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NUP214-ABL1 in adult T-ALL: the GMALL study group experience
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Burmeister, Thomas Gökbuget, Nicola Reinhardt, Richard Rieder, Harald Hoelzer, Dieter Schwartz, Stefan |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Description | The NUP214-ABL1 fusion gene in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) has recently been identified as a possible target for imatinib and related tyrosine kinase inhibitors, but exact data regarding the prognostic impact and frequency of the several putative NUP214-ABL1 mRNA transcripts are still missing. We investigated 279 adult patients with T-ALL treated within the framework of the GMALL 5/93 and 6/99 therapy trials for NUP214-ABL1 by using a novel multiplex real-time, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Eleven (3.9%) patients were NUP214-ABL1 positive, and 5 different transcripts were observed; 8 patients had a thymic immunophenotype, 1 had an early T-cell immunophenotype, and 2 had a mature T-cell immunophenotype. NUP214-ABL1-positive and -negative patients did not differ significantly in their major clinical features. In contrast to previous reports suggesting an adverse clinical course for NUP214-ABL1-positive patients, no significant difference in overall survival was observed. Based on the results, we have established and tested a novel PCR method for simplified detection of the NUP214-ABL1 fusion gene. |
| Related Links | http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/content/108/10/3556.full.pdf |
| Ending Page | 3559 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Starting Page | 3556 |
| DOI | 10.1182/blood-2006-04-014514 |
| Journal | Blood |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Volume Number | 108 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Hematology |
| Publisher Date | 2006-11-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Hematology Gmall Pcr Survival Fusion Adult Immunophenotype Transcripts Nup214 Abl1 Journal: Blood (Vol- 114, Issue- 10) |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |