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There is a growing body of evidence that therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MNs) with driver gene mutations arise in the background of clonal hematopoiesis (CH) under the positive selective pressure of chemo- and radiation therapies. Uncovering the exposure relationships that provide selective advantage to specific CH mutations is critical to understanding the pathogenesis and etiology of t-MNs. In a systematic analysis of 416 patients with t-MN and detailed prior exposure history, we found that TP53 mutations were significantly associated with prior treatment with thalidomide analogs, specifically lenalidomide. We demonstrated experimentally that lenalidomide treatment provides a selective advantage to Trp53-mutant hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in vitro and in vivo, the effect of which was specific to Trp53-mutant HSPCs and was not observed in HSPCs with other CH mutations. Because of the differences in CK1α degradation, pomalidomide treatment did not provide an equivalent level of selective advantage to Trp53-mutant HSPCs, providing a biological rationale for its use in patients at high risk for t-MN. These findings highlight the role of lenalidomide treatment in promoting TP53-mutated t-MNs and offer a potential alternative strategy to mitigate the risk of t-MN development.

Venetoclax combined with intensive chemotherapy has been shown to be safe with promising activity in fit patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia. The aim of this study was to compare the activity of venetoclax plus intensive chemotherapy with intensive chemotherapy alone.This was a post-hoc propensity score matched analysis of prospective clinical trials (NCT03214562, NCT02115295, and NCT01289457) in patients at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, USA between March 29, 2010, and June 15, 2021. Eligible patients were aged 18 years and older, and had newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome, and were treated within trials incorporating purine analogues with an anthracycline and cytarabine either with venetoclax plus intensive chemotherapy or with intensive chemotherapy alone. Patients in the venetoclax plus intensive chemotherapy cohort were matched with patients in the intensive chemotherapy cohort. Morphological response and measurable residual disease (MRD) was assessed using bone marrow aspiration and biopsy and eight-colour multiparameter flow cytometry. The primary objectives were rate of MRD negative composite complete response and cumulative incidence of transition to allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT). All patients who had response within two treatment cycles (induction and re-induction) were included in the analyses. Secondary objectives included assessment of event-free and overall survival.The propensity matched cohort included 279 patients (median age 49 years [IQR 39-57]; 131 [47%] were men and 148 [53%] were women); 85 in the venetoclax plus intensive chemotherapy cohort and 194 in the intensive chemotherapy cohort. After a median follow up of 30 months (95% CI 26-36), 64 (86%) of 74 patients in the venetoclax plus intensive chemotherapy cohort had an MRD-negative composite complete response rate compared with 86 [61%] of 140 patients in the intensive chemotherapy cohort (odd ratio 3·2 [95% CI 1·5-6·7]; p=0·0028). The overall cumulative incidence of allogeneic HSCT in responding patients was higher with venetoclax plus intensive chemotherapy than intensive chemotherapy (79% [95% CI 67-88] vs 57% [49-65]; hazard ratio [HR] 1·52 [95% CI 1·11-2·08]; p=0·012). Venetoclax plus intensive chemotherapy improved event-free survival (median not reached [NR; 95% CI NR-NR] vs 14·3 months [10·7-33·5]; HR 0·57 [95% CI 0·34-0·95]; p=0·030), but overall survival did not significantly differ between the two cohorts (median NR [95% CI 24-NR] vs 32 months [19-NR]; HR 0·63 [95% CI 0·35-1·1], p=0·13).Venetoclax combined with intensive induction chemotherapy induced deep MRD-negative remissions, allowing transition to allogeneic HSCT in first remission, and improvement in event-free survival. These results highlight the incremental benefit of venetoclax added to intensive induction chemotherapy across European LeukemiaNet risk groups, and serve as a benchmark to inform enrolment on future confirmatory prospective clinical trials.None.

Recurring genetic abnormalities have been identified in Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Among them, IKZF1 deletion was associated with poor prognosis in patients treated with imatinib-based or dasatinib-based regimens. However, the molecular determinants for clinical outcomes in ponatinib-treated patients remain unknown. We systematically analyzed genetic alterations in adults with Ph-positive ALL uniformly treated in clinical trials with dasatinib-based regimens or a ponatinib-based regimen and investigated the molecular determinants for treatment outcomes using pretreatment specimens collected from adults with Ph-positive ALL treated with Hyper-CVAD plus dasatinib or ponatinib. DNA sequencing and SNP microarray were performed and recurrent genetic abnormalities were found in 84% of the patients, among whom IKZF1 deletion was most frequently detected (60%). IKZF1 deletion frequently co-occurred with other copy-number abnormalities (IKZF1

