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ArticleBlood advances2026

CRLF2 rearrangement and extramedullary disease in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a possible link?

Flavia Gava, Bonnie Yates, Zhuoxin Sun, Grace Li, Chelsea O'Koren, Biplov Adhikari, Selina Lugar, Haneen Shalabi, Ryan Mattison, Evrim B Turkbey and 7 more

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Flavia GavaPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Bonnie YatesPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Zhuoxin SunDana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
Grace LiPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Chelsea O'KorenPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Biplov AdhikariNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0001-7773-9792
Selina LugarAbramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Haneen ShalabiPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Ryan MattisonDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI.
Evrim B TurkbeyRadiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-5216-3528
Constance M YuanLaboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-2601-3665
Elisabeth PaiettaMontefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
Hao-Wei WangLaboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-5408-9253
Charles MullighanSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.ORCID 0000-0002-1871-1850
Sara K SilbertPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Mark LitzowDivision of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.ORCID 0000-0002-9816-6302
Nirali N ShahPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-8474-9080

Funding

Project-006U10CA180820 · NCI · ECOG-ACRIN MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION · PI Peter J ODwyer · 2014 to 2026
$167.6M
NCI NIH HHS U10 CA180820
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Abstract

abstractCytokine receptor-like factor 2 rearrangement (CRLF2r), an aberration causing a Philadelphia chromosome-like gene expression profile and a poor prognostic marker in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), endows relative chemotherapeutic resistance. Extramedullary disease (EMD), including both central nervous system (CNS) and non-CNS involvement, can also be associated with worse outcomes. The relationship between CRLF2r and EMD is unknown. Based on an initial observation of patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) CRLF2r B-ALL and EMD, a single-center retrospective review was conducted to evaluate the incidence of EMD in patients with CRLF2r B-ALL. Across 177 children, adolescents, and young adults with R/R B-ALL, 21 (11.9%) harbored CRLF2r, of whom 19 (90.5%) had EMD at some point during their treatment course. In contrast, only 78 of the 156 patients (50%) without CRLF2r ever had EMD (P = .0003). In the CRLF2r cohort, 8 (38.1%) presented with EMD at diagnosis: 7 with CNS and 1 with non-CNS EMD. At relapse, 17 (80.9%) had EMD: 4 (19%) had CNS EMD, 9 (42.9%) had non-CNS EMD, and 4 (19%) had both. Isolated EMD was observed in 2 patients (11.8%) at first relapse and in 3 (17.6%) with multiple relapses. Given these findings, further study to evaluate this potential association between EMD and CRLF2r in R/R B-ALL is indicated.

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Gene RearrangementPrecursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaReceptors, CytokineAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMalePrognosisRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultCRLF2 protein, humanReceptors, Cytokine

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PMCPMC13141513

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