Monitoring of bone marrow minimal residual disease combined with genetic analysis identifies different risk groups in stage M neuroblastoma patients

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Riegler ◽  
IM Ambros ◽  
U Pötschger ◽  
G Mann ◽  
A Ziegler ◽  
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Blood ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 136 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 42-42
Author(s):  
Andrey Garifullin ◽  
Sergei Voloshin ◽  
Sergey Linnikov ◽  
Irina Martynkevich ◽  
Alexey Kuvshinov ◽  
...  

Assessment of the role of genetic abnormalities and minimal residual disease (MRD) is an active developing area in hematology. The use of genetic methods makes it possible to predict the course of the disease and apply an individualized approach to antimyeloma therapy. At the same time, the identification of MRD after therapy determines possibility of relapse. Aim. To identify the prognostic potential of MRD in patients in the standard and high molecular risk groups. Materials and methods. We analyzed 72 patients with MM (median age was 59 years (range 37-80), male/female - 1.3:1). All patients received initial therapy with proteasome inhibitors and / or immunomodulators. High dose therapy (MEL200) and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) was carried out 50 (69%) patients. Standard cytogenetic and FISH methods were used to stratify patients in risk groups of mSMART 3.0. The standard risk (SR) was established in 52 (72%) patients, the high risk (HR) - in 20 (28%) patients. The MFC MRD status of bone marrow was evaluated after 4-6 cycles of induction therapy or after ASCT with use of 5-colors flow cytometry. MRD-negative status (MRD-) was based on level of clonal plasma cells <10-4 in bone marrow sample. Results. The MRD- was reached in 36% (26/72) patients. The median of OS in MRD+ group was 104 months, in MRD- was 146 months (p=.01). The median of PFS in MRD+ group was 26 months, in MRD- was 70 months (p=.00021). 2-years PFS in MRD+ group was 56%, in MRD- group was 100% (p=.00021). We divided patients into the following groups for evaluation the effect of MRD on survival in risk groups: SR МRD+ 34/72 (47%), SR МRD- 18/72 (25%), HR МRD+ 12/72 (17%) and HR MFC МRD- 8/72 (11%). The median of OS in HR MRD+ group was 72 months, in SR MRD+ - 104 months, in HR MRD- - 146 months, in SR MRD- was not achieved (p=.02). The median of PFS in HR MRD+ group was 24 months, in SR MRD+ - 26 months, in HR MRD- - 68 months, in SR MRD- - 70 months (p=.003). The 2-years PFS in HR MRD+ group was 44%, in SR MRD+ group was 50% and in SR MRD- and HR MRD- groups were 100% (p=.003). Conclusion. The absence of MRD is the most important prognostic factor. The leveling of negative effect of genetic abnormalities become possible when the MRD-negative response status is achieved. Presumably, this is due to the elimination of clonal plasma cells owing to the use of optimal antimyeloma therapy which is based on the risk stratification. Disclosures Martynkevich: Pfizer: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; BMS: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Shuvaev:Novartis: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; BMS: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Pfizer: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau.


Blood ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 104 (11) ◽  
pp. 1085-1085
Author(s):  
Eva Fronkova ◽  
Leona Reznickova ◽  
Katerina Muzikova ◽  
Ester Mejstrikova ◽  
Ondrej Hrusak ◽  
...  

