Wang Linya, Chen Jiaqi, Hou Bei, Wu Ying, Yang Jun, Zhou Xiaosu, Chen Qihui, Chen Xue, Zhang Yang, Wang Fang, Fang Jiancheng, Cao Panxiang, Liu Mingyue, Li Yanan, Zhang Pan, Liu Yan, Zhang Ruidong, Liu Hongxing, Zheng Huyong
Hematology Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, China.
Molecular Medicine Center, Beijing Lu Daopei Institute of Hematology, Beijing, China.
Heliyon. 2024 Feb 24;10(5):e27107. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27107. eCollection 2024 Mar 15.
is a recently reported fusion gene associated with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), caused by the integration of torque teno mini virus (TTMV) genomic fragments into the second intron of the gene. Currently, there have been only six documented cases, with clinical presentations showing significant variability. Although initial responses to all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) treatment may be observed in patients with ::-APL, the overall prognosis remains unfavorable among infrequent reported cases. This article presents a pediatric case that manifested as ::-negative APL with central nervous system involvement at onset. The patient experienced both intramedullary and extramedullary relapse one year after undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Upon identification as ::-APL and subsequent administration of two rounds of ATRA-based treatment, the patient rapidly developed multiple ligand-binding domain mutations and demonstrated extensive resistance to ATRA and various other therapeutic interventions. Additionally, the patient experienced mutant clone expansion and progressed MYC-targeted gene activation. This case represents the first documentation of extramedullary involvement at both the initial diagnosis and relapse stages, emphasizing the intricate clinical features and challenges associated with the rapid accumulation of multiple ATRA-resistant mutations in ::-APL, characterizing it as a distinct and complex sub-entity of atypical APL.
是一种最近报道的与急性早幼粒细胞白血病(APL)相关的融合基因,由微小双链环状DNA病毒(TTMV)基因组片段整合到该基因的第二个内含子中引起。目前,仅有6例文献记载的病例,临床表现差异很大。尽管:: -APL患者可能会观察到对全反式维甲酸(ATRA)治疗的初始反应,但在罕见的报道病例中,总体预后仍然不佳。本文介绍了一例儿科病例,该病例起病时表现为:: -阴性APL并伴有中枢神经系统受累。该患者在接受异基因造血干细胞移植一年后发生了髓内和髓外复发。在被鉴定为:: -APL并随后进行两轮基于ATRA的治疗后,该患者迅速出现多个配体结合域突变,并表现出对ATRA和各种其他治疗干预的广泛耐药性。此外,该患者经历了突变克隆扩增并进展为MYC靶向基因激活。该病例代表了首例在初始诊断和复发阶段均有髓外受累的记录,强调了与:: -APL中多个ATRA耐药突变快速积累相关的复杂临床特征和挑战,将其表征为非典型APL的一个独特且复杂的亚实体。