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1. NPM1-mutated myeloid neoplasm with low percentage of blasts

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Falini, B., Chiusolo, Patrizia, Fianchi, Luana, Pagano, Livio, Chiusolo P. (ORCID:0000-0002-1355-1587), Fianchi L., Pagano L. (ORCID:0000-0001-8287-928X), Falini, B., Chiusolo, Patrizia, Fianchi, Luana, Pagano, Livio, Chiusolo P. (ORCID:0000-0002-1355-1587), Fianchi L., and Pagano L. (ORCID:0000-0001-8287-928X)

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2024

2. DUAL TARGETING OF HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA BY ANTI-CD30 CAR-T CELLS CO-TRANSDUCED WITH AN ANTI-PDL1 COSTIMULATORY RECEPTOR TO OVERCOME THE IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MICROENVIRONMENT

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Perriello, V, Martarelli, N, Gentili, M, Capurro, M, Marra, A, Erol, G, Gobbi, M, Tiacci, E, Falini, B, Perriello V. M., Martarelli N., Gentili M., Capurro M., Marra A., Erol G., Gobbi M., Tiacci E., Falini B., Perriello, V, Martarelli, N, Gentili, M, Capurro, M, Marra, A, Erol, G, Gobbi, M, Tiacci, E, Falini, B, Perriello V. M., Martarelli N., Gentili M., Capurro M., Marra A., Erol G., Gobbi M., Tiacci E., and Falini B.

Published
2023

3. SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: The Italian Hematology Alliance on COVID-19 cohort

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Merli, M, Ferrarini, I, Merli, F, Busca, A, Mina, R, Falini, B, Bruna, R, Cairoli, R, Marchetti, M, Romano, A, Cavo, M, Arcaini, L, Trentin, L, Cattaneo, C, Derenzini, E, Fracchiolla, N, Marchesi, F, Scattolin, A, Billio, A, Bocchia, M, Massaia, M, Gambacorti-Passerini, C, Mauro, F, Gentile, M, Mohamed, S, Della Porta, M, Coviello, E, Cilloni, D, Visani, G, Federici, A, Tisi, M, Cudillo, L, Galimberti, S, Gherlinzoni, F, Pagano, L, Guidetti, A, Bertu, L, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Visco, C, Merli M., Ferrarini I., Merli F., Busca A., Mina R., Falini B., Bruna R., Cairoli R., Marchetti M., Romano A., Cavo M., Arcaini L., Trentin L., Cattaneo C., Derenzini E., Fracchiolla N. S., Marchesi F., Scattolin A., Billio A., Bocchia M., Massaia M., Gambacorti-Passerini C., Mauro F. R., Gentile M., Mohamed S., Della Porta M. G., Coviello E., Cilloni D., Visani G., Federici A. B., Tisi M. C., Cudillo L., Galimberti S., Gherlinzoni F., Pagano L., Guidetti A., Bertu L., Corradini P., Passamonti F., Visco C., Merli, M, Ferrarini, I, Merli, F, Busca, A, Mina, R, Falini, B, Bruna, R, Cairoli, R, Marchetti, M, Romano, A, Cavo, M, Arcaini, L, Trentin, L, Cattaneo, C, Derenzini, E, Fracchiolla, N, Marchesi, F, Scattolin, A, Billio, A, Bocchia, M, Massaia, M, Gambacorti-Passerini, C, Mauro, F, Gentile, M, Mohamed, S, Della Porta, M, Coviello, E, Cilloni, D, Visani, G, Federici, A, Tisi, M, Cudillo, L, Galimberti, S, Gherlinzoni, F, Pagano, L, Guidetti, A, Bertu, L, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Visco, C, Merli M., Ferrarini I., Merli F., Busca A., Mina R., Falini B., Bruna R., Cairoli R., Marchetti M., Romano A., Cavo M., Arcaini L., Trentin L., Cattaneo C., Derenzini E., Fracchiolla N. S., Marchesi F., Scattolin A., Billio A., Bocchia M., Massaia M., Gambacorti-Passerini C., Mauro F. R., Gentile M., Mohamed S., Della Porta M. G., Coviello E., Cilloni D., Visani G., Federici A. B., Tisi M. C., Cudillo L., Galimberti S., Gherlinzoni F., Pagano L., Guidetti A., Bertu L., Corradini P., Passamonti F., and Visco C.

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COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, is still afflicting thousands of people across the globe. Few studies on COVID-19 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are available. Here, we analyzed data from the CLL cohort of the Italian Hematology Alliance on COVID-19 (NCT04352556), which included 256 CLL patients enrolled between 25 February 2020 and 1 February 2021. Median age was 70 years (range 38–94) with male preponderance (60.1%). Approximately half of patients (n = 127) had received at least one line of therapy for CLL, including 108 (83.7%) who were on active treatment at the time of COVID-19 or received their last therapy within 12 months. Most patients (230/256, 89.9%) were symptomatic at COVID-19 diagnosis and the majority required hospitalization (n = 176). Overall, after a median follow-up of 42 days (IQR 24–96), case fatality rate was 30.1%, and it was 37.5% and 24.4% in the first (25 February 2020–22 June 2020) and second wave (23 June 2020–1 February 2021), respectively (p = 0.03). At multivariate analysis, male sex (HR 1.82, 95% CI 1.03–3.24, p = 0.04), age over than 70 years (HR 2.23, 95% CI 1.23–4.05, p = 0.01), any treatment for CLL given in the last 12 months (HR 1.72, 95% CI 1.04–2.84, p = 0.04) and COVID-19 severity (severe: HR 5.66, 95% CI 2.62–12.33, p < 0.0001; critical: HR 15.99, 95% CI 6.93–36.90, p < 0.0001) were independently associated with poor survival. In summary, we report a dismal COVID-related outcome in a significant fraction of CLL patients, that can be nicely predicted by clinical parameters.

Published
2023

4. FLT3‐targeted therapy restores GATA1 pathway function in NPM1/FLT3‐ITD mutated acute myeloid leukaemia

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Sorcini, D, primary, Stella, A, additional, Scialdone, A, additional, Sartori, S, additional, Marra, A, additional, Rossi, R, additional, De Falco, F, additional, Adamo, FM, additional, Dorillo, E, additional, Geraci, C, additional, Arcaleni, R, additional, Rompietti, C, additional, Esposito, A, additional, Moretti, L, additional, Mameli, MG, additional, Martelli, MP, additional, Falini, B, additional, and Sportoletti, P, additional

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2023
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7. Secondary infections worsen the outcome of COVID-19 in patients with hematological malignancies: A report from the ITA-HEMA-COV

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Zappasodi, P, Cattaneo, C, Ferretti, V, Mina, R, Ferreri, A, Merli, F, Oberti, M, Krampera, M, Romano, A, Zerbi, C, Ferrari, J, Cavo, M, Marco Salvini, M, Bertù, L, Fracchiolla, N, Marchesi, F, Massaia, M, Marasco, V, Cairoli, R, Scattolin, A, Vannucchi, A, Gambacorti-Passerini, C, Musto, P, Gherlinzoni, F, Cuneo, A, Pinto, A, Trentin, L, Bocchia, M, Galimberti, Coviello, E, Mc, Morotti, A, Falini, B, Turrin, M, Tafuri, A, Billio, A, Gentile, M, Lemoli, M, 37, Venditti, A, Della Porta, M, Lanza, F, Rigacci, L, Tosi, P, Mohamed, S, Corso, A, Luppi, M, Giuliani, N, Busca, A, Pagano, L, Bruno, R, Grossi, P, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Arcaini, L, Zappasodi P, Cattaneo C, Ferretti V, Mina R, Ferreri AJ, Merli F, Oberti M, Krampera M, Romano A, Zerbi C, Ferrari J, Cavo M, Marco Salvini M, Bertù L, Fracchiolla N, Marchesi F, Massaia M, Marasco V, Cairoli R, Scattolin AM, Vannucchi AM, Gambacorti-Passerini C, Musto P, Gherlinzoni F, Cuneo A, Pinto A, Trentin L, Bocchia M, Coviello E, MC, Morotti A, Falini B, Turrin M, Tafuri A, Billio A, Gentile M, Lemoli M, Venditti A, Della Porta M, Lanza F, Rigacci L, Tosi P, Mohamed S, Corso A, Luppi M, Giuliani N, Busca A, Pagano L, Bruno R, Grossi P, Corradini P, Passamonti F, Arcaini L., Zappasodi, P, Cattaneo, C, Ferretti, V, Mina, R, Ferreri, A, Merli, F, Oberti, M, Krampera, M, Romano, A, Zerbi, C, Ferrari, J, Cavo, M, Marco Salvini, M, Bertù, L, Fracchiolla, N, Marchesi, F, Massaia, M, Marasco, V, Cairoli, R, Scattolin, A, Vannucchi, A, Gambacorti-Passerini, C, Musto, P, Gherlinzoni, F, Cuneo, A, Pinto, A, Trentin, L, Bocchia, M, Galimberti, Coviello, E, Mc, Morotti, A, Falini, B, Turrin, M, Tafuri, A, Billio, A, Gentile, M, Lemoli, M, 37, Venditti, A, Della Porta, M, Lanza, F, Rigacci, L, Tosi, P, Mohamed, S, Corso, A, Luppi, M, Giuliani, N, Busca, A, Pagano, L, Bruno, R, Grossi, P, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Arcaini, L, Zappasodi P, Cattaneo C, Ferretti V, Mina R, Ferreri AJ, Merli F, Oberti M, Krampera M, Romano A, Zerbi C, Ferrari J, Cavo M, Marco Salvini M, Bertù L, Fracchiolla N, Marchesi F, Massaia M, Marasco V, Cairoli R, Scattolin AM, Vannucchi AM, Gambacorti-Passerini C, Musto P, Gherlinzoni F, Cuneo A, Pinto A, Trentin L, Bocchia M, Coviello E, MC, Morotti A, Falini B, Turrin M, Tafuri A, Billio A, Gentile M, Lemoli M, Venditti A, Della Porta M, Lanza F, Rigacci L, Tosi P, Mohamed S, Corso A, Luppi M, Giuliani N, Busca A, Pagano L, Bruno R, Grossi P, Corradini P, Passamonti F, and Arcaini L.

