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TET2 mutations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML): results from a comprehensive genetic and clinical analysis of the AML study group.

Document type:
Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Article
Author(s):
Gaidzik, VI; Paschka, P; Späth, D; Habdank, M; Köhne, CH; Germing, U; von Lilienfeld-Toal, M; Held, G; Horst, HA; Haase, D; Bentz, M; Götze, K; Döhner, H; Schlenk, RF; Bullinger, L; Döhner, K
Abstract:
The tet oncogene family member 2 (TET2) gene was recently identified to be mutated in myeloid disorders including acute myeloid leukemia (AML). To date, there is increasing evidence for a functional role of TET2 mutations (TET2(mut)) in AML. Thus, we explored the frequency, gene-expression pattern, and clinical impact of TET2(mut) in a large cohort of patients with AML in the context of other AML-associated aberrations.Samples from 783 younger adult patients with AML were analyzed for the presence of TET2(mut) (coding exons 3 to 11), and results were correlated with data from molecular genetic analyses, gene-expression profiling, and clinical outcome.In total, 66 TET2(mut) were found in 60 patients (60 of 783 patients; 7.6%), including missense (n = 37), frameshift (n = 16), and nonsense (n = 13) mutations, which, with one exception, were all heterozygous. TET2(mut) were not correlated with distinct clinical features or genetic alterations, except for isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations (IDH(mut)) that were almost mutually exclusive with TET2(mut) (P < .001). TET2(mut) were characterized by only a weak gene-expression pattern, which, nevertheless, reflected TET2(mut)-associated biology. TET2(mut) did not impact the response to induction therapy and clinical outcome; the combination of patients who exhibited TET2(mut) and/or IDH(mut) revealed shorter overall survival (P = .03), although this association was not independent from known risk factors.TET2(mut) were identified in 7.6% of younger adult patients with AML and did not impact the response to therapy and survival. Mutations were mutually exclusive with IDH(mut), which supported recent data on a common mechanism of action that might obscure the impact of TET2(mut) if compared against all other patients with AML.
Journal title abbreviation:
J Clin Oncol
Year:
2012
Journal volume:
30
Journal issue:
12
Pages contribution:
1350-7
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1200/JCO.2011.39.2886
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22430270
Print-ISSN:
0732-183X
TUM Institution:
III. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Hämatologie / Onkologie)
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