Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Acute myeloid leukemia maturation lineage influences residual disease and relapse following differentiation therapy

  • Steven Ngo,
  • Ethan P. Oxley,
  • Margherita Ghisi,
  • Maximilian M. Garwood,
  • Mark D. McKenzie,
  • Helen L. Mitchell,
  • Peter Kanellakis,
  • Olivia Susanto,
  • Michael J. Hickey,
  • Andrew C. Perkins,
  • Benjamin T. Kile,
  • Ross A. Dickins

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26849-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Differentiation therapy induces the maturation and clearance of acute myeloid leukemia cells. Here, using a mouse model, the authors show that a specific lineage of mature leukemia-derived cells persists during remission and is responsible for disease relapse.