Introduction While clonal hematopoiesis (CH) can precede the development of AML, preleukemic CH can persist after attaining remission. In rare cases, non-leukemic CH can also emerge after remission. Long-term clonal dynamics of persistent CH or emerging CH (together, post-remission CH) in AML patients during consolidation therapies or maintenance therapies is not well understood. Furthermore, the clinical implications of post-remission CH have not been systematically studied. Since AML patients receive various types of post-remission consolidation therapies, including allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-SCT), analysis of clonal dynamics of post-remission CH offers unique opportunity to study the response of CH to therapies. Such knowledge may be translated into the development of therapeutic strategy targeting CH. Here, we analyzed multiple longitudinal samples from AML patients after remission and analyzed clonal behavior of post-remission CH during consolidation and maintenance therapies. Methods We studied 164 AML patients who attained complete remission (CR) after induction therapies and analyzed baseline and CR marrow by targeted deep sequencing of 295 genes (median 403x depth). Among the patients who were identified to have post-remission CH, we analyzed multiple longitudinal marrows and tracked clonal dynacmis of post-remission CH. We defined “persistent CH” when patients had mutations that were originally detected in AML and persisted after CR with variant allele frequency (VAF) > 2.5%. On the other hand, we defined “ emerging CH” when the patients had new mutations arising after attaining CR. Results Among the 164 AML patients, 79 (48%) patients were found to have post-remission CH at first CR. Of those, we were able to analyze multiple post-remission marrows in 54 patients (median 6 samples/patient, IQR 4-7.75),of which 44 (66%) had persistent CH and 1 (1.9%) had emerging CH, and 9 (17%) had both. The median age of these 54 patients cohort was 59 (IQR: 51-68). 34 (63%) patients attained CR after intensive chemotherapies (IC, idarubicin with high-dose cytarabine based), whereas 20 (37%) patients received low-intensity chemotherapies as induction (hypomethylating agent [HMA]-based N=3, low dose cytarabine-based N=17). All 34 patients treated with IC induction subsequently received consolidation chemotherapies with high-dose cytarabine (HDAC) regimens for median 2 cycles (IQR 2-3.25). Among the 20 patients treated with low-intensity chemotherapies, all patients received consolidation therapies with HMA-based regimen. A subset of patients received maintenance therapies under clinical trials: lenalidomide (N = 1), venetoclax (N = 2), and nivolumab (N = 1). 29 patients underwent allo-SCT (23 with myeloablative conditioning [MAC], and 6 with reduced-intensity conditioning [RIC]). The most frequently mutated genes for persistent CH were DNMT3A (N = 23), followed by TET2 (N = 17), IDH2 (N = 10), and SRSF2 (N = 10). For emerging CH, we observed emergence of JAK2 (N = 2), RUNX1 (N = 2), TET2 (N = 2), BRAF (N = 1), BCOR (N = 1), TP53 (N = 1), KDM6A (N = 1), and NRAS (N = 1). Longitudinal clonal analysis revealed that post-remission CH persisted in 52 of 54 (96%) patients during consolidation and maintenance therapies. Neither cytarabine based chemotherapies, HMA, venetoclax, lenalidomide, and nivolumab, reduced the VAF of post-remission CH, except in 2 (4%) patients, in which post-remission CH (IDH2 and TET2 mutations) were cleared with high dose cytarabine regimen. Although consolidation or maintenance therapies did not reduce post-remission CH, 17 out of 19 (89.4%) patients who underwent for allo-SCT had clearance of post-remission CH with both MAC and RIC. Overall, post-remission CH did not impact the risk of relapse or overall survival. Furthermore, post-remission CH did not affect long-term blood counts (neutrophil counts, hemoglobin, and platelet counts). Conclusion Post-remission CH persisted long-term in AML patients during consolidation and maintenance therapies without having significant impact on blood counts, relapse, and survival. Therapies with cytarabine-based chemotherapies and HMA did not affect the clonal size of post-remission CH, suggesting that these therapies may not be useful to treat CH in pre-leukemic context either. The novel therapeutic approach is warranted to target CH. Disclosures DiNardo: celgene: Consultancy, Honoraria; abbvie: Consultancy, Honoraria; syros: Honoraria; notable labs: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; daiichi sankyo: Honoraria; agios: Consultancy, Honoraria; medimmune: Honoraria; jazz: Honoraria. Kadia: Bioline RX: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Amgen: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Genentech: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pharmacyclics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Jazz: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; BMS: Research Funding; AbbVie: Consultancy, Research Funding. Ravandi: Selvita: Research Funding; Macrogenix: Consultancy, Research Funding; Amgen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Xencor: Consultancy, Research Funding; Menarini Ricerche: Research Funding; Cyclacel LTD: Research Funding. Konopleva: Astra Zeneca: Research Funding; Agios: Research Funding; Ablynx: Research Funding; Kisoji: Consultancy, Honoraria; Reata Pharmaceuticals: Equity Ownership, Patents & Royalties; Genentech: Honoraria, Research Funding; Ascentage: Research Funding; F. Hoffman La-Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Cellectis: Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria; AbbVie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Eli Lilly: Research Funding; Forty-Seven: Consultancy, Honoraria; Stemline Therapeutics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Calithera: Research Funding. Kantarjian: Takeda: Honoraria; AbbVie: Honoraria, Research Funding; BMS: Research Funding; Jazz Pharma: Research Funding; Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Ariad: Research Funding; Amgen: Honoraria, Research Funding; Cyclacel: Research Funding; Daiichi-Sankyo: Research Funding; Immunogen: Research Funding; Astex: Research Funding; Agios: Honoraria, Research Funding; Actinium: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novartis: Research Funding. Champlin: Johnson and Johnson: Consultancy; Sanofi-Genzyme: Research Funding; Actinium: Consultancy. Garcia-Manero: Onconova: Research Funding; H3 Biomedicine: Research Funding; Astex: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Helsinn: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; AbbVie: Research Funding; Amphivena: Consultancy, Research Funding; Merck: Research Funding. Takahashi: Symbio Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy.

