10 results on '"Ansah, H."'
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2. Randomized comparison of busulfan and hydroxyurea in chronic myelogenous leukemia: prolongation of survival by hydroxyurea. The German CML Study Group
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Hehlmann, R, Heimpel, H, Hasford, J, Kolb, HJ, Pralle, H, Hossfeld, DK, Queiβer, W, Löffler, H, Heinze, B, Georgii, A, Wussow, P.v., Bartram, C., Grieβhammer, M., Bergmann, L., Essers, U., Falge, C., Hochhaus, A., Queiβer, U., Sick, C., Meyer, P., Schmitz, N., Verpoort, K., Eimermacher, H., Walther, F., Westerhausen, M., Kleeberg, U.R., Heilein, A., Käbisch, A., Barz, C., Zimmermann, R., Meuret, G., Tichelli, A., Berdel, W.E., Kanz, L., Anger, B., Tigges, F.J., Schmid, L., Brockhaus, W., Zankovich, R., Schlafer, U., Weiβenfels, I., Mainzer, K., Tobler, A., Perker, M., Hohnloser, J., Messener, D., Thiele, J., Buhr, T., and Ansah, H.
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In a randomized multicenter study the influence of hydroxyurea versus busulfan on the duration of the chronic phase and on survival of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) was determined. In addition cross resistance and adverse reactions of the drugs were analyzed. From July 1983 to January 1991, 441 CML patients were randomized to receive hydroxyurea or busulfan. Of these, 90.7% were Philadelphia positive; 25.7% were low, 38.2% intermediate, and 36.2% high risk patients according to Sokal's score. The median survival of the busulfan treated Philadelphia-positive patients is 45.4 months and of the hydroxyurea group 58.2 months (P = .008). The survival advantage for the hydroxyurea treated patients is recognized in all risk groups. Sixty four patients reached therapy resistance before blast crisis and were crossed over to the alternative drug. The 23 patients with primary hydroxyurea had a median survival of 5.6 years, the 41 patients with primary busulfan therapy a median survival of 2.7 years (P = .02). Adverse reactions were less frequent with hydroxyurea with no severe adverse effects (lung fibrosis, long lasting bone marrow aplasia). The analysis of white blood cell counts in the course of treatment showed lower counts in the hydroxyurea patients. We conclude that hydroxyurea is superior to busulfan in therapy of CML in chronic phase and should be used as first line therapy. Busulfan may have a role as secondary therapy after hydroxyurea resistance or intolerance.
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- 1993
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3. ENOX2 NADH Oxidase: A BCR-ABL1-Dependent Cell Surface and Secreted Redox Protein in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
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Baykal-Köse S, Voldoire M, Desterke C, Sorel N, Cayssials E, Johnson-Ansah H, Guerci-Bresler A, Bennaceur-Griscelli A, Chomel JC, and Turhan AG
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- Humans, Multienzyme Complexes metabolism, Oxidation-Reduction, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl genetics, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive genetics, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive metabolism
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Objective: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a disease caused by the acquisition of BCR-ABL1 fusion in hematopoietic stem cells. In this study, we focus on the oncofetal ENOX2 protein as a potential secretable biomarker in CML., Materials and Methods: We used cell culture, western blot, quantitative RT-PCR, ELISA, transcriptome analyses, and bioinformatics techniques to investigate ENOX2 mRNA and protein expression., Results: Western blot analyses of UT-7 and TET-inducible Ba/F3 cell lines demonstrated the upregulation of the ENOX2 protein. BCR-ABL1 was found to induce ENOX2 overexpression in a kinase-dependent manner. We confirmed increased ENOX2 mRNA expression in a cohort of CML patients at diagnosis. In a series of CML patients, ELISA assays showed a highly significant increase of ENOX2 protein levels in the plasma of patients with CML compared to controls. Reanalyzing the transcriptomic dataset confirmed ENOX2 mRNA overexpression in the chronic phase of the disease. Bioinformatic analyses identified several genes whose mRNA expressions were positively correlated with ENOX2 in the context of BCR-ABL1 . Some of them encode proteins involved in cellular functions compatible with the growth deregulation observed in CML., Conclusion: Our results highlight the upregulation of a secreted redox protein in a BCR-ABL1 -dependent manner in CML. The data presented here suggest that ENOX2 , through its transcriptional mechanism, plays a significant role in BCR-ABL1 leukemogenesis., Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors., (©Copyright 2023 by Turkish Society of Hematology | Turkish Journal of Hematology, Published by Galenos Publishing House)
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- 2023
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4. Kinetics of early and late molecular recurrences after first-line imatinib cessation in chronic myeloid leukemia: updated results from the STIM2 trial.
