Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033.
Hum Pathol. 2019 Aug;90:80-96. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.04.020. Epub 2019 May 8.
The 2016/2017 World Health Organization (WHO) classification for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) includes new entities with gene mutations in NPM1 (AML-NPM1) and biallelic CEBPA (AML-biCEBPA). To retrospectively identify and study these new molecularly defined WHOentities, we reviewed clinicopathologic data and pretherapy archived pathologic materials at diagnosis for 143 consecutive AML cases (55.2% male, median age 62 [range 18-89] years) and classified all cases by the 2008 WHO (WHO) and revised WHO criteria. By WHO, cases included 21 (15%) with recurrent genetic abnormalities (52.3% male, median age 54 [range 18-82] years), 54 (38%) with myelodysplasia-related changes (57.4% male, median age 65 [range 32-84] years), 3 (2%) therapy related (100% male, median age 66 [range 32-84] years), and 65 (45%) not otherwise specified (52.3% male, median age 61 [range 19-89] years). Twenty-two (15.4%) cases (21 AML, not otherwise specified; 1 AML with myelodysplasia-related changes by WHO) reclassified by WHO as AML-NPM1 showed female predominance (54.5%), and median (range) values were as follows: age 60.5 (23-84) years, hemoglobin 8.6 (5.6-12.9) g/dL, total leucocytes 30.1 (2.58-241.84) × 10/L, monocytes 1.65 (0-49.34) × 10/L, neutrophils 1.96 (0-29.79) × 10/L, platelets 55 (11-320) × 10/L, blasts (peripheral blood 41% [2%-98%], bone marrow 66% [17%-97%]), with myeloblasts (17 [77%]/21), cytogenetics (20 [91%]/22), FLT3-ITD (9 [41%]/22), FLT3-ITDFLT3-TKD (5 [23%]/22), FLT3-ITDFLT3-TKD (8 [36%]/22), and extramedullary involvement (6 [27%]/22), including 1 novel cutaneous presentation. Notably, presenting features among AML-NPM1 included those of anemia (22 [100%]) and thrombocytopenia (20 [91%]/22). This is also the first report of 4 [18%]/22 AML-NPM1 (including 3 [75%]/4 nonsmokers) with a family history of leukemia and one 74-year-old with familial AML-biCEBPA. This study validates the application of the WHO classification criteria by retrospectively identifying AML-NPM1 and AML-biCEBPA cases using single-gene molecular analyses. Additional studies are needed to characterize the complete spectrum of WHO-defined AML-biCEBPA and for familial AML including AML-NPM1.
2016/2017 年世界卫生组织(WHO)急性髓系白血病(AML)分类包括 NPM1(AML-NPM1)和双等位基因 CEBPA(AML-biCEBPA)基因突变的新实体。为了回顾性地识别和研究这些新的分子定义的 WHO 实体,我们回顾性地分析了 143 例连续 AML 病例的临床病理数据和诊断前存档的病理材料(55.2%为男性,中位年龄 62[范围 18-89]岁),并根据 2008 年 WHO(WHO)和修订的 WHO 标准对所有病例进行分类。根据 WHO,病例包括 21 例(15%)有复发性遗传异常(52.3%为男性,中位年龄 54[范围 18-82]岁),54 例(38%)有骨髓增生异常相关改变(57.4%为男性,中位年龄 65[范围 32-84]岁),3 例(2%)与治疗相关(100%为男性,中位年龄 66[范围 32-84]岁),65 例(45%)未另作说明(52.3%为男性,中位年龄 61[范围 19-89]岁)。22 例(21 例 AML,未另作说明;1 例 AML 伴有 WHO 定义的骨髓增生异常相关改变)根据 WHO 重新分类为 AML-NPM1,表现为女性为主(54.5%),中位数(范围)值如下:年龄 60.5(23-84)岁,血红蛋白 8.6(5.6-12.9)g/dL,总白细胞 30.1(2.58-241.84)×10/L,单核细胞 1.65(0-49.34)×10/L,中性粒细胞 1.96(0-29.79)×10/L,血小板 55(11-320)×10/L,blasts(外周血 41%[2%-98%],骨髓 66%[17%-97%]),有髓样母细胞(17[77%]/21),细胞遗传学(20[91%]/22),FLT3-ITD(9[41%]/22),FLT3-ITDFLT3-TKD(5[23%]/22),FLT3-ITDFLT3-TKD(8[36%]/22),以及髓外浸润(6[27%]/22),包括 1 例新的皮肤表现。值得注意的是,AML-NPM1 的表现特征包括贫血(22[100%])和血小板减少症(20[91%]/22)。这也是首次报道 4[18%]/22 AML-NPM1(包括 3[75%]/4 名非吸烟者)有白血病家族史和一名 74 岁有家族性 AML-biCEBPA。这项研究通过使用单基因分子分析回顾性地识别 AML-NPM1 和 AML-biCEBPA 病例,验证了 WHO 分类标准的应用。需要进一步的研究来描述 WHO 定义的 AML-biCEBPA 的完整谱,并研究包括 AML-NPM1 在内的家族性 AML。