BACKGROUND TP53 mutation (TP53mut ) confers an adverse prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Venetoclax with hypomethylating agents is a current standard for older patients; however, recent reports suggest that TP53mut confers resistance to venetoclax. The authors investigated the outcomes of patients with TP53mut AML who were treated with a 10-day decitabine and venetoclax (DEC10-VEN) (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT03404193). METHODS Patients with newly diagnosed AML received decitabine 20 mg/m2 for 10 days every 4 to 6 weeks for induction, followed by decitabine for 5 days after response. The venetoclax dose was 400 mg daily. TP53mut was identified in bone marrow samples using next-generation sequencing, with sensitivity of 5%. Outcomes were analyzed according to European LeukemiaNet 2017 guidelines. RESULTS Among 118 patients (median age, 72 years; age range, 49-89 years), 63 (53%) had secondary AML, 39 (33%) had AML with complex karyotype, and 35 (30%) had TP53mut AML. The median TP53 variant allele frequency was 32% (interquartile range, 16%-65%), 8 patients (23%) had only a single TP53 mutation, 15 (43%) had multiple mutations, and 12 (34%) had mutation and deletion. Outcomes were significantly worse in patients who had TP53mut AML compared with those who had wild-type TP53 AML, with an overall response rate of 66% vs 89% (P = .002), a complete response/complete response with incomplete hematologic recovery rate of 57% vs 77% (P = .029), and a 60-day mortality of 26% vs 4% (P < .001), respectively. Patients with TP53mut versus wild-type TP53 had shorter overall survival at 5.2 versus 19.4 months, respectively (hazard ratio, 4.67; 95% CI, 2.44-8.93; P < .0001), and shorter relapse-free survival at 3.4 versus 18.9 months (hazard ratio, 4.80; 95% CI, 1.97-11.69; P < .0001), respectively. Outcomes with DEC10-VEN in patients with TP53mut AML were comparable to historical results with 10-day decitabine alone. CONCLUSIONS Patients with TP53mut AML have lower response rates and shorter survival with DEC10-VEN.

Clonal haematopoiesis (CH) in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) may persist beyond attaining complete remission. From a consecutive cohort of 67 patients with nucleophosmin 1-mutated (NPM1mut ) AML, we identified 50 who achieved NPM1mut clearance and had parallel multicolour flow cytometry (MFC) and next generation sequencing (NGS). In total, 13 (26%) cleared all mutations, 37 (74%) had persistent CH frequently involving DNA methyltransferase 3α (DNMT3A,70%), tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 (TET2, 27%), isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2, 19%) and IDH1 (11%). A small number (

PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate the utility of inflammation-based prognostic scores (IBPS) and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in the treatment of oral cancer patients.MethodsFor the 183 patients enrolled in this study, IBPS and SII were calculated from peripheral blood samples obtained before and after treatment and at the time of relapse. We examined overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) using previously reported cut-off values for IBPS. Cut-off values of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) were analyzed as NLR 1.79, PLR 114.97, LMR 5, and PNI 52.44. The cut-off value for SII was set at 569. OS and DFS were analyzed by Kaplan–Meier methods using the cutoff of each IBPS and SII. Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis using Cox proportional hazards were performed for OS and DFS.ResultsKaplan–Meier methods showed the high-PNI group showed good prognosis including OS and DFS, while the high-SII group displayed poor DFS. Univariate analysis showed that pre-treatment high PNI and low SII were significantly associated with better prognosis. Multivariate analysis identified pre-treatment PNI as independently associated with OS. For DFS, univariate analysis using Cox proportional hazards modeling showed that pre-treatment high NLR and high SII were significantly associated with worse prognosis, while high PNI was significantly associated with better prognosis. Multivariate analysis identified pre-treatment PNI and SII as independently associated with DFS. Parameters of PNI and SII components were compared between pre-treatment, post-treatment and at relapse in the high- and low-PNI groups. PNI was predominantly decreased in both high- and low-PNI groups at post-treatment and at relapse compared to pre-treatment. This trend was also observed for albumin.ConclusionsHigher pre-treatment PNI was associated with better OS, while lower pre-treatment PNI and higher treatment SII were associated with poorer DFS in oral cancer patients. Our data indicated that PNI and SII might offer useful biomarkers for gauging prognosis and the efficacy of conventional therapies.

The aim of this review was to determine the utility of home visits by occupational therapists before and after a patient is discharged from an acute care hospital. All relevant published studies were identified by searching the CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Occupational Therapy Systematic Evaluation of Evidence, and WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform databases. Randomized controlled trials were included regardless of sex, age, disease, and duration of acute hospitalization. The intervention was predischarge and postdischarge home visits made by an occupational therapist. The primary outcome was the ability to perform activities of daily living at 1 month after the intervention. We identified eight trials (including 1029 patients) that were eligible for inclusion. More than half of the trials had a low risk of bias in random sequence generation, and allocation concealment and the other half had a high risk of bias with regard to blinding of participants. However, the risk of bias in terms of blinding for outcomes assessment was low in more than half the studies. We found that home visits by an occupational therapist in a single study significantly reduced the prevalence of falls but had no significant effects on ability to perform activities of daily living, quality of life, or mood. We could not find adequate evidence to support routine home visits by an occupational therapist in the acute care. In the future, studies with larger sample sizes are needed to validate home visits by occupational therapists in patients after acute care hospitalization.

Numerous Cochrane Reviews (CRs) in the field of physiotherapy have been published, but their conclusiveness has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to provide an overview and describe the conclusiveness of evidence from CRs regarding physiotherapy. We conducted a systematic search using the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in the Cochrane Library from 2008 through 2017 in the field of physiotherapy, the Physical Rehabilitation Evidence Database, and the CRs list on the Cochrane Rehabilitation website. Reviewers extracted the following data: year of publication, editorial group, number of articles meeting the criteria, number of patients enrolled, conclusiveness, and need for additional studies. Linear regression was used to determine whether the percentage of conclusive reviews was affected by the year of publication. Reviewers found 283 CRs in the field of physiotherapy, and only 16 (5.7%) of which were conclusive. The number of trials and participants enrolled in conclusive reviews were significantly higher than those in inconclusive reviews (P < 0.001). The percentage of conclusive reviews was significantly correlated with year of publication (P = 0.03). Almost all reviews recognized the need for additional studies. Most CRs in physiotherapy are inconclusive, and most emphasize the need for further research. The ability of a Cochrane Review to reach a conclusion is affected by the cumulative patient sample size and number of trials included in the analysis.

Patients with immunodeficiency or immunosuppression are at risk of developing a lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD). Methotrexate (MTX) is an iatrogenic cause of LPD, which in up to 50% cases occurs in extranodal sites. The occurrence of MTX-related LPD with osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) has rarely been reported. Moreover, there are no clear diagnostic criteria and treatment strategies for management of these lesions. In the present cases, discontinuing MTX and debridement of the necrotic bone were effective. This report describes 3 cases of MTX-related LPD in patients with longstanding rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who presented with ONJ. The first patient was a 74-year-old man with RA who had received treatment with MTX for 7 years before presenting with ONJ and submental lymphadenopathy. The second patient was a 79-year-old woman who had been treated for 21 years with MTX and who presented with ONJ. The third patient was a 67-year-old man who had been treated with MTX for more than 15 years. In all 3 cases, biopsy, histology, and immunohistochemistry using a panel of lymphoid markers (Epstein-Barr virus [EBV], CD79a, CD20, PAX-5, CD3, and CD30) resulted in the diagnosis of EBV-driven T-cell, B-cell, and Hodgkin-like LPD. All 3 patients recovered after cessation of MTX and surgical debridement. Biopsy examination, diagnostic immunohistochemistry using lymphoid immune markers, and imaging studies using computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron-emission tomographic computed tomography were useful for the correct diagnosis of this condition.

