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BACKGROUND: Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumour in children. Relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma is associated with a poor outcome. We assessed the combination of irinotecan-temozolomide and dasatinib-rapamycin (RIST) in patients with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma. METHODS: The multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 2, RIST-rNB-2011 trial recruited from 40 paediatric oncology centres in Germany and Austria. Patients aged 1-25 years with high-risk relapsed (defined as recurrence of all stage IV and MYCN amplification stages, after response to treatment) or refractory (progressive disease during primary treatment) neuroblastoma, with Lansky and Karnofsky performance status at least 50%, were assigned (1:1) to RIST (RIST group) or irinotecan-temozolomide (control group) by block randomisation, stratified by MYCN status. We compared RIST (oral rapamycin [loading 3 mg/m2 on day 1, maintenance 1 mg/m2 on days 2-4] and oral dasatinib [2 mg/kg per day] for 4 days with 3 days off, followed by intravenous irinotecan [50 mg/m2 per day] and oral temozolomide [150 mg/m2 per day] for 5 days with 2 days off; one course each of rapamycin-dasatinib and irinotecan-temozolomide for four cycles over 8 weeks, then two courses of rapamycin-dasatinib followed by one course of irinotecan-temozolomide for 12 weeks) with irinotecan-temozolomide alone (with identical dosing as experimental group). The primary endpoint of progression-free survival was analysed in all eligible patients who received at least one course of therapy. The safety population consisted of all patients who received at least one course of therapy and had at least one post-baseline safety assessment. This trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01467986, and is closed to accrual. FINDINGS: Between Aug 26, 2013, and Sept 21, 2020, 129 patients were randomly assigned to the RIST group (n=63) or control group (n=66). Median age was 5·4 years (IQR 3·7-8·1). 124 patients (78 [63%] male and 46 [37%] female) were included in the efficacy analysis. At a median follow-up of 72 months (IQR 31-88), the median progression-free survival was 11 months (95% CI 7-17) in the RIST group and 5 months (2-8) in the control group (hazard ratio 0·62, one-sided 90% CI 0·81; p=0·019). Median progression-free survival in patients with amplified MYCN (n=48) was 6 months (95% CI 4-24) in the RIST group versus 2 months (2-5) in the control group (HR 0·45 [95% CI 0·24-0·84], p=0·012); median progression-free survival in patients without amplified MYCN (n=76) was 14 months (95% CI 9-7) in the RIST group versus 8 months (4-15) in the control group (HR 0·84 [95% CI 0·51-1·38], p=0·49). The most common grade 3 or worse adverse events were neutropenia (54 [81%] of 67 patients given RIST vs 49 [82%] of 60 patients given control), thrombocytopenia (45 [67%] vs 41 [68%]), and anaemia (39 [58%] vs 38 [63%]). Nine serious treatment-related adverse events were reported (five patients given control and four patients given RIST). There were no treatment-related deaths in the control group and one in the RIST group (multiorgan failure). INTERPRETATION: RIST-rNB-2011 demonstrated that targeting of MYCN-amplified relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma with a pathway-directed metronomic combination of a multkinase inhibitor and an mTOR inhibitor can improve progression-free survival and overall survival. This exclusive efficacy in MYCN-amplified, relapsed neuroblastoma warrants further investigation in the first-line setting. FUNDING: Deutsche Krebshilfe.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica , Dasatinibe , Irinotecano , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Neuroblastoma , Sirolimo , Temozolomida , Humanos , Temozolomida/administração & dosagem , Temozolomida/uso terapêutico , Irinotecano/administração & dosagem , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Feminino , Neuroblastoma/tratamento farmacológico , Neuroblastoma/mortalidade , Neuroblastoma/patologia , Neuroblastoma/genética , Pré-Escolar , Criança , Dasatinibe/administração & dosagem , Dasatinibe/uso terapêutico , Dasatinibe/efeitos adversos , Adolescente , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/tratamento farmacológico , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Lactente , Adulto , Sirolimo/administração & dosagem , Sirolimo/uso terapêutico , Adulto Jovem , Alemanha , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos , Intervalo Livre de ProgressãoRESUMO
