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ArticleHaematologica2022

Clonal evolution in chronic lymphocytic leukemia is scant in relapsed but accelerated in refractory cases after chemo(immune) therapy.

Marc Zapatka, Eugen Tausch, Selcen Öztürk, Deyan Yordanov Yosifov, Martina Seiffert, Thorsten Zenz, Christof Schneider, Johannes Blöhdorn, Hartmut Döhner, Daniel Mertens and 2 more

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Article in Haematologica, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Marc ZapatkaDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Eugen TauschDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Ulm University Hospital Ulm, 89081, Germany.
Selcen ÖztürkDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Deyan Yordanov YosifovDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Ulm University Hospital Ulm, 89081, Germany; Mechanisms of Leukemogenesis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Martina SeiffertDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Thorsten ZenzUniversity Hospital and University of Zürich, 8091, Switzerland.
Christof SchneiderDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Ulm University Hospital Ulm, 89081, Germany.
Johannes BlöhdornDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Ulm University Hospital Ulm, 89081, Germany.
Hartmut DöhnerDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Ulm University Hospital Ulm, 89081, Germany.
Daniel MertensDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Ulm University Hospital Ulm, 89081, Germany; Mechanisms of Leukemogenesis, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Peter LichterDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany. Peter.Lichter@dkfz-heidelberg.de.
Stephan StilgenbauerDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Ulm University Hospital Ulm, 89081, Germany. Stephan.Stilgenbauer@uniklinik-ulm.de.
University Hospital Ulm · DEGerman Cancer Research Center · DEHeidelberg University · DEUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clonal evolution is involved in the progression of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). In order to link evolutionary patterns to different disease courses, we performed a long-term longitudinal mutation profiling study of CLL patients. Tracking somatic mutations and their changes in allele frequency over time and assessing the underlying cancer cell fraction revealed highly distinct evolutionary patterns. Surprisingly, in long-term stable disease and in relapse after long-lasting clinical response to treatment, clonal shifts are minor. In contrast, in refractory disease major clonal shifts occur although there is little impact on leukemia cell counts. As this striking pattern in refractory cases is not linked to a strong contribution of known CLL driver genes, the evolution is mostly driven by treatment-induced selection of sub-clones, underlining the need for novel, non-genotoxic treatment regimens.

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Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellClonal EvolutionClone CellsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMutation

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PMID33691380
PMCPMC8883533
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