Abstract

The impact of secondary infections (SI) on COVID-19 outcome in patients with hematological malignancies (HM) is scarcely documented. To evaluate incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcome of SI, we analyzed the microbiologically documented SI in a large multicenter cohort of adult HM patients with COVID-19. Among 1741 HM patients with COVID-19, 134 (7.7%) had 185 SI, with a 1-month cumulative incidence of 5%. Median time between COVID-19 diagnosis and SI was 16 days (IQR: 5–36). Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and lymphoma/plasma cell neoplasms (PCN) were more frequent diagnoses in SI patients compared to patients without SI (AML: 14.9% vs. 7.1%; lymphoma/PCN 71.7% vs. 65.3%). Patients with SI were older (median age 70 vs. 66 years, p = 0.002), with more comorbidities (median Charlson Comorbidity Index 5 vs. 4, p < 0.001), higher frequency of critical COVID-19 (19.5% vs. 11.5%, p = 0.046), and more frequently not in complete remission (75% vs. 64.7% p = 0.024). Blood and bronchoalveolar lavage were the main sites of isolation for SI. Etiology of infections was bacterial in 80% (n = 148) of cases, mycotic in 9.7% (n = 18) and viral in 10.3% (n = 19); polymicrobial infections were observed in 24 patients (18%). Escherichia coli represented most of Gram-negative isolates (18.9%), while coagulase-negative Staphylococci were the most frequent among Gram-positive (14.2%). The 30-day mortality of patients with SI was higher when compared to patients without SI (69% vs. 15%, p < 0.001). The occurrence of SI worsened COVID-19 outcome in HM patients. Timely diagnosis and adequate management should be considered to improve their prognosis.

Published
2022

8. IL3-zetakine combined with a CD33 costimulatory receptor as a Dual CAR approach for safer and selective targeting of AML

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Perriello, V, Rotiroti, M, Pisani, I, Galimberti, S, Alberti, G, Pianigiani, G, Ciaurro, V, Marra, A, Sabino, M, Tini, V, Spinozzi, G, Mezzasoma, F, Morena, F, Martino, S, Salerno, D, Ashby, J, Wingham, B, Serafini, M, Martelli, M, Falini, B, Biondi, A, Tettamanti, S, Perriello, Vincenzo Maria, Rotiroti, Maria Caterina, Pisani, Ilaria, Galimberti, Stefania, Alberti, Gaia, Pianigiani, Giulia, Ciaurro, Valerio, Marra, Andrea, Sabino, Marcella, Tini, Valentina, Spinozzi, Giulio, Mezzasoma, Federica, Morena, Francesco, Martino, Sabata, Salerno, Domenico, Ashby, Julian François, Wingham, Brittany, Serafini, Marta, Martelli, Maria Paola, Falini, Brunangelo, Biondi, Andrea, Tettamanti, Sarah, Perriello, V, Rotiroti, M, Pisani, I, Galimberti, S, Alberti, G, Pianigiani, G, Ciaurro, V, Marra, A, Sabino, M, Tini, V, Spinozzi, G, Mezzasoma, F, Morena, F, Martino, S, Salerno, D, Ashby, J, Wingham, B, Serafini, M, Martelli, M, Falini, B, Biondi, A, Tettamanti, S, Perriello, Vincenzo Maria, Rotiroti, Maria Caterina, Pisani, Ilaria, Galimberti, Stefania, Alberti, Gaia, Pianigiani, Giulia, Ciaurro, Valerio, Marra, Andrea, Sabino, Marcella, Tini, Valentina, Spinozzi, Giulio, Mezzasoma, Federica, Morena, Francesco, Martino, Sabata, Salerno, Domenico, Ashby, Julian François, Wingham, Brittany, Serafini, Marta, Martelli, Maria Paola, Falini, Brunangelo, Biondi, Andrea, and Tettamanti, Sarah

Abstract

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) still represents an unmet clinical need for adult and pediatric patients. Adoptive cell therapy by chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-engineered T cells demonstrated a high therapeutic potential, but further development is required to ensure a safe and durable disease remission in AML, especially in elderly patients. To date, translation of CAR T-cell therapy in AML is limited by the absence of an ideal tumor-specific antigen. CD123 and CD33 are the 2 most widely overexpressed leukemic stem cell biomarkers but their shared expression with endothelial and hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells increases the risk of undesired vascular and hematologic toxicities. To counteract this issue, we established a balanced dual-CAR strategy aimed at reducing off-target toxicities while retaining full functionality against AML. Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells, coexpressing a first-generation low affinity anti-CD123 interleukin-3–zetakine (IL-3z) and an anti-CD33 as costimulatory receptor without activation signaling domains (CD33.CCR), demonstrated a powerful antitumor efficacy against AML targets without any relevant toxicity on hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and endothelial cells. The proposed optimized dual-CAR cytokine-induced killer cell strategy could offer the opportunity to unleash the potential of specifically targeting CD123+/CD33+ leukemic cells while minimizing toxicity against healthy cells.

Published
2023

9. Differences among young adults, adults and elderly chronic myeloid leukemia patients

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Salvi, F., Pini, M., Leoni, P., Rupoli, S., Galieni, P., Bigazzi, C., Cantore, N., Palmieri, F., Albano, F., Russo Rossi, A., Rambaldi, A., Intermesoli, T., Palandri, F., Testoni, N., Luatti, S., Soverini, S., Iacobucci, I., Bochicchio, M.T., Apolinari, M., Fogli, M., Cervello, I., Capucci, A., Malagola, M., Malpignano, A., Girasoli, M., Angelucci, E., Usala, E., Storti, S., De Biasi, E., Tagariello, G., Sartori, R., Di Raimondo, F., Vigneri, P., Impera, S., Molica, S., Lanza, F., Viganò, C., Grasso, M., Rapezzi, D., Cavazzini, F., Bosi, A., Santini, V., Capalbo, S.F., Spinosa, G., Pierri, I., Bergamaschi, M., Carella, A.M., Bacigalupo, A., De Blasio, A., Ciccone, F., Di Renzo, N., Musolino, C., Russo, S., Cortelezzi, A., Morra, E., Pungolino, E.M., Luppi, M., Marasca, R., Pogliani, E.M., Gambacorti-Passerini, C., Luciano, L., Ferrara, F., Annunziata, M., Latte, G., Noli, D., Rege-Cambrin, G., Fava, C., Semenzato, G., Binotto, G., Fabbiano, F., Turri, D., Siragusa, S., Caracciolo, C., Musso, M., Porretto, F., Aversa, F., Crugnola, M., Cazzola, M., Orlandi, E., Falini, B., Falzetti, F., Visani, G., Isidori, A., Fioritoni, G., Di Lorenzo, R., Vallisa, D., Trabacchi, E., Petrini, M., Galimberti, S., Pizzuti, M., Zaccaria, A., Salvucci, M., Ronco, F., Ielo, D., Merli, F., Avanzini, P., Tosi, P., Merli, A., Musto, P., De Stefano, V., Sica, S., Latagliata, R., De Fabritiis, P., Trawiska, M., Majolino, I., Pacilli, L., Ronci, B., Cedrone, M., Petti, M.C., Pisani, F., Tafuri, A., Montefusco, E., Iuliano, F., Dore, F., Pardini, S., Bocchia, M., Defina, M., Liberati, A.M., Luzzi, D., Boccadoro, M., Ferrero, D., Vitolo, U., Gherlinzoni, F., Calistri, E., Fanin, R., Pizzolo, G., Meneghini, V., Rodighiero, F., D'Emilio, A., Castagnetti, F., Gugliotta, G., Baccarani, M., Breccia, M., Specchia, G., Levato, L., Abruzzese, E., Rossi, G., Iurlo, A., Martino, B., Pregno, P., Stagno, F., Cuneo, A., Bonifacio, M., Gobbi, M., Russo, D., Gozzini, A., Tiribelli, M., de Vivo, A., Alimena, G., Cavo, M., Martinelli, G., Pane, F., Saglio, G., and Rosti, G.

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2015
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10. The International Consensus Classification of Mature Lymphoid Neoplasms: a report from the Clinical Advisory Committee

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Campo, E., Jaffe, E.S., Cook, J.R., Quintanilla-Martinez, L., Swerdlow, S.H., Anderson, K.C., Brousset, P., Cerroni, L., de Leval, L., Dirnhofer, S., Dogan, A., Feldman, A.L., Fend, F., Friedberg, J.W., Gaulard, P., Ghia, P., Horwitz, S.M., King, R.L., Salles, G., San-Miguel, J., Seymour, J.F., Treon, S.P., Vose, J.M., Zucca, E., Advani, R., Ansell, S., Au, W.Y., Barrionuevo, C., Bergsagel, L., Chan, W.C., Cohen, J.I., d'Amore, F., Davies, A., Falini, B., Ghobrial, I.M., Goodlad, J.R., Gribben, J.G., Hsi, E.D., Kahl, B.S., Kim, W.S., Kumar, S., LaCasce, A.S., Laurent, C., Lenz, G., Leonard, J.P., Link, M.P., Lopez-Guillermo, A., Mateos, M.V., Macintyre, E., Melnick, A.M., Morschhauser, F., Nakamura, S., Narbaitz, M., Pavlovsky, A., Pileri, S.A., Piris, M., Pro, B., Rajkumar, V., Rosen, S.T., Sander, B., Sehn, L., Shipp, M.A., Smith, S.M., Staudt, L.M., Thieblemont, C., Tousseyn, T., Wilson, W.H., Yoshino, T., Zinzani, P.L., Dreyling, M., Scott, D.W., Winter, J.N., and Zelenetz, A.D.

Subjects
Advisory Committees, Consensus, Hematologic Neoplasms/diagnosis, Hematologic Neoplasms/genetics, Humans, Lymphoma/pathology, World Health Organization
Abstract

Since the publication of the Revised European-American Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms in 1994, subsequent updates of the classification of lymphoid neoplasms have been generated through iterative international efforts to achieve broad consensus among hematopathologists, geneticists, molecular scientists, and clinicians. Significant progress has recently been made in the characterization of malignancies of the immune system, with many new insights provided by genomic studies. They have led to this proposal. We have followed the same process that was successfully used for the third and fourth editions of the World Health Organization Classification of Hematologic Neoplasms. The definition, recommended studies, and criteria for the diagnosis of many entities have been extensively refined. Some categories considered provisional have now been upgraded to definite entities. Terminology for some diseases has been revised to adapt nomenclature to the current knowledge of their biology, but these modifications have been restricted to well-justified situations. Major findings from recent genomic studies have impacted the conceptual framework and diagnostic criteria for many disease entities. These changes will have an impact on optimal clinical management. The conclusions of this work are summarized in this report as the proposed International Consensus Classification of mature lymphoid, histiocytic, and dendritic cell tumors.

Published
2022

11. Secondary infections worsen the outcome of COVID-19 in patients with hematological malignancies: A report from the ITA-HEMA-COV

Author

Zappasodi P, Cattaneo C, Ferretti V, Mina R, Ferreri AJ, Merli F, Oberti M, Krampera M, Romano A, Zerbi C, Ferrari J, Cavo M, Marco Salvini M, Bertù L, Fracchiolla N, Marchesi F, Massaia M, Marasco V, Cairoli R, Scattolin AM, Vannucchi AM, Gambacorti-Passerini C, Musto P, Gherlinzoni F, Cuneo A, Pinto A, Trentin L, Bocchia M, Galimberti, Coviello E, Morotti A, Falini B, Turrin M, Tafuri A, Billio A, Gentile M, Lemoli M, Venditti A, Della Porta M, Lanza F, Rigacci L, Tosi P, Mohamed S, Corso A, Luppi M, Giuliani N, Busca A, Pagano L, Bruno R, Grossi P, Corradini P, Passamonti F, Arcaini L., Zappasodi, P, Cattaneo, C, Ferretti, V, Mina, R, Ferreri, A, Merli, F, Oberti, M, Krampera, M, Romano, A, Zerbi, C, Ferrari, J, Cavo, M, Marco Salvini, M, Bertù, L, Fracchiolla, N, Marchesi, F, Massaia, M, Marasco, V, Cairoli, R, Scattolin, A, Vannucchi, A, Gambacorti-Passerini, C, Musto, P, Gherlinzoni, F, Cuneo, A, Pinto, A, Trentin, L, Bocchia, M, Galimberti, Coviello, E, Mc, Morotti, A, Falini, B, Turrin, M, Tafuri, A, Billio, A, Gentile, M, Lemoli, M, Venditti, A, Della Porta, M, Lanza, F, Rigacci, L, Tosi, P, Mohamed, S, Corso, A, Luppi, M, Giuliani, N, Busca, A, Pagano, L, Bruno, R, Grossi, P, Corradini, P, Passamonti, F, Arcaini, L, Zappasodi, Patrizia, Cattaneo, Chiara, Ferretti, Virginia Valeria, Mina, Roberto, Ferreri, Andrés José María, Merli, Francesco, Oberti, Margherita, Krampera, Mauro, Romano, Alessandra, Zerbi, Caterina, Ferrari, Jacqueline, Cavo, Michele, Salvini, Marco, Bertù, Lorenza, Fracchiolla, Nicola Stefano, Marchesi, Francesco, Massaia, Massimo, Marasco, Vincenzo, Cairoli, Roberto, Scattolin, Anna Maria, Vannucchi, Alessandro Maria, Gambacorti-Passerini, Carlo, Musto, Pellegrino, Gherlinzoni, Filippo, Cuneo, Antonio, Pinto, Antonello, Trentin, Livio, Bocchia, Monica, Galimberti, Sara, Coviello, Elisa, Tisi, Maria Chiara, Morotti, Alessandro, Falini, Brunangelo, Turrini, Mauro, Tafuri, Agostino, Billio, Atto, Gentile, Massimo, Lemoli, Roberto Massimo, Venditti, Adriano, Della Porta, Matteo Giovanni, Lanza, Francesco, Rigacci, Luigi, Tosi, Patrizia, Mohamed, Sara, Corso, Alessandro, Luppi, Mario, Giuliani, Nicola, Busca, Alessandro, Pagano, Livio, Bruno, Raffaele, Grossi, Paolo Antonio, Corradini, Paolo, Passamonti, Francesco, and Arcaini, Luca

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Cancer Research, Lymphoma, Coinfection, COVID-19, Hematology, General Medicine, Settore MED/15, hematological malignancie, secondary infections, Settore MED/15 - MALATTIE DEL SANGUE, COVID-19 Testing, Oncology, Hematologic Neoplasms, secondary infection, outcome, Humans, hematological malignancies, Aged
Abstract

The impact of secondary infections (SI) on COVID-19 outcome in patients with hematological malignancies (HM) is scarcely documented. To evaluate incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcome of SI, we analyzed the microbiologically documented SI in a large multicenter cohort of adult HM patients with COVID-19. Among 1741 HM patients with COVID-19, 134 (7.7%) had 185 SI, with a 1-month cumulative incidence of 5%. Median time between COVID-19 diagnosis and SI was 16 days (IQR: 5-36). Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and lymphoma/plasma cell neoplasms (PCN) were more frequent diagnoses in SI patients compared to patients without SI (AML: 14.9% vs. 7.1%; lymphoma/PCN 71.7% vs. 65.3%). Patients with SI were older (median age 70 vs. 66 years, p = 0.002), with more comorbidities (median Charlson Comorbidity Index 5 vs. 4, p < 0.001), higher frequency of critical COVID-19 (19.5% vs. 11.5%, p = 0.046), and more frequently not in complete remission (75% vs. 64.7% p = 0.024). Blood and bronchoalveolar lavage were the main sites of isolation for SI. Etiology of infections was bacterial in 80% (n = 148) of cases, mycotic in 9.7% (n = 18) and viral in 10.3% (n = 19); polymicrobial infections were observed in 24 patients (18%). Escherichia coli represented most of Gram-negative isolates (18.9%), while coagulase-negative Staphylococci were the most frequent among Gram-positive (14.2%). The 30-day mortality of patients with SI was higher when compared to patients without SI (69% vs. 15%, p < 0.001). The occurrence of SI worsened COVID-19 outcome in HM patients. Timely diagnosis and adequate management should be considered to improve their prognosis.