Abstract Minimal residual disease (MRD) testing based on a unique Ig/TCR gene rearrangement pattern of each patient’s leukaemia turned out to be an independent tool to determine treatment response and the risk of relapse in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Since 07/2000, MRD information at week 5 and 12 of therapy has been used for stratification in ALL-BFM 2000 trial. In parallel, ALL IC-BFM 2002 has been designed by the International-BFM Group to test the morphological assessment of the early treatment response. Patients are stratified according to the blast proportion in peripheral blood (PB) at day 8 and in bone marrow (BM) at day 15 and 33 of therapy, age, initial WBC and the presence of BCR/ABL and MLL/AF4 fusion. One of the goals of the study is the comparison of this risk group assessment to the MRD-based criteria used in ALL-BFM 2000. In the Czech Republic, 73 patients were treated according to ALL IC-BFM 2002 protocol from 11/2002 to 12/2003, 29 in the standard-risk (SR), 35 in the intermediate-risk (IR) and 9 in the high-risk (HR) group. The SR, HR and all T-cell ALL patients were examined for clonal Ig/TCR rearrangements. RQ-PCR patient-specific systems were designed for each of these patients according to the ESG-MRD-ALL criteria. For 39 of the 40 patients tested (97.5%) at least one target with minimal sensitivity of 10(−4) was identified. MRD was evaluated in BM samples from 34 patients at several time points inclusive of the mandatory 5 and 12 week ones. Simultaneously the PB specimens of the T-ALL patients were tested. In total, 205 BM and 64 PB specimens were included. In 7 patients of 24 in the SR group, MRD positivity at week 5 and/or at week 12 was observed (ranging between 9.7x10(−4) and 1.5x10(−2)), thus identifying patients who would not qualify to the MRD-based SR group in ALL-BFM 2000 despite the identical induction regimen. In T-ALL patients, PB-MRD levels paralleled those in BM. MRD results showed no separation of MRD levels between IR- and HR-stratified T-ALL patients. These preliminary findings reveal a significant difference between the stratification results of ALL IC-BFM 2002 and ALL-BFM 2000. A fast response as measured by the morphology criterion (M1 or M2 bone marrow at day 15) together with other low-risk features does not necessarily correspond with rapid MRD clearance. The complete analysis of MRD is planned for the international consortium participating in the ALL IC-BFM 2002 protocol.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie L. Rellick ◽  
Gangqing Hu ◽  
Debra Piktel ◽  
Karen H. Martin ◽  
Werner J. Geldenhuys ◽  
...  

AbstractB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is characterized by accumulation of immature hematopoietic cells in the bone marrow, a well-established sanctuary site for leukemic cell survival during treatment. While standard of care treatment results in remission in most patients, a small population of patients will relapse, due to the presence of minimal residual disease (MRD) consisting of dormant, chemotherapy-resistant tumor cells. To interrogate this clinically relevant population of treatment refractory cells, we developed an in vitro cell model in which human ALL cells are grown in co-culture with human derived bone marrow stromal cells or osteoblasts. Within this co-culture, tumor cells are found in suspension, lightly attached to the top of the adherent cells, or buried under the adherent cells in a population that is phase dim (PD) by light microscopy. PD cells are dormant and chemotherapy-resistant, consistent with the population of cells that underlies MRD. In the current study, we characterized the transcriptional signature of PD cells by RNA-Seq, and these data were compared to a published expression data set derived from human MRD B-cell ALL patients. Our comparative analyses revealed that the PD cell population is markedly similar to the MRD expression patterns from the primary cells isolated from patients. We further identified genes and key signaling pathways that are common between the PD tumor cells from co-culture and patient derived MRD cells as potential therapeutic targets for future studies.


2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (20) ◽  
pp. 3853-3858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Y. Cheung ◽  
M. Serena Lo Piccolo ◽  
Brian H. Kushner ◽  
Nai-Kong V. Cheung

Purpose: A promising treatment strategy for stage 4 neuroblastoma patients is the repeated application of anti-GD2 immunotherapy after activating myeloid effectors with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). To use early marrow response as a prognostic marker is particularly relevant for patients not likely to benefit from this therapy. Patients and Methods: Eighty-six stage 4 neuroblastoma patients older than 1 year at diagnosis were classified in four clinical groups on protocol entry: complete remission or very good partial remission (n = 33), primary refractory (n = 33), secondary refractory (n = 10), and progressive disease (n = 10). Bone marrow samples collected before and following treatment were assayed for GD2 synthase mRNA by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Response and survival analyses were performed on posttreatment samples before the third cycle at 1.8 months from protocol entry. Results: GD2 synthase mRNA was evident in pretreatment marrow samples of the four clinical groups (42%, 52%, 60%, and 80% of samples, respectively), with median transcript level of 10.0, 16.6, 26.5, and 87.2, respectively. This marker became negative following antibody plus GM-CSF in 77% of complete remission or very good partial remission, 45% of primary refractory, 25% of secondary refractory, and 0% of progressive disease group. Progression-free survival was statistically different between responder and nonresponder groups (P < .0001). Among patients with minimal residual disease, molecular responders had a significantly lower risk of disease progression at a median follow-up of 29.8 months (P = .0001). Conclusion: GD2 synthase mRNA is a sensitive response marker of neuroblastoma in the bone marrow. It is particularly useful for minimal residual disease evaluation and may potentially be useful as an early predictor of resistance to antibody plus GM-CSF immunotherapy.


Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 111 (6) ◽  
pp. 2984-2990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella M. Davies ◽  
Michael J. Borowitz ◽  
Gary L. Rosner ◽  
Kristin Ritz ◽  
Meenakshi Devidas ◽  
...  

Abstract Minimal residual disease (MRD) as a marker of antileukemic drug efficacy is being used to assess risk status and, in some cases, to adjust the intensity of therapy. Within known prognostic categories, the determinants of MRD are not known. We measured MRD by flow cytometry at day 8 (in blood) and at day 28 (in bone marrow) of induction therapy in more than 1000 children enrolled in Pediatric Oncology Group therapy protocols 9904, 9905, and 9906. We classified patients as “best risk” if they had cleared MRD by day 8 of therapy and as “worst risk” if they had MRD remaining in bone marrow at day 28, and tested whether MRD was related to polymorphisms in 16 loci in genes hypothesized to influence response to therapy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). After adjusting for known prognostic features such as presence of the TEL-AML1 rearrangement, National Cancer Institute (NCI) risk status, ploidy, and race, the G allele of a common polymorphism in chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) was associated with more favorable MRD status than the A allele (P = .009, logistic regression), when comparing “best” and “worst” risk groups. These data are consistent with growing evidence that both acquired and host genetics influence response to cancer therapy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 8010-8010
Author(s):  
Noemi Puig ◽  
Bruno Paiva ◽  
Teresa Contreras ◽  
M. Teresa Cedena ◽  
Laura Rosiñol ◽  
...  

8010 Background: Analysis of minimal residual disease (MRD) in the bone marrow (BM) of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) is accepted by the IMWG to evaluate treatment efficacy and is a well-established prognostic factor. However, there is an unmet need to explore the clinical value of MRD in peripheral blood (PB). Methods: Newly diagnosed MM patients enrolled in the GEM2012MENOS65 trial received six induction (Ind) cycles of bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (VRD) followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) and 2 further cycles of consolidation (Cons) with VRD. MRD was analyzed in BM using Next Generation Flow (NGF) and in serum by Mass Spectrometry (MS) using IgG/A/M, κ, λ, free κ and free λ specific beads, both after Ind, at day 100 after ASCT, and after Cons. Sequential samples from the first 184 patients were analyzed. Results: Results of both methods were in agreement (NGF+/MS+ and NGF-/MS-) in 83% of cases post-Ind (152/184), 80% post-ASCT (139/174) and 76% post-Cons (128/169). Stratifying by the log range of MRD by NGF, discordances (NGF+/MS- and NGF-/MS+) seemed to increase at the lower MRD ranges, being 22%, 21% and 19% from ≥10−5 to <10−4 and 21%, 21%, 23% at ≥x10−6(post-Ind, ASCT and Cons, respectively). Analysis of discordances showed that they could be partly explained by the higher percentages of cases found to be positive by MS as compared by NGF at part of the time-points analyzed and at each log range of MRD. From ≥10−5 to <10−4, MRD was detected by NGF in 36%, 28%, 20% of cases post-Ind, ASCT and Cons, respectively vs MS in 37%, 29%, 21% of them; at ≥x10−6, NGF was positive in 11%, 14%, 19% of cases vs MS in 23%, 19% and 16% of them. Considering NGF as a reference, the negative predictive value (NPV) of MS per MRD range (≥10−5 to <10−4 and ≥x10−6, respectively) was: post-Ind: 83% (p<0,0001), 94% (p=0,034); post-ASCT 86% (p<0,0001), 90% (p=0,022); post-Cons 89% (p<0,0001), 85% (p=0,0469). Despite these discordances, the prognostic value of each technique in terms of undetectable MRD and progression-free survival (PFS) was consistent at all time-points (Table) and further, discordant cases (NGF+/MS- and NGF-/MS+) did not display a significantly different PFS as compared to NGF-/MS- cases. Conclusions: The results of MRD assessed by NGF in BM and by MS in PB show a significant concordance and are associated with a similar prognostic value analyzed in terms of PFS. Given its high NPV, MRD in peripheral blood by MS provides a gateway for BM aspiration/biopsy and MRD assessment by NGF.[Table: see text]


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