Evaluation of next-generation sequencing versus next-generation flow cytometry for minimal-residual-disease detection in Chinese patients with multiple myeloma

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in minimal-residual-disease (MRD) monitoring in Chinese patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Methods This study analyzed 60 Chinese MM patients. During MRD monitoring in these patients’ post-therapy, clonal immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) rearrangements were detected via NGS using LymphoTrack assays. MRD monitoring was performed using NGS or next-generation flow cytometry (NGF), and the results were compared. Additionally, the sensitivity and reproducibility of the NGS method were assessed. Results The MRD detection range of the NGS method was $ 10^{–6} $–$ 10^{–1} $, which suggested good linearity, with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.985 and a limit of detection of $ 10^{–6} $. Intra- and inter-assay reproducibility analyses showed that NGS exhibited 100% reproducibility with low variability in clonal cells. At diagnosis, unique clones were found in 42 patients (70.0%) with clonal IGH rearrangements, which were used as clonality markers for MRD monitoring post-therapy. Comparison of NGS and NGF for MRD monitoring showed 79.1% concordance. No samples that tested MRD-positive via NGF were found negative via NGS, indicating the higher sensitivity of NGS. MRD could be detected using NGS in 6 of 7 samples before autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, and 5 of them tested negative post-transplantation. In contrast, the NGF method could detect MRD in only 1 sample pre-transplantation. Conclusion Compared with NGF, NGS exhibits higher sensitivity and reproducibility in MRD detection and can be an effective strategy for MRD monitoring in Chinese MM patients..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Discover oncology - 15(2024), 1 vom: 19. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Mo [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Yanlei [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Mingqing [VerfasserIn]
Cen, Jiannong [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Jinlan [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Lingzhi [VerfasserIn]
Shang, Jingjing [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Song [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Xiaolan [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Weiqin [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Shuang [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Depei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Suning [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Chengcheng [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Li [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

IGH gene rearrangement
Minimal residual disease
Multiple myeloma
Next-generation flow cytometry
Next-generation sequencing

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© The Author(s) 2024

doi:

10.1007/s12672-024-00938-w

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SPR055214789