Background : Point mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) genes are seen in 20% of adult patients (pts) with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Prognostic significance of each IDH1/2 mutation (mut) ...analyzed with co-occurring mutations treated with intensive chemotherapy (IC) remains inconsistent, particularly with the advent of IDH inhibitors. Furthermore, the role of allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) in IDH-mutated without favorable-risk features is not known.
Patients & Methods: Between 2009 and 2016, 262 pts with IDH1/2 mutated AML (101 IDH1mut, 115 IDH2R140Qmut and 46 IDH2R172mut) were treated with IC in younger ALFA-0702 (NCT00932412, n = 133) and older ALFA-1200 (NCT01966497, n = 129) prospective trials. Median age was 50 42-54 and 67 y 64-71, respectively (resp). Targeted 37-gene next-generation sequencing (NGS) information was available for all pts. According to ELN 2010 classification, non-favorable CR/CRp pts were eligible for SCT if they had a sibling or matched unrelated donor. Correlation between IDHmut and covariates was realized by Pearson correlation coefficient and point biserial correlation for continuous and dichotomic variables, resp. Impact on response and survival was assessed for all covariates present in at least 10% of patients. SCT was considered as a time-dependent variable. Informative variables selected by LASSO were included in multivariate logistic regression for response and multivariate Cox model for survival. All analyses were stratified on the clinical trial.
Results:IDH1mut was significantly associated with NPM1mut(p=0.025), DNMT3Amut (p=0.009) and mutually exclusive with TET2mut (p=0.009). 80% (81/101) of IDH1 mutated pts achieved CR/CRp 96 % (46/48) if concomitant NPM1mut vs 66% (35/53) if not (p=0.0009). With a median FU of 39 months, overall median OS was not reached and median EFS was 15 months (Fig 1A). Presence of NPM1mut was the only variable associated with longer OS (HR=0.33, p=0.001) and EFS (HR = 0.4, p = 0.001) in multivariate analysis. At 5 years, OS was estimated at 68% and 35% and EFS at 55% and 26%, resp (Fig 1B). Effect of concomitant NPM1mut was reinforced in the absence of DNMT3Amut (HR=0.14, p=0.0006 and HR=0.16, p<0.0001, for OS and EFS resp). At 5 years, EFS was estimated at 70% in IDH1+/NPM1+/DNMT3A- AML pts vs 30% for other IDH1+ AML pts (Fig 1B).
IDH2R140Qmut was significantly associated with NPM1mut (p=0.0004) and SRSF2mut (p<0.0001) and normal karyotype (p=0.002), but negatively correlated with complex karyotype (p=0.01). 91% (105/125) pts with IDH2R140Q mutated AML achieved CR/CRp 100 % (58/58) if concomitant NPM1mut vs 82% (47/57) if not (NS). With a median FU of 40 months, overall median OS was not reached and median EFS was 25 months (Fig 1A). Again, the presence of NPM1mut was associated with a longer OS and EFS (HR=0.47, p=0.02 and HR= 0.24, p<0.0001, resp). Presence of DNMT3Amut was associated with shorter OS (HR = 2.1, p=0.02) and EFS (HR = 2, p=0.008) along with high WBC (HR = 1.9, p=0.005) for decreased EFS. At 5 years, OS was estimated at 67% in IDH2R140Q+/NPM1+ AML pts vs 40% in those with IDH2R140Q+/NPM1- AML. At 5 years, EFS was estimated at 56% vs 29% in these two subgroups, resp (Fig 1B). Again, the effect of concomitant NPM1mut was reinforced in the absence of DNMT3Amut (HR = 0.26, p=0.0009 and HR = 0.15, p<0.0001, for OS and EFS resp). At 5 years, EFS was estimated at 72% in IDH2R140Q+/NPM1+/DNMT3A- AML pts vs 29% in other IDH2R140Q+ AML pts (Fig 1C).
IDH2R172Kmut was significantly associated with DNMT3Amut (p=0.0004) and BCORmut (p<0.001), as well as +11 (p=0.002), but negatively correlated with NPM1mut (p=0.001). 78% (36/46) pts with IDH2R172Kmut achieved CR/CRp. No genetic alteration was associated with outcome, perhaps due to limited number of pts. With a median FU of 43 months, overall median OS and EFS were 60 and 14 months, resp (Fig 1A).
