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- Title
Multi-Lineage BCR-ABL Expression in Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Is Associated With Improved Prognosis but No Specific Molecular Features.
- Authors
Nishiwaki, Satoshi; Kim, Jeong Hui; Ito, Masafumi; Maeda, Matsuyoshi; Okuno, Yusuke; Koyama, Daisuke; Ozawa, Yukiyasu; Gunji, Masaharu; Osaki, Masahide; Kitamura, Kunio; Ushijima, Yoko; Ishikawa, Yuichi; Miyamura, Koichi; Sugiura, Isamu; Kiyoi, Hitoshi
- Abstract
Background: Recently, various blood cell lineages expressing the BCR-ABL fusion gene in Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have been reported. However, the biological and clinical significance of these BCR-ABL lineages has not been established; therefore, we aimed to clarify the impacts of these different BCR-ABL -expressing lineages. Patients: Multi-lineage BCR-ABL expression (multi-Ph) was defined as BCR-ABL expression outside of the B-lineage compartment, as determined by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in peripheral blood neutrophils and bone marrow clots, and flow cytometry-sorted polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We analyzed IKZF1 deletion patterns by PCR, examined gene expression profiles using RNA sequencing, and compared treatment outcomes across different BCR-ABL -expressing lineages. Results: Among the 21 multi-Ph patients in our 59-patient cohort (36%), BCR-ABL expression was detected at the multipotential progenitor level. However, no IKZF1 deletion patterns or gene expression profiles were identified that were specific for multi-Ph. However, multi-Ph patients were found to have better survival rates than patients with uni-lineage BCR-ABL expression [event-free survival (EFS): 74 vs. 33%, P = 0.01; overall survival (OS): 79 vs. 44% at 4 years, P = 0.01]. In multivariate analyses, multi-Ph was identified as a good prognostic factor for both EFS and OS. Conclusion: We confirmed that more than one-third of Ph+ALL patients could be classified as mutli-Ph. Although no specific molecular characteristics were identified for multi-Ph, this phenotype was associated with better treatment outcomes.
- Subjects
LYMPHOBLASTIC leukemia; ACUTE leukemia; FLUORESCENCE in situ hybridization; GENE expression profiling; GENE fusion
- Publication
Frontiers in Oncology, 2020, Vol 11, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2234-943X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fonc.2020.586567