Background: NPM1 mutations (NPM1 +) occur in ~30% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), often with co-occurring mutations including isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations (IDH +). Previous studies suggest early acquisition and expansion of IDH1/2 mutations (IDH1 +/IDH2 +) prior to NPM1 + development increase relapse risk. Yet the clonal hierarchy of NPM1 +/IDH + AML, dynamics of IDH + during therapy, and predictive value of IDH1 +/2 + in NPM1 + AML in response to standard intensive (IC) or venetoclax-based (VEN) treatment is less studied. Methods: We identified 71 patients with newly diagnosed NPM1+ AML (index cohort). Longitudinal molecular assessment of bone marrow samples at diagnosis, remission, and relapse was performed using next-generation sequencing (NGS) of genes frequently mutated in AML. Clonality within each sample was inferred using variant allele frequency (VAF) of individual mutations compared with NPM1 +(co-dominant: VAF difference of < 10%; sub-clonal: VAF ≥10% lower). Measurable residual disease (MRD) was assessed using flow cytometry (FC) (MRD FC; lower limit of sensitivity 10 -3-10 -4) and NGS. To validate findings in the index cohort, clinical and genomic data were collected from a publicly available dataset of 39 patients with NPM1 + AML who underwent single cell DNA sequencing (scDNAseq) at our institution. Categorical and continuous variables were assessed using the fisher exact test and the Wilcoxon rank sum test, respectively. Adjustment for multiple comparisons utilized the Benjamini-Horchberg procedure. Time-to-event outcomes were assessed by the log-rank method. Results: Median patient age was 64 years (range 19-84). Thirty-eight patients (54%) received IC (IC: n=30, IC+VEN: n= 8); 33 (46%) received lower-intensity therapy (lower-intensity: n= 6, lower-intensity+VEN: n=27). Common co-occurring mutations at diagnosis included DNMT3A (62%), FLT3 (52%), TET2 (27%), IDH2 (23%), IDH1 (18%), PTPN11 (18%), and NRAS (17%). SRSF2, IDH2, TET2, ASXL1, and DNMT3A mutations preceded or were co-dominant with NPM1 +, while NRAS, PTPN11, and FLT3 mutations were sub-clonal. IDH1 +was sub-clonal in 40% of cases (Fig. 1A). In the scDNAseq cohort IDH1 + was sub-clonal in 40% (n=3/8); IDH2 + preceded NPM1 +in 75% (n=9). Compared with IDH1 +, IDH2 + was more likely to precede or be co-dominant with NPM1 + (95% vs. 60%, p-value: 0.017). DTA (DNMT3A, TET2, ASXL1) mutations were detected more often in remission versus IDH + (88% vs. 55%, p-value: 0.01). Persistent IDH1 + and IDH2 + were identified in 36% (n=4) and 73% (n=11) of patients. Concurrent MRD FC confirmed clearance of the previous AML clone in 100% of patients, with a pre-leukemic/CH immunophenotype identified in 50% and 80% of cases with persistent IDH1 +or IDH2 +, respectively Patients with IDH + often developed new or persistent mutations in remission compared with patients with wild-type IDH(54% vs. 12%, p-value Patients with NPM1 +/IDH + compared with NPM1 +/IDH - AML in complete remission (N=91) had improved event-free (EFS; median 65 vs. 28 months, p-value: 0.002) and overall survival (OS; median 82 months vs. NR, p-value: 0.02) (Fig. 1B and C), largely driven by NPM1 +/IDH2 + cases, and patients receiving IC. No survival difference was observed based on clonal hierarchy of IDH + (clonal vs sub-clonal) compared with NPM1 + or persistent IDH + in remission with concurrent clearance of NPM1 + and MRD FC. FLT3 mutations were identified at similar frequencies in the NPM1 +/IDH +and NPM1 +/IDH - groups (50% vs. 53%, p-value: 0.84; ITD: 81% vs. 69%, p-value: 0.49), and a similar number of patients receiving VEN (48% vs.43%, p-value: 0.38). Conclusion: IDH1 + and IDH2 + develop at differing timepoints during leukemogenesis in NPM1 + AML. IDH2 + frequently precedes NPM1 and persists in remission, while IDH1 + is more often sub-clonal and cleared in remission. Persistent IDH1 + or IDH2 + frequently correlate with detection of a CH phenotype by MFC in remission, and in the absence of NPM1 + and MRD FC do not influence relapse. Improved EFS and OS was observed with NPM1 +/IDH + AML, identifying a molecular subgroup associated with favorable outcomes to both VEN and IC treatment regimens Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures DiNardo: Foghorn: Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria; Takeda: Honoraria; GlaxoSmithKline: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; ImmuneOnc: Honoraria, Research Funding; Notable Labs: Current holder of stock options in a privately-held company, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Agios/Servier: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; AbbVie: Consultancy, Research Funding; Bristol Myers Squibb: Honoraria, Research Funding; Forma: Honoraria, Research Funding; Celgene, a Bristol Myers Squibb company: Honoraria, Research Funding. Wang: Stemline Therapeutics: Honoraria. Kadia: Ascentage: Other; AstraZeneca: Other; Liberum: Consultancy; Genfleet: Other; Pfizer: Consultancy, Other; Astellas: Other; Novartis: Consultancy; BMS: Other: Grant/research support; Jazz: Consultancy; Dalichi Sankyo: Consultancy; Genentech: Consultancy, Other: Grant/research support; Cure: Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Other: Grant/research support; Aglos: Consultancy; AbbVie: Consultancy, Other: Grant/research support; Cellonkos: Other; Sanofi-Aventis: Consultancy; Pulmotech: Other. Daver: Gilead Sciences, Inc.: Consultancy, Research Funding; FATE Therapeutics: Research Funding; Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Research Funding; Hanmi: Research Funding; Sevier: Consultancy, Research Funding; Abbvie: Consultancy, Research Funding; Astellas: Consultancy, Research Funding; Trovagene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy, Research Funding; Genentech: Consultancy, Research Funding; ImmunoGen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Research Funding; Trillium: Consultancy, Research Funding; Novimmune: Research Funding; Glycomimetics: Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Other: Data Monitoring Committee member; Dava Oncology (Arog): Consultancy; Celgene: Consultancy; Syndax: Consultancy; Shattuck Labs: Consultancy; Agios: Consultancy; Kite Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy; SOBI: Consultancy; STAR Therapeutics: Consultancy; Karyopharm: Research Funding; Newave: Research Funding. Short: NGMBio: Consultancy; Takeda Oncology: Consultancy, Research Funding; Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy; AstraZeneca: Consultancy; Astellas: Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria. Khoury: Angle: Research Funding; Kiromic: Research Funding; Stemline Therapeutics: Research Funding. Konopleva: F. Hoffmann-La Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: grant support; Agios: Other: grant support, Research Funding; Calithera: Other: grant support, Research Funding; Ascentage: Other: grant support, Research Funding; Stemline Therapeutics: Research Funding; Eli Lilly: Patents & Royalties: intellectual property rights, Research Funding; Rafael Pharmaceuticals: Other: grant support, Research Funding; AbbVie: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Grant Support, Research Funding; KisoJi: Research Funding; Sanofi: Other: grant support, Research Funding; Forty Seven: Other: grant support, Research Funding; Cellectis: Other: grant support; Novartis: Other: research funding pending, Patents & Royalties: intellectual property rights; Ablynx: Other: grant support, Research Funding; AstraZeneca: Other: grant support, Research Funding; Reata Pharmaceuticals: Current holder of stock options in a privately-held company, Patents & Royalties: intellectual property rights; Genentech: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: grant support, Research Funding. Ravandi: AbbVie: Honoraria, Research Funding; Xencor: Honoraria, Research Funding; Taiho: Honoraria, Research Funding; Agios: Honoraria, Research Funding; Bristol Myers Squibb: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; AstraZeneca: Honoraria; Amgen: Honoraria, Research Funding; Astex: Honoraria, Research Funding; Jazz: Honoraria, Research Funding; Prelude: Research Funding; Syros Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Celgene: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Novartis: Honoraria. Takahashi: Celgene/BMS: Consultancy; Symbio Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; GSK: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy. Loghavi: Abbvie: Current equity holder in publicly-traded company; Curio Sciences: Honoraria; Gerson Lehrman Group: Consultancy; Guidepoint: Consultancy; Peerview: Honoraria; Qualworld: Consultancy.