PURPOSE: Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is an inherited inborn error of immunity, characterized by autoinflammation (recurrent fever), vasculopathy (livedo racemosa, polyarteritis nodosa, lacunar ischemic strokes, and intracranial hemorrhages), immunodeficiency, lymphoproliferation, immune cytopenias, and bone marrow failure (BMF). Tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) blockade is the treatment of choice for the vasculopathy, but often fails to reverse refractory cytopenia. We aimed to study the outcome of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in patients with DADA2. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study on the outcome of HCT in patients with DADA2. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS). RESULTS: Thirty DADA2 patients from 12 countries received a total of 38 HCTs. The indications for HCT were BMF, immune cytopenia, malignancy, or immunodeficiency. Median age at HCT was 9 years (range: 2-28 years). The conditioning regimens for the final transplants were myeloablative (n = 20), reduced intensity (n = 8), or non-myeloablative (n = 2). Donors were HLA-matched related (n = 4), HLA-matched unrelated (n = 16), HLA-haploidentical (n = 2), or HLA-mismatched unrelated (n = 8). After a median follow-up of 2 years (range: 0.5-16 years), 2-year OS was 97%, and 2-year GvHD-free relapse-free survival was 73%. The hematological and immunological phenotypes resolved, and there were no new vascular events. Plasma ADA2 enzyme activity normalized in 16/17 patients tested. Six patients required more than one HCT. CONCLUSION: HCT was an effective treatment for DADA2, successfully reversing the refractory cytopenia, as well as the vasculopathy and immunodeficiency. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: HCT is a definitive cure for DADA2 with > 95% survival.
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Agamaglobulinemia/terapia , Transtornos da Insuficiência da Medula Óssea/terapia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa/terapia , Adenosina Desaminase/deficiência , Adolescente , Adulto , Agamaglobulinemia/enzimologia , Agamaglobulinemia/genética , Agamaglobulinemia/mortalidade , Transtornos da Insuficiência da Medula Óssea/enzimologia , Transtornos da Insuficiência da Medula Óssea/genética , Transtornos da Insuficiência da Medula Óssea/mortalidade , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/etiologia , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/mortalidade , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/deficiência , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Estudos Retrospectivos , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa/enzimologia , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa/genética , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa/mortalidade , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Similar to pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) the subgroup of biphenotypic acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a rare complex entity with adverse outcome, characterized by the surface expression of CD33. Despite novel and promising anti-CD19 targeted immunotherapies such as chimeric antigen receptor T cells and bispecific anti-CD19/CD3 antibodies, relapse and resistance remain a major challenge in about 30% to 60% of patients. To investigate the potential role of the fully humanized bispecific antibody CD16 × CD33 (BiKE) in children with CD33+ acute leukemia, we tested whether the reagent was able to boost NK cell effector functions against CD33+ AML and biphenotypic ALL blasts. Stimulation of primary NK cells from healthy volunteers with 16 × 33 BiKE led to increased cytotoxicity, degranulation and cytokine production against CD33+ cell lines. Moreover, BiKE treatment significantly increased degranulation, IFN-γ and TNF-α production against primary ALL and AML targets. Importantly, also NK cells from leukemic patients profited from restoration of effector functions by BiKE treatment, albeit to a lesser extent than NK cells from healthy donors. In particular, those patients with low perforin and granzyme expression showed compromised cytotoxic function even in the presence of BiKE. In patients with intrinsic NK cell deficiency, combination therapy of CD16xCD33 BiKE and allogeneic NK cells might thus be a promising therapeutic approach. Taken together, CD16xCD33 BiKE successfully increased NK cell effector functions against pediatric AML and biphenotypic ALL blasts and constitutes a promising new option for supporting maintenance therapy or "bridging" consolidation chemotherapy before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/imunologia , Receptores de IgG/imunologia , Lectina 3 Semelhante a Ig de Ligação ao Ácido Siálico/imunologia , Anticorpos Biespecíficos/imunologia , Linhagem Celular , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Citotoxicidade Imunológica/imunologia , Proteínas Ligadas por GPI/imunologia , Células HL-60 , Humanos , Imunoterapia/métodos , Ativação Linfocitária/imunologiaRESUMO
Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) stabilizes many client proteins, including the BCR-ABL1 oncoprotein. BCR-ABL1 is the hallmark of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in which treatment-free remission (TFR) is limited, with clinical and economic consequences. Thus, there is an urgent need for novel therapeutics that synergize with current treatment approaches. Several inhibitors targeting the N-terminal domain of HSP90 are under investigation, but side effects such as induction of the heat shock response (HSR) and toxicity have so far precluded their US Food and Drug Administration approval. We have developed a novel inhibitor (aminoxyrone [AX]) of HSP90 function by targeting HSP90 dimerization via the C-terminal domain. This was achieved by structure-based molecular design, chemical synthesis, and functional preclinical in vitro and in vivo validation using CML cell lines and patient-derived CML cells. AX is a promising potential candidate that induces apoptosis in the leukemic stem cell fraction (CD34+CD38-) as well as the leukemic bulk (CD34+CD38+) of primary CML and in tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-resistant cells. Furthermore, BCR-ABL1 oncoprotein and related pro-oncogenic cellular responses are downregulated, and targeting the HSP90 C terminus by AX does not induce the HSR in vitro and in vivo. We also probed the potential of AX in other therapy-refractory leukemias. Therefore, AX is the first peptidomimetic C-terminal HSP90 inhibitor with the potential to increase TFR in TKI-sensitive and refractory CML patients and also offers a novel therapeutic option for patients with other types of therapy-refractory leukemia because of its low toxicity profile and lack of HSR.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP90/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP90/química , Resposta ao Choque Térmico/efeitos dos fármacos , Mesilato de Imatinib/farmacologia , Domínios e Motivos de Interação entre Proteínas , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Multimerização Proteica , Animais , Antineoplásicos/química , Sítios de Ligação , Biomarcadores Tumorais , Ciclo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas de Fusão bcr-abl/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas de Fusão bcr-abl/química , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP90/metabolismo , Humanos , Mesilato de Imatinib/química , Leucemia Mielogênica Crônica BCR-ABL Positiva/tratamento farmacológico , Leucemia Mielogênica Crônica BCR-ABL Positiva/metabolismo , Camundongos , Modelos Moleculares , Conformação Molecular , Estrutura Molecular , Ligação Proteica , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Multimerização Proteica/efeitos dos fármacos , Análise Espectral , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Ensaios Antitumorais Modelo de XenoenxertoRESUMO
Here, we report the case of severe adenoviremia in a 7-year-old boy with highly-resistant, acute leukemia. A combined approach of αßTCR-CD19-depleted stem cell transplantation, enabling immunosuppression-free post-transplant care, and early transfer of adenovirus-specific donor T cells during aplasia resulted in rapid and complete clearance of the treatment-refractory adenoviremia.
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Infecções por Adenovirus Humanos/terapia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Linfócitos T/transplante , Linfócitos T/virologia , Viremia/terapia , Infecções por Adenovirus Humanos/etiologia , Antígenos CD19 , Criança , Terapia Combinada , Evolução Fatal , Humanos , Masculino , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/terapia , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/virologiaRESUMO
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is caused by biallelic deleterious mutations in CECR1 DADA2 results in variable autoinflammation and vasculopathy (recurrent fevers, livedo reticularis, polyarteritis nodosa, lacunar ischemic strokes, and intracranial hemorrhages), immunodeficiency and bone marrow failure. Tumor necrosis factor-α blockade is the treatment of choice for the autoinflammation and vascular manifestations. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) represents a potential definitive treatment. We present a cohort of 14 patients from 6 countries who received HSCT for DADA2. Indication for HSCT was bone marrow dysfunction or immunodeficiency. Six of 14 patients had vasculitis pre-HSCT. The median age at HSCT was 7.5 years. Conditioning regimens were myeloablative (9) and reduced intensity (5). Donors were HLA-matched sibling (n = 1), HLA-matched unrelated (n = 9), HLA-mismatched unrelated (n = 3), and HLA haploidentical sibling (n = 1). All patients are alive and well with no new vascular events and resolution of hematological and immunological phenotype at a median follow-up of 18 months (range, 5 months to 13 years). Plasma ADA2 enzyme activity normalized in those tested post-HSCT (7/7), as early as day +14 (myeloid engraftment). Post-HSCT hematological autoimmunity (cytopenias) was reported in 4 patients, acute graft-versus-host disease grade 1 in 2, grade 2 in 3, and grade 3-4 in 1, and moderate chronic graft-versus-host disease in 1 patient. In conclusion, in 14 patients, HSCT was an effective and definitive treatment of DADA2.
