7%) patients were categorized according to the new nomenclature as having mixed phenotype acute leukemia. The majority of the patients (58.3%) had a B-lymphoid/myeloid phenotype, followed by the T-lymphoid/myeloid phenotype. The most frequent chromosomal abnormality involved the 14q32 locus. Patients received therapy based on a treatment regimen for acute lymphocytic leukemia regimen, which included myeloid-effective agents. RESULTS At a median follow up of 4 years (range, 6 month - 7 years) the overall survival rate was 75.7% and the event-free survival rate was 73.5%. The survival of those patients who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in first complete remission was not different from that of the patients who were treated with chemotherapy alone (overall survival: 70.1% versus 81.1%, respectively, p=0.39; event-free survival: 70.1% versus 76.2%, respectively, p=0.75). The outcome of the 11 patients who were retrospectively classified as having mixed phenotype acute leukemia according to the new WHO criteria was excellent, with no relapses or deaths occurring among these patients. CONCLUSIONS An acute lymphocytic leukemia type of induction therapy, using agents that are active against lymphoid and myeloid leukemias, appears to be more effective in achieving and maintaining complete remissions regardless of whether the patients are classified according to EGIL criteria or the new WHO criteria. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may not be necessary for all patients in first complete remission.
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- Amal S Al-Seraihy
- Deprtment of Pediatric, Hematology-Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Monosomies 7p and 12p and FLT3 internal tandem duplication: possible markers for diagnosis of T/myeloid biphenotypic acute leukemia and its clonal evolution. Int J Hematol 2009; 89:352-358. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-009-0268-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2008] [Revised: 01/26/2009] [Accepted: 02/04/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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SENGAR M, RAI AK, SAXENA A, SINGH A, RAINA V, SETH T, SHARMA A, BAKHSI S, KUMAR R, MITRA DK. Acute leukemia: Diagnosis improved by flow cytometry in addition to morphology. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2009.01188.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Acute mixed lineage leukemia in children: the experience of St Jude Children's Research Hospital. Blood 2009; 113:5083-9. [PMID: 19131545 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-10-187351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To characterize the biology and optimal therapy of acute mixed-lineage leukemia in children, we reviewed the pathologic and clinical features, including response to therapy, of 35 patients with mixed-lineage leukemia. The majority of cases (91%) had blasts cells that simultaneously expressed either T-lineage plus myeloid markers (T/myeloid, n = 20) or B-lineage plus myeloid markers (B/myeloid, n = 12). Overall survival rates for the B/myeloid and T/myeloid subgroups were not significantly different from each other or from the rate for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) but were inferior to the outcome in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Patients who failed to achieve complete remission with AML-directed therapy could often be induced with a regimen of prednisone, vincristine, and L-asparaginase. Analysis of gene-expression patterns identified a subset of biphenotypic leukemias that did not cluster with T-cell ALL, B-progenitor ALL, or AML. We propose that treatment for biphenotypic leukemia begin with one course of AML-type induction therapy, with a provision for a switch to lymphoid-type induction therapy with a glucocorticoid, vincristine, and L-asparaginase if the patient responds poorly. We also suggest that hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is often not required for cure of these patients.
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Nishiuchi T, Ohnishi H, Kamada R, Kikuchi F, Shintani T, Waki F, Kitanaka A, Kubota Y, Tanaka T, Ishida T. Acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage, biphenotype, without CD34, TdT or TCR-rearrangement. Intern Med 2009; 48:1437-41. [PMID: 19687594 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Biphenotypic acute leukemia (BAL) is a rare entity that comprises 0.5-3% of all acute leukemias and probably arises from multipotent progenitor cells. The optimal approach for BAL therapy is unknown. Thus, it is important to elucidate the origin of the neoplastic cells for determination of the appropriate therapy. We report the case of a 41-year-old man with BAL having myeloid and T-lymphoid lineage phenotypes. Strangely, neither CD34 nor TdT expression nor rearrangement of TCR-alpha/beta, delta/gamma genes were shown. This pattern is rarely encountered and suggests that the blast cells were possibly considered immature with aspects of differentiation indicating myeloid lineage, rather than T-lymphoid lineage.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Antigens, CD34/genetics
- Cell Lineage/genetics
- DNA Nucleotidylexotransferase/genetics
- Gene Rearrangement/genetics
- Humans
- Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute/diagnosis
- Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute/genetics
- Male
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/genetics
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- Takamasa Nishiuchi
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University.
