[HTML][HTML] New and emerging prognostic and predictive genetic biomarkers in B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia

AV Moorman - Haematologica, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a heterogeneous disease at the genetic level.
Chromosomal abnormalities are used as diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers to …

Treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: prognostic factors and clinical advances

LM Vrooman, LB Silverman - Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2016 - Springer
While the majority of children and adolescents with newly diagnosed childhood acute
lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) will be cured, as many as 20% of patients will experience …

[PDF][PDF] Successful therapy reduction and intensification for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia based on minimal residual disease monitoring: study ALL10 from …

R Pieters, H de Groot-Kruseman… - Journal of …, 2016 - scholarlypublications …
Successful Therapy Reduction and Intensification for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Based on Minimal Residual Disease Mo Page 1 JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY …

Identification of ETV6-RUNX1-like and DUX4-rearranged subtypes in paediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

H Lilljebjörn, R Henningsson… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Fusion genes are potent driver mutations in cancer. In this study, we delineate the fusion
gene landscape in a consecutive series of 195 paediatric B-cell precursor acute …

Venetoclax responses of pediatric ALL xenografts reveal sensitivity of MLL-rearranged leukemia

SL Khaw, S Suryani, K Evans… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
The clinical success of the BCL-2-selective BH3-mimetic venetoclax in patients with poor
prognosis chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) highlights the potential of targeting the BCL-2 …

Prognostic value of rare IKZF1 deletion in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: an international collaborative study

JM Boer, A van der Veer, D Rizopoulos, M Fiocco… - Leukemia, 2016 - nature.com
Deletions in IKZF1 are found in~ 15% of children with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic
leukemia (BCP-ALL). There is strong evidence for the poor prognosis of IKZF1 deletions …

Characterization of pediatric Philadelphia-negative B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia with kinase fusions in Japan

T Imamura, N Kiyokawa, M Kato, C Imai… - Blood cancer …, 2016 - nature.com
Recent studies revealed that a substantial proportion of patients with high-risk B-cell
precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL) harbor fusions involving tyrosine kinase …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of leukemias with ETV6-ABL1 fusion

M Zaliova, AV Moorman, G Cazzaniga, M Stanulla… - …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To characterize the incidence, clinical features and genetics of ETV6-ABL1 leukemias,
representing targetable kinase-activating lesions, we analyzed 44 new and published cases …

Frequency and outcome of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia with ZNF384 gene rearrangements including a novel translocation resulting in an ARID1B/ZNF384 …

M Shago, O Abla, J Hitzler, S Weitzman… - Pediatric blood & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background ZNF384 gene rearrangements with multiple partner genes are recurrent in
acute leukemia and are most often associated with a precursor B cell immunophenotype …

Advances in the genetics and therapy of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

S Chiaretti, V Gianfelici, SM O'Brien… - American Society of …, 2016 - ascopubs.org
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) remains an important cause of morbidity in children and
adults. In this article, we highlight advances in the genetics and therapy of three key …