DNMT3A mutant transcript levels persist in remission and do not predict outcome in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

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Title:	DNMT3A mutant transcript levels persist in remission and do not predict outcome in patients with acute myeloid leukemia
Creators Name:	Gaidzik, V.I., Weber, D., Paschka, P., Kaumanns, A., Krieger, S., Corbacioglu, A., Krönke, J., Kapp-Schwoerer, S., Krämer, D., Horst, H.A., Schmidt-Wolf, I., Held, G., Kündgen, A., Ringhoffer, M., Götze, K., Kindler, T., Fiedler, W., Wattad, M., Schlenk, R.F., Bullinger, L., Teleanu, V., Schlegelberger, B., Thol, F., Heuser, M., Ganser, A., Döhner, H. and Döhner, K.
Abstract:	We investigated the prognostic impact of minimal residual disease (MRD) monitoring in acute myeloid leukemia patients harboring DNA methyltransferase 3A-R882H/-R882C mutations (DNMT3A). MRD was determined by real-time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR) in 1494 samples of 181 DNMT3A patients. At the time of diagnosis, DNMT3A transcript levels did not correlate with presenting clinical characteristics and concurrent gene mutations as well as the survival end points. In Cox regression analyses, bone marrow (BM) DNMT3A transcript levels (log10-transformed continuous variable) were not associated with the rate of relapse or death. DNMT3A transcript levels were significantly higher in BM than in blood after induction I (P=0.01), induction II (P=0.05), consolidation I (P=0.004) and consolidation II (P=0.008). With regard to the clinically relevant MRD time points, after two cycles of induction and at the end of therapy, DNMT3A transcript levels had no impact on the end point remission duration and overall survival. Of note, only a minority of the patients achieved RQ-PCR negativity, whereas most had constantly high DNMT3A transcript levels, a finding which is consistent with the persistence of clonal hematopoiesis in hematological remission.
Keywords:	DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases, DNA Methyltransferase 3A, Hematopoiesis, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Mutation, Residual Neoplasm, Residual Neoplasm, Prognosis
Source:	Leukemia
ISSN:	1476-5551
Publisher:	Nature Publishing Group
Volume:	32
Number:	1
Page Range:	30-37
Date:	January 2018
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2017.200
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