Chinese Journal of Evidence -Based Pediatric ›› 2018, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (2): 107-112.

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Clinical significance of monitoring the transcript dynamics in RUNX1-RUNX1T1-positive pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

 LU Ji-ran, GAO Chao, ZHAO Xiao-xi, LI Jun, HOU Bei, LI Jing, ZHANG Rui-dong, ZHENG Hu-yong   

  1.  Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology; National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University); Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education; Hematology Oncology Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
  • Received:2018-01-29 Revised:2018-04-25 Online:2018-04-25 Published:2018-04-25
  • Contact: ZHENG Hu-yong,GAO Chao
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Abstract: Objective:To investigate the RUNX1-RUNX1T1 transcript (fusion transcript) dynamics in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and their correlation with patients' clinico-biological characteristics and long-term outcomes. Methods:In a retrospective cohort, all patients with RUNX1-RUNX1T1-positive AML at Beijing Children's Hospital (our hospital), from October 1st, 2006 to March 31st, 2015 were enrolled. Patients were divided into high-expression or low-expression groups according to >104 copies, >103 copies, >102 copies, >10 copies, >1 copy and >0 copy per 104 copies GUS at diagnosis (time point 0, TP0) and following MRD detective time points, after Induction Ⅰ(TP1), Induction Ⅱ (TP2), and after ConsolidationⅠ (TP3), Consolidation Ⅱ (TP4) and Consolidation Ⅲ (TP5), respectively. The follow-up deadline was December 31st, 2017. Chi-square were used to test the differences of clinical and biological characteristics between the subgroups, Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyse patients' overall survival (OS) and relapse free survival (RFS), and Log-rank test for comparing the difference. Cox's proportional hazards regression model was used to analyze the independent significance for OS and RFS. Results:52 patients were enrolled and 27 of them were male, the median age was 8(2~14). Two patients were lost to follow up at TP1. 21 patients died during the follow-up, the median follow-up time of other 29 patients were 62.2(34~134.3) months. ①There were no significant differences in age, gender, WBC, Hb, PLT count, blasts account in the bone marrow, immunophenotype except CD15(P=0.004) and MRD of TP1~TP5 between the high-expression patients(17/50) and low-expression patients(33/50). ②Univariate analysis showed that RUNX1-RUNX1T1 transcript at TP1 and TP5 were corelated with 5 year OS and RFS, the gender and PLT count at TP0 were corelated with 5 year OS and WBC count at TP0 were corelated with 5 year RFS. Multivariate analysis showed that the RUNX1-RUNX1T1 transcript level >103 copies per 104 GUS at TP1 was the independent risk factor for poor OS of RUNX1-RUNX1T1+ pediatric AML patients, P=0.036, hazard ratio (HR) was 0.095 and the 95% confidence interval(CI) was (0.011, 0.860). Conclusion:The fusion transcript level after the first induction therapy was the independent factor affecting long outcome in RUNX1-RUNX1T1+ pediatric AML.

 

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