| Literature DB >> 31719523 |
Christina Rautenberg1, Ulrich Germing1, Sabrina Pechtel1, Marius Lamers1, Carolin Fischermanns1, Paul Jäger1, Stefanie Geyh1, Rainer Haas1, Guido Kobbe1, Thomas Schroeder2.
Abstract
Few reports suggested a prognostic impact of Wilms'Tumor-1 (WT1)-mRNA overexpression in MDS, but translation into clinical routine was hampered by limited patients numbers, differing sample sources, non-standardized methods/cut-offs. To evaluate whether WT1-mRNA expression yields additional prognostic information, we measured peripheral blood (PB) WT1-mRNA expression in 94 MDS using a standardized assay offering a validated cut-off to discriminate between normal and WT1-mRNA overexpression. Overall, 54 patients (57%) showed WT1-mRNA overexpression, while 40 patients (43%) had normal WT1-mRNA expression. This enabled discrimination between MDS and both healthy controls and non-MDS cytopenias. Furthermore, WT1-mRNA expression correlated with WHO 2016 subcategories and IPSS-R as indicated by mean WT1-mRNA expression and frequency of WT1-mRNA overexpressing patients within respective subgroups. Regarding the entire group, PB WT1-mRNA expression was associated with prognosis, as those patients showing WT1-mRNA overexpression had higher risk for disease progression and AML transformation and accordingly shorter progression-free, leukemia-free and overall survival in univariate analysis. In multivariate analysis, prognostic impact of PB WT1-mRNA expression status was independent of IPSS-R and enabled more precise prediction of PFS, but not OS, within IPSS-R very low/low and intermediate risk groups. Overall, measuring PB WT1-mRNA appears valuable to support diagnostics and refine prognostication provided by the IPSS-R.Entities:
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31719523 PMCID: PMC6851368 DOI: 10.1038/s41408-019-0248-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Blood Cancer J ISSN: 2044-5385 Impact factor: 11.037
Patient and clinical characteristics
| No. | % | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | 94 | |
| Median age, years (range) | 61.5 (22–84) | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 33 | 35 |
| Male | 61 | 65 |
| Bone marrow blasts, median/range | 4 (0–18) | |
| Peripheral blasts, median/range | 0 (0–11) | |
| Leukocytes, median/range (/µl) | 3,3 × 103 (0,7–26 × 103) | |
| Hemoglobin, median range (g/dl) | 9,5 (4,8–14,8 103) | |
| Platelets, median/range (/µl) | 80 × 103 (6–670 × 103) | |
| WHO 2016 classification | ||
| MDS del5q | 7 | 7 |
| MDS-U | 3 | 3 |
| MDS SLD | 3 | 3 |
| MDS RS SLD | 1 | 1 |
| MDS MLD | 39 | 41 |
| MDS EB1 | 16 | 17 |
| MDS EB2 | 25 | 27 |
| Primary MDS | 86 | 91 |
| Therapy related MDS | 8 | 9 |
| IPSS-R | ||
| Very low | 3 | 3 |
| Low | 28 | 31 |
| Intermediate | 28 | 30 |
| High | 14 | 14 |
| Very high | 21 | 22 |
| Karyotype | ||
| Normal | 41 | 44 |
| Abnormal | 52 | 55 |
| Complex | 21 | 22 |
| Missing | 1 | 1 |
| Cytogenetic risk groupa | ||
| Very good | 4 | 4 |
| Good | 52 | 55 |
| Intermediate | 6 | 6 |
| Poor | 22 | 23 |
| Very poor | 9 | 10 |
| Missing | 1 | 1 |
| Presence of certain molecular mutationsb (ASXL1, EZH2, TET2, TP53, DNMT3A, RUNX1) | 24 | 26 |
| Treatment | ||
| Transfusion only | 6 | 7 |
| Growth factors | 22 | 23 |
| Lenalidomide | 7 | 7 |
| HMA | 10 | 11 |
| Intensive chemotherapy | 5 | 5 |
| Allogeneic stem-cell transplantation | 44 | 47 |
No. number, WHO World Health Organization, MDS SLD MDS with single lineage dysplasia, MDS RS SLD MDS with ring sideroblasts and single lineage dysplasia, MDS MLD MDS with multilineage dysplasia, MDS EB1 MDS with excess blasts 1, MDS EB2 MDS with excess of blasts 2, MDS del5q myelodysplastic syndrome with isolated del(5q), MDS-U myelodysplastic syndrome unclassifiable, HMA hypomethylating agents
aAccording to IPSS-R
bInformation based on results from clinical routine, but not on a comprehensive molecular analysis of all patients
Fig. 1Peripheral blood WT1-mRNA expression level.
a In patients with non-MDS cytopenia (n = 17) compared to patients with MDS and in 94 patients with MDS according to b WHO 2016 and c IPSS-R
Correlation of WT1-mRNA expression and hematologic parameters
| WBC (x109/L) | Hb (g/dl) | PLT (×109/L) | PB blast count (%) | BM blast count (%) | Age (years) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.85 (0.7–17) | 9.8 (4.8–14.8) | 0.4616 | 103 (9–540) | 0 (0–5) | 3 (0–17) | 63.5 (45–84) | ||||||
| 2.7 (0.7–26) | 9.3 (6–13) | 67 (6–670) | 0 (0–11) | 6 (1–18) | 59 (22–77) |
aCopies/104 ABL copies; values are presented as medians with ranges
p-value < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant
No. number, WBC white blood cell count, Hb hemoglobin, PLT platelet count, PB peripheral blood, BM bone marrow
Fig. 2Outcome of patients with MDS based on WT1-mRNA expression.
a Progression free survival (PFS), b overall survival (OS), and c leukemia free survival (LFS)
Fig. 3Outcome of patients with MDS based on WT1-mRNA expression excluding those patients proceeded to transplant.
a Progression free survival (PFS) and b overall survival (OS)
Prognostic impact of WT1-mRNA expression on outcome of patients with MDS in multivariate analysis
| Progression-free survival HR (95% CI) | Overall survival HR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.239 (0.152–0.566) | 0.0001 | 0.486 (0.208–1.136) | 0.096 | |
| IPSS-R (very low/low vs. int/high/very high) | 0.640 (0.325–1.258) | 0.196 | 1.222 (0.875–1.705) | 0.240 |
aCopies/104 ABL copies
Fig. 4Progression free survival (PFS) of IPSS-R subgroups based on WT1-mRNA expression.
a IPSS-R very low (n = 3) and low (n = 28) risk MDS, b intermediate risk MDS (n = 28), and c high (n = 14) and very high (n = 21) risk MDS