Published
2022

12. LABNET AML: AN EFFICIENT NETWORK THAT CONNECTS HEMATOLOGY CENTERS AND LABORATORIES FOR A HIGH-LEVEL DIAGNOSTIC/PROGNOSTIC WORKUP OF AML

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Voso, M, Cucci, R, Messina, M, Santoro, A, Divona, M, Albano, F, Ottaviani, E, Bertorelle, R, Guerrasio, A, Gottardi, E, Izzo, B, Tarantini, G, Scardocci, A, Siragusa, S, Forghieri, F, Cairoli, R, Cambo, B, Vallisa, D, Venditti, A, Ferrara, F, Mannina, D, Cilloni, D, La, S, Piciocchi, A, Falini, B, Pane, F, Saglio, G, Vignetti, M, Amadori, S, Voso MT, Cucci R, Messina M, Santoro A, Divona M, Albano F, Ottaviani E, Bertorelle R, Guerrasio A, Gottardi E, Izzo B, Tarantini G, Scardocci A, Siragusa S, Forghieri F, Cairoli R, Cambo B, Vallisa D, Venditti A, Ferrara F, Mannina D, Cilloni D, La SalaE, Piciocchi A, Falini B, Pane F, Saglio G, Vignetti M, Amadori S, Voso, M, Cucci, R, Messina, M, Santoro, A, Divona, M, Albano, F, Ottaviani, E, Bertorelle, R, Guerrasio, A, Gottardi, E, Izzo, B, Tarantini, G, Scardocci, A, Siragusa, S, Forghieri, F, Cairoli, R, Cambo, B, Vallisa, D, Venditti, A, Ferrara, F, Mannina, D, Cilloni, D, La, S, Piciocchi, A, Falini, B, Pane, F, Saglio, G, Vignetti, M, Amadori, S, Voso MT, Cucci R, Messina M, Santoro A, Divona M, Albano F, Ottaviani E, Bertorelle R, Guerrasio A, Gottardi E, Izzo B, Tarantini G, Scardocci A, Siragusa S, Forghieri F, Cairoli R, Cambo B, Vallisa D, Venditti A, Ferrara F, Mannina D, Cilloni D, La SalaE, Piciocchi A, Falini B, Pane F, Saglio G, Vignetti M, and Amadori S

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2021

14. P1144: RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY (RIT) VERSUS AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM-CELL TRANSPLANTATION (ASCT) IN RELAPSED/REFRACTORY (R/R) FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA: A FONDAZIONE ITALIANA LINFOMI (FIL) PHASE III TRIAL.

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Ladetto, M., primary, Tavarozzi, R., additional, Evangelista, A., additional, Zanni, M., additional, Tucci, A., additional, Anastasia, A., additional, Botto, B., additional, Boccomini, C., additional, Bolis, S., additional, Volpetti, S., additional, Zilioli, V. R., additional, Puccini, B., additional, Arcari, A., additional, Pavone, V., additional, Gaidano, G., additional, Corradini, P., additional, Tani, M., additional, Ferrero, S., additional, Cavallo, F., additional, Milone, G., additional, Ghiggi, C., additional, Pinto, A., additional, Pastore, D., additional, Ferreri, A. J., additional, Latte, G., additional, Patti, C., additional, Re, F., additional, Arcaini, L., additional, Benedetti, F., additional, Usai, S. V., additional, Luminari, S., additional, Mannina, D., additional, Pulsoni, A., additional, Stelitano, C., additional, Pennese, E., additional, Pietrantuono, G., additional, Gherlinzoni, F., additional, Pomponi, F., additional, Olivieri, A., additional, Perrone, T., additional, Rota Scalabrini, D., additional, Califano, C., additional, Falini, B., additional, Ciccone, G., additional, and Vitolo, U., additional

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2022
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15. S139: BCOR DELETION SUSTAINS NOTCH1 SIGNALLING ACTIVATION TO ACCELERATE CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (CLL) PROGRESSION TOWARD RICHTER TRANSFORMATION IN MICE

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Rompietti, C., primary, Sorcini, D., additional, De Falco, F., additional, Dorillo, E., additional, Adamo, F. M., additional, Silva Barcelos, E. C., additional, Stella, A., additional, Scialdone, A., additional, Esposito, A., additional, Arcaleni, R., additional, Bigerna, B., additional, Martino, G., additional, Moretti, L., additional, Mameli, M. G., additional, Geraci, C., additional, Sandoletti, L., additional, Cipiciani, A., additional, Rosati, E., additional, Falini, B., additional, and Sportoletti, P., additional

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2022
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16. P574: CPX-351 COMBINED WITH HEMATOPOIETIC CELL TRANSPLANTATION WITH REGULATORY AND CONVENTIONAL T CELL IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR HIGH-RISK ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA

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Sciabolacci, S., primary, Ruggeri, L., additional, Cardinali, V., additional, Brunetti, L., additional, Tricarico, S., additional, Saldi, S., additional, Marzuttini, F., additional, Griselli, M., additional, Perta, G., additional, Viglione, V., additional, Cimino, G., additional, Osmani, A., additional, Caridi, M., additional, Sembenico, R., additional, Terenzi, A., additional, Zei, T., additional, Iacucci Ostini, R., additional, Martelli, M. F., additional, Falini, B., additional, Velardi, A., additional, Aristei, C., additional, Mecucci, C., additional, Carotti, A., additional, Martelli, M. P., additional, and Pierini, A., additional

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2022
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17. Clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with COVID-19 severity in patients with haematological malignancies in Italy: a retrospective, multicentre, cohort study

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Passamonti, F, Cattaneo, C, Arcaini, L, Bruna, R, Cavo, M, Merli, F, Angelucci, E, Krampera, M, Cairoli, R, Della Porta, M, Fracchiolla, N, Ladetto, M, Gambacorti Passerini, C, Salvini, M, Marchetti, M, Lemoli, R, Molteni, A, Busca, A, Cuneo, A, Romano, A, Giuliani, N, Galimberti, S, Corso, A, Morotti, A, Falini, B, Billio, A, Gherlinzoni, F, Visani, G, Tisi, M, Tafuri, A, Tosi, P, Lanza, F, Massaia, M, Turrini, M, Ferrara, F, Gurrieri, C, Vallisa, D, Martelli, M, Derenzini, E, Guarini, A, Conconi, A, Cuccaro, A, Cudillo, L, Russo, D, Ciambelli, F, Scattolin, A, Luppi, M, Selleri, C, Ortu La Barbera, E, Ferrandina, C, Di Renzo, N, Olivieri, A, Bocchia, M, Gentile, M, Marchesi, F, Musto, P, Federici, A, Candoni, A, Venditti, A, Fava, C, Pinto, A, Galieni, P, Rigacci, L, Armiento, D, Pane, F, Oberti, M, Zappasodi, P, Visco, C, Franchi, M, Grossi, P, Bertu, L, Corrao, G, Pagano, L, Corradini, P, Passamonti F., Cattaneo C., Arcaini L., Bruna R., Cavo M., Merli F., Angelucci E., Krampera M., Cairoli R., Della Porta M. G., Fracchiolla N., Ladetto M., Gambacorti Passerini C., Salvini M., Marchetti M., Lemoli R., Molteni A., Busca A., Cuneo A., Romano A., Giuliani N., Galimberti S., Corso A., Morotti A., Falini B., Billio A., Gherlinzoni F., Visani G., Tisi M. C., Tafuri A., Tosi P., Lanza F., Massaia M., Turrini M., Ferrara F., Gurrieri C., Vallisa D., Martelli M., Derenzini E., Guarini A., Conconi A., Cuccaro A., Cudillo L., Russo D., Ciambelli F., Scattolin A. M., Luppi M., Selleri C., Ortu La Barbera E., Ferrandina C., Di Renzo N., Olivieri A., Bocchia M., Gentile M., Marchesi F., Musto P., Federici A. B., Candoni A., Venditti A., Fava C., Pinto A., Galieni P., Rigacci L., Armiento D., Pane F., Oberti M., Zappasodi P., Visco C., Franchi M., Grossi P. A., Bertu L., Corrao G., Pagano L., Corradini P., Passamonti, F, Cattaneo, C, Arcaini, L, Bruna, R, Cavo, M, Merli, F, Angelucci, E, Krampera, M, Cairoli, R, Della Porta, M, Fracchiolla, N, Ladetto, M, Gambacorti Passerini, C, Salvini, M, Marchetti, M, Lemoli, R, Molteni, A, Busca, A, Cuneo, A, Romano, A, Giuliani, N, Galimberti, S, Corso, A, Morotti, A, Falini, B, Billio, A, Gherlinzoni, F, Visani, G, Tisi, M, Tafuri, A, Tosi, P, Lanza, F, Massaia, M, Turrini, M, Ferrara, F, Gurrieri, C, Vallisa, D, Martelli, M, Derenzini, E, Guarini, A, Conconi, A, Cuccaro, A, Cudillo, L, Russo, D, Ciambelli, F, Scattolin, A, Luppi, M, Selleri, C, Ortu La Barbera, E, Ferrandina, C, Di Renzo, N, Olivieri, A, Bocchia, M, Gentile, M, Marchesi, F, Musto, P, Federici, A, Candoni, A, Venditti, A, Fava, C, Pinto, A, Galieni, P, Rigacci, L, Armiento, D, Pane, F, Oberti, M, Zappasodi, P, Visco, C, Franchi, M, Grossi, P, Bertu, L, Corrao, G, Pagano, L, Corradini, P, Passamonti F., Cattaneo C., Arcaini L., Bruna R., Cavo M., Merli F., Angelucci E., Krampera M., Cairoli R., Della Porta M. G., Fracchiolla N., Ladetto M., Gambacorti Passerini C., Salvini M., Marchetti M., Lemoli R., Molteni A., Busca A., Cuneo A., Romano A., Giuliani N., Galimberti S., Corso A., Morotti A., Falini B., Billio A., Gherlinzoni F., Visani G., Tisi M. C., Tafuri A., Tosi P., Lanza F., Massaia M., Turrini M., Ferrara F., Gurrieri C., Vallisa D., Martelli M., Derenzini E., Guarini A., Conconi A., Cuccaro A., Cudillo L., Russo D., Ciambelli F., Scattolin A. M., Luppi M., Selleri C., Ortu La Barbera E., Ferrandina C., Di Renzo N., Olivieri A., Bocchia M., Gentile M., Marchesi F., Musto P., Federici A. B., Candoni A., Venditti A., Fava C., Pinto A., Galieni P., Rigacci L., Armiento D., Pane F., Oberti M., Zappasodi P., Visco C., Franchi M., Grossi P. A., Bertu L., Corrao G., Pagano L., and Corradini P.