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Dulucq S, Nicolini FE, Rea D, Cony-Makhoul P, Charbonnier A, Escoffre-Barbe M, Coiteux V, Lenain P, Rigal-Huguet F, Liu J, Guerci-Bresler A, Legros L, Ianotto JC, Gardembas M, Turlure P, Dubruille V, Rousselot P, Martiniuc J, Jardel H, Johnson-Ansah H, Joly B, Henni T, Cayssials E, Zunic P, Berger MG, Villemagne B, Robbesyn F, Morisset S, Mahon FX, and Etienne G
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- Humans, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl genetics, Imatinib Mesylate therapeutic use, Protein Kinase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Remission Induction, Stromal Interaction Molecule 2, Treatment Outcome, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive drug therapy, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive genetics, Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase drug therapy
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Discontinuation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia is feasible in clinical practice based on recently published international recommendations. Nevertheless, factors predictive of molecular recurrence have not been fully elucidated and long-term follow-up of patients enrolled in clinical studies are required in order to update knowledge on discontinuation attempts particularly in terms of the safety and durability of treatment-free remission (TFR). In the current study, we updated results from the STIM2 study in the light of the consensual criterion of molecular recurrence reported in different international recommendations. Among the 199 patients included in the perprotocol study, 108 patients lost a major molecular response. With a median follow-up of 40.8 months (5.5-111 months), the probability of treatment-free remission was 43.4% [36.3-50.4] at 5 years, 40.9% [32.8-47.3] at 7 years and 34.5% [25.6- 43.3] at 9 years. Molecular recurrence occurred between 0 to 6 months, 6 to 24 months and after 24 months in 75 patients (69%), 15 patients (14%) and 18 patients (17%), respectively. Notably, the kinetics of molecular recurrence differed significantly between these three subgroups with a median time from loss of MR4 (BCR::ABL1 IS≤0.01%) to loss of major molecular response of 1, 7 and 22 months, respectively. Predictive factors of molecular recurrence differed according to the time of occurrence of the molecular recurrence. Durations of imatinib treatment and deep molecular response as well as BCR::ABL1/ABL1 levels at cessation of tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment, as quantified by reverse transcriptase droplet digital polymerase chain reaction, are involved in molecular recurrence occurring up to 24 months but not beyond. (ClinicalTrial. gov Identifier NCT#0134373).
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- 2022
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5. The Spliceosome: A New Therapeutic Target in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia.
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Lebecque B, Bourgne C, Munje C, Berger J, Tassin T, Cony-Makhoul P, Guerci-Bresler A, Johnson-Ansah H, Liu W, Saugues S, Tchirkov A, Vetrie D, Copland M, and Berger MG
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RNA splicing factors are frequently altered in cancer and can act as both oncoproteins and tumour suppressors. They have been found mutated or deregulated, justifying the growing interest in the targeting of splicing catalysis, splicing regulatory proteins, and/or specific, key altered splicing events. We recently showed that the DNA methylation alterations of CD34
+ CD15- chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) cells affect, among others, alternative splicing genes, suggesting that spliceosome actors might be altered in chronic-phase (CP)-CML. We investigated the expression of 12 spliceosome genes known to be oncogenes or tumour suppressor genes in primary CP-CML CD34+ cells at diagnosis ( n = 15). We found that CP-CML CD34+ cells had a distinct splicing signature profile as compared with healthy donor CD34+ cells or whole CP-CML cells, suggesting: (i) a spliceosome deregulation from the diagnosis time and (ii) an intraclonal heterogeneity. We could identify three profile types, but there was no relationship with a patient's characteristics. By incubating cells with TKI and/or a spliceosome-targeted drug (TG003), we showed that CP-CML CD34+ cells are both BCR::ABL and spliceosome dependent, with the combination of the two drugs showing an additive effect while sparing healthy donors cells. Our results suggest that the spliceosome may be a new potential target for the treatment of CML.- Published
- 2022
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6. Imatinib Optimized Therapy Improves Major Molecular Response Rates in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.