Finally, in non-favorable ELN 2010 pts (74, 74 and 46 with IDH1mut, IDH2R140Qmut and IDH2R172Kmut, resp), SCT in first CR only benefited to pts with IDH1mut (p=0.004 for OS) or with IDH2R172Kmut (p=0.03 for EFS).
Conclusion: In a large prospective series, NPM1mut is the main better risk factor in the IDH1mut and IDH2R140Qmut subgroups and may be used as stratification factor in clinical trials testing frontline specific IDH inhibitors with IC. Allogeneic SCT in first CR appears to improve the outcome of pts with non-favorable IDH1 or IDH2R172K mutated AML.
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Highlights • Vasculitis are the most frequent autoimmune diseases associated with CMML. • CMML features are worse when associated to SAIDs. • Hypomethylating agents may represent an alternative ...therapy after steroids.
Mutations of the CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha (CEBPA) gene have been associated with a favorable outcome in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but mainly in those with a normal ...karyotype. Here, we analyzed the impact of associated cytogenetic abnormalities or bad-prognosis fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 internal tandem duplication (FLT3-ITD) in 53 patients with CEBPA+ de novo AML treated in the Acute Leukemia French Association trials. We found that only those with a normal karyotype and no FLT3-ITD displayed the expected favorable outcome. In this context, relapse-free, disease-free, and overall survival were significantly longer than in corresponding patients without the CEBPA mutation (P = .035, .016, and .047, respectively). This was not observed in the context of an abnormal karyotype or associated FLT3-ITD. Furthermore, after adjustment on age, trial, and mutation type, these features were independently predictive of shorter overall survival in the subset of patients with CEBPA+ AML (multivariate hazard ratio = 2.7; 95% confidence interval, 1.08-6.7; and 2.9; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-8.2; with P = .034 and .05, for abnormal karyotype and FLT3-ITD, respectively).
In elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated intensively, no best postremission strategy has emerged yet. This clinical trial enrolled 416 patients with AML aged 65 years or older ...who were considered eligible for standard intensive chemotherapy, with a first randomization comparing idarubicin with daunorubicin for all treatment sequences. After induction, an ambulatory postremission strategy based on 6 consolidation cycles administered monthly in outpatients was randomly compared with an intensive strategy with a single intensive consolidation course similar to induction. Complete remission (CR) rate was 57% with 10% induction deaths, and estimated overall survival was 27% at 2 years and 12% at 4 years, without notable differences between anthracycline arms. Among the 236 patients who reached CR, 164 (69%) were randomized for the postremission comparison. In these patients, the multivariate odds ratio in favor of the ambulatory arm was 1.51 for disease-free survival (P =.05) and 1.59 for overall survival from CR (P =.04). Despite repeated courses of chemotherapy associated with a longer time under treatment, the ambulatory arm was associated with significantly shorter rehospitalization duration and lower red blood cell unit and platelet transfusion requirements than observed in the intensive arm. In conclusion, more prolonged ambulatory treatment should be preferred to intensive chemotherapy as postremission therapy in elderly patients with AML reaching CR after standard intensive remission induction.
Abstract Outcome of patients with high risk MDS and CMML who failed treatment with azacitidine remains poor with a median survival of 6 months, without established therapy available except allogeneic ...hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The objective of our study was to evaluate efficacy of decitabine after azacitidine failure in a relatively large patient cohort based on conflicting results with 0–28% response rates (RR) in this setting in small patient series. Thirty-six consecutive high risk MDS and CMML patients who received decitabine after azacitidine failure were retrospectively reviewed. Response was based on IWG 2006 criteria for MDS and CMML with WBC <13 G/l and also included for proliferative CMML the evolution of WBC, splenomegaly (SMG) and extramedullary disease (EMD). Patients received a median number of 3 (range 1–27) cycles of decitabine and 12 patients received at least 6 cycles. Seven (19.4%) patients were responders including 3 marrow CR (mCR), 2 stable disease (SD) with HI-E, 1 SD with HI-N and HI-P and 1 SD with HI-N. In a CMML patient with SD, specific skin lesions resolved with decitabine. Responses were generally short lived (2–5 months) except 1 responder currently ongoing with +11 months follow up. Two non-responders had prolonged SD (without HI) of 21 and 27 months duration respectively. Median OS from onset of decitabine was 7.3 months, without significant difference between responders and non-responders. Treatment with decitabine after azacitidine failure yielded modest ORR (19.4%) with short response duration and poor OS. Thus, use of decitabine in such patients who failed or progressed after azacitidine cannot be recommended, underscoring the need for novel strategies in this setting.
Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal inhibitors (BETi) such as OTX015 are active in Acute Myeloid Leukaemias (AML). Their activity on Leukemic Stem Cells (LSCs) is less documented. We interrogated the ...anti-LSC activity of OTX015 in a niche-like long-term culture in 26 primary AML samples and validated our findings in vivo. OTX015 impaired LSCs in AMLs harbouring Core Binding Factor or KMT2A gene fusions, NPM1 or chromatin/spliceosome genes mutations, but not in those with aneuploidy/TP53 mutations. In four patients, we dissected the transcriptomic footprint of Bet inhibition on LSCs versus blasts. Our results can instruct future clinical trials of BETi in AML.
Context. The prognostic value of gene mutations in older AML patients (pts) treated intensively remains unclear. Only one study has explored the role of mutation patterns determined by NGS in older ...AML pts prospectively treated with various chemotherapies in years 2000-2010 (Eisfeld Leukemia 2018).
Methods. Pts older than 60y enrolled in the ALFA-1200 trial (NCT01966497) between 09/2012 and 06/2016 were sequenced with a 37-gene myeloid panel. Pts received one 7+3 course followed by 2 intermediate-dose cytarabine courses. Pts with non-favorable risk were eligible for allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT). Variable selection for multivariate analyses was performed by lasso penalized regression including age, gender and log(WBC) as covariates.
Results. Sequencing was done in 471 (93%) of the 509 enrolled pts. Median age and WBC count were 68y and 5.3x109/L, respectively (resp). CR (including CRp) was achieved in 341 (72%) pts and 90 underwent RIC-SCT in first CR. With a median follow-up of 25.4 months, median OS was 20.7 months.
Pts had a median of 3 mutations (range 1-10). The 17 mostly frequently mutated genes (≥5% of pts, by decreasing frequency: DNMT3A, NPM1, TET2, ASXL1, FLT3, SRSF2, IDH2, RUNX1, NRAS, IDH1, STAG2, BCOR, TP53, PTPN11, U2AF1, EZH2 and KRAS) were retained for prognostic analyses. Genes belonging to a common pathway (eg. NRAS and KRAS) may have divergent prognostic values, preventing biology-informed grouping of mutations.
Cytogenetic risk (derived from ELN 2017, Döhner Blood 2017, not considering gene mutations) was favorable (fav), intermediate (int), adverse (adv) and missing in 3%, 72%, 18% and 7% resp. Because of the few pts with fav cytogenetics in our cohort, pts were further grouped into non-adv and adv cytogenetics. CR rates and median OS were 75.6% vs 56.6% and 24.8 vs 9.5 months in pts with non-adv and adv cytogenetics, resp (both p<0.0001). Because of difference in mutational patterns and gene-gene interactions, the prognostic role of mutations was considered independently in these two non-adv and adv subgroups.