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Adenosina Desaminase/genética , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/genética , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/terapia , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/genética , Mutação , Adenosina Desaminase/sangue , Adenosina Desaminase/metabolismo , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/diagnóstico , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/etiologia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/enzimologia , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/sangue , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular/metabolismo , Masculino , Fenótipo , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante/métodosRESUMO
A role for HLA class I polymorphism in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been suggested for many years, but unambiguous associations have not been found. Here, we show that the HLA-C-encoded supertypic epitope C2, which constitutes a high-affinity ligand for the inhibitory natural killer (NK) cell receptor KIR2DL1, is significantly increased in ALL patients (n = 320; P = .005). Stratification for ethnicity and disease subtype revealed a strong association of C2 with B-ALL in German cases (P = .0004). The effect was independent of KIR2DS1 and KIR2DL1 allelic polymorphism and copy number. Analysis of clinical outcome revealed a higher incidence of late relapse (> 2.5 years) with increasing number of C2 alleles (P = .014). Our data establish C2 as novel risk factor and homozygosity for C1 as protective for childhood B-ALL supporting a model in which NK cells are involved in immunosurveillance of pediatric B-ALL via interaction of KIR with HLA-C ligands.
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Predisposição Genética para Doença , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/genética , Receptores KIR2DL1/metabolismo , Alelos , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Estudos de Coortes , Epitopos/química , Feminino , Genótipo , Alemanha , Antígenos HLA-C/metabolismo , Homozigoto , Humanos , Lactente , Células Matadoras Naturais/citologia , Ligantes , Masculino , Análise Multivariada , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/genética , Polimorfismo Genético , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/diagnóstico , Recidiva , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Different sets of warning signs can be used if primary immunodeficiency (PID) is suspected: those of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF), the German Patients' Organisation for Primary Immunodeficiencies (DSAI) and the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF). A few studies have tested the JMF criteria, with unconvincing results, but the diagnostic models of the DSAI and AWMF have not been tested at all. We set out to establish the utility of these three scoring systems and compare them with our own set of five warning signs (Duesseldorf criteria). DESIGN: Prospective study. PATIENTS: Two hundred ten patients admitted to our hospital between 2010 and 2012 with suspected PID. RESULTS: PID were found in 36 (17 %) of the patients admitted. Of the established sets of warning signs, the JMF and the DSAI had inadequate sensitivity, while the DSAI and the AWMF showed insufficient specificity. Our own criteria were analyzed with regard to maximal specificity and sensitivity (Youden Index) and sensitivity and yielded NPV of 0.89 and 0.91 respectively. Youden index revealed combination of five signs and symptoms: lymphopenia, otitis media >7, failure to thrive, failure to grow normally, pneumonia >1. For maximum negative predictive value the following set was found: lymphopenia, hypogammglobulinemia, failure to thrive, growth disorders, iv antibiotics and abscesses. CONCLUSION: In contrast to the new, evaluated Duesseldorf criteria, all three established sets of warning signs proved inadequate for preselection of patients for admission to specialized PID centers. The Duesseldorf criteria should now being tested in further studies.
