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Bertrums EJM, de Kanter JK, Derks LLM, Verheul M, Trabut L, van Roosmalen MJ, Hasle H, Antoniou E, Reinhardt D, Dworzak MN, Mühlegger N, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Zwaan CM, Goemans BF, van Boxtel R. Selective pressures of platinum compounds shape the evolution of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6025. [PMID: 39019934 PMCID: PMC11255340 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50384-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MN) arise as a complication of chemo- and/or radiotherapy. Although t-MN can occur both in adult and childhood cancer survivors, the mechanisms driving therapy-related leukemogenesis likely vary across different ages. Chemotherapy is thought to induce driver mutations in children, whereas in adults pre-existing mutant clones are selected by the exposure. However, selective pressures induced by chemotherapy early in life are less well studied. Here, we use single-cell whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic inference to show that the founding cell of t-MN in children starts expanding after cessation of platinum exposure. In patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, characterized by a germline TP53 mutation, we find that the t-MN already expands during treatment, suggesting that platinum-induced growth inhibition is TP53-dependent. Our results demonstrate that germline aberrations can interact with treatment exposures in inducing t-MN, which is important for the development of more targeted, patient-specific treatment regimens and follow-up.
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- Eline J M Bertrums
- Princess Máxima Centrum for pediatric oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Centrum for pediatric oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Centrum for pediatric oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Centrum for pediatric oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Centrum for pediatric oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Centrum for pediatric oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Clinic of Pediatrics III, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
- AML-BFM Study Group, Essen, Germany
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- Clinic of Pediatrics III, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
- AML-BFM Study Group, Essen, Germany
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- St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute, Vienna, Austria
- St. Anna Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute, Vienna, Austria
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- Princess Máxima Centrum for pediatric oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Centrum for pediatric oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Centrum for pediatric oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Kartal-Kaess M, Karow A, Bacher U, Pabst T, Joncourt R, Zweier C, Kuehni CE, Porret NA, Roessler J. Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential is rare in pediatric patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2024:1-10. [PMID: 38840569 DOI: 10.1080/08880018.2024.2362885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
Abstract
Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) describes recurrent somatic gene mutations in the blood of healthy individuals, associated with higher risk for hematological malignancies and higher all-cause mortality by cardiovascular disease. CHIP increases with age and is more common in adult patients after chemotherapy or radiation for cancer. Furthermore, in some adult patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) or thereafter, CHIP has been identified. In children and adolescents, it remains unclear how cellular stressors such as cytotoxic therapy influence the incidence and expansion of CHIP. We conducted a retrospective study on 33 pediatric patients mostly with solid tumors undergoing ASCT for presence of CHIP. We analyzed CD34+ selected peripheral blood stem cell grafts after several cycles of chemotherapy, prior to cell infusion, by next-generation sequencing including 18 "CHIP-genes". Apart from a somatic variant in TP53 in one patient no other variants indicative of CHIP were identified. As a CHIP-unrelated finding, germline variants in CHEK2 and in ATM were identified in two and four patients, respectively. In conclusion, we could not detect "typical" CHIP variants in our cohort of pediatric cancer patients undergoing ASCT. However, more studies with larger patient numbers are necessary to assess if chemotherapy in the pediatric setting contributes to an increased CHIP incidence and at what time point.
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- Mutlu Kartal-Kaess
- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Human Genetics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Childhood Cancer Research Group, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Rab MAE, Kanne CK, Boisson C, Bos J, van Oirschot BA, Houwing ME, Renoux C, Bartels M, Rijneveld AW, Nur E, Cnossen MH, Joly P, Nader E, Fort R, Connes P, van Wijk R, Sheehan VA, van Beers EJ. Oxygen gradient ektacytometry-derived biomarkers are associated with acute complications in sickle cell disease. Blood Adv 2024; 8:276-286. [PMID: 37976458 PMCID: PMC10824684 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT We investigated the potential of the point of sickling (PoS; the pO2 tension at which red cells start to sickle), determined by oxygen gradient ektacytometry to serve as a biomarker associated with the incidence of acute sickle cell disease-related complications in 177 children and 50 adults. In the pediatric cohort, for every 10 mmHg increase in PoS reflecting a greater likelihood of sickling, the likelihood of an individual experiencing >1 type of acute complication increased; the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) was 1.65. For every 0.1 increase in minimum elongation index (EImin; reflecting improved red blood cell deformability at hypoxia), the aOR was 0.50. In the adult cohort, for every 10 mmHg increase in PoS, we found an aOR of 3.00, although this was not significant after correcting for multiple testing. There was a trend for an association between higher PoS and greater likelihood of vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs; children aOR, 1.35; adults aOR, 2.22). In children, only EImin was associated with VOEs (aOR, 0.68). When data of both cohorts were pooled, significant associations with PoS and/or EImin were found for all acute complications, independently and when >1 type of acute complication was assessed. These findings indicate that oxygen gradient ektacytometry generates novel biomarkers and provides a rationale for further development of these biomarkers in the assessment of clinical severity, evaluation of novel therapies, and as surrogate clinical trial end points. These biomarkers may be useful in assessing efficacy of novel therapies like pyruvate kinase activators, voxelotor, and L-glutamine.
