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Mannelli F, Gianfaldoni G, Guglielmelli P, Buccisano F, Caporale R, Chiarini M, Rossi G, Venditti A, Fazi P, Crea E, Piciocchi A, Voso MT, Vignetti M, Amadori S, Vannucchi AM. AMELIORATE: early intensification in FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia based on peripheral blast clearance - MYNERVA-GIMEMA AML1919 trial. Future Oncol 2021; 17:3787-3796. [PMID: 34254530 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2021-0388] [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: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
AMELIORATE is a Phase III, randomized trial aiming to personalize treatment intensity in FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia. The current study provides an early appraisal of chemosensitivity based on peripheral blasts clearance, as assessed by multiparameter flow cytometry, from baseline to day 4 of induction. This biomarker was previously demonstrated to predict complete remission achievement and measurable residual disease status. For patients experiencing low peripheral blast cells (i.e., ≤2.0 logs), two major adjustments of treatment as compared with current standard of care are envisioned in the experimental arm: the immediate switch to intensified induction with high-doses cytarabine (1500 mg/m2 b.i.d. on days 5-7 of induction); and the early allocation of the patient to high-risk disease category, to be further refined later based on postinduction measurable residual disease status.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francesco Mannelli
- SOD Ematologia, AOU Careggi, Firenze 50134, Italy.,Centro Ricerca e Innovazione Malattie Mieloproliferative (CRIMM), AOU Careggi, Firenze 50134, Italy
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- SOD Ematologia, AOU Careggi, Firenze 50134, Italy.,Centro Ricerca e Innovazione Malattie Mieloproliferative (CRIMM), AOU Careggi, Firenze 50134, Italy
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- Ematologia, Dipartimento di Biomedicina e Prevenzione, Università di Tor Vergata, Roma 00133, Italy.,Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Roma 00133, Italy
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- Centro Diagnostico di Citofluorimetria e Immunoterapia, AOU Careggi, Firenze 50134, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Citofluorimetria; Dipartimento di Diagnostica di Laboratorio, Spedali Civili, Brescia 25121, Italy
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- Divisione di Ematologia, Spedali Civili, Brescia 25121, Italy
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- Ematologia, Dipartimento di Biomedicina e Prevenzione, Università di Tor Vergata, Roma 00133, Italy.,Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Roma 00133, Italy
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- Ematologia, Dipartimento di Biomedicina e Prevenzione, Università di Tor Vergata, Roma 00133, Italy.,Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Roma 00133, Italy
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- SOD Ematologia, AOU Careggi, Firenze 50134, Italy.,Centro Ricerca e Innovazione Malattie Mieloproliferative (CRIMM), AOU Careggi, Firenze 50134, Italy
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Mannelli F, Gianfaldoni G, Bencini S, Piccini M, Cutini I, Bonetti MI, Scappini B, Pancani F, Ponziani V, Chiarini M, Borlenghi E, Bassan R, Rossi G, Bosi A. Early peripheral blast cell clearance predicts minimal residual disease status and refines disease prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia. Am J Hematol 2020; 95:1304-1313. [PMID: 32697337 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Minimal residual disease (MRD) assessment in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is increasingly used in risk stratification. However, several issues around this use are unresolved, including, among others, the most suitable time-point(s) for its application. Overall, late assessments appear more effective at distinguishing outcome but, in some studies, the early evaluations were already highly informative, anticipating the value of later ones. Our work integrated MRD with peripheral blast clearance (PBC), a treatment-related biomarker previously demonstrated to be a powerful predictor of response. From 2007 to 2014, we have studied 120 patients treated according to the NILG 02-06 trial and who achieved CR after induction. Patients in PBC-defined categories (separated by a 1.5-log threshold) showed significantly different probabilities of attaining MRD negativity, after either induction (MRD1) or consolidation (MRD2). Peripheral blast clearance combined with MRD1 largely anticipated MRD2-related information: when both biomarkers predicted chemosensitive disease (PBChigh /MRD1neg ), the rate of MRD2-negativity was 90%, and DFS and OS estimates were 68% and 76% at 3 years, respectively. When both markers were unfavorable (PBClow /MRD1pos ), rates of MRD2 negativity, DFS, and OS were 20%, 34%, and 24%, respectively, at 3 years. In fact, MRD2 added prognostic value only in cases with discordant PBC/MRD1 data. Our data support a reasoned timing for MRD-based therapeutic decisions, modulated on individual chemosensitivity, an approach we have implemented in a forthcoming prospective multi-center trial by Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto (GIMEMA).