Here we report a case of localized AL amyloidosis of the tongue that caused discomfort and tissue mass in the mid-dorsal surface of the tongue. A 70-year-old woman became aware of discomfort and tissue mass in the mid-dorsal surface of the tongue. Biopsy of the lesion was performed in 2010, and pathological examination suggested amyloidosis. A gradual increase in size of the tongue lesion was seen during clinical follow-up. Second biopsy of the tongue lesion was performed in October 2013, and the pathological diagnosis was amyloidosis. The patient was referred to our hospital for definitive diagnosis. Extensive examination excluded systemic involvement, and localized primary amyloidosis was diagnosed. The lesion was surgically resected and no clinical progression to systemic amyloidosis or local recurrence has been observed during 2 years of follow-up. In English literature, 25% of patients with systemic amyloidosis show macroglossia related to tongue amyloidosis, and there was no consensus for management of localized tongue amyloidosis. Some reports indicated there was no case of localized amyloidosis progressing to the systemic form. On the other hand, there were some reports that amyloidosis of mucosal sites in the head and neck was associated with underlying malignancy. Careful regular follow-up for this disease is thus necessary. Because therapeutic principles are different between localized tongue amyloidosis and oral amyloidosis related to systemic form, oral surgeons must investigate systemic involvement in cases like this.

