ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA In Qatar: Clinico-Pathological PROFILE and OUTCOME

Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (21) ◽  
pp. 4233-4233
Author(s):  
Mohamed A. Yassin ◽  
Firyal Ibrahim ◽  
Mina M. Al-Badri ◽  
Hanadi Rafii El-Ayoubi ◽  
Rami T Kamzoul

Abstract Abstract 4233 Background: advances in immunophenotyping, cytogenic, and molecular genetics have not only considerably improved our knowledge of the pathophysiology of acute leukemia’s, but have also contributed to a refined classification of acute lymphoblastic leukemia(ALL)subtypes and outcome. With the different treatment modalities complete remission (CR) rates of 80–85%and leukemia –free survival (LFS) rates of 30–40%can be achieved in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Aim: to study the clinico-pathological features and outcomes of adult patients patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Qatar Patients & METHODS: thirty adult patients (age>14 years) diagnosed as all at AL-AMAL Hospital, the oncology hematology center in Qatar, the periode betweenJan06 and Jan 2011 were Retrospectively studied with respect to their clinical. morphological, immunopathologica features at presentation and their treatment outcomes, diagnosis was based on combined morphologic, immunophenotyping and cytogenetic studies.treatment protocols used were BFM mainly for adolescent patients,GMALL and UKALL 12 for adults. RESULTS: ALL constituting 25% of all acute leukemia cases diagnosed during the period the study. the median age was 28.5 years with a male to female ratio 21.six were Qatari and 24 non-Qatari. the most common presentation was with symptomatic anemia and fever (63.3%).laboratory features at presentation revealed.WBC.>30*109/L in13((43.3%).Immunophenotyping showed that 25(83.3%)were B-ALL, only one case9450was of the matureB-phenotype(Burkitt is),twenty two (80%) were CD10positive (common/pre Bsubtypes),two were CD10 negative PreB.non were subtype as proBALL.diagnosis of T-ALL was established in 5 (16.7%)patients.aberrantexpression was noted in14 cases (46.6%)combined expression of both CD13&CD33 being the most common seen in seven cases (50%).OUT OF THE 22 CASES 954.550.Five(22.7) had t (9.22)and one (4.5%)t (4.11).normal in 10(45.5%).thirteen patient travelled before having treatment. two pretreatment death (septic shock. two elderly patients with co morbidities were considered for palliative treatment.13patients were treated in doha, 11 out of 13 (84%)went into complete remission (CR) and two (16%) underwent successful allogeneic bone marrow transplant abroad. CONCLUSION: Although.the series is small to have a final conclusion, however, this study showed that almost all of our ALL cases are of the favorable immunological subtypes (common/ pre ALL) with high CR rate. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (4) ◽  
pp. 209-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boaz Nachmias ◽  
Adir Shaulov ◽  
Moshe E. Gatt ◽  
Michael Shapira ◽  
Alexander Gural

The treatment of relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (RR-ALL) presents a true clinical challenge. In 2012, a protocol combining bortezomib, dexamethasone, asparaginase, doxorubicin, and vincristine administered to children with RR-ALL was published with encouraging results. Over the past 5 years, we have implemented this protocol in the adult RR-ALL population (> 18 years) and addressed its feasibility in terms of remission rate and toxicity. Here, we present the results of our experience in 9 patients, all of whom received multiple previous chemotherapy protocols, two of them relapsing after an allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. All of the five B-ALL patients, and two of the four T-ALL achieved complete remission. Of the seven patients achieving complete remission, two patients were referred for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, two patients were subsequently given blinatumomab, and one patient subsequently received donor lymphocyte infusion followed by blinatumomab. Thus, five out of nine patients treated (55%) were able to proceed to best available therapy in a complete remission. We observed minimal adverse effects, mainly hematological toxicity. We conclude that the bortezomib-based protocol should be evaluated as an effective and well-tolerated treatment option for adult patients either unfit for or failing standard salvage chemotherapy, as a bridge to immunotherapy or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.