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- Minke A. E. Rab
- Central Diagnostic Laboratory-Research, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
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- Laboratory LIBM EA7424, University of Lyon 1, “Vascular Biology and Red Blood Cell” team, Lyon, France
- Laboratory of Excellence GR-Ex, Paris, France
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- Central Diagnostic Laboratory-Research, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Central Diagnostic Laboratory-Research, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Sophia Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory LIBM EA7424, University of Lyon 1, “Vascular Biology and Red Blood Cell” team, Lyon, France
- Laboratory of Excellence GR-Ex, Paris, France
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UF Biochemistry of Red Blood Cell Diseases, Est Center of Biology and Pathology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Van Creveldkliniek, Divison of Internal Medicine and Dermatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center Sophia Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory LIBM EA7424, University of Lyon 1, “Vascular Biology and Red Blood Cell” team, Lyon, France
- Laboratory of Excellence GR-Ex, Paris, France
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UF Biochemistry of Red Blood Cell Diseases, Est Center of Biology and Pathology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratory LIBM EA7424, University of Lyon 1, “Vascular Biology and Red Blood Cell” team, Lyon, France
- Laboratory of Excellence GR-Ex, Paris, France
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- Laboratory LIBM EA7424, University of Lyon 1, “Vascular Biology and Red Blood Cell” team, Lyon, France
- Laboratory of Excellence GR-Ex, Paris, France
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratory LIBM EA7424, University of Lyon 1, “Vascular Biology and Red Blood Cell” team, Lyon, France
- Laboratory of Excellence GR-Ex, Paris, France
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- Central Diagnostic Laboratory-Research, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics Emory University School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
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- Van Creveldkliniek, Divison of Internal Medicine and Dermatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Coorens THH, Collord G, Treger TD, Adams S, Mitchell E, Newman B, Getz G, Godfrey AL, Bartram J, Behjati S. Clonal origin of KMT2A wild-type lineage-switch leukemia following CAR-T cell and blinatumomab therapy. NATURE CANCER 2023; 4:1095-1101. [PMID: 37474833 PMCID: PMC10447231 DOI: 10.1038/s43018-023-00604-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
Abstract
Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) undergoing anti-CD19 therapy occasionally develop acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The clonal origin of such lineage-switch leukemias1-4 remains unresolved. Here, we reconstructed the phylogeny of multiple leukemias in a girl who, following multiply relapsed ALL, received anti-CD19 cellular and antibody treatment and subsequently developed AML. Whole genome sequencing unambiguously revealed the AML derived from the initial ALL, with distinct driver mutations that were detectable before emergence. Extensive prior diversification and subsequent clonal selection underpins this fatal lineage switch. Genomic monitoring of primary leukemias and recurrences may predict therapy resistance, especially regarding anti-CD19 treatment.
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Cancer Center and Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK.