7529 Background: Clonal Hematopoiesis may persist following complete remission (CR) in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) but does not necessarily indicate residual AML and may represent persistence of pre-leukemic stem cells. Post-remission CH identified by NGS has not been systemically studied in parallel with measurable residual disease (MRD) detection by flow cytometric immunophenotyping (FCI). Methods: We studied bone marrow sample from AML patients at baseline and CR by targeted deep NGS of 295 genes (median 403x depth) and compared the results to FCI. Measurable residual disease (MRD) detection by FCI was performed by comparing the phenotype at CR to baseline and by detection of leukemia associated immunophenotype (LAIP) and derivation from normal (DFN) (sensitivity: 0.1%). Post-CR CH was defined as presence of mutations originally detected in AML with variant allele frequency > 2.5%. FCI results were categorized into 4 groups: a) AML MRD negative by LAIP or DFN b) AML MRD+ (similar to baseline) c) AML MRD+ (different from baseline), d) Negative for AML MRD, but aberrant phenotype suggestive of pre-leukemic cells. We correlated FCI and NGS results. Results: 101 patients were included in the study. 45 (45%) had persistent post-CR clonal hematopoiesis; 23 (51%) had phenotypic alterations detected by FCI including AML MRD+ in 18 (40%) and pre-leukemic cells in 5 (10%). Among patient with no detectable mutations by NGS (n = 56; 55%), 14 (25%) had FCI aberrancies including AML MRD+ in 4 (7%) and pre-leukemic cells in 10 (18%). CH was significantly more common in samples with residual phenotypic aberrancies detected by FCI (p = 0.004). There was no significant correlation between FCI group d and persistent CH (p = 0.4). Persistent ASXL1 (p = 0.024, OR = 7.2 ) and RUNX1 (p = 0.016; OR = 17.3) mutations were significantly associated with FCI abnormalities. The correlation coefficient between FCI abnormalities and RUNX1 mutations inferred from a Bayesian network structure was 0.66. Conclusions: NGS and FCI are complementary in evaluating post treatment disease status in AML. Post CR-CH is associated with phenotypic abnormalities that either represent residual AML or pre-leukemic cells. The latter may not have the same prognostic implications as AML MRD; however, the association with outcome needs to be elucidated. Single cell DNA sequencing technologies may be helpful in more accurately deciphering the association of individual gene mutations and their contribution to phenotypic aberrations.

Cherubism is a rare genetic disorder and the majority of patients with cherubism are children. The aim of this study was to determine if analysis of mutations in the SH3BP2 gene using collected blood could distinguish cherubism from other similar diseases and might therefore replace the current extensive and invasive methods of diagnosis of cherubism with a minimally invasive method. Exon 9 of the SH3BP2 gene of a child with cherubism and of the child's parents was sequenced using PCR of the genomic DNA of collected leucocytes. The patient's lesions were analyzed radiographically. Biopsied lesions of the patient were histopathologically analyzed. The genomic DNA analysis indicated that the exon 9 sequence of the child and that of its mother, but not its father, was mutated. The combined radiographic and histopathological analyses suggested cherubism. In conclusion, sequencing of mutations in exon 9 of the SH3BP2 gene can diagnose cherubism and may therefore replace the combined extensive and more invasive methods previously required for such diagnosis.

