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Trial reportBlood2021

Clinical relevance of clonal hematopoiesis in persons aged ≥80 years.

Marianna Rossi, Manja Meggendorfer, Matteo Zampini, Mauro Tettamanti, Emma Riva, Erica Travaglino, Matteo Bersanelli, Sara Mandelli, Alessia Antonella Galbussera, Ettore Mosca and 45 more

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Trial report in Blood, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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47citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

55 authors at 17 institutions in 5 countries.

Marianna RossiIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Manja MeggendorferMunich Leukemia Laboratory (MLL), Munich, Germany.
Matteo ZampiniIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9952-1142
Mauro TettamantiLaboratory of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7345-0887
Emma RivaLaboratory of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0391-8162
Erica TravaglinoIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Matteo BersanelliDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9041-5493
Sara MandelliLaboratory of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Alessia Antonella GalbusseraLaboratory of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0163-1034
Ettore MoscaInstitute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3102-5150
Elena SabaIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Chiara ChiereghinIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7927-8317
Nicla ManesIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Chiara MilanesiIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Marta UbezioIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3862-7119
Lucio MorabitoIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3693-0483
Clelia PeanoIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7055-3629
Giulia SoldàIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0972-610X
Rosanna AsseltaIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5351-0619
Stefano DugaIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3457-1410
Carlo SelmiIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0323-0376
Maria De SantisIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3196-1336
Karolina MalikDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0494-8897
Giulia MaggioniIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Marilena BicchieriIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9674-9304
Alessia CampagnaIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8481-759X
Cristina A TentoriIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1728-368X
Antonio RussoIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4374-6684
Efrem CiviliniIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5180-8008
Paola AllavenaIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6697-6028
Rocco PiazzaDepartment of Medicine and Surgery and.ORCID 0000-0003-4198-9620
Giovanni CorraoUnit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Claudia SalaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4889-1047
Alberto TermaniniIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9697-906X
Laura GiordanoIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Paolo DetomaLaboratory of Analysis, Ospedale degli Infermi, Biella, Italy.
Aurelio MalabailaLaboratory of Analysis, Ospedale degli Infermi, Biella, Italy.
Luca SalaDipartimento di Prevenzione - Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) Biella, Biella, Italy.
Stefano RossoPiedmont Cancer Registry, Centre for Epidemiology and Prevention in Oncology, Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6816-2661
Roberto ZanettiPiedmont Cancer Registry, Centre for Epidemiology and Prevention in Oncology, Turin, Italy.
Claudia SaittaIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5842-7774
Elena RivaIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0701-3889
Gianluigi CondorelliIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Francesco PassamontiHematology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) Sette Laghi, Ospedale di Circolo of Varese, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8068-5289
Armando SantoroIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1709-9492
Francesc SoleInstitut de Recerca Contra la Leucèmia Josep Carreras, Camí de les Escoles, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3251-2161
Uwe PlatzbeckerMedical Clinic and Policlinic 1, Hematology and Cellular Therapy, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1863-3239
Pierre FenauxService d'Hématologie Séniors, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris, Paris, France.
Niccolò BolliDepartment of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Gastone CastellaniDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Wolfgang KernMunich Leukemia Laboratory (MLL), Munich, Germany.
George S VassiliouDepartment of Haematology, Cambridge University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Torsten HaferlachMunich Leukemia Laboratory (MLL), Munich, Germany.
Ugo LuccaLaboratory of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Matteo G Della PortaIstituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6915-5970
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITHumanitas University · ITMario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research · ITMunich Leukemia Laboratory (Germany) · DEOspedale degli Infermi · ITPiedmont Reference Center for Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention · ITUniversity of Bologna · ITAssistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · FRFundación Josep Carreras Contra la Leucemia · ESInstitute of Biomedical Technologies · ITInstitute of Genetic and Biomedical Research · ITNational Health Service · GBOspedale degli Infermi · ITUniversity Hospital Leipzig · DEUniversity of Insubria · ITUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is associated with increased risk of cancers and inflammation-related diseases. This phenomenon becomes common in persons aged ≥80 years, in whom the implications of CHIP are not well defined. We performed a mutational screening in 1794 persons aged ≥80 years and investigated the relationships between CHIP and associated pathologies. Mutations were observed in one-third of persons aged ≥80 years and were associated with reduced survival. Mutations in JAK2 and splicing genes, multiple mutations (DNMT3A, TET2, and ASXL1 with additional genetic lesions), and variant allele frequency ≥0.096 had positive predictive value for myeloid neoplasms. Combining mutation profiles with abnormalities in red blood cell indices improved the ability of myeloid neoplasm prediction. On this basis, we defined a predictive model that identifies 3 risk groups with different probabilities of developing myeloid neoplasms. Mutations in DNMT3A, TET2, ASXL1, or JAK2 were associated with coronary heart disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Cytopenia was common in persons aged ≥80 years, with the underlying cause remaining unexplained in 30% of cases. Among individuals with unexplained cytopenia, the presence of highly specific mutation patterns was associated with myelodysplastic-like phenotype and a probability of survival comparable to that of myeloid neoplasms. Accordingly, 7.5% of subjects aged ≥80 years with cytopenia had presumptive evidence of myeloid neoplasm. In summary, specific mutational patterns define different risk of developing myeloid neoplasms vs inflammatory-associated diseases in persons aged ≥80 years. In individuals with unexplained cytopenia, mutational status may identify those subjects with presumptive evidence of myeloid neoplasms.

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Clonal HematopoiesisMutationAged, 80 and overAge FactorsArthritis, RheumatoidCoronary DiseaseFemaleHumansLeukemia, MyeloidMaleMyelodysplastic Syndromes

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PMID34125889
PMCPMC8617437
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