Frontiers in Oncology (Jun 2020)

Day 15 and Day 33 Minimal Residual Disease Assessment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients Treated According to the BFM ALL IC 2009 Protocol: Single-Center Experience of 133 Cases

  • Letitia-Elena Radu,
  • Letitia-Elena Radu,
  • Andrei Colita,
  • Andrei Colita,
  • Sergiu Pasca,
  • Sergiu Pasca,
  • Ciprian Tomuleasa,
  • Ciprian Tomuleasa,
  • Ciprian Tomuleasa,
  • Codruta Popa,
  • Codruta Popa,
  • Catalin Serban,
  • Anca Gheorghe,
  • Andreea Serbanica,
  • Andreea Serbanica,
  • Cristina Jercan,
  • Cristina Jercan,
  • Andra Marcu,
  • Ana Bica,
  • Patric Teodorescu,
  • Patric Teodorescu,
  • Catalin Constantinescu,
  • Catalin Constantinescu,
  • Bobe Petrushev,
  • Minodora Asan,
  • Cerasela Jardan,
  • Cerasela Jardan,
  • Mihaela Dragomir,
  • Alina Tanase,
  • Anca Colita,
  • Anca Colita

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.00923
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Introduction: Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a hematologic malignancy characterized by the acquisition of several genetic lesions in the lymphoid progenitors with subsequent proliferation advantage and lack of maturation. Along the years, it has been repeatedly shown that minimal residual disease (MRD) plays an important role in prognosis and therapy choice. The aim of the current study was to determine the prognostic role of MRD in childhood ALL patients in conjunction with other relevant patient and disease characteristics, thus showing the real-life scenario of childhood ALL.Patients and Methods: The retrospective study includes childhood ALL patients that were treated according to the BFM ALL IC 2009 between January 2016 and December 2018 at the Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania.Results: None of the variables significantly influenced the induction-related death in our study. None of the variables independently predicted relapse-free survival (RFS) with the highest tendency for statistical significance being represented by poor prednisone response. Non-relapse mortality (NRM) was independently predicted by age, prednisone response, and day 33 flow cytometry-MRD (FCM-MRD). Overall survival (OS) was independently predicted by prednisone response and day 33 FCM-MRD. Event-free survival (EFS) was independently predicted by age, prednisone response, and day 33 FCM-MRD.Conclusion : Prednisone response, day 15 FCM-MRD, day 33 FCM-MRD, and the risk group represent the most important factors that in the current study independently predict childhood ALL prognosis.

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