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Johnson-Ansah H, Maneglier B, Huguet F, Legros L, Escoffre-Barbe M, Gardembas M, Cony-Makhoul P, Coiteux V, Sutton L, Abarah W, Pouaty C, Pignon JM, Choufi B, Visanica S, Deau B, Morisset L, Cayssials E, Molimard M, Bouchet S, Mahon FX, Nicolini F, Aegerter P, Cayuela JM, Delord M, Bruzzoni-Giovanelli H, and Rousselot P
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The registered dose for imatinib is 400 mg/d, despite high inter-patient variability in imatinib plasmatic exposure. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is routinely used to maximize a drug’s efficacy or tolerance. We decided to conduct a prospective randomized trial (OPTIM-imatinib trial) to assess the value of TDM in patients with chronic phase chronic myelogenous treated with imatinib as first-line therapy (NCT02896842). Eligible patients started imatinib at 400 mg daily, followed by imatinib [C]min assessment. Patients considered underdosed ([C]min < 1000 ng/mL) were randomized in a dose-increase strategy aiming to reach the threshold of 1000 ng/mL (TDM arm) versus standard imatinib management (control arm). Patients with [C]min levels ≥ 1000 ng/mL were treated following current European Leukemia Net recommendations (observational arm). The primary endpoint was the rate of major molecular response (MMR, BCR::ABL1IS ≤ 0.1%) at 12 months. Out of 133 evaluable patients on imatinib 400 mg daily, 86 patients had a [C]min < 1000 ng/mL and were randomized. The TDM strategy resulted in a significant increase in [C]min values with a mean imatinib daily dose of 603 mg daily. Patients included in the TDM arm had a 12-month MMR rate of 67% (95% CI, 51−81) compared to 39% (95% CI, 24−55) for the control arm (p = 0.017). This early advantage persisted over the 3-year study period, in which we considered imatinib cessation as a censoring event. Imatinib TDM was feasible and significantly improved the 12-month MMR rate. This early advantage may be beneficial for patients without easy access to second-line TKIs.
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- 2022
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7. Evaluation of Residual Disease and TKI Duration Are Critical Predictive Factors for Molecular Recurrence after Stopping Imatinib First-line in Chronic Phase CML Patients.
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Nicolini FE, Dulucq S, Boureau L, Cony-Makhoul P, Charbonnier A, Escoffre-Barbe M, Rigal-Huguet F, Coiteux V, Varet B, Dubruille V, Lenain P, Rousselot P, Rea D, Guerci-Bresler A, Legros L, Liu J, Gardembas M, Ianotto JC, Turlure P, Johnson-Ansah H, Martiniuc J, Jardel H, Joly B, Zunic P, Henni T, Villemagne B, Berger MG, Cayssials E, Guilhot F, Larosa F, Guilhot J, Etienne G, and Mahon FX
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- Adult, Aged, Drug Administration Schedule, Female, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic, Humans, Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase genetics, Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase pathology, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Remission Induction, Survival Analysis, Treatment Outcome, Imatinib Mesylate therapeutic use, Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase drug therapy, Neoplasm, Residual diagnosis, Protein Kinase Inhibitors therapeutic use
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Purpose: Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) discontinuation is an emerging goal in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) management and several studies have demonstrated the feasibility of safely stopping imatinib. A sustained deep molecular response on long-term TKI is critical prior to attempting treatment-free remission. Reproducible results from several studies reported recently, failed to identify robust and reproducible predictive factors for the selection of the best candidates for successful TKI cessation., Patients and Methods: We conducted a prospective national phase II study evaluating the cessation of imatinib after at least 2 years of MR4.5 obtained on imatinib first-line in patients with chronic phase CML., Results: A total of 218 patients with de novo chronic phase CML were involved in the study. The median follow-up after imatinib cessation was 23.5 (1-64) months, 2 patients died from unrelated causes, and 107 experienced a confirmed increase in BCR-ABL1 levels defined as molecular recurrence. The molecular recurrence-free survival was 52% [95% confidence interval (CI), 45%-59%] at 6 months, and 50% (95% CI, 43%-57%) at 24 months. Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) was used to evaluate more accurately low levels of BCR-ABL1 in 175 of 218 patients at imatinib cessation. To apply positive BCR-ABL1/ABL1 ratios on the international scale (IS), a conversion factor was calculated for ddPCR and the significant cut-off point was established at 0.0023%