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Testa U, Castelli G, Pelosi E. TP53-Mutated Myelodysplasia and Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2023; 15:e2023038. [PMID: 37435040 PMCID: PMC10332352 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2023.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
Abstract
TP53-mutated myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) form a distinct and heterogeneous group of myeloid malignancies associated with poor outcomes. Studies carried out in the last years have in part elucidated the complex role played by TP53 mutations in the pathogenesis of these myeloid disorders and in the mechanisms of drug resistance. A consistent number of studies has shown that some molecular parameters, such as the presence of a single or multiple TP53 mutations, the presence of concomitant TP53 deletions, the association with co-occurring mutations, the clonal size of TP53 mutations, the involvement of a single (monoallelic) or of both TP53 alleles (biallelic) and the cytogenetic architecture of concomitant chromosome abnormalities are major determinants of outcomes of patients. The limited response of these patients to standard treatments, including induction chemotherapy, hypomethylating agents and venetoclax-based therapies and the discovery of an immune dysregulation have induced a shift to new emerging therapies, some of which being associated with promising efficacy. The main aim of these novel immune and nonimmune strategies consists in improving survival and in increasing the number of TP53-mutated MDS/AML patients in remission amenable to allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
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- Ugo Testa
- Department of Oncology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome Italy
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Jabbour E, Short NJ, Senapati J, Jain N, Huang X, Daver N, DiNardo CD, Pemmaraju N, Wierda W, Garcia-Manero G, Montalban Bravo G, Sasaki K, Kadia TM, Khoury J, Wang SA, Haddad FG, Jacob J, Garris R, Ravandi F, Kantarjian HM. Mini-hyper-CVD plus inotuzumab ozogamicin, with or without blinatumomab, in the subgroup of older patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-negative B-cell acute lymphocytic leukaemia: long-term results of an open-label phase 2 trial. Lancet Haematol 2023; 10:e433-e444. [PMID: 37187201 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(23)00073-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The outcome of older patients with B-cell acute lymphocytic leukaemia is inferior to that in younger patients due to the adverse disease biology and their inability to tolerate intensive therapy. We aimed to study the long-term outcomes of inotuzumab ozogamicin with or without blinatumomab in combination with low-intensity chemotherapy in these patients. METHODS For this open-label phase 2 trial, patients aged 60 years or older with newly diagnosed, Philadelphia-chromosome negative, B-cell acute lymphocytic leukaemia, and an ECOG performance status of 3 or lower were eligible. This study was conducted at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The induction chemotherapy consisted of mini-hyper-CVD and has been published before; inotuzumab ozogamicin was administered intravenously on day 3 of the first four cycles at a dose of 1·3-1·8 mg/m2 in cycle 1, followed by 1·0-1·3 mg/m2 in subsequent cycles (cycles 2-4). Maintenance therapy with dose-reduced POMP (6-mercaptopurine, vincristine, methotrexate, and prednisone) was given for 3 years. From patient 50 onwards, the study protocol was amended to fractionate inotuzumab ozogamicin to a maximum cumulative dose of 2·7 mg/m2 (0·9 mg/m2 during cycle 1 fractionated into 0·6 mg/m2 on day 2 and 0·3 mg/m2 on day 8 of cycle 1, and 0·6 mg/m2 in cycles 2-4 fractionated into 0·3 mg/m2 on day 2 and 0·3 mg/m2 on day 8) followed by blinatumomab for four cycles (cycles 5-8). POMP maintenance was shortened to 12 cycles with one cycle of blinatumomab administered by continuous infusion after every three cycles of POMP. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival and was analysed on an intention-to-treat basis. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01371630) and the present data is from the newly diagnosed, older subgroup of patients treated on the phase 2 portion of this trial; the trial is still enrolling patients. RESULTS Between Nov 11, 2011, and March 31, 2022, 80 patients were enrolled and treated (32 female and 48 male patients; median age 68 years [IQR 63-72]), 31 of whom were treated after the protocol amendment. With a median follow-up of 92·8 months (IQR 8·8-67·4), the 2-year progression-free survival was 58·2% (95% CI 46·7-68·2) and 5-year progression-free survival was 44·0% (31·2-54·3). At a median follow-up of 104·4 months (IQR 6·6-89·2) for the patients treated before the protocol amendment and 29·7 months (8·8-41·0) for those treated after the protocol amendment, median progression-free survival did not differ significantly between the two groups (34·7 months [95% CI 15·0-68·3] vs 56·4 months [11·3-69·7]; p=0·77). The most common grade 3-4 events were thrombocytopenia in 62 (78%) patients and febrile neutropenia in 26 (32%) patients. Six (8%) patients developed hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome. There were eight (10%) deaths due to infectious complications, nine (11%) from complications related to secondary myeloid malignancy, and four (5%) from sinusoidal obstruction syndrome. INTERPRETATION Inotuzumab ozogamicin with or without blinatumomab added to low-intensity chemotherapy showed promising activity in terms of progression-free survival in older patients with B-cell acute lymphocytic leukaemia. Further attenuation of the chemotherapy regimen might improve tolerability while maintaining efficacy in older patients. FUNDING Pfizer and Amgen.
