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ArticleOncology letters2016

Early detection of tumor relapse/regrowth by consecutive minimal residual disease monitoring in high-risk neuroblastoma patients.

Satoshi Hirase, Atsuro Saitoh, Tri Budi Hartomo, Aiko Kozaki, Tomoko Yanai, Daiichiro Hasegawa, Keiichiro Kawasaki, Yoshiyuki Kosaka, Masafumi Matsuo, Nobuyuki Yamamoto and 5 more

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Satoshi HiraseDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
Atsuro SaitohDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe 654-0081, Japan.
Tri Budi HartomoDepartment of Epidemiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
Aiko KozakiDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe 654-0081, Japan.
Tomoko YanaiDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe 654-0081, Japan.
Daiichiro HasegawaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe 654-0081, Japan.
Keiichiro KawasakiDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe 654-0081, Japan.
Yoshiyuki KosakaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe 654-0081, Japan.
Masafumi MatsuoDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation, Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe 651-2180, Japan.
Nobuyuki YamamotoDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
Takeshi MoriDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
Akira HayakawaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
Kazumoto IijimaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
Hisahide NishioDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan; Department of Epidemiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
Noriyuki NishimuraDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan; Department of Epidemiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.

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Abstract

Neuroblastoma is an aggressive pediatric tumor accounting for ~15% of cancer-associated mortalities in children. Despite the current intensive therapy, >50% of high-risk patients experience tumor relapse or regrowth caused by the activation of minimal residual disease (MRD). Although several MRD detection protocols using various reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) markers have been reported to evaluate the therapeutic response and disease status of neuroblastoma patients, their clinical significance remains elusive. The present study reports two high-risk neuroblastoma patients, whose MRD was consecutively monitored using 11 RT-qPCR markers (CHRNA3, CRMP1, DBH, DCX, DDC, GABRB3, GAP43, ISL1, KIF1A, PHOX2B and TH) during their course of treatment. The two patients initially responded to the induction therapy and reached MRD-negative status. The patients' MRD subsequently became positive with no elevation of their urinary homovanillic acid, urinary vanillylmandelic acid and serum neuron-specific enolase levels at 13 or 19 weeks prior to the clinical diagnosis of tumor relapse or regrowth. The present cases highlight the possibility of consecutive MRD monitoring using 11 markers to enable an early detection of tumor relapse or regrowth in high-risk neuroblastoma patients.

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PMID27446404
PMCPMC4950657

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