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Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Insuficiência de Crescimento/diagnóstico , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Linfopenia/diagnóstico , Masculino , Otite Média/diagnóstico , Pneumonia/diagnóstico , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
Purpose: We describe a diagnostic procedure suitable for scheduling (re-)vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) according to individual state of humoral immunization. Methods: To clarify the relation between quantitative antibody measurements and humoral ex vivo immune responsiveness, we monitored 124 individuals before, during and six months after vaccination with Spikevax (Moderna, Cambridge, MA, USA). Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 spike (S1) protein receptor-binding domain (S1-AB) and against nucleocapsid antigens were measured by chemiluminescent immunoassay (Roche). Virus-neutralizing activities were determined by surrogate assays (NeutraLISA, Euroimmune; cPass, GenScript). Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 in cell culture (full virus NT) served as an ex vivo correlate for humoral immune responsiveness. Results: Vaccination responses varied considerably. Six months after the second vaccination, participants still positive for the full virus NT were safely determined by S1-AB levels ≥1000 U/mL. The full virus NT-positive fraction of participants with S1-AB levels <1000 U/mL was identified by virus-neutralizing activities >70% as determined by surrogate assays (NeutraLISA or cPas). Participants that were full virus NT-negative and presumably insufficiently protected could thus be identified by a sensitivity of >83% and a specificity of >95%. Conclusion: The described diagnostic strategy possibly supports individualized (re-)vaccination schedules based on simple and rapid measurement of serum-based SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels. Our data apply only to WUHAN-type SARS-CoV-2 virus and the current version of the mRNA vaccine from Moderna (Cambridge, MA, USA). Adaptation to other vaccines and more recent SARS-CoV-2 strains will require modification of cut-offs and re-evaluation of sensitivity/specificity.
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Antígenos HLA-C/genética , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe I/genética , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/imunologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Pré-Escolar , Regulação para Baixo , Humanos , Lactente , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , RNA Mensageiro/sangue , Receptores KIR/genética , Adulto Jovem , Antígenos HLA-ERESUMO
The generation and expansion of functionally competent NK cells in vitro is of great interest for their application in immunotherapy of cancer. Since CD33 constitutes a promising target for immunotherapy of myeloid malignancies, NK cells expressing a CD33-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) were generated. Unexpectedly, we noted that CD33-CAR NK cells could not be efficiently expanded in vitro due to a fratricide-like process in which CD33-CAR NK cells killed other CD33-CAR NK cells that had upregulated CD33 in culture. This upregulation was dependent on the stimulation protocol and encompassed up to 50% of NK cells including CD56dim NK cells that do generally not express CD33 in vivo. RNAseq analysis revealed that upregulation of CD33+ NK cells was accompanied by a unique transcriptional signature combining features of canonical CD56bright (CD117high, CD16low) and CD56dim NK cells (high expression of granzyme B and perforin). CD33+ NK cells exhibited significantly higher mobilization of cytotoxic granula and comparable levels of cytotoxicity against different leukemic target cells compared to the CD33- subset. Moreover, CD33+ NK cells showed superior production of IFNγ and TNFα, whereas CD33- NK cells exerted increased antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). In summary, the study delineates a novel functional divergence between NK cell subsets upon in vitro stimulation that is marked by CD33 expression. By choosing suitable stimulation protocols, it is possible to preferentially generate CD33+ NK cells combining efficient target cell killing and cytokine production, or alternatively CD33- NK cells, which produce less cytokines but are more efficient in antibody-dependent applications.