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- Elias Jabbour
- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Jahn J, Diamond B, Hsu J, Montoya S, Totiger TM, Landgren O, Maura F, Taylor J. Therapy-selected clonal hematopoiesis and its role in myeloid neoplasms. Leuk Res 2023; 126:107020. [PMID: 36696829 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2023.107020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MN) account for approximately 10-15% of all myeloid neoplasms and are associated with poor prognosis. Genomic characterization of t-MN to date has been limited in comparison to the considerable sequencing efforts performed for de novo myeloid neoplasms. Until recently, targeted deep sequencing (TDS) or whole exome sequencing (WES) have been the primary technologies utilized and thus limited the ability to explore the landscape of structural variants and mutational signatures. In the past decade, population-level studies have identified clonal hematopoiesis as a risk factor for the development of myeloid neoplasms. However, emerging research on clonal hematopoiesis as a risk factor for developing t-MN is evolving, and much is unknown about the progression of CH to t-MN. In this work, we will review the current knowledge of the genomic landscape of t-MN, discuss background knowledge of clonal hematopoiesis gained from studies of de novo myeloid neoplasms, and examine the recent literature studying the role of therapeutic selection of CH and its evolution under the effects of antineoplastic therapy. Finally, we will discuss the potential implications on current clinical practice and the areas of focus needed for future research into therapy-selected clonal hematopoiesis in myeloid neoplasms.
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- Jacob Jahn
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States
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- Myeloma Division, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States
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- Myeloma Division, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States
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- Myeloma Division, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States; Leukemia Program, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States.
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Stankunaite R, Marshall LV, Carceller F, Chesler L, Hubank M, George SL. Liquid biopsy for children with central nervous system tumours: Clinical integration and technical considerations. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:957944. [PMID: 36467471 PMCID: PMC9709284 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.957944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) analysis has the potential to revolutionise the care of patients with cancer and is already moving towards standard of care in some adult malignancies. Evidence for the utility of cfDNA analysis in paediatric cancer patients is also accumulating. In this review we discuss the limitations of blood-based assays in patients with brain tumours and describe the evidence supporting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cfDNA analysis. We make recommendations for CSF cfDNA processing to aid the standardisation and technical validation of future assays. We discuss the considerations for interpretation of cfDNA analysis and highlight promising future directions. Overall, cfDNA profiling shows great potential as an adjunct to the analysis of biopsy tissue in paediatric cancer patients, with the potential to provide a genetic molecular profile of the tumour when tissue biopsy is not feasible. However, to fully realise the potential of cfDNA analysis for children with brain tumours larger prospective studies incorporating serial CSF sampling are required.
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- Reda Stankunaite
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- Clinical Genomics, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Evolutionary Genomics and Modelling, Centre for Evolution and Cancer, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Tumour Biology, Division of Clinical Studies, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- Children and Young People's Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Tumour Biology, Division of Clinical Studies, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- Children and Young People's Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Tumour Biology, Division of Clinical Studies, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- Children and Young People's Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- Clinical Genomics, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Tumour Biology, Division of Clinical Studies, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- Children and Young People's Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Testa U, Castelli G, Pelosi E. Clonal Hematopoiesis: Role in Hematologic and Non-Hematologic Malignancies. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2022; 14:e2022069. [PMID: 36119457 PMCID: PMC9448266 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2022.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) ensure the coordinated and balanced production of all hematopoietic cell types throughout life. Aging is associated with a gradual decline of the self-renewal and regenerative potential of HSCs and with the development of clonal hematopoiesis. Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) defines the clonal expansion of genetically variant hematopoietic cells bearing one or more gene mutations and/or structural variants (such as copy number alterations). CHIP increases exponentially with age and is associated with cancers, including hematologic neoplasia, cardiovascular and other diseases. The presence of CHIP consistently increases the risk of hematologic malignancy, particularly in individuals who have CHIP in association with peripheral blood cytopenia.