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Background: Several small studies on patients with COVID-19 and haematological malignancies are available showing a high mortality in this population. The Italian Hematology Alliance on COVID-19 aimed to collect data from adult patients with haematological malignancies who required hospitalisation for COVID-19. Methods: This multicentre, retrospective, cohort study included adult patients (aged ≥18 years) with diagnosis of a WHO-defined haematological malignancy admitted to 66 Italian hospitals between Feb 25 and May 18, 2020, with laboratory-confirmed and symptomatic COVID-19. Data cutoff for this analysis was June 22, 2020. The primary outcome was mortality and evaluation of potential predictive parameters of mortality. We calculated standardised mortality ratios between observed death in the study cohort and expected death by applying stratum-specific mortality rates of the Italian population with COVID-19 and an Italian cohort of 31 993 patients with haematological malignancies without COVID-19 (data up to March 1, 2019). Multivariable Cox proportional hazards model was used to identify factors associated with overall survival. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04352556, and the prospective part of the study is ongoing. Findings: We enrolled 536 patients with a median follow-up of 20 days (IQR 10–34) at data cutoff, 85 (16%) of whom were managed as outpatients. 440 (98%) of 451 hospitalised patients completed their hospital course (were either discharged alive or died). 198 (37%) of 536 patients died. When compared with the general Italian population with COVID-19, the standardised mortality ratio was 2·04 (95% CI 1·77–2·34) in our whole study cohort and 3·72 (2·86–4·64) in individuals younger than 70 years. When compared with the non-COVID-19 cohort with haematological malignancies, the standardised mortality ratio was 41·3 (38·1–44·9). Older age (hazard ratio 1·03, 95% CI 1·01–1·05); progressive disease status (2·10, 1·41–3·12); diagnosis of

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2020

18. Metalloproteinase inhibition reduces AML growth, prevents stem cell loss, and improves chemotherapy effectiveness.

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Pirillo, C, Birch, F, Tissot, FS, Anton, SG, Haltalli, M, Tini, V, Kong, I, Piot, C, Partridge, B, Pospori, C, Keeshan, K, Santamaria, S, Hawkins, E, Falini, B, Marra, A, Duarte, D, Lee, CF, Roberts, E, Lo Celso, C, Pirillo, C, Birch, F, Tissot, FS, Anton, SG, Haltalli, M, Tini, V, Kong, I, Piot, C, Partridge, B, Pospori, C, Keeshan, K, Santamaria, S, Hawkins, E, Falini, B, Marra, A, Duarte, D, Lee, CF, Roberts, E, and Lo Celso, C

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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a blood cancer of the myeloid lineage. Its prognosis remains poor, highlighting the need for new therapeutic and precision medicine approaches. AML symptoms often include cytopenias linked to loss of healthy hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). The mechanisms behind HSPC decline are complex and still poorly understood. Here, intravital microscopy (IVM) of a well-established experimental model of AML allows direct observation of the interactions between healthy and malignant cells in the bone marrow (BM), suggesting that physical dislodgment of healthy cells by AML through damaged vasculature may play an important role. Multiple matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), known to remodel extracellular matrix, are expressed by AML cells and the BM microenvironment. We reason MMPs could be involved in cell displacement and vascular leakiness; therefore, we evaluate the therapeutic potential of MMP pharmacological inhibition using the broad-spectrum inhibitor prinomastat. IVM analyses of prinomastat-treated mice reveal reduced vascular permeability and healthy cell clusters in circulation and lower AML infiltration, proliferation, and cell migration. Furthermore, treated mice have increased retention of healthy HSPCs in the BM and increased survival following chemotherapy. Analysis of a human AML transcriptomic database reveals widespread MMP deregulation, and human AML cells show susceptibility to MMP inhibition. Overall, our results suggest that MMP inhibition could be a promising complementary therapy to reduce AML growth and limit HSPC loss and BM vascular damage caused by MLL-AF9 and possibly other AML subtypes.

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2022

19. The International Consensus Classification of Mature Lymphoid Neoplasms: a report from the Clinical Advisory Committee

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Campo, E, Jaffe, ES, Cook, JR, Quintanilla-Martinez, L, Swerdlow, SH, Anderson, KC, Brousset, P, Cerroni, L, de Leval, L, Dirnhofer, S, Dogan, A, Feldman, AL, Fend, F, Friedberg, JW, Gaulard, P, Ghia, P, Horwitz, SM, King, RL, Salles, G, San-Miguel, J, Seymour, JF, Treon, SP, Vose, JM, Zucca, E, Advani, R, Ansell, S, Au, W-Y, Barrionuevo, C, Bergsagel, L, Chan, WC, Cohen, JI, d'Amore, F, Davies, A, Falini, B, Ghobrial, IM, Goodlad, JR, Gribben, JG, Hsi, ED, Kahl, BS, Kim, W-S, Kumar, S, LaCasce, AS, Laurent, C, Lenz, G, Leonard, JP, Link, MP, Lopez-Guillermo, A, Mateos, MV, Macintyre, E, Melnick, AM, Morschhauser, F, Nakamura, S, Narbaitz, M, Pavlovsky, A, Pileri, SA, Piris, M, Pro, B, Rajkumar, V, Rosen, ST, Sander, B, Sehn, L, Shipp, MA, Smith, SM, Staudt, LM, Thieblemont, C, Tousseyn, T, Wilson, WH, Yoshino, T, Zinzani, P-L, Dreyling, M, Scott, DW, Winter, JN, Zelenetz, A, Campo, E, Jaffe, ES, Cook, JR, Quintanilla-Martinez, L, Swerdlow, SH, Anderson, KC, Brousset, P, Cerroni, L, de Leval, L, Dirnhofer, S, Dogan, A, Feldman, AL, Fend, F, Friedberg, JW, Gaulard, P, Ghia, P, Horwitz, SM, King, RL, Salles, G, San-Miguel, J, Seymour, JF, Treon, SP, Vose, JM, Zucca, E, Advani, R, Ansell, S, Au, W-Y, Barrionuevo, C, Bergsagel, L, Chan, WC, Cohen, JI, d'Amore, F, Davies, A, Falini, B, Ghobrial, IM, Goodlad, JR, Gribben, JG, Hsi, ED, Kahl, BS, Kim, W-S, Kumar, S, LaCasce, AS, Laurent, C, Lenz, G, Leonard, JP, Link, MP, Lopez-Guillermo, A, Mateos, MV, Macintyre, E, Melnick, AM, Morschhauser, F, Nakamura, S, Narbaitz, M, Pavlovsky, A, Pileri, SA, Piris, M, Pro, B, Rajkumar, V, Rosen, ST, Sander, B, Sehn, L, Shipp, MA, Smith, SM, Staudt, LM, Thieblemont, C, Tousseyn, T, Wilson, WH, Yoshino, T, Zinzani, P-L, Dreyling, M, Scott, DW, Winter, JN, and Zelenetz, A

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Since the publication of the Revised European-American Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms in 1994, subsequent updates of the classification of lymphoid neoplasms have been generated through iterative international efforts to achieve broad consensus among hematopathologists, geneticists, molecular scientists, and clinicians. Significant progress has recently been made in the characterization of malignancies of the immune system, with many new insights provided by genomic studies. They have led to this proposal. We have followed the same process that was successfully used for the third and fourth editions of the World Health Organization Classification of Hematologic Neoplasms. The definition, recommended studies, and criteria for the diagnosis of many entities have been extensively refined. Some categories considered provisional have now been upgraded to definite entities. Terminology for some diseases has been revised to adapt nomenclature to the current knowledge of their biology, but these modifications have been restricted to well-justified situations. Major findings from recent genomic studies have impacted the conceptual framework and diagnostic criteria for many disease entities. These changes will have an impact on optimal clinical management. The conclusions of this work are summarized in this report as the proposed International Consensus Classification of mature lymphoid, histiocytic, and dendritic cell tumors.

