The monitoring of BCR-ABL mRNA by reverse transcription PCR in patients undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a positive Philadelphia chromosome

BACKGROUND: Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) has been performed as one mode of cure-oriented therapy for Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL-Ph' positive). However, the clinical significance of the residual BCR-ABL-positive clones after BMT is still controversial.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: The BCR-ABL gene (p210 and p190) was prospectively studied by nested RT-PCR in 8 ALL-Ph' positive patients undergoing BMT.

RESULTS: All patients received BMT at the time of clinical remission (CR). However, minimal residual disease (MRD) was detected in 7 of them. MRD detected just before BMT seems to be eradicated by BMT protocol. Four patients remained in CR and did not show BCR-ABL transcripts. Other 4 patients, relapsed, demonstrating MRD, which preceded recurrence by a median time of 6 weeks. Three relapsed patients showed p190 transcript and only one, p210 type.

CONCLUSIONS: The RT-PCR assay appears to be a useful test for predicting at high risk of relapse after BMT and may identify patients who might benefit from therapeutic interventions. The finding that the expression of p190 BCR-ABL may carry an especially high risk of relapse suggests a different clinical and biologic behaviour between p190 and p210 BCR-ABL.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:113

Enthalten in:

Medicina clinica - 113(1999), 20 vom: 11. Dez., Seite 779-82

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Monitorización del ARNm BCR-ABL mediante retrotranscripción PCR en pacientes sometidos a trasplante alogénico de médula ósea por leucemia aguda linfoblástica con cromosoma Filadelfia positivo

Beteiligte Personen:

Román, J [VerfasserIn]
Castillejo, J A [VerfasserIn]
Jiménez, A [VerfasserIn]
Maldonado, J [VerfasserIn]
Torres, A [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

EC 2.7.10.2
English Abstract
Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl
Journal Article
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.03.2000

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM106081667