Blood ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 125 (16) ◽  
pp. 2486-2496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Dhédin ◽  
Anne Huynh ◽  
Sébastien Maury ◽  
Reza Tabrizi ◽  
Kheira Beldjord ◽  
...  

Key Points SCT in first complete remission is associated with 69.5% 3-year overall survival in high-risk ALL adult patients treated with intensified pediatric-like protocol. Poor early MRD response is a powerful tool to select patients who may benefit from SCT in first complete remission.


Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (21) ◽  
pp. 2121-2121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo A. Rivero ◽  
Kayleen Bailey ◽  
Amanda Blackford ◽  
Amy Seung ◽  
Steven D. Gore ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 2121 Background: The use of asparaginase (ASP) in treatment regimens for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients (pts) is a challenge due to its toxicity profile. Adverse events associated with ASP use include hypersensitivity reactions, coagulation disorders, hepatotoxicity, pancreatitis and hyperglycemia. Life-threatening complications compromise completion of treatment, and even pt suitability for bone marrow transplantation if required. We report our single institution experience with ASP acute toxicities in adult pts diagnosed with ALL. Methods: From 1993–2007, 135 pts (median age 38 years; range 18–76) were treated with ASP as part of their ALL directed regimen, of which 84 (62%) and 51 (38%) received L and Peg-ASP, respectively. Approximately 794 and 51 doses of L- and Peg-ASP were given, respectively. Acute toxicities were graded according to CTCAE version 3.0 at pre, peak (7d) and post (14d) ASP treatment. Grade 1 (G1) through grade 4 (G4) toxicities were evaluated during both induction and intensification. For each patient, the number and proportion of all toxicities (G1-G4) were calculated. Results: There was a higher frequency of toxicities with L- compared to Peg-ASP after controlling for age and gender. The average proportion of G2-G4 toxicities was 25% for L-ASP pts compared to 13% for Peg-ASP (p < 0.001). G3 toxicities were seen in 78% (65/82) of pts receiving L-ASP and 50% (26/52) with Peg-ASP (p=0.02), and G4 toxicities were seen in 23% (19/83) and 8% (4/52) of L-ASP and Peg-ASP pts, respectively (p=0.07). Additionally, a greater proportion of L-ASP vs Peg-ASP pts (42% v 3%) had elevation of liver function test (ALT) at the post-induction time point (p < 0.001). Similar results were seen for AST, Alk phos and glucose levels (all p values < 0.05). Decreased fibrinogen levels were also seen more frequently in patients receiving L-ASP (57%) vs Peg-ASP (30%) patients (NS). The proportion of laboratory measurements that were G2 toxicity or higher increased with age for L-ASP (0.2% per year, p=0.05) but not Peg-ASP pts (0.06% per year, p=0.55). However, when adjusting for dose agent, the proportion of G2-G4 toxicities was 0.14% higher with each increasing year of age (p=0.05). Furthermore, males also had a greater proportion of G2-G4 toxicities since there was a 4.4% lower rate of toxicities reported for females as compared to males (p=0.05). Notably, higher grade toxicities were seen in pts with increasing age with either L- or Peg-ASP. The median ages for L-ASP pts with a G2, G3 and G4 were 40.5, 41 and 55 years. The median age for those pts who received L-ASP and experienced a G4 toxicity vs those pts who received L and had no G4 toxicities was 55 years old vs 39 (p=0.018). The median ages for Peg-ASP pts with G2, G3, and G4 toxicities were 32, 34 and 57 years respectively. With both L- and Peg-ASP groups combined, the median age for those pts having a G3 toxicity vs those pts without any G3 toxicities was 40 vs 32 years (p=0.012) and for G4 toxicity was 55 vs 36 years (p=0.001). Conclusions: In adult ALL pts who receive ASP, therapy with L-ASP was associated with (1) increased liver function tests including ALT, AST and alk phos as well as a trend for lower fibrinogen levels post induction therapy and (2) a higher likelihood of G4 toxicities as compared to therapy with Peg-ASP. Regardless of the dosing agent, higher grade toxicities were seen in pts with increasing age, although this was most notable in patients who received L-ASP. Male pts receiving ASP were also more likely to suffer from G2 or higher toxicities as compared to female pts. The use of either L- or Peg ASP should be closely monitored in adult patients with ALL and if toxicities arise, it is likely that the older patients will suffer from higher grade toxicities. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (21) ◽  