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2022

20. Consensus opinion from an international group of experts on measurable residual disease in hairy cell leukemia

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Ravandi, F, Kreitman, RJ, Tiacci, E, Andritsos, L, Banerji, V, Barrientos, JC, Bhat, SA, Blachly, JS, Broccoli, A, Call, T, Chihara, D, Dearden, C, Demeter, J, Dietrich, S, Else, M, Epperla, N, Falini, B, Forconi, F, Gladstone, DE, Gozzetti, A, Iyengar, S, Johnston, JB, Jorgensen, J, Juliusson, G, Lauria, F, Lozanski, G, Parikh, SA, Park, JH, Polliack, A, Quest, G, Robak, T, Rogers, KA, Saven, A, Seymour, JF, Tadmor, T, Tallman, MS, Tam, CS, Thompson, PA, Troussard, X, Zent, CS, Zenz, T, Zinzani, PL, Woermann, B, Rai, K, Grever, M, Ravandi, F, Kreitman, RJ, Tiacci, E, Andritsos, L, Banerji, V, Barrientos, JC, Bhat, SA, Blachly, JS, Broccoli, A, Call, T, Chihara, D, Dearden, C, Demeter, J, Dietrich, S, Else, M, Epperla, N, Falini, B, Forconi, F, Gladstone, DE, Gozzetti, A, Iyengar, S, Johnston, JB, Jorgensen, J, Juliusson, G, Lauria, F, Lozanski, G, Parikh, SA, Park, JH, Polliack, A, Quest, G, Robak, T, Rogers, KA, Saven, A, Seymour, JF, Tadmor, T, Tallman, MS, Tam, CS, Thompson, PA, Troussard, X, Zent, CS, Zenz, T, Zinzani, PL, Woermann, B, Rai, K, and Grever, M

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A significant body of literature has been generated related to the detection of measurable residual disease (MRD) at the time of achieving complete remission (CR) in patients with hairy cell leukemia (HCL). However, due to the indolent nature of the disease as well as reports suggesting long-term survival in patients treated with a single course of a nucleoside analog albeit without evidence of cure, the merits of detection of MRD and attempts to eradicate it have been debated. Studies utilizing novel strategies in the relapse setting have demonstrated the utility of achieving CR with undetectable MRD (uMRD) in prolonging the duration of remission. Several assays including immunohistochemical analysis of bone marrow specimens, multi-parameter flow cytometry and molecular assays to detect the mutant BRAF V600E gene or the consensus primer for the immunoglobulin heavy chain gene (IGH) rearrangement have been utilized with few comparative studies. Here we provide a consensus report on the available data, the potential merits of MRD assessment in the front-line and relapse settings and recommendations on future role of MRD assessment in HCL.

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2022

21. Prolonged XPO1 inhibition is essential for optimal antileukemic activity in NPM1-mutated AML

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Pianigiani, G., Gagliardi, A., Mezzasoma, F., Rocchio, F., Tini, V., Bigerna, B., Sportoletti, P., Caruso, S., Marra, A., Peruzzi, S., Petito, E., Spinozzi, G., Shacham, S., Landesman, Y., Quintarelli, C., Gresele, P., Locatelli, Franco, Martelli, M. P., Falini, B., Brunetti, L., Locatelli F. (ORCID:0000-0002-7976-3654), Pianigiani, G., Gagliardi, A., Mezzasoma, F., Rocchio, F., Tini, V., Bigerna, B., Sportoletti, P., Caruso, S., Marra, A., Peruzzi, S., Petito, E., Spinozzi, G., Shacham, S., Landesman, Y., Quintarelli, C., Gresele, P., Locatelli, Franco, Martelli, M. P., Falini, B., Brunetti, L., and Locatelli F. (ORCID:0000-0002-7976-3654)

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NPM1 is the most frequently mutated gene in adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The interaction between mutant NPM1 (NPM1c) and exportin-1 (XPO1) causes aberrant cytoplasmic dislocation of NPM1c and promotes the high expression of homeobox (HOX) genes, which is critical for maintaining the leukemic state of NPM1-mutated cells. Although there is a rationale for using XPO1 inhibitors in NPM1-mutated AML, selinexor administered once or twice per week did not translate into clinical benefit in patients with NPM1 mutations. Here, we show that this dosing strategy results in only a temporary disruption of the XPO1-NPM1c interaction, limiting the efficacy of selinexor. Because the second-generation XPO1 inhibitor eltanexor can be administered more frequently, we tested the antileukemic activity of prolonged XPO1 inhibition in NPM1-mutated AML models. Eltanexor caused irreversible HOX downregulation, induced terminal AML differentiation, and prolonged the survival of leukemic mice. This study provides essential information for the appropriate design of clinical trials with XPO1 inhibitors in NPM1-mutated AML.

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2022

22. Secondary infections worsen the outcome of COVID-19 in patients with hematological malignancies: A report from the ITA-HEMA-COV

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Zappasodi, P., Cattaneo, C., Valeria Ferretti, V., Mina, R., Jose Maria Ferreri, A., Merli, F., Oberti, M., Krampera, M., Romano, A., Zerbi, C., Ferrari, J., Cavo, M., Salvini, M., Bertu, L., Stefano Fracchiolla, N., Marchesi, F., Massaia, M., Marasco, V., Cairoli, R., Maria Scattolin, A., Maria Vannucchi, A., Gambacorti-Passerini, C., Musto, P., Gherlinzoni, F., Cuneo, A., Pinto, A., Trentin, L., Bocchia, M., Galimberti, S., Coviello, E., Chiara Tisi, M., Morotti, A., Falini, B., Turrini, M., Tafuri, A., Billio, A., Gentile, M., Massimo Lemoli, R., Venditti, A., Giovanni Della Porta, M., Lanza, F., Rigacci, L., Tosi, P., Mohamed, S., Corso, A., Luppi, M., Giuliani, N., Busca, A., Pagano, Livio, Bruno, R., Antonio Grossi, P., Corradini, P., Passamonti, F., Arcaini, L., Pagano L. (ORCID:0000-0001-8287-928X), Zappasodi, P., Cattaneo, C., Valeria Ferretti, V., Mina, R., Jose Maria Ferreri, A., Merli, F., Oberti, M., Krampera, M., Romano, A., Zerbi, C., Ferrari, J., Cavo, M., Salvini, M., Bertu, L., Stefano Fracchiolla, N., Marchesi, F., Massaia, M., Marasco, V., Cairoli, R., Maria Scattolin, A., Maria Vannucchi, A., Gambacorti-Passerini, C., Musto, P., Gherlinzoni, F., Cuneo, A., Pinto, A., Trentin, L., Bocchia, M., Galimberti, S., Coviello, E., Chiara Tisi, M., Morotti, A., Falini, B., Turrini, M., Tafuri, A., Billio, A., Gentile, M., Massimo Lemoli, R., Venditti, A., Giovanni Della Porta, M., Lanza, F., Rigacci, L., Tosi, P., Mohamed, S., Corso, A., Luppi, M., Giuliani, N., Busca, A., Pagano, Livio, Bruno, R., Antonio Grossi, P., Corradini, P., Passamonti, F., Arcaini, L., and Pagano L. (ORCID:0000-0001-8287-928X)

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The impact of secondary infections (SI) on COVID-19 outcome in patients with hematological malignancies (HM) is scarcely documented. To evaluate incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcome of SI, we analyzed the microbiologically documented SI in a large multicenter cohort of adult HM patients with COVID-19. Among 1741 HM patients with COVID-19, 134 (7.7%) had 185 SI, with a 1-month cumulative incidence of 5%. Median time between COVID-19 diagnosis and SI was 16 days (IQR: 5–36). Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and lymphoma/plasma cell neoplasms (PCN) were more frequent diagnoses in SI patients compared to patients without SI (AML: 14.9% vs. 7.1%; lymphoma/PCN 71.7% vs. 65.3%). Patients with SI were older (median age 70 vs. 66 years, p = 0.002), with more comorbidities (median Charlson Comorbidity Index 5 vs. 4, p < 0.001), higher frequency of critical COVID-19 (19.5% vs. 11.5%, p = 0.046), and more frequently not in complete remission (75% vs. 64.7% p = 0.024). Blood and bronchoalveolar lavage were the main sites of isolation for SI. Etiology of infections was bacterial in 80% (n = 148) of cases, mycotic in 9.7% (n = 18) and viral in 10.3% (n = 19); polymicrobial infections were observed in 24 patients (18%). Escherichia coli represented most of Gram-negative isolates (18.9%), while coagulase-negative Staphylococci were the most frequent among Gram-positive (14.2%). The 30-day mortality of patients with SI was higher when compared to patients without SI (69% vs. 15%, p < 0.001). The occurrence of SI worsened COVID-19 outcome in HM patients. Timely diagnosis and adequate management should be considered to improve their prognosis.

