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ArticleBlood2024

How I use next-generation sequencing-MRD to plan approach and prevent relapse after HCT for children and adults with ALL.

Lori Muffly, Emily C Liang, J Gregory Dolan, Michael A Pulsipher

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Article in Blood, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors.

Lori MufflyDivision of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-9887-6136
Emily C LiangDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.ORCID 0000-0001-5790-4770
J Gregory DolanDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.ORCID 0000-0002-4431-7515
Michael A PulsipherDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.ORCID 0000-0003-3030-8420

Funding

UTAH REGIONAL CANCER CENTERP30CA042014 · NCI · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI KATHARINE S ULLMAN · 1986 to 2026
$72.6M
RESEARCH TRAINING IN HEMATOLOGYT32HL007093 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Janis L Abkowitz · 1985 to 2026
$13.9M
KIR-FAVORABLE HAPLOIDENTICAL TRANSPLANTATION IN CHILDRENR01CA181050 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI PULSIPHER, MICHAEL A · 2014 to 2019
$1.8M
Unrelated Donor BMT vs. Immune Suppression for Newly Diagnosed Severe Aplastic Anemia in Children and Young Adults: BMT CTN Core Center Renewal for the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant ConsortiumUG1HL069254 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES · PI KEAN, LESLIE S · 2017 to 2023
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA042014NCI NIH HHS R01 CA181050NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007093NHLBI NIH HHS UG1 HL069254
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractMeasurable residual disease (MRD) evaluation by multiparameter flow cytometry (MFC) or quantitative polymerase chain reaction methods is an established standard of care for assessing risk of relapse before or after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Next-generation sequencing (NGS)-MRD has emerged as a highly effective approach that allows for the detection of lymphoblasts at a level of <1 in 106 nucleated cells, increasing sensitivity of ALL detection by 2 to 3 logs. Early studies have shown superior results compared with MFC and suggest that NGS-MRD may allow for the determination of patients in whom reduced toxicity transplant preparative approaches could be deployed without sacrificing outcomes. Many centers/study groups have implemented immune modulation approaches based on MRD measurements that have resulted in improved outcomes. Challenges remain with NGS-MRD, because it is not commercially available in many countries, and interpretation of results can be complex. Through patient case review, discussion of relevant studies, and detailed expert opinion, we share our approach to NGS-MRD testing before and after HCT in pediatric and adult ALL. Improved pre-HCT risk classification and post-HCT monitoring for relapse in bone marrow and less invasive peripheral blood monitoring by NGS-MRD may lead to alternative approaches to prevent relapse in patients undergoing this challenging procedure.

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Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingNeoplasm, ResidualPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaAdultChildFemaleHumansMaleRecurrence

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PMID38728375
PMCPMC11302453

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