Impact of FLT3-ITD Mutation Status and Its Ratio in a Cohort of 2901 Patients Undergoing Upfront Intensive Chemotherapy : A PETHEMA Registry Study

FLT3−ITD results in a poor prognosis in terms of overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, the prognostic usefulness of the allelic ratio (AR) to select post-remission therapy remains controversial. Our study focuses on the prognostic impact of FLT3−ITD and its ratio in a series of 2901 adult patients treated intensively in the pre-FLT3 inhibitor era and reported in the PETHEMA registry. A total of 579 of these patients (20%) harbored FLT3−ITD mutations. In multivariate analyses, patients with an FLT3−ITD allele ratio (AR) of >0.5 showed a lower complete remission (CR rate) and OS (HR 1.47, p = 0.009), while AR > 0.8 was associated with poorer RFS (HR 2.1; p < 0.001). Among NPM1/FLT3−ITD-mutated patients, median OS gradually decreased according to FLT3−ITD status and ratio (34.3 months FLT3−ITD-negative, 25.3 months up to 0.25, 14.5 months up to 0.5, and 10 months ≥ 0.5, p < 0.001). Post-remission allogeneic transplant (allo-HSCT) resulted in better OS and RFS as compared to auto-HSCT in NPM1/FLT3−ITD-mutated AML regardless of pre-established AR cutoff (≤0.5 vs. >0.5). Using the maximally selected log-rank statistics, we established an optimal cutoff of FLT3−ITD AR of 0.44 for OS, and 0.8 for RFS. We analyzed the OS and RFS according to FLT3−ITD status in all patients, and we found that the group of FLT3−ITD-positive patients with AR < 0.44 had similar 5-year OS after allo-HSCT or auto-HSCT (52% and 41%, respectively, p = 0.86), but worse RFS after auto-HSCT (p = 0.01). Among patients with FLT3−ITD AR > 0.44, allo-HSCT was superior to auto-HSCT in terms of OS and RFS. This study provides more evidence for a better characterization of patients with AML harboring FLT3−ITD mutations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Cancers - 14(2022), 23 vom: 24. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ayala, Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Carreño-Tarragona, Gonzalo [VerfasserIn]
Barragán, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Boluda, Blanca [VerfasserIn]
Larráyoz, María J [VerfasserIn]
Chillón, María Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Carrillo-Cruz, Estrella [VerfasserIn]
Bilbao, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-García, Joaquín [VerfasserIn]
Bernal, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Martinez-Cuadron, David [VerfasserIn]
Gil, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Serrano, Josefina [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez-Medina, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Bergua, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Simón, José A [VerfasserIn]
Calbacho, María [VerfasserIn]
Alonso-Domínguez, Juan M [VerfasserIn]
Labrador, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Tormo, Mar [VerfasserIn]
Amigo, Maria Luz [VerfasserIn]
Herrera-Puente, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Rapado, Inmaculada [VerfasserIn]
Sargas, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Vazquez, Iria [VerfasserIn]
Calasanz, María J [VerfasserIn]
Gomez-Casares, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
García-Sanz, Ramón [VerfasserIn]
Sanz, Miguel A [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-López, Joaquín [VerfasserIn]
Montesinos, Pau [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Death
FLT3–ITD mutation and ratio
Journal Article
Outcome
Prognosis
Real-world outcomes
Relapse
Survival

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Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cancers14235799

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350094853