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- Francesco Mannelli
- SOD Ematologia Università di Firenze, AOU Careggi Florence Italy
- Centro Ricerca e Innovazione Malattie Mieloproliferative (CRIMM) AOU Careggi Florence Italy
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- SOD Ematologia Università di Firenze, AOU Careggi Florence Italy
- Centro Diagnostico di Citofluorimetria e Immunoterapia AOU Careggi Florence Italy
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- SOD Ematologia Università di Firenze, AOU Careggi Florence Italy
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- SOD Ematologia Università di Firenze, AOU Careggi Florence Italy
- SOD Terapie Cellulari e Medicina Trasfusionale AOU Careggi Florence Italy
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- SOD Ematologia Università di Firenze, AOU Careggi Florence Italy
- Centro Diagnostico di Citofluorimetria e Immunoterapia AOU Careggi Florence Italy
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- SOD Ematologia Università di Firenze, AOU Careggi Florence Italy
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- SOD Ematologia Università di Firenze, AOU Careggi Florence Italy
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- SOD Ematologia Università di Firenze, AOU Careggi Florence Italy
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- Centro di Ricerca Emato‐Oncologica AIL (CREA) Spedali Civili Brescia Italy
- Laboratorio di Citofluorimetria; Dipartimento di Diagnostica di Laboratorio Spedali Civili Brescia Italy
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- Unità Operativa di Ematologia Ospedale dell'Angelo Mestre ‐ Venezia Italy
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- SOD Ematologia Università di Firenze, AOU Careggi Florence Italy
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Gianfaldoni G, Mannelli F, Intermesoli T, Bencini S, Giupponi D, Farina G, Cutini I, Bonetti MI, Masciulli A, Audisio E, Ferrero D, Pavoni C, Scattolin AM, Bosi A, Rambaldi A, Bassan R. Early peripheral clearance of leukemia-associated immunophenotypes in AML: centralized analysis of a randomized trial. Blood Adv 2020; 4:301-311. [PMID: 31978214 PMCID: PMC6988394 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Although genetics is a relevant risk factor in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), it can be minimally informative and/or not readily available for the early identification of patients at risk for treatment failure. In a randomized trial comparing standard vs high-dose induction (ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT00495287), we studied early peripheral blast cell clearance (PBC) as a rapid predictive assay of chemotherapy response to determine whether it correlates with the achievement of complete remission (CR), as well as postremission outcome, according to induction intensity. Individual leukemia-associated immunophenotypes (LAIPs) identified pretherapy by flow cytometry were validated and quantified centrally after 3 days of treatment, expressing PBC on a logarithmic scale as the ratio of absolute LAIP+ cells on day 1 and day 4. Of 178 patients, 151 (84.8%) were evaluable. Patients in CR exhibited significantly higher median PBC (2.3 log) compared with chemoresistant patients (1.0 log; P < .0001). PBC < 1.0 predicted the worst outcome (CR, 28%). With 1.5 log established as the most accurate cutoff predicting CR, 87.5% of patients with PBC >1.5 (PBChigh, n = 96) and 43.6% of patients with PBC ≤1.5 (PBClow, n = 55) achieved CR after single-course induction (P < .0001). CR and PBChigh rates were increased in patients randomized to the high-dose induction arm (P = .04) and correlated strongly with genetic/cytogenetic risk. In multivariate analysis, PBC retained significant predictive power for CR, relapse risk, and survival. Thus, PBC analysis can provide a very early prediction of outcome, correlates with treatment intensity and disease subset, and may support studies of customized AML therapy.