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2022

23. Long-term follow-up of cladribine treatment in hairy cell leukemia: 30-year experience in a multicentric Italian study

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Pagano, Livio, Criscuolo, Marianna, Broccoli, A., Piciocchi, A., Varettoni, M., Galli, Eugenio, Anastasia, A., Cantonetti, M., Trentin, L., Kovalchuk, S., Orsucci, L., Frustaci, A., Spolzino, A., Volpetti, S., Annibali, O., Storti, Sergio, Stelitano, C., Marchesi, F., Offidani, M., Casadei, B., Nizzoli, M. E., De Luca, M. L., Fianchi, Luana, Motta, M., Guarnera, L., Simonetti, E., Visentin, A., Vassallo, F., Deodato, M., Sarlo, C., Olivieri, A., Falini, B., Pulsoni, A., Tiacci, E., Zinzani, P. L., Pagano L. (ORCID:0000-0001-8287-928X), Criscuolo M., Galli E., Storti S. (ORCID:0000-0002-4374-3985), Fianchi L., Pagano, Livio, Criscuolo, Marianna, Broccoli, A., Piciocchi, A., Varettoni, M., Galli, Eugenio, Anastasia, A., Cantonetti, M., Trentin, L., Kovalchuk, S., Orsucci, L., Frustaci, A., Spolzino, A., Volpetti, S., Annibali, O., Storti, Sergio, Stelitano, C., Marchesi, F., Offidani, M., Casadei, B., Nizzoli, M. E., De Luca, M. L., Fianchi, Luana, Motta, M., Guarnera, L., Simonetti, E., Visentin, A., Vassallo, F., Deodato, M., Sarlo, C., Olivieri, A., Falini, B., Pulsoni, A., Tiacci, E., Zinzani, P. L., Pagano L. (ORCID:0000-0001-8287-928X), Criscuolo M., Galli E., Storti S. (ORCID:0000-0002-4374-3985), and Fianchi L.

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Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare lymphoproliferative disease with an excellent prognosis after treatment with cladribine (2CDA), although relapse may occur during follow-up. The aim of the study is to review the efficacy, safety, long-term remission rate, and overall survival (OS) in those patients who received 2CDA as first-line treatment. We retrospectively reviewed data of HCL patients treated with 2CDA between March 1991 and May 2019 at 18 Italian Hematological centers: 513 patients were evaluable for study purpose. The median age was 54 years (range 24–88) and ECOG was 0 in 84.9% of cases. A total of 330 (64.3%) patients received 2CDA intravenously and 183 (35.7%) subcutaneously. ORR was 91.8%: CR was obtained in 335 patients (65.3%), PR in 96 (18.7%), and hematological response in 40 (7.8%) patients; in 42 (8.2%) no response was observed. Hemoglobin value (p = 0.044), frequency of circulating hairy cells (p = 0.039), recovery of absolute neutrophil count (p = 0.006), and normalization of spleen (p ≤ 0.001) were associated with CR compared to PR in univariable analysis. At a median follow-up of 6.83 years (range 0.04–28.52), the median time to relapse was 12.2 years. A significant difference in duration of response was identified between patients that obtained a CR and PR (19.4 years versus 4.8 years, p < 0.0001). Non-hematological grade 3 or higher early toxicity was reported in 103 (20.1%) patients. Median OS was not reached: 95.3%, 92.4%, and 81.8% of patients were estimated to be alive at 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively. Forty-nine patients died (9.5%), following an infection in 14 cases (2.7%), natural causes in 14 (2.7%), cardiovascular events in 13 (2.5%), a second neoplasm in 6 (1.2%), and progression of HCL in 2 cases (0.4%). Following treatment of HCL with 2CDA, 80% of patients are estimated to be alive 15 years after diagnosis.

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2022

24. A novel patient-derived tumorgraft model with TRAF1-ALK anaplastic large-cell lymphoma translocation

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Abate, F, Todaro, M, van der Krogt, J-A, Boi, M, Landra, I, Machiorlatti, R, Tabbò, F, Messana, K, Abele, C, Barreca, A, Novero, D, Gaudiano, M, Aliberti, S, Di Giacomo, F, Tousseyn, T, Lasorsa, E, Crescenzo, R, Bessone, L, Ficarra, E, Acquaviva, A, Rinaldi, A, Ponzoni, M, Longo, D L, Aime, S, Cheng, M, Ruggeri, B, Piccaluga, P P, Pileri, S, Tiacci, E, Falini, B, Pera-Gresely, B, Cerchietti, L, Iqbal, J, Chan, W C, Shultz, L D, Kwee, I, Piva, R, Wlodarska, I, Rabadan, R, Bertoni, F, and Inghirami, G

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2015
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27. Differences among young adults, adults and elderly chronic myeloid leukemia patients

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Castagnetti, F., Gugliotta, G., Baccarani, M., Breccia, M., Specchia, G., Levato, L., Abruzzese, E., Rossi, G., Iurlo, A., Martino, B., Pregno, P., Stagno, F., Cuneo, A., Bonifacio, M., Gobbi, M., Russo, D., Gozzini, A., Tiribelli, M., de Vivo, A., Alimena, G., Cavo, M., Martinelli, G., Pane, F., Saglio, G., Rosti, G., Salvi, F., Pini, M., Leoni, P., Rupoli, S., Galieni, P., Bigazzi, C., Cantore, N., Palmieri, F., Albano, F., Russo Rossi, A., Rambaldi, A., Intermesoli, T., Palandri, F., Testoni, N., Luatti, S., Soverini, S., Iacobucci, I., Bochicchio, MT., Apolinari, M., Fogli, M., Cervello, I., Capucci, A., Malagola, M., Malpignano, A., Girasoli, M., Angelucci, E., Usala, E., Storti, S., De Biasi, E., Tagariello, G., Sartori, R., Di Raimondo, F., Vigneri, P., Impera, S., Molica, S., Lanza, F., Viganò, C., Grasso, M., Rapezzi, D., Cavazzini, F., Bosi, A., Santini, V., Capalbo, SF., Spinosa, G., Pierri, I., Bergamaschi, M., Carella, AM., Bacigalupo, A., De Blasio, A., Ciccone, F., Di Renzo, N., Musolino, C., Russo, S., Cortelezzi, A., Morra, E., Pungolino, EM., Luppi, M., Marasca, R., Pogliani, EM., Gambacorti-Passerini, C., Luciano, L., Ferrara, F., Annunziata, M., Latte, G., Noli, D., Rege-Cambrin, G., Fava, C., Semenzato, G., Binotto, G., Fabbiano, F., Turri, D., Siragusa, S., Caracciolo, C., Musso, M., Porretto, F., Aversa, F., Crugnola, M., Cazzola, M., Orlandi, E., Falini, B., Falzetti, F., Visani, G., Isidori, A., Fioritoni, G., Di Lorenzo, R., Vallisa, D., Trabacchi, E., Petrini, M., Galimberti, S., Pizzuti, M., Zaccaria, A., Salvucci, M., Ronco, F., Ielo, D., Merli, F., Avanzini, P., Tosi, P., Merli, A., Musto, P., De Stefano, V., Sica, S., Latagliata, R., De Fabritiis, P., Trawiska, M., Majolino, I., Pacilli, L., Ronci, B., Cedrone, M., Petti, MC., Pisani, F., Tafuri, A., Montefusco, E., Iuliano, F., Dore, F., Pardini, S., Bocchia, M., Defina, M., Liberati, AM., Luzzi, D., Boccadoro, M., Ferrero, D., Vitolo, U., Gherlinzoni, F., Calistri, E., Fanin, R., Pizzolo, G., Meneghini, V., Rodighiero, F., and DʼEmilio, A.