IS . In a multivariate analysis, the duration of TKI (≥74.8 months) and ddPCR (≥0.0023%IS ) were the two identified predictive factors of molecular recurrence, with P = 0.0366 (HR, 0.635; 95% CI, 0.415-0.972] and P = 0.008 (HR, 0.556; 95% CI, 0.360-0.858), respectively., Conclusions: We conclude that the duration of TKI and residual leukemic cell load as determined by ddPCR are key factors for predicting successful treatment-free remission for patients with de novo chronic phase CML. See related commentary by Yan et al., p. 6561 ., (©2019 American Association for Cancer Research.)- Published
- 2019
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8. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a novel druggable pathway controlling malignant progenitor proliferation in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
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Gentil M, Hugues P, Desterke C, Telliam G, Sloma I, Souza LEB, Baykal S, Artus J, Griscelli F, Guerci A, Johnson-Ansah H, Foudi A, Bennaceur-Griscelli A, and Turhan AG
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- Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors agonists, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors genetics, Carbazoles pharmacology, Case-Control Studies, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation drug effects, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl genetics, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic drug effects, Humans, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive drug therapy, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive genetics, Neoplastic Stem Cells drug effects, Neoplastic Stem Cells pathology, Purines pharmacology, RNA, Messenger genetics, RNA, Messenger metabolism, RNA, Neoplasm genetics, RNA, Neoplasm metabolism, Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon agonists, Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon genetics, Signal Transduction drug effects, Tumor Stem Cell Assay, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors metabolism, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive metabolism, Neoplastic Stem Cells metabolism, Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon metabolism
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Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) is an ubiquitous basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, which is ligand-activated and involved in numerous biological processes including cell division, cell quiescence and inflammation. It has been shown that AHR is involved in normal hematopoietic progenitor proliferation in human cells. In addition, loss of AHR in knockout mice is accompanied by a myeloproliferative syndrome-like disease, suggesting a role of AHR in hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) maintenance. To study the potential role of AHR pathway in CML progenitors and stem cells, we have first evaluated the expression of AHR in UT-7 cell line expressing BCR-ABL. AHR expression was highly reduced in UT-7 cell expressing BCR-ABL as compared to controls. AHR transcript levels, quantified in primary peripheral blood CML cells at diagnosis (n = 31 patients) were found to be significantly reduced compared to healthy controls (n = 15). The use of StemRegenin (SR1), an AHR antagonist, induced a marked expansion of total leukemic cells and leukemic CD34+ cells by about 4- and 10-fold respectively. SR1-treated CML CD34+ cells generated more colony-forming cells and long-term culture initiating cell (LTC-IC)-derived progenitors as compared to non-SR1-treated counterparts. Conversely, treatment of CML CD34+ cells with FICZ, a natural agonist of AHR, induced a 3-fold decrease in the number of CD34+ cells in culture after 7 days. Moreover, a 4-day FICZ treatment was sufficient to significantly reduce the clonogenic potential of CML CD34+ cells and this effect was synergized by Imatinib and Dasatinib treatments. Similarly, a 3-day FICZ treatment contributed to hinder significantly the number of LTC-IC-derived progenitors without synergistic effect with Imatinib. The analysis of molecular circuitry of AHR signaling in CML showed a transcriptional signature in CML derived CD34+ CD38- primitive cells with either low or high levels of AHR, with an upregulation of myeloid genes involved in differentiation in the "AHR low" fraction and an upregulation of genes involved in stem cell maintenance in the "AHR high" fraction. In conclusion, these findings demonstrate for the first time that down-regulation of AHR expression, a major cell cycle regulator, is involved in the myeloproliferative phenotype associated with CML. AHR agonists inhibit clonogenic and LTC-IC-derived progenitor growth and they could be used in leukemic stem cell targeting in CML., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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- 2018
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9. Discontinuation of dasatinib or nilotinib in chronic myeloid leukemia: interim analysis of the STOP 2G-TKI study.