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- Giacomo Gianfaldoni
- Struttura Organizzativa Dipartimentale (SOD) Ematologia, Università di Firenze, and
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- Struttura Organizzativa Dipartimentale (SOD) Ematologia, Università di Firenze, and
- Centro Ricerca e Innovazione Malattie Mieloproliferative, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria (AOU) Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Unità Strutturale Complessa di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Struttura Organizzativa Dipartimentale (SOD) Ematologia, Università di Firenze, and
- Centro Diagnostico di Citofluorimetria e Immunoterapia, AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Unità Strutturale Complessa di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Laboratorio Analisi-Citofluorimetria, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy
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- Struttura Organizzativa Dipartimentale (SOD) Ematologia, Università di Firenze, and
- SOD Terapie Cellulari e Medicina Trasfusionale, AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Struttura Organizzativa Dipartimentale (SOD) Ematologia, Università di Firenze, and
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- Unità Strutturale Complessa di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Struttura Complessa di Ematologia, Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy
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- Divisione di Ematologia, Università di Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni Battista, Turin, Italy; and
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- Unità Strutturale Complessa di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Struttura Organizzativa Dipartimentale (SOD) Ematologia, Università di Firenze, and
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- Unità Strutturale Complessa di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Unità Operativa di Ematologia, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy
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Cerrano M, Seegers V, Raffoux E, Rabian F, Sébert M, Itzykson R, Lemiale V, Adès L, Boissel N, Dombret H, Azoulay E, Lengliné E. Predictors and outcomes associated with hydroxyurea sensitivity in acute myeloid leukemia patients with high hyperleukocytosis. Leuk Lymphoma 2019; 61:737-740. [PMID: 31710255 DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1683735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Marco Cerrano
- Hématologie Adulte, Hôpital Saint-Louis, APHP, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France.,Department of Oncology, Division of Hematology, AOU Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest - Paul Papin, Direction de la Recherche clinique et de l'innovation, Angers, France
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- Hématologie Adulte, Hôpital Saint-Louis, APHP, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Hématologie Adulte, Hôpital Saint-Louis, APHP, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Hématologie Seniors, Hôpital Saint-Louis, APHP, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Hématologie Adulte, Hôpital Saint-Louis, APHP, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Saint-Louis, APHP, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Hématologie Seniors, Hôpital Saint-Louis, APHP, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Hématologie Adolescents et Jeunes Adultes, Hôpital Saint-Louis, APHP, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Hématologie Adulte, Hôpital Saint-Louis, APHP, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Saint-Louis, APHP, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Hématologie Adulte, Hôpital Saint-Louis, APHP, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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Mika T, Ladigan S, Schork K, Turewicz M, Eisenacher M, Schmiegel W, Schroers R, Baraniskin A. Monocytes-neutrophils-ratio as predictive marker for failure of first induction therapy in AML. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2019; 77:103-108. [PMID: 31029023 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2019.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is, if untreated, a fatal hematologic neoplasia. Failure of the first induction chemotherapy is a hallmark for a poor prognosis. Early recognition of therapy failure is crucial for planning further therapies. Therefore, international guidelines recommend a bone marrow biopsy around day 14 after the beginning of induction therapy. Hypocellular bone marrow on day 14 is still gold standard for therapy assessment and further therapy strategy. Despite this, non-invasive ways for the evaluation of induction therapy were looked for in the past years. METHODS We collected peripheral blood cell counts and routine laboratory values of patients treated with "7 + 3" induction therapy. Ratios of absolute cell counts of monocytes and neutrophils (MNR) were calculated daily, and the values were compared in patients with failure of the first induction therapy and patients with therapy response. RESULTS 54 patients were included, 12 of which had failure of first induction therapy. The MNR following therapy was highly correlated with the bone marrow results. With the right cut-off, the MNR provides a valid and reliable tool for identification of patients with failure of first induction therapy with a sensitivity of 83.3% and a specificity of 87.8% on day 18. CONCLUSIONS We propose a novel and non-invasive method for detection of failure of first induction therapy in patients with de novo AML and "7 + 3" induction therapy. The MNR is free of cost since the required cell counts are performed routinely for each patient undergoing intensive chemotherapy.
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- Thomas Mika
- Department of Medicine, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; Center of Clinical Research, Department of Molecular GI-Oncology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.
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- Department of Medicine, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; Center of Clinical Research, Department of Molecular GI-Oncology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
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- Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
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Mosna F, Capelli D, Gottardi M. Minimal Residual Disease in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Still a Work in Progress? J Clin Med 2017; 6:jcm6060057. [PMID: 28587190 PMCID: PMC5483867 DOI: 10.3390/jcm6060057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Minimal residual disease evaluation refers to a series of molecular and immunophenotypical techniques aimed at detecting submicroscopic disease after therapy. As such, its application in acute myeloid leukemia has greatly increased our ability to quantify treatment response, and to determine the chemosensitivity of the disease, as the final product of the drug schedule, dose intensity, biodistribution, and the pharmakogenetic profile of the patient. There is now consistent evidence for the prognostic power of minimal residual disease evaluation in acute myeloid leukemia, which is complementary to the baseline prognostic assessment of the disease. The focus for its use is therefore shifting to individualize treatment based on a deeper evaluation of chemosensitivity and residual tumor burden. In this review, we will summarize the results of the major clinical studies evaluating minimal residual disease in acute myeloid leukemia in adults in recent years and address the technical and practical issues still hampering the spread of these techniques outside controlled clinical trials. We will also briefly speculate on future developments and offer our point of view, and a word of caution, on the present use of minimal residual disease measurements in “real-life” practice. Still, as final standardization and diffusion of the methods are sorted out, we believe that minimal residual disease will soon become the new standard for evaluating response in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.
