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ArticleOncotarget2016

Mutations in histone modulators are associated with prolonged survival during azacitidine therapy.

Magnus Tobiasson, Donal P McLornan, Mohsen Karimi, Marios Dimitriou, Monika Jansson, Asmaa Ben Azenkoud, Martin Jädersten, Greger Lindberg, Hani Abdulkadir, Austin Kulasekararaj and 5 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Magnus TobiassonCenter for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden.
Donal P McLornanDepartment of Haematological Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Mohsen KarimiCenter for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden.
Marios DimitriouCenter for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden.
Monika JanssonCenter for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden.
Asmaa Ben AzenkoudCenter for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden.
Martin JäderstenCenter for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden.
Greger LindbergDepartment of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden.
Hani AbdulkadirCenter for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden.
Austin KulasekararajDepartment of Haematological Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Johanna UngerstedtCenter for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden.
Andreas LennartssonDepartment of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karl EkwallDepartment of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ghulam J MuftiDepartment of Haematological Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Eva Hellström-LindbergCenter for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutet · SEKarolinska University Hospital · SEKing's College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early therapeutic decision-making is crucial in patients with higher-risk MDS. We evaluated the impact of clinical parameters and mutational profiles in 134 consecutive patients treated with azacitidine using a combined cohort from Karolinska University Hospital (n=89) and from King's College Hospital, London (n=45). While neither clinical parameters nor mutations had a significant impact on response rate, both karyotype and mutational profile were strongly associated with survival from the start of treatment. IPSS high-risk cytogenetics negatively impacted overall survival (median 20 vs 10 months; p<0.001), whereas mutations in histone modulators (ASXL1, EZH2) were associated with prolonged survival (22 vs 12 months, p=0.01). This positive association was present in both cohorts and remained highly significant in the multivariate cox model. Importantly, patients with mutations in histone modulators lacking high-risk cytogenetics showed a survival of 29 months compared to only 10 months in patients with the opposite pattern. While TP53 was negatively associated with survival, neither RUNX1-mutations nor the number of mutations appeared to influence survival in this cohort. We propose a model combining histone modulator mutational screening with cytogenetics in the clinical decision-making process for higher-risk MDS patients eligible for treatment with azacitidine.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAzacitidineBiomarkersDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleHistonesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMutationMyelodysplastic SyndromesPrognosisAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAzacitidineBiomarkersHistonesazacitidinehypomethylating therapymolecular markermyelodysplastic syndromenext-generation sequencing

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PMID26959885
PMCPMC5008347
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