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Rea D, Nicolini FE, Tulliez M, Guilhot F, Guilhot J, Guerci-Bresler A, Gardembas M, Coiteux V, Guillerm G, Legros L, Etienne G, Pignon JM, Villemagne B, Escoffre-Barbe M, Ianotto JC, Charbonnier A, Johnson-Ansah H, Noel MP, Rousselot P, and Mahon FX
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Disease-Free Survival, Female, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl genetics, Humans, Incidence, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive genetics, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local drug therapy, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local epidemiology, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local genetics, RNA, Messenger genetics, Treatment Outcome, Dasatinib therapeutic use, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl antagonists & inhibitors, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive drug therapy, Protein Kinase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Pyrimidines therapeutic use
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STOP second generation (2G)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) is a multicenter observational study designed to evaluate 2G-TKI discontinuation in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Patients receiving first-line or subsequent dasatinib or nilotinib who stopped therapy after at least 3 years of TKI treatment and in molecular response 4.5 (MR4.5) with undetectable BCR-ABL1 transcripts for the 2 preceding years at least were eligible for inclusion. This interim analysis reports outcomes of 60 patients with a minimum follow-up of 12 months (median 47, range: 12-65). Twenty-six patients (43.3%) experienced a molecular relapse defined as the loss of a major molecular response (MMR). Relapses occurred after a median time of 4 months (range: 1-38). Cumulative incidences of molecular relapse by 12 and 48 months were 35% (95% confidence interval [CI], 24.79% to 49.41%) and 44.76% (95% CI, 33.35% to 59.91%), respectively. Treatment-free remission (TFR) rates at 12 and 48 months were 63.33% (95% CI, 51.14% to 75.53%) and 53.57% (95% CI, 40.49% to 66.65%), respectively. In univariate analysis, prior suboptimal response or TKI resistance was the only baseline factor associated with significantly worse outcome. A landmark analysis demonstrated that loss of MR4.5 3 months after stopping TKI was predictive of failure to maintain MMR later on. During the treatment-free phase, no progression toward advanced phase CML occurred, and all relapsing patients regained MMR and MR4.5 after restarting therapy. In conclusion, discontinuation of first-line or subsequent 2G-TKI yields promising TFR rates without safety concerns. Further research is encouraged to better define conditions that will offer patients the highest chance to remain free from 2G-TKI therapy., (© 2017 by The American Society of Hematology.)
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- 2017
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10. The prognostic value of hematogones in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
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Chantepie SP, Parienti JJ, Salaun V, Benabed K, Cheze S, Gac AC, Johnson-Ansah H, Macro M, Damaj G, Vilque JP, and Reman O
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bone Marrow pathology, Cohort Studies, Disease-Free Survival, Female, Flow Cytometry, Humans, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute mortality, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute pathology, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Recurrence, Risk Assessment, Survival Analysis, Young Adult, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute diagnosis, Lymphocyte Count, Precursor Cells, B-Lymphoid cytology
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In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), new prognostic tools are needed to assess the risk of relapse. Hematogones (HGs) are normal B-lymphocyte precursors that increase in hematological diseases and may influence remission duration in AML. HG detection was prospectively investigated in 262 AML patients to determine its prognostic value. Flow cytometric HG detection was performed in bone marrow aspiration after intensive chemotherapy at the time of hematological recovery. Patients with HGs in bone marrow samples had a significantly better relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) than patients without HGs (P = 0.0021, and P = 0.0016). Detectable HGs independently predicted RFS (HR = 0.61, 95%CI: 0.42 - 0.89, P = 0.012) and OS (HR = 0.59, 95%CI: 0.38 - 0.92, 0.019) controlling for age, ELN classification, the number of chemotherapy cycles to achieve CR, performance status, secondary AML and flow cytometric minimal residual disease (MRD). In intensively treated AML, individual determination of HGs could be useful to stratify the optimal risk-adapted therapeutic strategy after induction chemotherapy. Am. J. Hematol. 91:566-570, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., (© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2016
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