Scheuring, Urban J.;
Pfeifer, Heike;
Wassmann, Barbara;
Brück, Patrick;
Atta, Johannes;
Petershofen, Eduard K.;
Gehrke, Brigitte;
Gschaidmeier, Harald;
Hoelzer, Dieter;
Ottmann, Oliver G.
Early minimal residual disease (MRD) analysis during treatment of Philadelphia chromosome/Bcr-Abl–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia with the Abl-tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib (STI571)
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Titel:
Early minimal residual disease (MRD) analysis during treatment of Philadelphia chromosome/Bcr-Abl–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia with the Abl-tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib (STI571)
Beteiligte:
Scheuring, Urban J.;
Pfeifer, Heike;
Wassmann, Barbara;
Brück, Patrick;
Atta, Johannes;
Petershofen, Eduard K.;
Gehrke, Brigitte;
Gschaidmeier, Harald;
Hoelzer, Dieter;
Ottmann, Oliver G.
Beschreibung:
AbstractThe Abl kinase inhibitor imatinib mesylate (STI571) has significant and rapid antileukemic activity in Philadelphia chromosome/Bcr-Abl–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) but such activity is usually of short duration except for a small proportion of patients. To determine the prognostic significance of early Bcr-Abl levels and changes in peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM), serial samples of 56 patients with relapsed or refractory Ph+ ALL treated in phase 2 trials of imatinib were analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Imatinib induced a complete hematologic response (CHR) or complete marrow response (marrow-CR) in 40 patients (good responders) and a partial (n = 2) or no (n = 14) remission in the remaining patients (poor responders). Compared with baseline, the median Bcr-Abl/glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) ratios decreased significantly in PB by 2.65, 2.64, and 3.11 log steps after 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and at the time of best response, respectively. In BM, the decline of median Bcr-Abl/GAPDH was 0.75, 1.37, and 2.78 logs, respectively. Thus, Bcr-Abl levels decreased more rapidly in PB than in BM (median time to best level 31 vs 39 days). Low Bcr-Abl/GAPDH ratios below 10−4 in PB and below 10−2 in BM after 2 weeks were significantly associated with good responses after 4 weeks. Moreover, Bcr-Abl levels (< 10−2) in BM of good responders after 4 weeks discriminated between 2 groups of patients with significantly different median time to progression (139 vs 22 days). The data show that Bcr-Abl levels in PB and BM after 2 weeks of imatinib treatment and in BM after 4 weeks have predictive relevance and may guide the application of additional therapies.