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Strehl S, Nebral K, König M, Harbott J, Strobl H, Ratei R, Struski S, Bielorai B, Lessard M, Zimmermann M, Haas OA, Izraeli S. ETV6-NCOA2: a novel fusion gene in acute leukemia associated with coexpression of T-lymphoid and myeloid markers and frequent NOTCH1 mutations. Clin Cancer Res 2008; 14:977-83. [PMID: 18281529 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-07-4022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The ETV6 gene has been reported to be fused to a multitude of partner genes in various hematologic malignancies with 12p13 aberrations. Cytogenetic analysis of six cases of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia revealed a novel recurrent t(8;12)(q13;p13), suggesting involvement of ETV6. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Fluorescence in situ hybridization was used to confirm the involvement of ETV6 in the t(8;12)(q13;p13) and reverse transcription-PCR was used to identify the ETV6 partner gene. Detailed immunologic characterization was done, and owing to their lineage promiscuity, the leukemic blast cells were analyzed for NOTCH1 mutations. RESULTS We have identified a novel recurrent t(8;12)(q13;p13), which results in a fusion between the transcriptional repressor ETV6 (TEL) and the transcriptional coactivator NCOA2 (TIF2) in six cases of childhood leukemia expressing both T-lymphoid and myeloid antigens. The ETV6-NCOA2 transcript encodes a chimeric protein that consists of the pointed protein interaction motif of ETV6 that is fused to the COOH terminus of NCOA2, including the cyclic AMP-responsive element binding protein-binding protein (CBP) interaction and the AD2 activation domains. The absence of the reciprocal NCOA2-ETV6 transcript in one of the cases suggests that the ETV6-NCOA2 chimeric protein and not the reciprocal NCOA2-ETV6 is responsible for leukemogenesis. In addition, ETV6-NCOA2 leukemia shows a high frequency of heterozygous activating NOTCH1 mutations, which disrupt the heterodimerization or the PEST domains. CONCLUSIONS The ETV6-NCOA2 fusion may define a novel subgroup of acute leukemia with T-lymphoid and myeloid features, which is associated with a high prevalence of NOTCH1 mutations.
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- Sabine Strehl
- Children's Cancer Research Institute, St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung, Kinderspitalgasse 6, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Wouters BJ, Jordà MA, Keeshan K, Louwers I, Erpelinck-Verschueren CAJ, Tielemans D, Langerak AW, He Y, Yashiro-Ohtani Y, Zhang P, Hetherington CJ, Verhaak RGW, Valk PJM, Löwenberg B, Tenen DG, Pear WS, Delwel R. Distinct gene expression profiles of acute myeloid/T-lymphoid leukemia with silenced CEBPA and mutations in NOTCH1. Blood 2007; 110:3706-14. [PMID: 17671232 PMCID: PMC2077318 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-02-073486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Gene expression profiling of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) allows the discovery of previously unrecognized molecular entities. Here, we identified a specific subgroup of AML, defined by an expression profile resembling that of AMLs with mutations in the myeloid transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (C/EBPalpha), while lacking such mutations. We found that in these leukemias, the CEBPA gene was silenced, which was associated with frequent promoter hypermethylation. The leukemias phenotypically showed aberrant expression of T-cell genes, of which CD7 was most consistent. We identified 2 mechanisms that may contribute to this phenotype. First, absence of Cebpa led to up-regulation of specific T-cell transcripts (ie, Cd7 and Lck) in hematopoietic stem cells isolated from conditional Cebpa knockout mice. Second, the enhanced expression of TRIB2, which we identify here as a direct target of the T-cell commitment factor NOTCH1, suggested aberrantly activated Notch signaling. Putatively activating NOTCH1 mutations were found in several specimens of the newly identified subgroup, while a large set of control AMLs was mutation negative. A gene expression prediction signature allowed the detection of similar cases of leukemia in independent series of AML.
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- Bas J Wouters
- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Weir EG, Ali Ansari-Lari M, Batista DAS, Griffin CA, Fuller S, Smith BD, Borowitz MJ. Acute bilineal leukemia: a rare disease with poor outcome. Leukemia 2007; 21:2264-70. [PMID: 17611554 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Most cases of acute leukemia can be assigned to the myeloid, B or T lineage. In a few cases, definitive assignment cannot be achieved because blasts express antigens of more than one lineage. A subset of these, referred to as acute bilineal leukemias (aBLLs), is characterized by the presence of more than one population of blasts, each comprising a single lineage. We identified 19 cases of aBLL, including 10 mixed T and myeloid (T-My) and nine mixed B and myeloid (B-My); no mixed B and T cases were identified. Cytogenetic data were available for 16 patients. Three of seven patients with B-My had a t(9;22)(q34q11.2), two had 11q23 translocations and one had del(9). Two of nine patients with T-My had 2p13 translocations; five had other unrelated abnormalities. Of 16 patients with outcome data, only six achieved complete remission and only two remain free of disease 2.5 and 4.5 years after chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation. aBLL is a rare disease that combines B or T and myeloid blasts. Cytogenetic abnormalities of t(9;22) and 11q23 are common in, and may be restricted to, B-My cases, while T-My cases have frequent but generally non-recurring abnormalities. Both types of aBLL are associated with poor outcome.