In the 388 pts with non-adv cytogenetics, NPM1 mutations independently predicted improved CR rate (Odds Ratio OR=2.3, p=0.014), while mutations in ASXL1 (OR=0.46, p=0.012), RUNX1 (OR=0.46, p=0.013) and NRAS (OR=0.49, p=0.04) had independent adverse predictive value. In univariate analysis the shorter OS of FLT3-ITD pts was confined to allele ratios≥ 0.5 (FLT3-ITDhigh, p=0.02). In a multivariate analysis accounting for clinical covariates, mutations in NPM1 (Hazard Ratio HR=0.45, p<0.0001) and in SRSF2 (HR=0.64, p=0.03) predicted improved outcome, while FLT3-ITDhigh (HR=2.00, p=0.03), mutations in DNMT3A (HR=1.74, p=0.001), ASXL1 (HR=1.84, p=0.002) and NRAS (HR=1.70, p=0.009), but not RUNX1 or TP53, independently predicted worse OS. Significant interactions (eg. NPM1 - SRSF2, p=0.009, NPM1 - DNMT3A, p=0.03) precluded a simple NPM1-based stratification of pts with non-adv cytogenetics. This led to define a new prognostic hierarchy (Figure). The 49 NPM1mut pts with SRSF2 mutation and/or without adverse co-mutations (FLT3-ITDhighDNMT3A, ASXL1 and NRAS) had a median OS of 49.7 months, defining very low risk. NPM1wt pts without adverse co-mutations (n=114) had a median OS of 30.7 months and were considered at low risk. Among pts with ≥1 adverse co-mutation, NPM1 status had no significant prognostic influence (p=0.18). Regardless of NPM1 status, pts with a single (n=187) or ≥2 (n=38) adverse co-mutations (FLT3-ITDhighDNMT3A, ASXL1 or NRAS) had a median OS of 21.0 and 12.0 months, resp, and were considered at intermediate and high risk, resp.
In the 83 pts with adv cytogenetics, TP53 mutations predicted shorter OS (p=0.004). Among pts with adv cytogenetics, those without TP53 mutation had a median OS of 12.6 months and were thus classified as high risk while the median OS of the 30 pts with adv cytogenetics and TP53 mutations was only 5.4 months, defining very high risk disease. This stratification resulted in improved OS prediction compared to the full molecular ELN 2017 (C-index 0.63 vs 0.58, resp). This stratification also predicted Relapse-Free Survival (RFS, Figure, p<0.0001). Censoring at SCT did not affect these results.
Conclusion. In AML patients older than 60y treated intensively, mutations in 7 genes (NPM1, SRSF2, FLT3, DNMT3A, ASLX1, NRAS and TP53) can refine the prognosis of cytogenetic sub-groups.
Cluzeau:MENARINI: Consultancy; CELGENE: Consultancy; JAZZ PHARMA: Consultancy.
In this study, we aimed to refine prognostication of older with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) after intensive chemotherapy. Five hundred and nine patients aged 60 years or older (median age, 68 years) ...were prospectively enrolled in the intensive Acute Leukemia French Association (ALFA)-1200 trial between 2012 and 2016, and 471 patient samples were submitted to multigene analysis. Mutations in any of 8 genes frequently altered in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), including ASXL1, SRSF2, STAG2, BCOR, U2AF1, EZH2, SF3B1, and ZRSR2, defined a secondary AML (sAML)-like disease, as reported. Of the samples analyzed, 48% included sAML-like gene mutations. These mutations were associated with a shorter event-free survival, both overall (hazard ratio, 1.46; 95% confidence interval, 1.19-1.79; P < .001) and within the European LeukemiaNet (ELN)-2017 intermediate-risk subgroup (hazard ratio, 1.52; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-2.28; P = .044), which excludes ASXL1-mutated cases by definition. We therefore included patients with intermediate-risk AML carrying sAML-like mutations in a single high-risk patients group together with adverse-risk patients with AML, whereas other intermediate-risk patients were included in a standard-risk group together with favorable-risk patients (high-risk/standard-risk patient ratio, 1.00). Using this 2-class risk assessment, we observed that transplantation prolonged overall survival from remission in patients with high-risk AML only, not in patients with standard-risk AML. Routine analysis of sAML-like gene mutations may thus improve the definition of high-risk older patients with AML, and better identify the half of older patients who clearly derive survival benefit from allogeneic transplantation in first remission. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01966497.
•Secondary AML-like gene mutations other than ASXL1 also identify a substantial subset of patients with intermediate-risk AML and a worse outcome.•In one-third of AML of the ELN 2017 intermediate-risk group, sAML-like mutations other than ASXL1 can be detected.
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