Myelodysplastic syndrome with concomitant del(5q) and JAK2 V617F mutation transformed to acute myeloid leukemia with an additional chromosomal abnormality after a long-term treatment with lenalidomide
Myelodysplastic syndrome with concomitant del(5q) and JAK2 V617F mutation transformed to acute myeloid leukemia with an additional chromosomal abnormality after a long-term treatment with lenalidomide
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伴有 del(5q) 和 JAK2 V617F 突变的骨髓增生异常综合征在长期接受来那度胺治疗后转化为急性髓系白血病并伴有额外的染色体异常
DOI:
10.1080/10428194.2017.1295146
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
M. Nohgawa
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
S. Oka;K. Ono;M. Nohgawa
The interstitial deletion of chromosome 5q (del(5q)) is the most common cytogenetic abnormality in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). A subset of patients with isolated del(5q) have distinct hematological and pathological features, recognized as the ‘5q-syndrome’ [1]. Patients with 5q-syndrome have refractory macrocytic anemia, an increased or normal platelet count, mild leukopenia, dysplastic megakaryocytes, and an indolent clinical course. The V617F mutation involving the juxtamembrane regulatory domain of Janus kinase-2 (JAK2 V617F) is the most common genetic abnormality detected in classical myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) [2]. This mutation results in the constitutive activation of the erythropoietin receptor and accounts for the growth of endogenous erythroid colonies in patients with polycythemia vera. Patients with isolated del(5q) MDS harboring the JAK2 V617F mutation have recently been reported, with lenalidomide treatments potentially being beneficial and effective for these patients [3–6]. However, long-term prognoses remain unknown, and the mechanism of action of this drug under these conditions has not yet been elucidated in detail, and safe treatment durations and discontinuation times need to be established. A 73-year-old female was referred to our hospital in December 2008 with severe macrocytic anemia and thrombocytosis (hemoglobin 53 g/l, platelets 667 10/l, and white blood count 5.7 10/l). Neutrophils were 3.99 10/l, eosinophils 0.22 10/l, monocytes 0.11 10/l, and lymphocytes 1.36 10/l. No blasts were present in peripheral blood. Neither splenonor hepatomegaly was detected. A bone marrow aspirate revealed increased cellularity with concomitant hypoplasia of the erythroid lineage; the myeloid lineage was hyperplastic with a left shift and megakaryocytes had increased in number, decreased in size, and their nuclei were hypolobulated, while micromegakaryocytes were also observed (Figure 1(a)). Blasts were <1%, and no ring sideroblasts were evidenced by Perls' staining. TP53 mutation is linked to p53 overexpression [7] and strong nuclear p53 immunostaining was found in 2% of hematopoietic cells (Figure 1(b)), while CD34 immunostaining was noted in a few hematopoietic cells. An abnormal karyotype was observed in 20 metaphases that showed the deletion of the long arm of chromosome 5 [46, XX, del(5q)(q13q31) (18/20 cells), 46, XX (2/20 cells)]. A FISH analysis revealed 5q31 in 74% of nuclei. On molecular analyses, the BCR/ABL rearrangement was negative and JAK2 V617F mutation was identified (20%) by quantitative RT-PCR. Therefore, based on the WHO classification of hematological neoplasms [8], the patient was diagnosed with MDS with the isolated deletion of the 5q chromosome and concomitant JAK2 V617F mutation, categorizing her to the low risk group according to the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) [9]. On the basis of a definite diagnosis, the administration of 10mg lenalidomide daily for 21 days in a 28-day-cycle was initiated because the patient was transfusiondependent. Within the first month of the treatment, the patient became transfusion-independent. After 3 months of the treatment, she achieved normal peripheral blood counts, and a repeat marrow examination showed slightly hypercellular marrow. Karyotypic abnormalities had completely resolved to show a normal female karyotype and a FISH analysis detected 5q31 in 0% of nuclei. Additionally, molecular analyses were negative for the JAK2 V617F mutation. She was willing to continue the lenalidomide treatment, and maintained the complete cytogenetic response (CCyR), molecular response, and transfusion-independency during the following months. At 84 months post-treatment initiation, hematological values remained substantially normal, and no blast increased in the bone marrow. However, karyotypic analyses showed the deletion of the long arm of chromosome 5 [46, XX, del(5q)(q13q31) (1/20 cells), 46, XX (19/20 cells)], and a FISH analysis revealed 5q31 in 10% of nuclei. Additionally, molecular analyses were positive for the JAK2 V617F mutation (13%). The patient showed