Genetic and genomic analysis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in older adults reveals a distinct profile of abnormalities : analysis of 210 patients from the UKALL14 and UKALL60+ clinical trials

Despite being predominantly a childhood disease, the incidence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has a second peak in adults aged 60 years and over. These older adults fare extremely poorly with existing treatment strategies and very few studies have undertaken a comprehensive genetic and genomic characterization to improve prognosis in this age group. We performed cytogenetic, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array and next-generation sequencing (NGS) analyses on samples from 210 patients aged ≥60 years from the UKALL14 and UKALL60+ clinical trials. BCR-ABL1-positive disease was present in 26% (55/210) of patients, followed by low hypodiploidy/near triploidy in 13% (28/210). Cytogenetically cryptic rearrangements in CRLF2, ZNF384 and MEF2D were detected in 5%, 1% and <1% of patients, respectively. Copy number abnormalities were common and deletions in ALL driver genes were seen in 77% of cases. IKZF1 deletion was present in 51% (40/78) of samples tested and the IKZF1plus profile was identified in over a third (28/77) of cases of B-cell precursor ALL. The genetic good-risk abnormalities high hyperdiploidy (n=2), ETV6-RUNX1 (no cases) and ERG deletion (no cases) were exceptionally rare in this cohort. RAS pathway mutations were seen in 17% (4/23) of screened samples. KDM6A abnormalities, including biallelic deletions, were discovered in 5% (4/78) of SNP arrays and 9% (2/23) of NGS samples, and represent novel, potentially therapeutically actionable lesions using EZH2 inhibitors. Outcome remained poor with 5-year event-free and overall survival rates of 17% and 24%, respectively, across the cohort, indicating a need for novel therapeutic strategies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

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Haematologica - 107(2022), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 2051-2063

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Englisch

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Creasey, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Barretta, Emilio [VerfasserIn]
Ryan, Sarra L [VerfasserIn]
Butler, Ellie [VerfasserIn]
Kirkwood, Amy A [VerfasserIn]
Leongamornlert, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Papaemmanuil, Elli [VerfasserIn]
Patrick, Pip [VerfasserIn]
Clifton-Hadley, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Bela [VerfasserIn]
Menne, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
McMillan, Andrew K [VerfasserIn]
Harrison, Christine J [VerfasserIn]
Rowntree, Clare J [VerfasserIn]
Morley, Nick [VerfasserIn]
Marks, David I [VerfasserIn]
Fielding, Adele K [VerfasserIn]
Moorman, Anthony V [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 08.09.2022

Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3324/haematol.2021.279177

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NLM333266404