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- Federico Mosna
- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Ospedale Centrale "San Maurizio", Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige, via L. Bohler 5, 39100 Bolzano, Italy.
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- Hematology, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, 60121 Ancona, Italy.
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- Hematology, Ospedale "Ca' Foncello", AULSS 2, 31100 Treviso, Italy.
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Chen X, Wood BL. Monitoring minimal residual disease in acute leukemia: Technical challenges and interpretive complexities. Blood Rev 2017; 31:63-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Percival ME, Lai C, Estey E, Hourigan CS. Bone marrow evaluation for diagnosis and monitoring of acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Rev 2017; 31:185-192. [PMID: 28190619 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2017.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
The diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can be made based on peripheral blood or bone marrow blasts. In this review, we will discuss the role of bone marrow evaluation and peripheral blood monitoring in the diagnosis, management, and follow up of AML patients. For patients with circulating blasts, it is reasonable to perform the necessary studies needed for diagnosis and risk stratification, including multiparametric flow cytometry, cytogenetics, and molecular analysis, on a peripheral blood specimen. The day 14 marrow is used to document hypocellularity in response to induction chemotherapy, but it is unclear if that assessment is necessary as it often does not affect immediate management. Currently, response assessments performed at count recovery for evaluation of remission and measurable residual disease rely on bone marrow sampling. For monitoring of relapse, peripheral blood evaluation may be adequate, but the sensitivity of bone marrow testing is in some cases superior. While bone marrow evaluation can certainly be avoided in particular situations, this cumbersome and uncomfortable procedure currently remains the de facto standard for response assessment.
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- Mary-Elizabeth Percival
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Myeloid Malignancies Section, Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Myeloid Malignancies Section, Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Minimal Residual Disease in Acute Myeloid Leukemia of Adults: Determination, Prognostic Impact and Clinical Applications. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2016; 8:e2016052. [PMID: 27872732 PMCID: PMC5111512 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2016.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Pretreatment assessment of cytogenetic/genetic signature of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has been consistently shown to play a major prognostic role but also to fail at predicting outcome on individual basis, even in low-risk AML. Therefore, we are in need of further accurate methods to refine the patients’ risk allocation process, distinguishing more adequately those who are likely to recur from those who are not. In this view, there is now evidence that the submicroscopic amounts of leukemic cells (called minimal residual disease, MRD), measured during the course of treatment, indicate the quality of response to therapy. Therefore, MRD might serve as an independent, additional biomarker to help to identify patients at higher risk of relapse. Detection of MRD requires the use of highly sensitive ancillary techniques, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and multiparametric flow cytometry(MPFC). In the present manuscript, we will review the current approaches to investigate MRD and its clinical applications in AML management.
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Campuzano-Zuluaga G, Deutsch Y, Salzberg M, Gomez A, Vargas F, Elias R, Kwon D, Goodman M, Ikpatt OF, Chapman JR, Watts J, Vega F, Swords R. Routine interim disease assessment in patients undergoing induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia: Can we do better? Am J Hematol 2016; 91:277-82. [PMID: 26663264 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Revised: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
The presence of >5% blasts at "day 14" (D14), in patients undergoing induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is problematic. It is unclear if a second course of chemotherapy for early persistent disease will alter outcome in these patients. We conducted a retrospective study of AML patients undergoing induction chemotherapy where diagnostic, interim (around day 14), and recovery (days 21-42) bone marrow (BM) evaluations were available for review. Of the 113 patients included in the final analysis, 99 (87.6%) achieved CR at hematologic recovery. At D14, 90 patients (79.6%) had <5% blasts and of these, 87 (96.7%) ultimately achieved CR. At D14, Twenty-three (20.4%) patients had residual leukemia (>5% blasts). Of these, 11 (47.8%) received a second course of chemotherapy (double induction [DI]) and 12 (52.2%) were observed until count recovery (single induction [SI]). No significant difference in CR rates was observed between these two groups (58.3% DI group vs. 45.5% SI group, P value = 0.684). In our analysis, D14 BM evaluation did not uniformly identify patients with primary induction failure. To unequivocally determine the value of a D14 marrow assessment in AML, prospective studies in the context of large cooperative group trials are required. Considering our findings and similar reports from others, we propose that D14 marrow assessment should be individualized, and that other factors, such as cytogenetics and early peripheral blood blast clearance should be considered, to identify patients most likely to benefit from interim disease assessment during AML induction therapy.