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Citotoxicidade Celular Dependente de Anticorpos/imunologia , Citocinas/imunologia , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Lectina 3 Semelhante a Ig de Ligação ao Ácido Siálico/imunologia , Antígeno CD56/imunologia , Antígeno CD56/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Citocinas/metabolismo , Citotoxicidade Imunológica/imunologia , Citometria de Fluxo/métodos , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica/métodos , Humanos , Células K562 , Células Matadoras Naturais/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-kit/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-kit/imunologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-kit/metabolismo , Receptores de Antígenos Quiméricos/imunologia , Receptores de Antígenos Quiméricos/metabolismo , Receptores de IgG/genética , Receptores de IgG/imunologia , Receptores de IgG/metabolismo , Lectina 3 Semelhante a Ig de Ligação ao Ácido Siálico/genética , Lectina 3 Semelhante a Ig de Ligação ao Ácido Siálico/metabolismo , Regulação para CimaAssuntos
Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Síndrome de Job/cirurgia , Infecções por Polyomavirus/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções Tumorais por Vírus/tratamento farmacológico , Viremia/tratamento farmacológico , Adolescente , Antígenos CD19/imunologia , Vírus BK , Feminino , Fatores de Troca do Nucleotídeo Guanina/genética , Humanos , Imunoglobulina G/uso terapêutico , Síndrome de Job/complicações , Síndrome de Job/genética , Depleção Linfocítica , Infecções por Polyomavirus/complicações , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T alfa-beta/imunologia , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Infecções Tumorais por Vírus/complicações , Turquia , Viremia/complicaçõesRESUMO
Survival of patients with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is mainly compromised by leukemia relapse, carrying dismal prognosis. As novel individualized therapeutic approaches are urgently needed, we performed whole-exome sequencing of leukemic blasts of 10 children with post-allo-SCT relapses with the aim of thoroughly characterizing the mutational landscape and identifying druggable mutations. We found that post-allo-SCT ALL relapses display highly diverse and mostly patient-individual genetic lesions. Moreover, mutational cluster analysis showed substantial clonal dynamics during leukemia progression from initial diagnosis to relapse after allo-SCT. Only very few alterations stayed constant over time. This dynamic clonality was exemplified by the detection of thiopurine resistance-mediating mutations in the nucleotidase NT5C2 in 3 patients' first relapses, which disappeared in the post-allo-SCT relapses on relief of selective pressure of maintenance chemotherapy. Moreover, we identified TP53 mutations in 4 of 10 patients after allo-SCT, reflecting acquired chemoresistance associated with selective pressure of prior antineoplastic treatment. Finally, in 9 of 10 children's post-allo-SCT relapse, we found alterations in genes for which targeted therapies with novel agents are readily available. We could show efficient targeting of leukemic blasts by APR-246 in 2 patients carrying TP53 mutations. Our findings shed light on the genetic basis of post-allo-SCT relapse and may pave the way for unraveling novel therapeutic strategies in this challenging situation.
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Biomarcadores Tumorais , Evolução Clonal/genética , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/etiologia , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/patologia , Seleção Genética , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Biologia Computacional/métodos , Reparo do DNA , Feminino , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Humanos , Imunofenotipagem , Lactente , Masculino , Mutação , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/terapia , Recidiva , Transplante Homólogo , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/genéticaRESUMO
Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) provides high cure rates for children with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), relapses remain the main cause of treatment failure. Whereas donor killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genotype was shown to impact on relapse incidence in adult myeloid leukaemia similar studies in paediatric ALL are largely missing. Effect of donor KIR genotype on transplant outcome was evaluated in 317 children receiving a first myeloablative HSCT from an HLA-matched unrelated donor or sibling within the prospective ALL-SCT-BFM-2003 trial. Analysis of donor KIR gene polymorphism revealed that centromeric presence and telomeric absence of KIR B haplotypes was associated with reduced relapse risk. A centromeric/telomeric KIR score (ct-KIR score) integrating these observations correlated with relapse risk (hazard ratio (HR) 0.58; P = 0.002) while it had no impact on graft-versus-host disease or non-relapse mortality. In multivariable analyses ct-KIR score was associated with reduced relapse risk (HR 0.58; P = 0.003) and a trend towards improved event-free survival (HR 0.76; P = 0.059). This effect proved independent of MRD level prior to HSCT. Our data suggest that in children with ALL undergoing HSCT after myeloablative conditioning, donor selection based on KIR genotyping holds promise to improve clinical outcome by decreasing relapse risk and prolonged event-free survival.
