Aertgeerts Margo, Meyers Sarah, Gielen Olga, Lamote Jochen, Dewaele Barbara, Tajdar Mercedeh, Maertens Johan, De Bie Jolien, De Keersmaecker Kim, Boeckx Nancy, Michaux Lucienne, Uyttebroeck Anne, Demeyer Sofie, Segers Heidi, Cools Jan
Department of Oncology KU Leuven Leuven Belgium.
Center for Cancer Biology VIB Leuven Belgium.
Hemasphere. 2025 Feb 11;9(2):e70085. doi: 10.1002/hem3.70085. eCollection 2025 Feb.
High hyperdiploid (HeH) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) is the most prevalent subtype of childhood ALL. This leukemia is characterized by trisomies and tetrasomies of specific chromosomes and additional point mutations. Here, we used single-cell targeted DNA and antibody sequencing to determine the clonal evolution of HeH B-ALL during development and chemotherapy treatment. Chromosomal copy number changes were mostly stable over all the leukemia cells, while mutations were typically subclonal. Within all 13 cases, at least one mutant ( or ) subclone was detected (range: 1 to 4 subclones with mutations), indicating the importance of signaling in HeH B-ALL development. mutations were detected in 4 out of 13 cases and always in a subclone with signaling mutations. Single-cell DNA sequencing detected residual leukemia cells during chemotherapy treatment, and analysis of chromosomal copy number changes aided in the accurate detection of these cells. Our single-cell data demonstrate that chromosomal changes are acquired prior to additional mutations and that RAS signaling mutations are present in all HeH cases, often as subclonal mutations. This single-cell multi-omics study enabled us to extensively characterize the genetic and surface protein heterogeneity in patients with HeH B-ALL.
高超二倍体(HeH)B细胞急性淋巴细胞白血病(B-ALL)是儿童ALL最常见的亚型。这种白血病的特征是特定染色体的三体性和四体性以及额外的点突变。在此,我们使用单细胞靶向DNA和抗体测序来确定HeH B-ALL在发育和化疗过程中的克隆进化。染色体拷贝数变化在所有白血病细胞中大多是稳定的,而突变通常是亚克隆性的。在所有13例病例中,至少检测到一个突变(或)亚克隆(范围:1至4个带有突变的亚克隆),表明信号传导在HeH B-ALL发育中的重要性。在13例病例中的4例中检测到突变,且总是在一个带有信号传导突变的亚克隆中。单细胞DNA测序在化疗期间检测到残留白血病细胞,对染色体拷贝数变化的分析有助于准确检测这些细胞。我们的单细胞数据表明,染色体变化是在额外突变之前获得的,并且RAS信号传导突变存在于所有HeH病例中,通常为亚克隆突变。这项单细胞多组学研究使我们能够广泛地表征HeH B-ALL患者的基因和表面蛋白异质性。