pp. 3084-3084
Author(s):  
Shinichi Kako ◽  
Heiwa Kanamori ◽  
Naoki Kobayashi ◽  
Akio Shigematsu ◽  
Yasuhito Nannya ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 3084 With modern intensive chemotherapy, 78% to 93% of adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) achieve complete remission (CR). However, the disease-free survival rate is only 30% to 40% due to the high rate of relapse. A part of relapsed patients can achieve second remission (CR2) with salvage therapy, and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in CR2 will be the only curative strategy. Prognosis after relapse in adult patients with ALL is considered to be extremely poor, but reports as to the outcome after relapse have been limited. To elucidate the outcome of relapsed patients and prognostic factors after relapse, we retrospectively collected and analyzed clinical data from 69 institutions in Japan on patients with Philadelphia-chromosome (Ph) negative ALL, aged 16–65 years, who relapsed after first CR (CR1) between 1998 and 2008. A total of 332 patients were included in this study. The median age of them was 35 years, and 165 patients were male. Median duration of CR1 was 290 days (range 15–7162 days), and median follow-up time after relapse was 319 days (range 3–3689 days). Fifty-eight and 4 of them relapsed after allogeneic and autologous HSCT in CR1, respectively. The overall survival (OS) rate was not significantly different between patients who relapsed after allogeneic HSCT in CR1 and those who relapsed after chemotherapy only (50.0% vs. 43.4% at 1 year and 10.6% vs. 16.3% at 5 year, respectively). Among 270 patients who relapsed after chemotherapy only, 234 patients received salvage chemotherapy after relapse, and 123 patients achieved CR2 (52.5%). Sixty-two patients out of those 123 patients underwent allogeneic HSCT in CR2. Median duration between the achievement of CR2 with salvage chemotherapy and allogeneic HSCT in CR2 was 76 days. OS rate was significantly better in patients who underwent allogeneic HSCT in CR2 following salvage chemotherapy than those who did not (74.1% vs. 55.1% at 1 year and 44.7% vs. 11.6% at 5 year, respectively) by a landmark analysis limiting patients who were surviving without disease at 76 days after the achievement of CR2. In multivariate analysis of factors that included allogeneic HSCT in CR2 following salvage chemotherapy as a time-dependent covariate, lower white blood cell count at relapse (less than 10000/μl) and allogeneic HSCT in CR2 were associated with better OS rate among patients who achieved CR2 following salvage chemotherapy. Forty-six patients underwent allogeneic HSCT in non-CR after receiving salvage chemotherapy. A part of them survived long, and 5 year OS rate was 20.9%. In conclusion, the prognosis of adult patients with relapsed Ph-negative ALL is poor. Allogeneic HSCT after first relapse could improve the prognosis. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (21) ◽  
pp. 4914-4914
Author(s):  
Xiujin Ye ◽  
Lixia Zhu ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Jingsong He ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 4914 Background: Acute lympoblastic leukemia (ALL) with complex chromosomal aberrations (CCAs) which patients harboring three or more acquired chromosomal aberrations always have a poor outcome. Philadelphia chromosome–positive (Ph+) ALL is the largest genetically defined subtype in adult ALL with the most unfavorable prognosis. It is necessary to investigate the clinical and laboratory features of ALL patients with CCAs, analyze the distribution of Ph+ in these patients and assess the prognosis. Methods: In a retrospective follow-up study from 2005.1∼2011.6, 38 ALL patients with CCAs were investigated. All cases were diagnosed with morphological,immunological,cytogenetic classification and molecular biology. The karyotypes were interpreted according to the International System for Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature (ISCN). Clinical characteristics, laboratory features, treatment response and prognosis of ALL patients with CCAs were analyzed. Results: