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ArticleCancer chemotherapy and pharmacology2022

Evaluation of cytogenetic and molecular markers with MTX-mediated toxicity in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients.

Ravi Ramalingam, Harpreet Kaur, Julius Xavier Scott, Latha M Sneha, Ganeshprasad Arunkumar, Arathi Srinivasan, Solomon F D Paul

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Article in Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ravi RamalingamDepartment of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8255-5936
Harpreet KaurDepartment of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9535-5781
Julius Xavier ScottDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India.
Latha M SnehaDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India.
Ganeshprasad ArunkumarMedGenome Labs Ltd., Bangalore, India.
Arathi SrinivasanDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Kanchi Kamakoti Child Trust Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Solomon F D PaulDepartment of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India. paul@sriramachandra.edu.in.ORCID 0000-0002-0829-7780
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research · INKanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital · INSciGenom Labs (India) · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (pALL) patients have better overall survival and methotrexate (MTX) is an effective drug used in their treatment. However, the treatment-related adverse effects (TRAEs) have a bigger impact on the therapy. In this study, we have evaluated the association of polymorphisms in genes encoding proteins engaged in MTX metabolism, and the cytogenetic aberrations with TRAEs.

methodsA total of 115 patients between the age of 1 and 18 years (average: 6.6) under maintenance therapy were selected for the study. SLC19A1 (c.80G > A), MTHFR (c.677C > T; c.1298A > C), and TYMS (c.*450_*455del) genotypes were determined using PCR techniques and Sanger sequencing. Cytogenetic and SNP findings were analyzed for any association with the reported toxicities using odds ratio, chi-square test, multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) analysis for synergistic effect and, multinomial logistic regression analysis for the likelihood of adverse events.

resultsAmong the evaluated genetic variations, SLC19A1 (c.80G > A) was significantly associated with TRAEs (OR = 5.71, p = 0.002). Multinomial logistic regression analysis (chi-sq = 16.64, p < 0.001) and MDR analysis (chi-sq = 10.51 p < 0.001) confirmed the finding. On the other hand, no significant association was observed between adverse events and any specific cytogenetic aberration.

conclusionSLC19A1 facilitates the import of cyclic dinucleotides and reduced folates, evaluating genotypes in this gene can help in better management of patients on methotrexate treatment. Assessing a broader gene panel can help in finding more associated markers and delivering personalized medicine to the patients.

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Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCytogenetic AnalysisGenotypeHumansInfantMethotrexatePolymorphism, GeneticMethotrexateAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaAdverse effectDoseMethotrexateSLC19A1Toxicity

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