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Seleção do Doador , Haplótipos , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda , Polimorfismo Genético , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras , Receptores KIR/genética , Telômero/genética , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/genética , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/mortalidade , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/terapia , Masculino , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/genética , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/mortalidade , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/terapia , Taxa de SobrevidaRESUMO
Immunodeficiency, centromeric instability, and facial anomaly (ICF) syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic condition with severe immunodeficiency, which leads to lethal infections if not recognized and treated in early childhood. Up-to-date treatment regimens consist of prophylactic and supportive treatment of the recurrent infections. Here, we report the case of a 1-year-old boy of Moroccan consanguineous parents, who was diagnosed at 4 months of age with ICF syndrome with a homozygous missense mutation in the DNMT3B gene. He was initially admitted to the hospital with recurrent pulmonary infections from the opportunistic pathogen Pneumocystis jirovecii (PJ). Further immunological workup revealed agammaglobulinemia in the presence of B cells. After successful recovery from the PJ pneumonia, he underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from the HLA-matched healthy sister using a chemotherapeutic conditioning regimen consisting of treosulfan, fludarabine, and thiotepa. Other than acute chemotherapy-associated side effects, no serious adverse events occurred. Six months after HSCT immune-reconstitution, he had a stable chimerism with 2.9% autologous portion in the peripheral blood and a normal differential blood cell count, including all immunoglobulin subtypes. This is one of the first cases of successful HSCT in ICF syndrome. Early diagnosis and subsequent HSCT can prevent severe opportunistic infections and cure the immunodeficiency. Centromeric instability and facial anomaly remain unaffected. Although the long-term patient outcome and the neurological development remain to be seen, this curative therapy for immunodeficiency improves life expectancy and quality of life. This case is meant to raise physicians awareness for ICF syndrome and highlight the consideration for HSCT in ICF syndrome early on.
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Invariant natural killer T (iNKT)/natural killer (NK)/cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells are important for immune surveillance. (I) Novel combinations of antibody 6B11 (targeting the Vα24-Jα18-invariant T-cell receptor) with CD4/CD8/CD1d/Vα24 for iNKT subset detection and "T/NK cell-like"-iNKT subsets were defined. Compared with healthy peripheral blood mononuclear cells (MNC) (significantly) lower proportions of iNKT cells (6B11/6B11CD3/6B11CD161), NK cells (CD3CD56/CD3CD161), and CIK cells (CD3CD56/CD3CD161) were found in peripheral blood MNC from acute myeloid (AML)/acute myeloid, lymphoid (ALL)/chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL) patients in acute disease stages. Subtyping of iNKT cells revealed (significantly) higher proportions of CD3 T cells and CD161 NK cells in AML/ALL/CLL expressing 6B11 compared with healthy MNC. Prognostic evaluations showed higher proportions of iNKT/NK/CIK cells in favorable AML subgroups (younger age, primary, no extramedullary disease, achievement/maintenance of complete remission) or adult ALL and CLL patients. (II) iNKT/NK/CIK cell frequencies increased after (vs. before) mixed lymphocyte cultures of T-cell-enriched immune reactive cells stimulated with MNC/whole blood with or without pretreatment with "cocktails" (dendritic cells generating methods/kits inducing blasts' conversion to leukemia-derived dendritic cells from AML patients). Individual "cocktails" leading to "highest" iNKT cell frequencies could be defined. Antileukemic blast lytic activity correlated significantly with frequencies of iNKT/NK/CIK cells. In summary healthy MNC show significantly more iNKT/NK/CIK cells compared with AML/ALL/CLL MNC, a shift in the iNKT cell composition is seen in healthy versus leukemic samples and iNKT/NK/CIK cell-proportions in AML/ALL/CLL MNC samples correlate with prognosis. "Cocktail"-treated AML blasts lead to higher iNKT/NK/CIK cell frequencies and samples with antileukemic activity show significantly higher frequencies of iNKT/NK/CIK cells. Proportions of iNKT/NK/CIK cells should regularly be evaluated in AML/ALL/CLL diagnosis panels for quantitative/prognostic estimation of individual patients' antileukemic potential and their role in dendritic cells/leukemia-derived dendritic cells triggered immune surveillance.