The study included 17 Ph+ ALL patients with an age range of 12 to 81 years (mean, 34.5 years) and a male to female ratio of 1:1. Ph+ ALL patients with CCAs were older than Ph- cases (P=0.096). The median survival time was 9.5 months (range, 1–44 months). The complete remission (CR) rate after two cycles of systemic chemotherapy was 53.6% (15/28) and the relapse rate was 53.3% (8/15). Ph+ ALL patients with CCAs showed a lower CR rate than Ph- cases. Eleven patients died during the follow-up period, six of them died within 2 months from the initial ALL diagnosis, and nine patients were failure to achieve CR. Three patients underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT): two of them presented Ph+ relapsed after 2 and 10 months, respectively. Using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, we found the survival outcome of Ph+ ALL patients with CCAs is inferior to Ph- cases. Conclusion: Treatment outcomes of ALL patients with CCAs receiving chemotherapy or BMT are very poor. Ph+ as an unfavorable parameter influences on the CR rate and survival outcome. It is necessary to accumulate more clinical data to find innovative treatments that can improve the prognosis of this refractory leukemia. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 120 (21) ◽  
pp. 4507-4507
Author(s):  
Roberto Ovilla ◽  
Claudia Barrera-Carmona ◽  
Nicolas Guzman-Bouilloud ◽  
Elizabeth Buganza-Torio ◽  
Rosa Jimenez-Alvarado ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 4507 A 53 years old male started in February 2010 with ecchymosis, petechiae and spontaneous gum bleeding. He was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and was started on HYPER-CVAD, in combination with anti-tumoral lysis syndrome measures and antimicrobial, antiviral y antifungal prophylaxis. After finishing HYPER-CVAD phase A, he developed severe myelosuppression even with the use of G-CSF, 72 hours later he presented with abdominal cramping, fever up to 38.2°C and hypotension, with a high clinical suspicion of neutropenic colitis; his mean arterial pressure average was 45 mmHg, he was started on intravenous colloids, dobutamine and norepinephrine drips. Because of severe myelosuppression, septic shock and myocardial depression, a granulocyte transfusion without previous mobilization was performed with an identical sibling donor with concomitant use of granulocytic colony stimulation factor. Severe myelosuppression was maintained during 7 days, however shock state was reversed some hours after performing granulocyte transfusion, without infectious signs, 36 hours later a mononuclear cell infusion was performed from the same donor, with previous 2 days G-CSF mobilization. A gradual increase in leukocyte number appeared, with 400, 900 and finally 1900. A new bone marrow aspiration was performed, where hematopoietic recovery was confirmed from his sister's cells with confirmation by karyotype and microsatellites. He was then considered bone marrow grafted HLA compatible. On April 2010 he presented with acute diarrheic syndrome secondary to a CMV infection, he was started on ganciclovir and intravenous immunoglobulin. On May he presented an Aspergillus pneumonia that was treated both clinically with antifungal therapy and surgically with thoracoscopy to remove the fungi lesion. On October 2010 he started with graft versus host manifestations on the skin and in the liver. He started immunosuppressive treatment with Prednisone and Sirolimus. On November he developed anogenital herpes zoster infection. After this complication, every GVHD manifestation ceded. Now, 28 months post-bone marrow transplant he presents full remission with no evidence of leukemia. Granulocyte transfusion is an uncommon technique. Preferably it should be done with and identical donor. In this case report, the justification of the procedure was to be able to achieve a remission from a potentially irreversible septic shock; this was successfully done, in an unexpected clinical scenario with severe life threatening, and in a casual manner, the patient achieved a successfully bone marrow transplant, and now 30 months post-granulocyte infusion the patient is free from any evidence of disease. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (21) ◽  
pp. 1386-1386
Author(s):  
Kenji Tokunaga ◽  
Shunichro Yamaguchi ◽  
Taizo Shimomura ◽  
Hitoshi Suzushima ◽  
Yutaka Okuno ◽  
...  

