Jain Nitin, Cortes Jorge, Quintás-Cardama Alfonso, Manshouri Taghi, Luthra Raja, Garcia-Manero Guillermo, Kantarjian Hagop, Verstovsek Srdan
Department of Leukemia, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Leuk Res. 2009 Jun;33(6):837-9. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2008.10.004. Epub 2008 Nov 14.
Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is characterized by sustained non-clonal blood and tissue eosinophilia, leading to end-organ damage. With a molecular/cytogenetic clonality marker, the disease is classified as chronic eosinophilic leukemia (CEL). Efficacy of imatinib mesylate is well established in CEL with FIP1L1-platelet-derived growth factor-alpha (PDGFRalpha) rearrangement. We treated with imatinib 18 HES patients (11 PDGFRalpha-negative and 7 PDGFRalpha-status unknown). One patient with unknown PDGFRalpha status achieved complete hematologic response, and two (one PDGFRalpha negative and one status unknown) achieved partial hematologic response. Our results confirm low response rate to imatinib in HES patients with unknown or negative PDGFRalpha status, and underscore the need for new therapeutic options for this disorder.
高嗜酸性粒细胞综合征(HES)的特征是血液和组织中嗜酸性粒细胞持续非克隆性增多,导致终末器官损害。使用分子/细胞遗传学克隆性标志物,该疾病被分类为慢性嗜酸性粒细胞白血病(CEL)。甲磺酸伊马替尼在伴有FIP1L1-血小板衍生生长因子α(PDGFRα)重排的CEL中的疗效已得到充分证实。我们用伊马替尼治疗了18例HES患者(11例PDGFRα阴性和7例PDGFRα状态未知)。1例PDGFRα状态未知的患者获得完全血液学缓解,2例(1例PDGFRα阴性和1例状态未知)获得部分血液学缓解。我们的结果证实,PDGFRα状态未知或阴性的HES患者对伊马替尼的缓解率较低,并强调了针对这种疾病需要新的治疗选择。