Zheng Yong-Zhi, Li Jian, LE Shao-Hua, Zheng Hao, Hua Xue-Ling, Chen Zai-Sheng, Hu Jian-Da
Department of Pediatric Hematology, Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.
Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2019 Jul;21(7):690-695. doi: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2019.07.014.
To study the clinical features of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children with IKAROS family zinc finger 1 (IKZF1) deletion, and to observe the effect of increasing the intensity of chemotherapy on the prognosis of this disease.
A total of 278 children diagnosed with ALL between December 2015 and February 2018 were systematically treated according to the Chinese Children's Leukemia Group-ALL 2008 protocol (CCLG-ALL 2008). The patients were divided into an IKZF1-deleted group and a control group according to the presence or absence of IKZF1. The IKZF1-deleted group was treated with the regimen for high-risk group (HR) in the CCLG-ALL 2008 protocol, while the control group received different intensities of chemotherapy according to clinical risk classification. The clinical features and event-free survival rate (EFS) were compared between the two groups.
A total of 24 (8.6%) cases of 278 children were found to have large deletions of exons of the IKZF1 gene. The IKZF1-deleted group had significantly higher proportions of cases with white blood cell count ≥50×10/L at initial diagnosis, BCR-ABL1 fusion gene positive, minimal residual disease ≥10% on the 15th day of induction remission treatment, minimal residual disease-high risk and clinical risk classification-high risk compared with the control group (P<0.05). The 3-year EFS rate (76%±10%) in the IKZF1-deleted group was lower than that in the control group (84%±4%), but with no significant difference between the two groups (P=0.282). The estimated 3-year EFS rate in the IKZF1-deleted-non-HR group (actually treated with the chemotherapy regimen for HR in the CCLG-ALL 2008 protocol) was 82%±12%, which was lower than that in the control-non-HR group (86%±5%), but there was no significant difference (P=0.436).
ALL children with IKZF1 deletion have worse early treatment response, and increasing the intensity of chemotherapy might improve the prognosis.
研究伴有IKAROS家族锌指蛋白1(IKZF1)缺失的儿童急性淋巴细胞白血病(ALL)的临床特征,并观察强化化疗对该疾病预后的影响。
选取2015年12月至2018年2月期间共278例诊断为ALL的儿童,按照中国儿童白血病协作组-ALL 2008方案(CCLG-ALL 2008)进行系统治疗。根据是否存在IKZF1将患者分为IKZF1缺失组和对照组。IKZF1缺失组采用CCLG-ALL 2008方案中高危组(HR)的治疗方案,而对照组根据临床风险分类接受不同强度的化疗。比较两组的临床特征和无事件生存率(EFS)。
278例儿童中共有24例(8.6%)被发现存在IKZF1基因外显子的大片段缺失。与对照组相比,IKZF1缺失组初诊时白细胞计数≥50×10⁹/L、BCR-ABL1融合基因阳性、诱导缓解治疗第15天微小残留病≥10%、微小残留病高危及临床风险分类高危的病例比例显著更高(P<0.05)。IKZF1缺失组的3年EFS率(76%±10%)低于对照组(84%±4%),但两组之间无显著差异(P=0.282)。IKZF1缺失非HR组(实际采用CCLG-ALL 2008方案中HR的化疗方案治疗)的估计3年EFS率为82%±12%,低于对照组非HR组(86%±5%),但无显著差异(P=0.436)。
伴有IKZF1缺失的ALL儿童早期治疗反应较差,强化化疗可能改善预后。