Involvement of the central nervous system in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: opinions on molecular mechanisms and clinical implications based on recent data

L Lenk, A Alsadeq, DM Schewe - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer. One of the major
clinical challenges is adequate diagnosis and treatment of central nervous system (CNS) …

Updates in KMT2A Gene Rearrangement in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

M Górecki, I Kozioł, A Kopystecka, J Budzyńska… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The KMT2A (formerly MLL) encodes the histone lysine-specific N-methyltransferase 2A and
is mapped on chromosome 11q23. KMT2A is a frequent target for recurrent translocations in …

KMT2A rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: Unravelling the genomic complexity and heterogeneity of this high-risk disease

MO Forgione, BJ McClure, LN Eadie, DT Yeung… - Cancer letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract KMT2A rearranged (KMT2A r) acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a high-risk
genomic subtype, with long-term survival rates of less than 60% across all age groups …

IL7R is associated with CNS infiltration and relapse in pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A Alsadeq, L Lenk, A Vadakumchery… - Blood, The Journal …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic
leukemia (BCP-ALL) is rarely detected at initial presentation. 1 Nevertheless, CNS relapse …

Rearrangements involving 11q23.3/KMT2A in adult AML: mutational landscape and prognostic implications – a HARMONY study

A Hernández-Sánchez, T González, M Sobas, E Sträng… - Leukemia, 2024 - nature.com
Balanced rearrangements involving the KMT2A gene (KMT2A r) are recurrent genetic
abnormalities in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but there is lack of consensus regarding the …

Characterisation of FLT3 alterations in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

A Gutierrez-Camino, C Richer, M Ouimet… - British Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Alterations of FLT3 are among the most common driver events in acute
leukaemia with important clinical implications, since it allows patient classification into …

Evidence-based review of genomic aberrations in B-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma: Report from the cancer genomics consortium working group for lymphoblastic …

YMN Akkari, H Bruyere, RT Hagelstrom… - Cancer Genetics, 2020 - Elsevier
Clinical management and risk stratification of B-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (B-
ALL/LBL) depend largely on identification of chromosomal abnormalities obtained using …

[HTML][HTML] Clinicopathologic characteristics and survival outcome in patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma and KRAS mutation

S Yang, X Yu, Y Fan, X Shi, Y Jin - Journal of Cancer, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutations are one of the most common
observed genetic events in lung adenocarcinoma. The present study aimed to characterize …

[HTML][HTML] Activated Src kinases downstream of BCR-ABL and Flt3 induces proteasomal degradation of SHIP1 by phosphorylation of tyrosine 1021

P Ehm, B Bettin, M Jücker - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Within the various subtypes of ALL, patients with a BCR-ABL-positive background as well as
with a genetic change in the KMT2A gene have by far the worst survival probabilities …

MLLT10 rearranged acute leukemia: Incidence, prognosis, and possible therapeutic strategies

MO Forgione, BJ McClure, DT Yeung… - Genes …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rearrangements of the MLLT10 gene occur in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute
lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), most commonly T‐lineage ALL (T‐ALL), in patients of all …