Abstract Aims Mutations of the genes associating with cell differentiation or proliferation are recognized as factors of tumorigenesis or prognosis in hematological malignancies. In pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), alterations of IKZF1 (a factor of lymphocyte differentiation), TP53 (a cell cycle regulator) and CREBBP (a histone modifier) are found as possible prognostic markers for stratification of treatments. On the other hand, in adult ALL, clinical significance of such alterations remains to be determined. In the present work, we examined whether the mutations in those genes affected the incidence and prognosis in adult ALL patients. Methods We investigated 87 adult patients with newly diagnosed ALL treated with JALSG protocols between 1986 and 2011. Age ranged from 15 to 86 years, with a median of 51 years. We obtained cDNA and genomic DNA from the peripheral blood or bone marrow mononuclear cells at diagnosis. CREBBP mutations are dominantly identified in the histone acetyltransferase (HAT) domain. HAT domain in the CREBBP gene was amplified by PCR using cDNA and was subjected to direct sequencing. Additionally other histone modifiers, EZH2, EED, and UTX, were sequenced as the same as in CREBBP. TP53 exons 5 – 8 and 10, in which mutations were commonly reported, were sequenced using genomic DNA. We amplified IKZF1 using RT-PCR for detecting aberrant dominant negative isoforms: Ik6 and Ik10. Genomic deletions of IKZF1 were assessed with RQ-PCR or genomic DNA PCR. We compared clinical profiles between patients with and without such gene mutations. The present study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards and informed consent was obtained from each patient according to guidelines based on the revised Declaration of Helsinki. Results In 87 adult patients with ALL, alterations of CREBBP, EED, TP53 and IKZF1 were detected in 7 (9.5%), 3 (4.8%), 6 (6.9%) and 42 (50%), respectively. None of EZH2 and UTX mutation was found. The alterations of CREBBP and IKZF1 at diagnosis in adult patients were more frequent than those in pediatric patients ever reported. Some gene mutations were not found frequently. Each gene mutation per se did not significantly affect prognosis. We tried to predict the prognosis by scoring gene mutations and chromosomal abnormalities. Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) has great impact to prognosis of patients with ALL. We scored the number of mutated genes and Ph for each patient. As the score was higher, adult patients with ALL had poorer relapse-free survival (P=0.0439) and OS (P=0.4819), but statistical significance was not detected in this small cohort. Conclusions and Discussion Single gene mutations, such as IKZF1, can predict the prognosis in pediatric ALL. In adult ALL, however, only few gene mutations are reported to be promising prognostic factors which have impacts to treatment outcomes. Scoring system may be a useful method for predicting prognosis and stratifying treatment in adult ALL. Our study implies the possibility that a variety and heterogeneity of genetic alterations in adult ALL are associated with the pathogenesis for treatment resistance and prognostic marker of adult ALL. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 122 (21) ◽  
pp. 3871-3871
Author(s):  
Binay K. Shah ◽  
Krishna B Ghimire

Abstract Background Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients have higher rates of second primary malignancies. There is limited data on second primary malignancies (SPM) among adult patients with ALL. This study was conducted to evaluate SPM in adult ALL patients using US Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registry database. Methods We analyzed the SEER 13 Registries using multiple primary standardized incidence ratio (MP-SIR) session. We analyzed secondary cancer rates among adult ALL patients during the period 1992 - 2010. We used SEER*Stat software provided by national cancer institute for statistical analysis. Results There were 3,259 adult (age ≥20 years) ALL patients reported in SEER database during 1992-2010. Among them, 65 ALL patients developed 75 second primary malignancies. Fifty-nine ALL patients developed 1 SPM each, 3 ALL patients developed 2 SPM each, 2 ALL patients developed 3 SPM each and 1 ALL patient developed 4 SPM. All site cancers were significantly higher among adult ALL patients compared to general population with observed/expected ratio (O/E): 1.47, p value< 0.05, an absolute excess risk of 24.43 per 10,000 populations. Similarly, oral cavity cancer, respiratory system cancer and hematological SPM were significantly higher in ALL patients than expected in general population. (Table) Conclusions Adult patients with ALL have higher rates of second primary malignancies compared to general population. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


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