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Schrank BR, Manzar GS, Wu SY, Gunther JR, Fang P, Jabbour EJ, Lim TY, Daver NG, Cykowski MD, Fuller GN, Cachia D, Kamiya-Matsuoka C, Woodman KH, DiNardo CD, Jain N, Short NJ, Sasaki K, Dabaja B, Kantarjian HM, Pinnix CC. Dorsal Column Myelopathy Following Intrathecal Chemotherapy for Leukemia. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e486-e487. [PMID: 37785537 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate (Mtx) and/or cytarabine (AraC) improve CNS disease control in patients (pts) with hematologic malignancies. There are increasing number of case reports of irreversible, primarily dorsal column myelopathy in pts treated with IT chemotherapy. By describing the largest case series of myelopathy following IT chemotherapy, we aim to raise awareness about this devastating albeit rare complication. MATERIALS/METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 25 pts with leukemia who developed paraplegia following IT chemotherapy between 2/2006 and 9/2021. Clinical/treatment characteristics, response, and toxicity were extracted from the medical records. RESULTS Seventeen pts (68%) were male, 16 had B-cell ALL (64%), 4 had AML (16%), 2 had CML (8%), 2 had T-ALL (8%), and 1 had BPDCN (4%). The median age at diagnosis was 38 years (IQR 30-59). All pts required systemic salvage treatment after induction chemotherapy with a median number of 3 regimens received (IQR 2-5.5). In total, the median number of IT treatments was 19 per pt (IQR 14-27). Most pts (84%, n = 21) received single agent IT Mtx alternating with single agent AraC. Fifteen pts (60%) received triple IT therapy with a median of 3 treatments (IQR 0-8). Prior to the onset of myelopathy, 10 pts (40%) received allogeneic SCT and 9 pts (36%) were treated with radiation therapy. Median follow-up from diagnosis was 1.9 yrs (IQR 1.3-4.1). Myelopathy was progressive and irreversible in all pts (n = 25); 84% (n = 21) experienced sensory loss, and all pts had extremity weakness. Symptoms were ascending in 11 pts (44%) and descending in 4 pts (16%). Irreversible bowel/bladder incontinence developed in 12 pts (48%). CSF analysis at the time of symptom onset was negative for leukemia cells in most pts (n = 21, 84%) and showed malignant cells in 4 pts (16%). CSF studies showed elevated protein in 21 pts (84%). Myelin basic protein was elevated in all 13 assessed pts. On T2 weighted spinal MRI, all pts had enhancement of the dorsal columns, including 80% of pts with this dorsal column abnormality reported at the time of the study and 20% of pts (n = 5) with the dorsal enhancement noted retrospectively. Due to concern for occult disease, 20 pts (80%) received additional CNS-directed therapy after symptom onset. Twenty-two pts (88%) died at last follow-up. The time between neurological symptom onset and death was a median 3.5 months (IQR 2.6 and 5). Three pts (12%) are alive with paraplegia at a median of 4.4 years from symptom onset. CONCLUSION Dorsal column myelopathy is a rare but devastating condition that can occur after IT chemotherapy in heavily pre-treated leukemia pts. T2 weighted spinal MRI can be helpful in the evaluation of pts that present with unexplained weakness and sensory changes. We recommend delaying additional CNS-directed therapy until work-up to rule out alternative etiologies is complete. Future strategies are desperately needed to address this irreversible treatment complication.
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- B R Schrank
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Neurology, UMass Memorial Health, Worcester, MA
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Montalban-Bravo G, Huang X, Naqvi K, Jabbour E, Borthakur G, DiNardo CD, Pemmaraju N, Cortes J, Verstovsek S, Kadia T, Daver N, Wierda W, Alvarado Y, Konopleva M, Ravandi F, Estrov Z, Jain N, Alfonso A, Brandt M, Sneed T, Chen HC, Yang H, Bueso-Ramos C, Pierce S, Estey E, Bohannan Z, Kantarjian HM, Garcia-Manero G. Erratum: A clinical trial for patients with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes not eligible for standard clinical trials. Leukemia 2017; 31:1659. [DOI: 10.1038/leu.2017.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Medeiros BC, Fathi AT, DiNardo CD, Pollyea DA, Chan SM, Swords R. Isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations in myeloid malignancies. Leukemia 2016; 31:272-281. [PMID: 27721426 PMCID: PMC5292675 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Alterations to genes involved in cellular metabolism and epigenetic regulation are implicated in the pathogenesis of myeloid malignancies. Recurring mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) genes are detected in approximately 20% of adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and 5% of adults with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). IDH proteins are homodimeric enzymes involved in diverse cellular processes, including adaptation to hypoxia, histone demethylation and DNA modification. The IDH2 protein is localized in the mitochondria and is a critical component of the tricarboxylic acid (also called the ‘citric acid' or Krebs) cycle. Both IDH2 and IDH1 (localized in the cytoplasm) proteins catalyze the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate to α-ketoglutarate (α-KG). Mutant IDH enzymes have neomorphic activity and catalyze reduction of α-KG to the (R) enantiomer of 2-hydroxyglutarate, which is associated with DNA and histone hypermethylation, altered gene expression and blocked differentiation of hematopoietic progenitor cells. The prognostic significance of mutant IDH (mIDH) is controversial but appears to be influenced by co-mutational status and the specific location of the mutation (IDH1-R132, IDH2-R140, IDH2-R172). Treatments specifically or indirectly targeted to mIDH are currently under clinical investigation; these therapies have been generally well tolerated and, when used as single agents, have shown promise for inducing responses in some mIDH patients when used as first-line treatment or in relapsed or refractory AML or MDS. Use of mIDH inhibitors in combination with drugs with non-overlapping mechanisms of action is especially promising, as such regimens may address the clonal heterogeneity and the multifactorial pathogenic processes involved in mIDH myeloid malignancies. Advances in mutational analysis have made testing more rapid and convenient, and less expensive; such testing should become part of routine diagnostic workup and repeated at relapse to identify patients who may benefit from treatments that target mIDH.
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- B C Medeiros
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Cancer Center, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Hematology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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DiNardo CD, Jabbour E, Ravandi F, Takahashi K, Daver N, Routbort M, Patel KP, Brandt M, Pierce S, Kantarjian H, Garcia-Manero G. IDH1 and IDH2 mutations in myelodysplastic syndromes and role in disease progression. Leukemia 2015; 30:980-4. [PMID: 26228814 PMCID: PMC4733599 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2015.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- C D DiNardo
- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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