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- Ugo Testa
- Department of Oncology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Bertrums EJ, Rosendahl Huber AK, de Kanter JK, Brandsma AM, van Leeuwen AJ, Verheul M, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Oka R, van Roosmalen MJ, de Groot-Kruseman HA, Zwaan CM, Goemans BF, van Boxtel R. Elevated Mutational Age in Blood of Children Treated for Cancer Contributes to Therapy-Related Myeloid Neoplasms. Cancer Discov 2022; 12:1860-1872. [PMID: 35678530 PMCID: PMC7613255 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-22-0120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Childhood cancer survivors are confronted with various chronic health conditions like therapy-related malignancies. However, it is unclear how exposure to chemotherapy contributes to the mutation burden and clonal composition of healthy tissues early in life. Here, we studied mutation accumulation in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) before and after cancer treatment of 24 children. Of these children, 19 developed therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MN). Posttreatment HSPCs had an average mutation burden increase comparable to what treatment-naïve cells accumulate during 16 years of life, with excesses up to 80 years. In most children, these additional mutations were induced by clock-like processes, which are also active during healthy aging. Other patients harbored mutations that could be directly attributed to treatments like platinum-based drugs and thiopurines. Using phylogenetic inference, we demonstrate that most t-MN in children originate after the start of treatment and that leukemic clones become dominant during or directly after chemotherapy exposure. SIGNIFICANCE Our study shows that chemotherapy increases the mutation burden of normal blood cells in cancer survivors. Only few drugs damage the DNA directly, whereas in most patients, chemotherapy-induced mutations are caused by processes similar to those present during normal aging. This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 1825.
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- Eline J.M. Bertrums
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center – Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center – Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Oncode Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Corresponding Author: Ruben van Boxtel, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Phone: 0031 (0)889727272; E-mail:
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Mora J. Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation for High-Risk Neuroblastoma: Historical and Critical Review. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14112572. [PMID: 35681553 PMCID: PMC9179268 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14112572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Simple Summary The original idea that providing higher doses of cytotoxic agents will result in higher rates of tumor cell killing was proposed in the 1980s. Preclinical data supported clinical testing. Advancements in bone marrow and peripheral stem-cell support technologies during the 1980s and 1990s allowed for clinical developments that permitted testing the higher dose hypothesis in oncology patients. The results of almost 20 years of clinical trials proved the linear relationship between dosing and clinical outcome to be mostly inaccurate. As a consequence, the adult oncology field abandoned high-dose chemotherapy strategies by the turn of the 21st century. Neuroblastoma is the only pediatric extracranial solid tumor where high-dose chemotherapy has remained part of the standard management for high-risk cases. This systematic review aims to understand the historical reason for such an exception and analyzes data challenging the benefit of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem-cell transplants in the era of anti-GD2 immunotherapy. Abstract Curing high-risk neuroblastoma (HR-NB) is a challenging endeavor, which involves the optimal application of several therapeutic modalities. Treatment intensity for cancer became highly appealing in the 1990s. Investigative trials assumed that tumor response correlated with the dosage or intensity of drug(s) administered, and that this response would translate into improved survival. It was postulated that, if myelotoxicity could be reversed by stem-cell rescue, cure might be possible by increasing the dose intensity of treatment. The principle supported autologous stem-cell transplant (ASCT) strategies. High-dose therapy transformed clinical practice, legislation, and public health policy, and it drove a two-decade period of entrepreneurial oncology. However, today, no ASCT strategies remain for any solid tumor indication in adults. As with most solid malignancies, higher dosing of cytotoxic agents has not resulted in a clear benefit in survival for HR-NB patients, whereas the long-term toxicity has been well defined. Fortunately, novel approaches such as anti-GD2 immunotherapy have demonstrated a significant survival benefit with a much less adverse impact on the patient’s wellbeing. On the basis of extensive experience, persisting with administering myeloablative chemotherapy as the standard to treat children with HR-NB is not consistent with the overall aim in pediatric oncology of curing with as little toxicity as possible.