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2015
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29. TRACKING CLONAL HEMATOPOIESIS IN PATIENTS WITH CLASSICAL HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA

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Marra, A., primary, Venanzi, A, additional, Schiavoni, G., additional, Milner, S. G., additional, Limongello, R., additional, Santi, A., additional, Pettirossi, V., additional, Ultimo, S., additional, Tasselli, L., additional, Pucciarini, A., additional, Falini, L., additional, Sciabolacci, S., additional, Martelli, M. P., additional, Sportoletti, P., additional, Ascani, S., additional, Falini, B., additional, and Tiacci, E., additional

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2021
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30. RESPONSE ADAPTED POST INDUCTION THERAPY IN FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA: UPDATED RESULTS OF THE FOLL12 TRIAL BY THE FONDAZIONE ITALIANA LINFOMI (FIL)

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Luminari, S., primary, Galimberti, S., additional, Versari, A., additional, Tucci, A., additional, Boccomini, C., additional, Farina, L., additional, Zaja, F., additional, Marcheselli, L., additional, Ferrero, S., additional, Arcaini, L., additional, Pulsoni, A., additional, Musuraca, G., additional, Califano, C., additional, Merli, M., additional, Bari, A., additional, Conconi, A., additional, Giudice, I. del, additional, Re, F., additional, Stefani, P. M., additional, Usai, S. V., additional, Perrone, T., additional, Gini, G., additional, Falini, B., additional, Gattei, V., additional, Manni, M., additional, Ladetto, M., additional, Mannina, D., additional, and Federico, M., additional

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2021
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31. EARLY METABOLIC RESPONSE IN FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA: A SUBSET ANALYSIS OF THE FOLL12 TRIAL BY THE FONDAZIONE ITALIANA LINFOMI (FIL)

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Luminari, S., primary, Guerra, L., additional, Durmo, R., additional, Chauvie, S., additional, Peano, S., additional, Franceschetto, A., additional, Fallanca, F., additional, Tarantino, V., additional, Pinto, A., additional, Ghiggi, C., additional, Pulsoni, A., additional, Merli, M., additional, Farina, L., additional, Tani, M., additional, Botto, B., additional, Musuraca, G., additional, Falini, B., additional, Ballerini, F., additional, Stefani, P. M., additional, Bolis, S., additional, Pietrantuono, G., additional, Manni, M., additional, Marcheselli, L., additional, Federico, M., additional, and Versari, A., additional

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2021
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32. Hairy cell leukemia and COVID-19 adaptation of treatment guidelines

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Grever, M, Andritsos, L, Banerji, V, Barrientos, JC, Bhat, S, Blachly, JS, Call, T, Cross, M, Dearden, C, Demeter, J, Dietrich, S, Falini, B, Forconi, F, Gladstone, DE, Gozzetti, A, Iyengar, S, Johnston, JB, Juliusson, G, Kraut, E, Kreitman, RJ, Lauria, F, Lozanski, G, Parikh, SA, Park, J, Polliack, A, Ravandi, F, Robak, T, Rogers, KA, Saven, A, Seymour, JF, Tadmor, T, Tallman, MS, Tam, CS, Tiacci, E, Troussard, X, Zent, C, Zenz, T, Zinzani, PL, Wormann, B, Grever, M, Andritsos, L, Banerji, V, Barrientos, JC, Bhat, S, Blachly, JS, Call, T, Cross, M, Dearden, C, Demeter, J, Dietrich, S, Falini, B, Forconi, F, Gladstone, DE, Gozzetti, A, Iyengar, S, Johnston, JB, Juliusson, G, Kraut, E, Kreitman, RJ, Lauria, F, Lozanski, G, Parikh, SA, Park, J, Polliack, A, Ravandi, F, Robak, T, Rogers, KA, Saven, A, Seymour, JF, Tadmor, T, Tallman, MS, Tam, CS, Tiacci, E, Troussard, X, Zent, C, Zenz, T, Zinzani, PL, and Wormann, B

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Standard treatment options in classic HCL (cHCL) result in high response rates and near normal life expectancy. However, the disease itself and the recommended standard treatment are associated with profound and prolonged immunosuppression, increasing susceptibility to infections and the risk for a severe course of COVID-19. The Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation (HCLF) has recently convened experts and discussed different clinical strategies for the management of these patients. The new recommendations adapt the 2017 consensus for the diagnosis and management with cHCL to the current COVID-19 pandemic. They underline the option of active surveillance in patients with low but stable blood counts, consider the use of targeted and non-immunosuppressive agents as first-line treatment for cHCL, and give recommendations on preventive measures against COVID-19.

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2021

33. Clinical significance of chromatin-spliceosome acute myeloid leukemia: a report from the Northern Italy Leukemia Group (NILG) randomized trial 02/06

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Caprioli, C, Lussana, F, Salmoiraghi, S, Cavagna, R, Buklijas, K, Elidi, L, Zanghi', P, Michelato, A, Delaini, F, Oldani, E, Intermesoli, T, Grassi, A, Gianfaldoni, G, Mannelli, F, Ferrero, D, Audisio, E, Terruzzi, E, De Paoli, L, Cattaneo, C, Borlenghi, E, Cavattoni, I, Tajana, M, Scattolin, A, Mattei, D, Corradini, P, Campiotti, L, Ciceri, F, Bernardi, M, Todisco, E, Cortelezzi, A, Falini, B, Pavoni, C, Bassan, R, Spinelli, O, Rambaldi, A, Caprioli, Chiara, Lussana, Federico, Salmoiraghi, Silvia, Cavagna, Roberta, Buklijas, Ksenija, Elidi, Lara, Zanghi', Pamela, Michelato, Anna, Delaini, Federica, Oldani, Elena, Intermesoli, Tamara, Grassi, Anna, Gianfaldoni, Giacomo, Mannelli, Francesco, Ferrero, Dario, Audisio, Ernesta, Terruzzi, Elisabetta, De Paoli, Lorella, Cattaneo, Chiara, Borlenghi, Erika, Cavattoni, Irene, Tajana, Monica, Scattolin, Anna Maria, Mattei, Daniele, Corradini, Paolo, Campiotti, Leonardo, Ciceri, Fabio, Bernardi, Massimo, Todisco, Elisabetta, Cortelezzi, Agostino, Falini, Brunangelo, Pavoni, Chiara, Bassan, Renato, Spinelli, Orietta, Rambaldi, Alessandro, Caprioli, C, Lussana, F, Salmoiraghi, S, Cavagna, R, Buklijas, K, Elidi, L, Zanghi', P, Michelato, A, Delaini, F, Oldani, E, Intermesoli, T, Grassi, A, Gianfaldoni, G, Mannelli, F, Ferrero, D, Audisio, E, Terruzzi, E, De Paoli, L, Cattaneo, C, Borlenghi, E, Cavattoni, I, Tajana, M, Scattolin, A, Mattei, D, Corradini, P, Campiotti, L, Ciceri, F, Bernardi, M, Todisco, E, Cortelezzi, A, Falini, B, Pavoni, C, Bassan, R, Spinelli, O, Rambaldi, A, Caprioli, Chiara, Lussana, Federico, Salmoiraghi, Silvia, Cavagna, Roberta, Buklijas, Ksenija, Elidi, Lara, Zanghi', Pamela, Michelato, Anna, Delaini, Federica, Oldani, Elena, Intermesoli, Tamara, Grassi, Anna, Gianfaldoni, Giacomo, Mannelli, Francesco, Ferrero, Dario, Audisio, Ernesta, Terruzzi, Elisabetta, De Paoli, Lorella, Cattaneo, Chiara, Borlenghi, Erika, Cavattoni, Irene, Tajana, Monica, Scattolin, Anna Maria, Mattei, Daniele, Corradini, Paolo, Campiotti, Leonardo, Ciceri, Fabio, Bernardi, Massimo, Todisco, Elisabetta, Cortelezzi, Agostino, Falini, Brunangelo, Pavoni, Chiara, Bassan, Renato, Spinelli, Orietta, and Rambaldi, Alessandro

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Secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAML) after myelodysplastic or myeloproliferative disorders is a high-risk category currently identified by clinical history or specific morphological and cytogenetic abnormalities. However, in the absence of these features, uncertainties remain to identify the secondary nature of some cases otherwise defined as de novo AML. To test whether a chromatin-spliceosome (CS) mutational signature might better inform the definition of the de novo AML group, we analyzed a prospective cohort of 413 newly diagnosed AML patients enrolled into a randomized clinical trial (NILG AML 02/06) and provided with accurate cytogenetic and molecular characterization. Among clinically defined de novo AML, 17.6% carried CS mutations (CS-AML) and showed clinical characteristics closer to sAML (older age, lower white blood cell counts and higher rate of multilineage dysplasia). Outcomes in this group were adverse, more similar to those of sAML as compared to de novo AML (overall survival, 30% in CS-AML and 17% in sAML vs 61% in de novo AML, P<0.0001; disease free survival, 26% in CS-AML and 22% in sAML vs 54% of de novo AML, P<0.001) and independently confirmed by multivariable analysis. Allogeneic transplant in first complete remission improved survival in both sAML and CS-AML patients. In conclusion, these findings highlight the clinical significance of identifying CS-AML for improved prognostic prediction and potential therapeutic implications. (NILG AML 02/06: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00495287).

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2021

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