Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

Clonal architecture predicts clinical outcomes and drug sensitivity in acute myeloid leukemia

  • Brooks A. Benard,
  • Logan B. Leak,
  • Armon Azizi,
  • Daniel Thomas,
  • Andrew J. Gentles,
  • Ravindra Majeti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27472-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Individual studies have been underpowered to draw clear associations between clonal heterogeneity and response to therapy in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Here, the authors aggregate multiple AML cohorts and are able to correlate the clonal abundance of somatic mutations with clinical outcomes and drug sensitivity.