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- Jaume Mora
- Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Barcelona, Spain
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Spitzer B, Rutherford KD, Gundem G, McGovern EM, Millard NE, Arango Ossa JE, Cheung IY, Gao T, Levine MF, Zhang Y, Medina-Martínez JS, Feng Y, Ptashkin RN, Bolton KL, Farnoud N, Zhou Y, Patel MA, Asimomitis G, Cobbs CC, Mohibullah N, Huberman KH, Arcilla ME, Kushner BH, Modak S, Kung AL, Zehir A, Levine RL, Armstrong SA, Cheung NKV, Papaemmanuil E. Bone Marrow Surveillance of Pediatric Cancer Survivors Identifies Clones that Predict Therapy-Related Leukemia. Clin Cancer Res 2022; 28:1614-1627. [PMID: 35078859 PMCID: PMC9983778 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-2451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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PURPOSE Therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome and acute leukemias (t-MDS/AL) are a major cause of nonrelapse mortality among pediatric cancer survivors. Although the presence of clonal hematopoiesis (CH) in adult patients at cancer diagnosis has been implicated in t-MDS/AL, there is limited published literature describing t-MDS/AL development in children. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We performed molecular characterization of 199 serial bone marrow samples from 52 patients treated for high-risk neuroblastoma, including 17 with t-MDS/AL (transformation), 14 with transient cytogenetic abnormalities (transient), and 21 without t-MDS/AL or cytogenetic alterations (neuroblastoma-treated control). We also evaluated for CH in a cohort of 657 pediatric patients with solid tumor. RESULTS We detected at least one disease-defining alteration in all cases at t-MDS/AL diagnosis, most commonly TP53 mutations and KMT2A rearrangements, including involving two novel partner genes (PRDM10 and DDX6). Backtracking studies identified at least one t-MDS/AL-associated mutation in 13 of 17 patients at a median of 15 months before t-MDS/AL diagnosis (range, 1.3-32.4). In comparison, acquired mutations were infrequent in the transient and control groups (4/14 and 1/21, respectively). The relative risk for development of t-MDS/AL in the presence of an oncogenic mutation was 8.8 for transformation patients compared with transient. Unlike CH in adult oncology patients, TP53 mutations were only detectable after initiation of cancer therapy. Last, only 1% of pediatric patients with solid tumor evaluated had CH involving myeloid genes. CONCLUSIONS These findings demonstrate the clinical relevance of identifying molecular abnormalities in predicting development of t-MDS/AL and should guide the formation of intervention protocols to prevent this complication in high-risk pediatric patients.
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- Barbara Spitzer
- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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- Center for Computational Oncology, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Center for Computational Oncology, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Center for Hematologic Malignancies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
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- Center for Computational Oncology, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
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- Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
- Center for Computational Oncology, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Center for Computational Oncology, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
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- Center for Hematologic Malignancies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Center for Computational Oncology, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Center for Hematologic Malignancies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Center for Computational Oncology, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Integrated Genomics Core, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Integrated Genomics Core, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Integrated Genomics Core, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Human Oncology and Oncogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
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- Center for Computational Oncology, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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Khabirova E, Jardine L, Coorens THH, Webb S, Treger TD, Engelbert J, Porter T, Prigmore E, Collord G, Piapi A, Teichmann SA, Inglott S, Williams O, Heidenreich O, Young MD, Straathof K, Bomken S, Bartram J, Haniffa M, Behjati S. Single-cell transcriptomics reveals a distinct developmental state of KMT2A-rearranged infant B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Nat Med 2022; 28:743-751. [PMID: 35288693 PMCID: PMC9018413 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-01720-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
KMT2A-rearranged infant ALL is an aggressive childhood leukemia with poor prognosis. Here, we investigated the developmental state of KMT2A-rearranged infant B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) using bulk messenger RNA (mRNA) meta-analysis and examination of single lymphoblast transcriptomes against a developing bone marrow reference. KMT2A-rearranged infant B-ALL was uniquely dominated by an early lymphocyte precursor (ELP) state, whereas less adverse NUTM1-rearranged infant ALL demonstrated signals of later developing B cells, in line with most other childhood B-ALLs. We compared infant lymphoblasts with ELP cells and revealed that the cancer harbored hybrid myeloid-lymphoid features, including nonphysiological antigen combinations potentially targetable to achieve cancer specificity. We validated surface coexpression of exemplar combinations by flow cytometry. Through analysis of shared mutations in separate leukemias from a child with infant KMT2A-rearranged B-ALL relapsing as AML, we established that KMT2A rearrangement occurred in very early development, before hematopoietic specification, emphasizing that cell of origin cannot be inferred from the transcriptional state.
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Haematology Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
- Department of Haematology, University College London Hospital, London, UK
- Department of Haematology, University College London Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
- The Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.
- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK.
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
- Department of Dermatology and NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK.
