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Measurable residual disease by flow cytometry in acute myeloid leukemia is prognostic, independent of genomic profiling.

ABSTRACT: Measurable residual disease (MRD) assessment provides a potent indicator of the efficacy of anti-leukemic therapy. It is unknown, however, whether integrating MRD with molecular profiling better identifies patients at risk of relapse. To investigate the clinical relevance of MRD in relation to a molecular-based prognostic schema, we measured MRD by flow cytometry in 189 AML patients enrolled in ECOG-ACRIN E1900 trial (NCT00049517) in morphologic complete remission (CR) (28.8 % of the original cohort) representing 44.4 % of CR patients. MRD positivity was defined as ≥ 0.1 % of leukemic bone marrow cells. Risk classification was based on standard cytogenetics, fluorescence-in-situ-hybridization, somatic gene analysis, and sparse whole genome sequencing for copy number ascertainment. At 84.6 months median follow-up of patients still alive at the time of analysis (range 47.0-120 months), multivariate analysis demonstrated that MRD status at CR (p = 0.001) and integrated molecular risk (p = 0.0004) independently predicted overall survival (OS). Among risk classes, MRD status significantly affected OS only in the favorable risk group (p = 0.002). Expression of CD25 (α-chain of the interleukin-2 receptor) by leukemic myeloblasts at diagnosis negatively affected OS independent of post-treatment MRD levels. These data suggest that integrating MRD with genetic profiling and pre-treatment CD25 expression may improve prognostication in AML.

SUBMITTER: Ganzel C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9789386 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Measurable residual disease by flow cytometry in acute myeloid leukemia is prognostic, independent of genomic profiling.

Ganzel Chezi C Sun Zhuoxin Z Baslan Timour T Zhang Yanming Y Gönen Mithat M Abdel-Wahab Omar I OI Racevskis Janis J Garrett-Bakelman Francine F Lowe Scott W SW Fernandez Hugo F HF Ketterling Rhett R Luger Selina M SM Litzow Mark M Lazarus Hillard M HM Rowe Jacob M JM Tallman Martin S MS Levine Ross L RL Paietta Elisabeth E

Leukemia research 20221021

Measurable residual disease (MRD) assessment provides a potent indicator of the efficacy of anti-leukemic therapy. It is unknown, however, whether integrating MRD with molecular profiling better identifies patients at risk of relapse. To investigate the clinical relevance of MRD in relation to a molecular-based prognostic schema, we measured MRD by flow cytometry in 189 AML patients enrolled in ECOG-ACRIN E1900 trial (NCT00049517) in morphologic complete remission (CR) (28.8 % of the original co ...[more]

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Project description:Assessment of measurable residual disease (MRD) provides prognostic information in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, the utility of MRD with venetoclax-based lower intensity regimens is unknown. We analyzed the prognostic value of achieving a negative MRD in older/"unfit" patients with AML receiving first-line therapy with 10-day decitabine and venetoclax. MRD was evaluated in bone marrow specimens using multicolor flow cytometry (sensitivity 0.1%). Ninety-seven patients achieving either a complete remission (CR) or CR with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) or morphologic leukemia-free state were included. Median age was 72 years (interquartile range, 68-78 years), and 64% had adverse-risk AML. Eighty-three patients achieved CR/CRi, and 52 (54%) became MRD negative. Median time to becoming MRD negative was 2.0 months (interquartile range, 0.9-3.1 months). Patients becoming MRD negative by 2 months had longer relapse-free survival (RFS) compared with those remaining MRD positive (median RFS, not reached vs 5.2 months; hazard ratio [HR], 0.31; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.12-0.78; P = .004), longer event-free survival (EFS) (median EFS, not reached vs 5.8 months; HR, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.12-0.55; P < .001), as well as longer overall survival (OS) (median OS, 25.1 vs 7.1 months; HR, 0.23; 95% CI, 0.11-0.51; P < .001). Patients achieving an MRD-negative CR had longer OS compared with those with an inferior response (median OS, 25.1 vs 11.6 months; HR, 0.33; 95% CI, 0.19-0.58; P < .0005). Patients becoming MRD negative within 1 month had an improved OS compared with MRD-positive patients (median OS, 25.1 vs 3.4 months; HR, 0.15; 95% CI, 0.03-0.64; P < .0001). Differential impact of MRD status on survival outcomes persisted at a later 4-month time point of evaluation. In conclusion, MRD-negative status at 1, 2, and 4 months after starting therapy confers significantly better survival in older/unfit patients with AML receiving first-line therapy with 10-day decitabine and venetoclax. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT03404193.

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Measurable residual disease by flow cytometry in acute myeloid leukemia is prognostic, independent of genomic profiling.

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Measurable residual disease by flow cytometry in acute myeloid leukemia is prognostic, independent of genomic profiling.

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