Oral mucositis (OM) is a painful complication of radiation therapy (RT) for head and neck cancer. OM can compromise nutrition, require opioid analgesics and hospitalization for pain control, and lead to interruption of treatment. Severe oral mucositis appears inevitable in superselective intra-arterial chemotherapy concurrent with radiotherapy (SSIACRT), requiring management of OM for the patient. The objective of this study was to assess the utility of professional oral health care (POHC) for the management of OM in patients undergoing SSIACRT. Thirty-three patients were enrolled in this study. The first 17 patients underwent SSIACRT before we created an oral management team, and thus did not receive POHC. The remaining 16 patients received POHC. Fever duration, duration of oral feeding difficulty, opioid usage, duration of opioid administration, duration of hospitalization, and number of hospital days from the end of irradiation to discharge were compared between these two groups. Median total dose of morphine during SSIACRT, median number of hospital days from end of irradiation to discharge, and duration of hospitalization all differed significantly between groups (P

We report the case of a 3-month-old female infant who presented with a cystic swelling in the left side of the oral floor (i.e., a congenital ranula). Observation was initially carried out because of the patient's poor general condition. A puncture was performed twice because the ranula enlarged gradually and caused difficulty with sucking during follow-up. Despite being punctured, the ranula recurred again and resulted in difficulty with sucking. Therefore, we performed marsupialization of the ranula under general anesthesia. There was no sign of recurrence for 4 years after marsupialization.

A penetrating injury by a foreign body is comparatively common in the oral and maxillofacial region. On the other hand, injury to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) by a foreign object is very rare. The TMJ is an anatomically narrow space surrounded by hard bony processes. An unusual case of trauma with severe trismus caused by a foreign body that impaled the TMJ is reported. A 55-year-old man presented with a 5 × 1-cm laceration to the right cheek caused by a flying object propelled during the use of a lawn mower. The edge of the foreign body had a metallic wire, which became imbedded in the wound. His jaw opening was severely limited. Computed tomography revealed that the foreign body was 3 mm in diameter and was impaled on the articular capsule. The object was successfully removed, and the wound and interior of the TMJ were irrigated. Rehabilitation of mouth opening was started on postoperative day 3. On day 9, mouth opening had improved to 35 mm, and he was discharged. After 1 year, mouth opening was 45 mm with no sign of any TMJ disorders.

Background. Distant metastasis is considerably more frequent in superselective intra-arterial chemoradiotherapy than other radical treatments for advanced oral cancers. However, there is no evidence supporting such claim. The purpose of this study was to report our experience in superselective intra-arterial chemoradiotherapy and conventional surgical management with particular focus on distant metastasis. Methods. One hundred seventy-two patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma in stages III and IV were included in this study. Retrospective analysis for DM rates and background between surgical management and superselective intra-arterial chemoradiotherapy was performed. Results. Distant metastasis developed clinically was detected in 24 out of 141 patients (17.0%) treated surgically and in 6 out of 31 patients (19.4%) treated with superselective intra-arterial chemoradiotherapy. There was no significant difference in the rate of distant metastasis between the 2 groups. Comparison of patients in both groups with and without distant metastasis revealed no differences in age, T classification, N classification, and treatment effect. Neck recurrence was the only significant risk factor for distant metastasis. Conclusion. No significant difference was found in the rate of distant metastasis between patients treated with surgical treatment and superselective intra-arterial chemoradiotherapy, and additional effort is needed to reduce the risk of distant metastasis.

Upon viral infection, the cytoplasmic viral sensor retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I) recognizes viral RNA to activate antiviral signaling to induce type I interferon (IFN). RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) activate antiviral signaling in a tissue-specific manner. The molecular mechanism underlying antiviral signaling in the respiratory system remains unclear. We studied antiviral signaling in the lower respiratory tract (LRT), which is the site of many harmful viral infections. Epithelial cells of the LRT can be roughly divided into two groups: bronchial epithelial cells (BECs) and pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells (AECs). These two cell types exhibit different phenotypes; therefore, we hypothesized that these cells may play different roles in antiviral innate immunity. We found that BECs exhibited higher antiviral activity than AECs. TNF receptor-associated factor 3 (TRAF3) has been shown to be a crucial molecule in RLR signaling. The expression levels of TRAF3 and TRAF5, which have conserved domains that are nearly identical, in the LRT were examined. We found that the bronchus exhibited the highest expression levels of TRAF3 and TRAF5 in the LRT. These findings suggest the importance of the bronchus in antiviral innate immunity in the LRT and indicate that TRAF3 and TRAF5 may contribute to RLR signaling.

This is a report of creative and technical considerations in building a participatory sound performance The SINE WAVE ORCHESTRA stay. In this performance, the participants one by one leave their own sine wave in the performance space. These sine waves form a mutually interfering sound space while the sound field of a room changes during the performance.