TY - JOUR
T1 - Prognostic impact of t(16;21)(p11;q22) and t(16;21)(q24;q22) in pediatric AML
T2 - A retrospective study by the I-BFM study group
AU - Noort, Sanne
AU - Zimmermann, Martin
AU - Reinhardt, Dirk
AU - Cuccuini, Wendy
AU - Pigazzi, Martina
AU - Smith, Jenny
AU - Ries, Rhonda E.
AU - Alonzo, Todd A.
AU - Hirsch, Betsy
AU - Tomizawa, Daisuke
AU - Locatelli, Franco
AU - Gruber, Tanja A.
AU - Raimondi, Susana
AU - Sonneveld, Edwin
AU - Cheuk, Daniel K.
AU - Dworzak, Michael
AU - Stary, Jan
AU - Abrahamsson, Jonas
AU - Arad-Cohen, Nira
AU - Czogala, Malgorzata
AU - De Moerloose, Barbara
AU - Hasle, Henrik
AU - Meshinchi, Soheil
AU - Van Den Heuvel-Eibrink, Marry
AU - Michel Zwaan, C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 by The American Society of Hematology.
PY - 2018/10/11
Y1 - 2018/10/11
N2 - To study the prognostic relevance of rare genetic aberrations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), such as t(16;21), international collaboration is required. Two different types of t(16;21) translocations can be distinguished: t(16;21)(p11;q22), resulting in the FUS-ERG fusion gene; and t(16;21)(q24;q22), resulting in RUNX1-core binding factor (CBFA2T3). We collected data on clinical and biological characteristics of 54 pediatric AML cases with t(16;21) rearrangements from 14 international collaborative study groups participating in the international Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster (I-BFM) AML study group. The AML-BFM cohort diagnosed between 1997 and 2013 was used as a reference cohort. RUNX1-CBFA2T3 (n 5 23) had significantly lower median white blood cell count (12.5 3 109/L, P 5 .03) compared with the reference cohort. FUS-ERG rearranged AML (n 5 31) had no predominant French-American-British (FAB) type, whereas 76% of RUNX1-CBFA2T3 had an M1/M2 FAB type (M1, M2), significantly different from the reference cohort (P 5 .004). Four-year event-free survival (EFS) of patients with FUS-ERG was 7% (standard error [SE] 5 5%), significantly lower compared with the reference cohort (51%, SE 5 1%, P < .001). Four-year EFS of RUNX1-CBFA2T3 was 77% (SE 5 8%, P 5 .06), significantly higher compared with the reference cohort. Cumulative incidence of relapse was 74% (SE 5 8%) in FUS-ERG, 0% (SE 5 0%) in RUNX1-CBFA2T3, compared with 32% (SE 5 1%) in the reference cohort (P < .001). Multivariate analysis identified both FUS-ERG and RUNX1-CBFA2T3 as independent risk factors with hazard ratios of 1.9 (P < .0001) and 0.3 (P 5 .025), respectively. These results describe 2 clinically relevant distinct subtypes of pediatric AML. Similarly to other core-binding factor AMLs, patients with RUNX1-CBFA2T3 rearranged AML may benefit from stratification in the standard risk treatment, whereas patients with FUS-ERG rearranged AML should be considered high-risk.
AB - To study the prognostic relevance of rare genetic aberrations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), such as t(16;21), international collaboration is required. Two different types of t(16;21) translocations can be distinguished: t(16;21)(p11;q22), resulting in the FUS-ERG fusion gene; and t(16;21)(q24;q22), resulting in RUNX1-core binding factor (CBFA2T3). We collected data on clinical and biological characteristics of 54 pediatric AML cases with t(16;21) rearrangements from 14 international collaborative study groups participating in the international Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster (I-BFM) AML study group. The AML-BFM cohort diagnosed between 1997 and 2013 was used as a reference cohort. RUNX1-CBFA2T3 (n 5 23) had significantly lower median white blood cell count (12.5 3 109/L, P 5 .03) compared with the reference cohort. FUS-ERG rearranged AML (n 5 31) had no predominant French-American-British (FAB) type, whereas 76% of RUNX1-CBFA2T3 had an M1/M2 FAB type (M1, M2), significantly different from the reference cohort (P 5 .004). Four-year event-free survival (EFS) of patients with FUS-ERG was 7% (standard error [SE] 5 5%), significantly lower compared with the reference cohort (51%, SE 5 1%, P < .001). Four-year EFS of RUNX1-CBFA2T3 was 77% (SE 5 8%, P 5 .06), significantly higher compared with the reference cohort. Cumulative incidence of relapse was 74% (SE 5 8%) in FUS-ERG, 0% (SE 5 0%) in RUNX1-CBFA2T3, compared with 32% (SE 5 1%) in the reference cohort (P < .001). Multivariate analysis identified both FUS-ERG and RUNX1-CBFA2T3 as independent risk factors with hazard ratios of 1.9 (P < .0001) and 0.3 (P 5 .025), respectively. These results describe 2 clinically relevant distinct subtypes of pediatric AML. Similarly to other core-binding factor AMLs, patients with RUNX1-CBFA2T3 rearranged AML may benefit from stratification in the standard risk treatment, whereas patients with FUS-ERG rearranged AML should be considered high-risk.
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U2 - 10.1182/blood-2018-05-849059
DO - 10.1182/blood-2018-05-849059
M3 - Article
C2 - 30150206
AN - SCOPUS:85054742617
SN - 0006-4971
VL - 132
SP - 1548
EP - 1592
JO - Blood
JF - Blood
IS - 15
ER -