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- Germán Campuzano-Zuluaga
- Division of Hematopathology; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology; Department of Medicine; University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology; Department of Medicine; University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology; Department of Medicine; University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology; Department of Medicine; University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology; Department of Medicine; University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami Florida
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami; Miami Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology; Department of Medicine; University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami Florida
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- Division of Hematopathology; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami Florida
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- Division of Hematopathology; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology; Department of Medicine; University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami Florida
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- Division of Hematopathology; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami Florida
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology; Department of Medicine; University of Miami and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Memorial Hospital; Miami Florida
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Should acute myeloid leukemia patients with actionable targets be offered investigational treatment after failing one cycle of standard induction therapy? Curr Opin Hematol 2016; 23:102-7. [PMID: 26766538 DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Therapeutic failure in acute myeloid leukemia remains common. It may be advantageous to identify patients with suboptimal treatment responses early as they may benefit from timely care strategy changes. Here, responses portending failure of standard induction therapy are reviewed and therapeutic options examined, including use of investigational, targeted agents for suitable patients. RECENT FINDINGS Patients entering complete remission without minimal residual disease early, that is, with one cycle of standard induction chemotherapy, have a lower relapse risk and live longer than other similarly-treated patients, supporting the proposition of early complete remission without minimal residual disease as a criterion for induction therapy success. Investigational small molecule drugs are appealing for patients who fail standard therapies, but complete remission rates as a single agent are typically modest. SUMMARY The relative value of different treatment strategies if a first standard induction therapy cycle fails to produce complete remission is unknown. However, retreatment with the same therapy often leads to complete remission and provides a benchmark against which other approaches should be compared. Addition of investigational small molecule drugs to standard reinduction therapy in patients with actionable targets could offer an attractive therapeutic strategy in this situation that might improve outcomes and facilitate clinical drug testing.
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Bassan R. Using Minimal Residual Disease to Improve Treatment Response Definitions and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Strategy in Acute Leukemia. J Clin Oncol 2015; 34:300-2. [PMID: 26668347 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.64.8907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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- Renato Bassan
- UOC Ematologia, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy.
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Nakano H, Fujiwara SI, Ito S, Mashima K, Umino K, Minakata D, Yamasaki R, Kawasaki Y, Sugimoto M, Ashizawa M, Yamamoto C, Hatano K, Okazuka K, Sato K, Oh I, Ohmine K, Suzuki T, Muroi K, Kanda Y. The prognostic significance of rapid peripheral blood blast clearance during the initial course of induction chemotherapy in young patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia. Hematol Oncol 2015; 35:357-364. [PMID: 26639319 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The early clearance of blast cells in peripheral blood (PB) during induction chemotherapy can predict the clinical outcome in acute leukemia. We retrospectively analyzed the kinetics of white blood cell (WBC) count, blast cell percentage (BCP), and blast cell count (BCC) in PB in 78 patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia who underwent a uniform induction chemotherapy between December 2001 and December 2015 at Jichi Medical University. By a repeated-measures analysis of variance, the interaction of the decline in BCP with the achievement of complete remission (CR) was stronger than those of the decline in WBC or BCC. A receiver operating characteristic curve analysis for the achievement of CR showed that the areas under the curve for the decline in WBC, BCP, and BCC were 0.592, 0.703, and 0.634, respectively, and a decline in BCP of 9.25%/day within 4 or 5 days from induction chemotherapy was the optimal cutoff value. A multivariate analysis showed that a rapid decline in BCP (≥9.25%/day) was a significant predictive factor for CR, independent of the cytogenetic risk (p = 0.0096). A rapid decline in BCP during the first 5 days of induction chemotherapy may be a good predictor of CR. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Hirofumi Nakano
- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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Pullarkat V, Aldoss I. Prognostic and therapeutic implications of early treatment response assessment in acute myeloid leukemia. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2015; 95:38-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Konuma T, Kato S, Yuji K, Ohno N, Uchimaru K, Takahashi S, Tojo A. Clearance of blasts from peripheral blood during induction chemotherapy using exponential decay model predicts complete remission and long-term survival in adult acute myeloid leukemia. Int J Lab Hematol 2014; 37:e59-62. [PMID: 25308202 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.12302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- T Konuma
