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Bone Marrow CD34+/lin- Cells of Patients with Chronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CP-CML) After 12 Months of Nilotinib Treatment Exhibit a Different Gene Expression Signature Compared to the Diagnosis and the Corresponding Cells from Healthy Subjects.

Alessandra Trojani, Ester Pungolino, Barbara Di Camillo, Luca Emanuele Bossi, Cassandra Palumbo, Mariella D'adda, Alessandra Perego, Mauro Turrini, Chiara Elena, Lorenza Maria Borin and 11 more

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Alessandra TrojaniDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7659-2968
Ester PungolinoDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Barbara Di CamilloDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8415-4688
Luca Emanuele BossiDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6409-8391
Cassandra PalumboDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3677-0499
Mariella D'addaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, ASST Spedali Civili Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-3432-3373
Alessandra PeregoFondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900 Monza, Italy.
Mauro TurriniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Valduce Hospital, 22100 Como, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5299-8456
Chiara ElenaDepartment of Hematology Oncology, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Lorenza Maria BorinFondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, 20900 Monza, Italy.
Alessandra IurloHematology Division, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4401-0812
Simona MalatoHematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Unit, 20123 Milan, Italy.
Francesco SpinaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.
Maria Luisa LatargiaASST Valle Olona Ospedale di Circolo, 21052 Busto Arstizio, Italy.
Pierangelo SpediniASST Cremona, 26100 Cremona, Italy.
Salvatore ArtaleASST Brianza, 20871 Vimercate, Italy.
Michela AnghilieriASST Lecco, 23900 Lecco, Italy.
Maria Cristina CarraroASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy.
Cristina BucelliHematology Division, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Alessandro BeghiniDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milano, 20146 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8234-3474
Roberto CairoliDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6372-2623

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Novartis, Italy Not applicable
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Abstract

backgroundChronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (C-PCML) is defined by the presence of the

methodsOur study investigated the gene expression profiling (GEP) of BM CD34+/lin- cells from 79 CP-CML patients at diagnosis, compared to the BM CD34+/lin- cells from the same patients after 12 months of nilotinib treatment and to the normal counterpart cells from 10 donors (CTRLs).

resultsGEP analyses identified 3012 significantly differentially expressed genes across these comparisons. Among these, we focused on certain key genes associated with eight crucial KEGG pathways: CML, cell cycle, JAK-STAT, PI3K-Akt, MAPK, Ras, NF-kB, and ABC transporters. Within these pathways, we observed the up-regulation of several genes at diagnosis compared to both 12 months of nilotinib treatment and the CTRLs.

conclusionsWe observed that certain transcriptome features present at diagnosis persisted after 12 months of nilotinib treatment, compared to CTRLs. This suggests that nilotinib may exert selective pressure, potentially supporting the survival and self-renewal of LSCs. Future insights into these pathways could help identify therapeutic targets to improve outcomes in CML.

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bone marrow CD34+/lin− cellsChronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (C-PCML)differentially expressed genes (DEGs)gene expression profiling (GEP)KEGG pathways

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