Marwa Ahmed Gamaleldin1, Salma Alaa Eldin Imbaby2. 1. Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt. marwa.gamal@alexmed.edu.eg. 2. Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is still challenging in predicting the prognosis due to its high heterogeneity. Molecular aberrations and abnormalities play a significant prognostic role in AML patients. Our aim of the study was to investigate the prognostic role of TNFRSF4 gene expression in AML patients and its potential effect on treatment protocols. METHODS: Bone marrow mononuclear cells were analyzed for TNFRSF4 expression by real-time quantitative PCR as well as of FLT3/ITD and NPM1 mutations in 80 newly diagnosed AML patients and 80 control subjects. RESULTS: TNFRSF4 was significantly overexpressed in the AML patients (p < 0.001). TNFRSF4 expression was associated with unfavorable clinical outcomes including treatment response, relapse free survival, and overall survival. On multivariate testing, TNFRSF4 high expression proved to be an independent prognostic marker for clinical remission and relapse free survival but not overall survival. CONCLUSION: TNFRSF4 expression was revealed as an unfavorable prognostic marker and might be a target for immunotherapy in the future.
OBJECTIVES: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is still challenging in predicting the prognosis due to its high heterogeneity. Molecular aberrations and abnormalities play a significant prognostic role in AML patients. Our aim of the study was to investigate the prognostic role of TNFRSF4 gene expression in AML patients and its potential effect on treatment protocols. METHODS: Bone marrow mononuclear cells were analyzed for TNFRSF4 expression by real-time quantitative PCR as well as of FLT3/ITD and NPM1 mutations in 80 newly diagnosed AML patients and 80 control subjects. RESULTS: TNFRSF4 was significantly overexpressed in the AML patients (p < 0.001). TNFRSF4 expression was associated with unfavorable clinical outcomes including treatment response, relapse free survival, and overall survival. On multivariate testing, TNFRSF4 high expression proved to be an independent prognostic marker for clinical remission and relapse free survival but not overall survival. CONCLUSION: TNFRSF4 expression was revealed as an unfavorable prognostic marker and might be a target for immunotherapy in the future.
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