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Number of courses of induction therapy independently predicts outcome after allogeneic transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia in first morphological remission. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2014; 21:373-8. [PMID: 25278455 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2014.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Whether the number of chemotherapy cycles required to obtain a first morphological remission affects prognosis of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains controversial. To clarify how achievement of early remission might influence outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), we studied 220 consecutive adults with AML in first morphological remission who underwent transplantation after myeloablative or nonmyeloablative conditioning to investigate how the number of standard- or high-dose induction courses required to achieve remission impacted post-HCT outcome. Three-year estimates of overall survival were 65% (95% confidence interval [CI] 56% to 73%), 56% (95% CI, 43% to 67%), and 23% (95% CI, 6% to 46%) for patients requiring 1 course, 2 courses, or >2 courses of induction therapy; corresponding relapse estimates were 24% (95% CI, 17% to 31%), 43% (95% CI, 31% to 55%), and 58% (95% CI, 30% to 78%), respectively. After covariate adjustment (minimal residual disease status, conditioning, age, cytogenetic disease risk, type of consolidation chemotherapy, pre-HCT karyotype, and pre-HCT peripheral blood count recovery), the hazard ratios for 2 or >2 induction courses versus 1 induction were 1.16 (95% CI, .73 to 1.85, P = .53) and 2.63 (95% CI, 1.24 to 5.57, P = .011) for overall mortality, and 2.10 (95% CI, 1.27 to 3.48, P = .004) and 3.32 (95% CI, 1.42 to 7.78, P = .006), respectively, for relapse. These findings indicate that the number of induction courses required to achieve morphological remission in AML adds prognostic information for post-HCT outcome that is independent of other prognostic factors.
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Rapid rate of peripheral blood blast clearance accurately predicts complete remission in acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia 2013; 28:713-6. [DOI: 10.1038/leu.2013.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Arellano M, Pakkala S, Langston A, Tighiouart M, Pan L, Chen Z, Heffner LT, Lonial S, Winton E, Khoury HJ. Early clearance of peripheral blood blasts predicts response to induction chemotherapy in acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer 2012; 118:5278-82. [DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2011] [Revised: 12/30/2011] [Accepted: 01/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Prognostic and therapeutic implications of minimal residual disease detection in acute myeloid leukemia. Blood 2011; 119:332-41. [PMID: 22039260 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-08-363291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022] Open
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The choice of either induction or postremission therapy for adults with acute myeloid leukemia is still largely based on the "one size fits all" principle. Moreover, pretreatment prognostic parameters, especially chromosome and gene abnormalities, may fail in predicting individual patient outcome. Measurement of minimal residual disease (MRD) is nowadays recognized as a potential critical tool to assess the quality of response after chemotherapy and to plan postremission strategies that are, therefore, driven by the individual risk of relapse. PCR and multiparametric flow cytometry have become the most popular methods to investigate MRD because they have been established as sensitive and specific enough to allow MRD to be studied serially. In the present review, we examine the evidence supporting the appropriateness of incorporating MRD detection into the AML risk assessment process. A comprehensive prognostic algorithm, generated by combining pretreatment cytogenetics/genetics and posttreatment MRD determination, should promote advances in development of personalized therapeutic approaches.
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Gianfaldoni G, Mannelli F, Ponziani V, Longo G, Bencini S, Bosi A, Vannucchi AM. Early reduction of WT1 transcripts during induction chemotherapy predicts for longer disease free and overall survival in acute myeloid leukemia. Haematologica 2010; 95:833-6. [PMID: 20107153 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2009.011908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We investigated the prognostic significance of early peripheral blast clearance as assessed by WT1 transcript reduction during the first days of standard induction therapy in 57 adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Quantification of WT1 transcript by real-time quantitative PCR in peripheral blood on days 1 and 5 of treatment was performed. WT1 ratio was defined as the ratio of copy number measured on day 1 and on day 5. The median WT1 ratio was greater in patients attaining CR as compared to non-responders (11.68 vs. 2.14, respectively; P=0.0006). Furthermore, DFS and OS were significantly longer in patients displaying a WT1 ratio greater than 5.82 (i.e. the median value of whole cohort) than in patients with WT1 ratio of 5.82 or under (P=0.024 and P<0.001, respectively). These data suggest that early decrease of WT1 copy number in peripheral blood predicts for better outcome and should be considered in the management of AML patients.
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- Giacomo Gianfaldoni
- UF di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico-Chirurgica, Università degli Studi, Firenze, Italy
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