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- E G Weir
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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Voisin V, Barat C, Hoang T, Rassart E. Novel insights into the pathogenesis of the Graffi murine leukemia retrovirus. J Virol 2006; 80:4026-37. [PMID: 16571819 PMCID: PMC1440465 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.80.8.4026-4037.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2005] [Accepted: 01/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Graffi murine leukemia virus (MuLV) was isolated in 1954 by Arnold Graffi, who characterized it as a myeloid leukemia-inducing retrovirus. He and his team, however, soon observed the intriguing phenomenon of hematological diversification, which corresponded to a decrease of myeloid leukemias and an increase of other types of leukemias. Recently, we derived two different molecular clones corresponding to ecotropic nondefective genomes that were named GV-1.2 and GV-1.4. The induced leukemias were classified as myeloid based on morphological analysis of blood smears. In this study, we further characterized the two variants of the Graffi murine retrovirus, GV-1.2 and GV-1.4, in three different strains of mice. We show that the Graffi MuLV is a multipotent retrovirus capable of inducing both lymphoid (T- and B-cell) and nonlymphoid (myeloid, erythroid, megakaryocytic) leukemia. Many of these are very complex with concomitant expression of different hematopoietic lineages. Interestingly, a high percentage of megakaryocytic leukemias, a type of leukemia rarely observed with MuLVs, arise in the FVB/n strain of mice. The genetic backgrounds of the different strains of mice influence greatly the results. Furthermore, the enhancer region, different for GV-1.2 and GV-1.4, plays a pivotal role in the disease specificity: GV-1.2 induces more lymphoid leukemias, and GV-1.4 induces more nonlymphoid ones.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Enhancer Elements, Genetic
- Flow Cytometry
- Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor
- Leukemia Virus, Murine/genetics
- Leukemia Virus, Murine/pathogenicity
- Leukemia, B-Cell/immunology
- Leukemia, B-Cell/pathology
- Leukemia, Experimental/pathology
- Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute/immunology
- Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute/pathology
- Leukemia, Myeloid/immunology
- Leukemia, Myeloid/pathology
- Leukemia, T-Cell/immunology
- Leukemia, T-Cell/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Retroviridae Infections/pathology
- Terminal Repeat Sequences
- Tumor Virus Infections/pathology
- Virus Latency
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- Véronique Voisin
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire, Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, Case Postale 8888 Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Canada H3C-3P8
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Golemović M, Sucić M, Zadro R, Mrsić S, Mikulić M, Labar B, Rajić LJ, Batinić D. IgH and TCRgamma gene rearrangements, cyclin A1 and HOXA9 gene expression in biphenotypic acute leukemias. Leuk Res 2005; 30:211-21. [PMID: 16102826 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2005.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2005] [Revised: 07/06/2005] [Accepted: 07/06/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In this study we investigated IgH and TCRgamma gene rearrangements, cyclin A1 and HOXA9 gene expression as well as the in vitro growth of biphenotypic acute leukemia (BAL) blasts in relation to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The aim of the study was to correlate BAL morphology and its biological parameters in order to get information that might be used for additional stratification of BAL. This rare form of AL was identified in a total of 10 patients, comprising 4.3% of adult and 3.0% of pediatric patients with de novo AL referred to our institution during the 1999-2003 period. Our results indicate that IgH and TCRgamma gene rearrangements correlated well with lymphoid BAL morphology, whereas the expression of cyclin A1 correlated with myeloid and undifferentiated BAL morphology. Surprisingly, HOXA9 expression, a marker associated with myeloid cell lineage, showed no strong correlation with BAL morphology. Finally, in vitro growth of blasts during a 7-day culture showed autonomous cell growth in 3/10 AML and 3/8 myeloid BAL samples tested, but not in any of the AL with lymphoid features. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and to extend research to a broader spectrum of cell markers.
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- M Golemović
- Division of Immunology, Clinical Institute of Laboratory Diagnosis, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Zagreb Clinical Hospital Center, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Kitamura A, Yamashita Y, Mori N. CD20-Positive Cytotoxic T Cell Lymphoma: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature. J Clin Exp Hematop 2005. [DOI: 10.3960/jslrt.45.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Tiribelli M, Damiani D, Masolini P, Candoni A, Calistri E, Fanin R. Biological and clinical features of T-biphenotypic acute leukaemia: report from a single centre. Br J Haematol 2004; 125:814-5. [PMID: 15180872 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.04969.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bain BJ. Adult T-biphenotypic acute leukaemia: clinical and biological features and outcomes. Br J Haematol 2004; 125:94. [PMID: 15015979 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.04874.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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