Department of Hematology/Hematological Lab, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2023 Sep;83(5):340-347. doi: 10.1080/00365513.2023.2227946. Epub 2023 Jun 24.
The objective of this study was to investigate the expression pattern of Wilms tumor 1 (WT1) gene at diagnosis, complete remission (CR) and relapse status in non-acute promyelocytic leukemia (non-APL) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients, and further explore the prognostic value of measurable residual disease (MRD) assessment by WT1 gene and multiparameter flow cytometry (MFC). Our results showed that the average expression level of WT1 was 4026 ± 616.1 copies/10 ABL at diagnosis, 155.3 ± 36.03 copies/10 ABL at CR, and 1766 ± 238.8 copies/10 ABL at relapse, with statistically significant differences ( = .000). ROC analysis showed that WT1 expression levels were 118.1 copies/10 ABL and MFC-MRD was 0.155%, which had good predictive efficacy for relapse of patients during consolidation therapy. Both WT1-MRD and MFC-MRD had a significant impact on relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS). Patients with WT1-MRD positive or MFC-MRD positive were associated with worse RFS (HR 3.840, 95% CI 1.582-9.320, = .003), (HR 4.464, 95% CI 1.841-10.984, = .001) and worse OS (HR 2.963, 95% CI 1.058-8.295, = .039), (HR 3.590, 95% CI 1.254-10.280, = .017). Besides, compared with patients who were negative for both WT1-MRD and MFC-MRD, patients who were positive both WT1-MRD and MFC-MRD were associated with worse RFS (HR 6.200, 95% CI 2.206-17.430, = .001) and worse OS (HR 4.886, 95% CI 1.388-17.197, = .013). This study demonstrates that combined assessment of MRD by WT1 and MFC improves relapse and prognosis prediction in non-APL AML patients, and may help guide interventions for disease relapse.
本研究旨在探讨 WT1 基因在非急性早幼粒细胞白血病(non-APL)急性髓系白血病(AML)患者诊断、完全缓解(CR)和复发状态下的表达模式,并进一步探讨 WT1 基因和多参数流式细胞术(MFC)检测的微小残留病(MRD)评估的预后价值。我们的结果显示,WT1 的平均表达水平在诊断时为 4026 ± 616.1 拷贝/10ABL,在 CR 时为 155.3 ± 36.03 拷贝/10ABL,在复发时为 1766 ± 238.8 拷贝/10ABL,差异具有统计学意义( = .000)。ROC 分析显示,WT1 表达水平为 118.1 拷贝/10ABL,MFC-MRD 为 0.155%,对巩固治疗期间患者的复发具有良好的预测效果。WT1-MRD 和 MFC-MRD 均对无复发生存(RFS)和总生存(OS)有显著影响。WT1-MRD 阳性或 MFC-MRD 阳性患者的 RFS 更差(HR 3.840,95%CI 1.582-9.320, = .003),(HR 4.464,95%CI 1.841-10.984, = .001)和 OS 更差(HR 2.963,95%CI 1.058-8.295, = .039),(HR 3.590,95%CI 1.254-10.280, = .017)。此外,与 WT1-MRD 和 MFC-MRD 均阴性的患者相比,WT1-MRD 和 MFC-MRD 均阳性的患者的 RFS 更差(HR 6.200,95%CI 2.206-17.430, = .001)和 OS 更差(HR 4.886,95%CI 1.388-17.197, = .013)。本研究表明,WT1 和 MFC 联合评估 MRD 可提高非 APL AML 患者的复发和预后预测,并可能有助于指导疾病复发的干预措施。