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Escudero A, Ferreras C, Rodriguez-Salas N, Corral D, Rodriguez L, Pérez-Martínez A. Cancer predisposing syndrome: a retrospective cohort analysis in a pediatric and multidisciplinary genetic cancer counseling unit. Int J Clin Oncol 2022; 27:992-1000. [PMID: 35190929 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-022-02133-9] [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] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Approximately 10% of pediatric patients with cancer have an inherited, sometimes masked, cancer predisposition syndrome (CPS). Identifying patients with genetic susceptibility to malignant disease is essential for their correct diagnosis and clinical management. MATERIALS AND METHODS Here, we present the workflow and experience of a multidisciplinary cancer predisposition unit focused on pediatric patients with cancer. RESULTS Between July 2018 and July 2020, 214 patients were diagnosed with pediatric cancer in our Hospital. Of all, 49 patients were treated at the CPS unit, 48 of whom were recommended a genetic study. Mutational analysis was performed on DNA from peripheral blood samples, with approximately 45% of the patients (n = 22) receiving a confirmed CPS diagnosis, all of whom underwent genetic counseling. These cases represent 20% of all pediatric cancers diagnosed in the same center during this period. Most of the patients were diagnosed with hereditary retinoblastoma; however, we also identified families with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2, hereditary melanoma, hereditary leiomyomatosis, and Gardner syndrome. CONCLUSION Despite its limitations regarding the type of tumors and number of patients included, this study revealed that implementing a specialized unit focused on children with cancer results in a higher diagnostic rate and better genetic counseling for patients with pediatric cancer predisposition syndromes.
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- Adela Escudero
- Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, La Paz University Hospital, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046, Madrid, Spain.
- La Paz Hospital Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain.
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- La Paz Hospital Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain
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- La Paz Hospital Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- La Paz Hospital Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- Pediatrics Department, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Navitski A, Al-Rawi DH, Liu Y, Rubinstein MM, Friedman CF, Rampal RK, Mandelker DL, Cadoo K, O'Cearbhaill RE. Baseline risk of hematologic malignancy at initiation of frontline PARP inhibitor maintenance for BRCA1/2-associated ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol Rep 2021; 38:100873. [PMID: 34926756 PMCID: PMC8651772 DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2021.100873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) are FDA approved as frontline maintenance for BRCA-associated advanced stage high-grade ovarian cancer (HGOC), having demonstrated an unprecedented improvement in relapse-free survival. Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are rare toxicities of PARPi. We describe three patients with germline BRCA-associated (gBRCA+) HGOC and alterations in AML driver genes. Although none evidenced overt hematologic malignancy, PARPi maintenance was cautiously considered given the potential risk of MDS/AML. A better understanding of the role of clonal hematopoiesis in the subsequent development of PARPi-associated MDS/AML will improve management of this patient population.
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- Anastasia Navitski
- Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
- Clinical Genetics Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
- Leukemia Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- St James’s Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity St. James’s Cancer Institute, Dublin, Ireland
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- Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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Coorens THH, Moore L, Robinson PS, Sanghvi R, Christopher J, Hewinson J, Przybilla MJ, Lawson ARJ, Spencer Chapman M, Cagan A, Oliver TRW, Neville MDC, Hooks Y, Noorani A, Mitchell TJ, Fitzgerald RC, Campbell PJ, Martincorena I, Rahbari R, Stratton MR. Extensive phylogenies of human development inferred from somatic mutations. Nature 2021; 597:387-392. [PMID: 34433963 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03790-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Starting from the zygote, all cells in the human body continuously acquire mutations. Mutations shared between different cells imply a common progenitor and are thus naturally occurring markers for lineage tracing1,2. Here we reconstruct extensive phylogenies of normal tissues from three adult individuals using whole-genome sequencing of 511 laser capture microdissections. Reconstructed embryonic progenitors in the same generation of a phylogeny often contribute to different extents to the adult body. The degree of this asymmetry varies between individuals, with ratios between the two reconstructed daughter cells of the zygote ranging from 60:40 to 93:7. Asymmetries pervade subsequent generations and can differ between tissues in the same individual. The phylogenies resolve the spatial embryonic patterning of tissues, revealing contiguous patches of, on average, 301 crypts in the adult colonic epithelium derived from a most recent embryonic cell and also a spatial effect in brain development. Using data from ten additional men, we investigated the developmental split between soma and germline, with results suggesting an extraembryonic contribution to primordial germ cells. This research demonstrates that, despite reaching the same ultimate tissue patterns, early bottlenecks and lineage commitments lead to substantial variation in embryonic patterns both within and between individuals.
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
- Department of Haematology, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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