Large-scale next-generation sequencing (NGS) studies revealed extensive genetic heterogeneity, driving a highly variable clinical course of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). The evolution of subclonal populations contributes to diverse therapy responses and disease refractoriness. Besides, the dynamics and impact of subpopulations before therapy initiation are not well understood. We examined changes in genomic defects in serial samples of 100 untreated CLL patients, spanning from indolent to aggressive disease. A comprehensive NGS panel LYNX, which provides targeted mutational analysis and genome-wide chromosomal defect assessment, was employed. We observed dynamic changes in the composition and/or proportion of genomic aberrations in most patients (62%). Clonal evolution of gene variants prevailed over the chromosomal alterations. Unsupervised clustering based on aberration dynamics revealed four groups of patients with different clinical behaviour. An adverse cluster was associated with fast progression and early therapy need, characterized by the expansion of TP53 defects, ATM mutations, and 18p- alongside dynamic SF3B1 mutations. Our results show that clonal evolution is active even without therapy pressure and that repeated genetic testing can be clinically relevant during long-term patient monitoring. Moreover, integrative NGS testing contributes to the consolidated evaluation of results and accurate assessment of individual patient prognosis.
Závěrečná zpráva o řešení grantu Agentury pro zdravotnický výzkum MZ ČR
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The proposed project builds on our continuous well-established research on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). In this study, we would like to profound our knowledge to better understand the mechanisms underlying clonal evolution of CLL cells during the disease course. We will employ a challenging approach a single cell analysis (SCA) for detailed characterisation of malignant cells on single cell level with aim to monitor disease progression and to detect the most aggressive subclones of CLL. In particular, we will analyse and compare transcriptomes of thousands of CLL cells from consecutively collected samples of patients suffering from early relapsed/refractory disease (R/R CLL), which is defined by non-response to treatment or relapse within six months after therapy. Thus, R/R CLL represents a highly challenging subtype of disorder with very poor prognosis and deserves further attention. A deeper understanding of molecular mechanisms driving R/R CLL can help to select the best treatment approach, especially from the growing spectrum of targeted therapy.
Navrhovaný projekt staví na dlouhodobém výzkumu naší skupiny v oblasti chronické lymfocytární leukémie (CLL). Projekt si klade za cíl prohloubit naše znalosti a lépe porozumět mechanismům klonální evoluce CLL buněk v průběhu onemocnění. Pro detailní charakterizaci nádorových buněk a sledování agresivních klonů v průběhu progrese onemocnění chceme využít moderní přístup analýzy na úrovni jednotlivých buněk (SCA). Budeme srovnávat transkriptomy tisíců CLL buněk získaných z opakovaných odběrů pacientů s relaps/refrakterní CLL (R/R CLL) což je onemocnění, které neodpovídá na léčbu nebo u něho dochází k progresi/relapsu dříve než za šest měsíců. R/R CLL reprezentuje významnou podskupinu onemocnění, která si zaslouží pozornost vzhledem k špatné prognóze onemocnění. Porozumění molekulárním mechanismům vedoucím k rozvoji R/R CLL umožní výběr nejvhodnější léčebné strategie, zvlášť v souvislosti s rychlým vývojem cílené léčby v poslední době.
- Klíčová slova
- klonální evoluce, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, clonal evolution, Chronická lymfocytární leukémie, single cell analysis, Single cell analýza,
- NLK Publikační typ
- závěrečné zprávy o řešení grantu AZV MZ ČR
Early identification of resistant cancer cells is currently a major challenge, as their expansion leads to refractoriness. To capture the dynamics of these cells, we made a comprehensive analysis of disease progression and treatment response in a chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patient using a combination of single-cell and bulk genomic methods. At diagnosis, the patient presented with unfavorable genetic markers, including notch receptor 1 (NOTCH1) mutation and loss(11q). The initial and subsequent treatment lines did not lead to a durable response and the patient developed refractory disease. Refractory CLL cells featured substantial dysregulation in B-cell phenotypic markers such as human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes, immunoglobulin (IG) genes, CD19 molecule (CD19), membrane spanning 4-domains A1 (MS4A1; previously known as CD20), CD79a molecule (CD79A) and paired box 5 (PAX5), indicating B-cell de-differentiation and disease transformation. We described the clonal evolution and characterized in detail two cell populations that emerged during the refractory disease phase, differing in the presence of high genomic complexity. In addition, we successfully tracked the cells with high genomic complexity back to the time before treatment, where they formed a rare subpopulation. We have confirmed that single-cell RNA sequencing enables the characterization of refractory cells and the monitoring of their development over time.
Východiska: Mnohočetný myelom (MM) je heterogenní hematoonkologické onemocnění charakterizované klonální expanzí maligních plazmatických buněk v kostní dřeni. Onemocnění je doprovázeno různými klinickými projevy, jedná se o kostní léze, anemii, hyperkalcemii a renální insuficienci. Navzdory značnému pokroku v léčbě v posledních dvou dekádách však zůstává onemocněním těžko léčitelným a většina pacientů relabuje. Ačkoliv dosud nebyla objasněna jeho patogeneze, je zřejmé, že genomová nestabilita hraje klíčovou roli v jeho rozvoji či v rezistenci na léčbu. V některých případech je příčinou této nestability chromotripse, tedy druh komplexní genomové přestavby, která zahrnuje rozsáhlou fragmentaci a opětovné náhodné spojení chromozomů během jediné katastrofické události. Výsledné přestavby zahrnují různé strukturální změny vč. delecí, duplikací, inverzí a translokací, což vede k narušení genomu, konkrétně např. k alteraci nebo inaktivaci tumor supresorových genů (TP53 a CDKN2C), aktivaci onkogenů (MAF, FGFR3 a CCND1) nebo genů zapojených do klíčových buněčných procesů. Odhalení mechanizmů, které vedou k chromotripsi, nabízí možnosti identifikace kritických genů a drah, které se podílejí na patogenezi MM. Tyto poznatky mohou být podkladem pro zlepšení diagnostických přístupů. Cíl: Cílem přehledového článku je shrnout časté primární a sekundární chromozomové aberace u MM a kromě toho představit komplexní chromozomové aberace s důrazem na chromotripsi u MM.
Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a heterogeneous hematological malignancy characterized by clonal expansion of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow. The disease is accompanied by various clinical manifestations, such as bone lesions, anemia, hypercalcemia, and renal insufficiency. However, despite significant advances in treatment over the last two decades, the disease remains challenging to treat, and most patients relapse. Although its pathogenesis has not yet been elucidated, it is clear that genomic instability plays a key role in its development or resistance to treatment. In some instances, the cause of this instability is chromothripsis, a form of complex genomic rearrangement that involves shattering and subsequent haphazard reassembly of chromosomes within a single catastrophic event. The resulting rearrangements involve a variety of structural changes, including deletions, duplications, inversions, and translocations, that lead to genome disruption. Specifically, these changes may result in alteration or inactivation of tumor suppressor genes (TP53 and CDKN2C), activation of oncogenes (MAF, FGFR3, and CCND1) or genes involved in key cellular processes. Unraveling the mechanisms that result in chromothripsis provides opportunities to identify critical genes and pathways involved in MM pathogenesis. These findings may serve as a basis for improved diagnostic approaches. Purpose: The goal of this review is to summarize the common primary and secondary chromosomal aberrations in MM with a particular focus on introducing complex chromosomal aberrations, especially chromothripsis in MM.
Recent evidence suggests that the prognostic impact of gene mutations in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may differ depending on the immunoglobulin heavy variable (IGHV) gene somatic hypermutation (SHM) status. In this study, we assessed the impact of nine recurrently mutated genes (BIRC3, EGR2, MYD88, NFKBIE, NOTCH1, POT1, SF3B1, TP53, and XPO1) in pre-treatment samples from 4580 patients with CLL, using time-to-first-treatment (TTFT) as the primary end-point in relation to IGHV gene SHM status. Mutations were detected in 1588 (34.7%) patients at frequencies ranging from 2.3-9.8% with mutations in NOTCH1 being the most frequent. In both univariate and multivariate analyses, mutations in all genes except MYD88 were associated with a significantly shorter TTFT. In multivariate analysis of Binet stage A patients, performed separately for IGHV-mutated (M-CLL) and unmutated CLL (U-CLL), a different spectrum of gene alterations independently predicted short TTFT within the two subgroups. While SF3B1 and XPO1 mutations were independent prognostic variables in both U-CLL and M-CLL, TP53, BIRC3 and EGR2 aberrations were significant predictors only in U-CLL, and NOTCH1 and NFKBIE only in M-CLL. Our findings underscore the need for a compartmentalized approach to identify high-risk patients, particularly among M-CLL patients, with potential implications for stratified management.
- MeSH
- chronická lymfatická leukemie * genetika MeSH
- fenotyp MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mutace MeSH
- prognóza MeSH
- protein MyD88 genetika MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have a higher risk of developing other malignancies (OMs) compared to the general population. However, the impact of CLL-related risk factors and CLL-directed treatment is still unclear and represents the focus of this work. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective international multicenter study to assess the incidence of OMs and detect potential risk factors in 19,705 patients with CLL, small lymphocytic lymphoma, or high-count CLL-like monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis, diagnosed between 2000 and 2016. Data collection took place between October 2020 and March 2022. FINDINGS: In 129,254 years of follow-up after CLL diagnosis, 3513 OMs were diagnosed (27.2 OMs/1000 person-years). The most common hematological OMs were Richter transformation, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Non-melanoma skin (NMSC) and prostate cancers were the most common solid tumors (STs).The only predictor for MDS and AML development was treatment with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide with/without rituximab (FC ± R) (OR = 3.7; 95% CI = 2.79-4.91; p < 0.001). STs were more frequent in males and patients with unmutated immunoglobulin heavy variable genes (OR = 1.77; 95% CI = 1.49-2.11; p < 0.001/OR = 1.89; 95% CI = 1.6-2.24; p < 0.001).CLL-directed treatment was associated with non-melanoma skin and prostate cancers (OR = 1.8; 95% CI = 1.36-2.41; p < 0.001/OR = 2.11; 95% CI = 1.12-3.97; p = 0.021). In contrast, breast cancers were more frequent in untreated patients (OR = 0.17; 95% CI = 0.08-0.33; p < 0.001).Patients with CLL and an OM had inferior overall survival (OS) than those without. AML and MDS conferred the worst OS (p < 0.001). INTERPRETATION: OMs in CLL impact on OS. Treatment for CLL increased the risk for AML/MDS, prostate cancer, and NMSC. FCR was associated with increased risk for AML/MDS. FUNDING: AbbVie, and EU/EFPIAInnovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking HARMONY grant n° 116026.
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Úvod: Ropeginterferon alfa-2b (RopegIFN) prokázal účinnost a bezpečnost u pacientů s pravou polycytémií v multicentrických randomizovaných studiích PROUD-PV a CONTINUATION-PV. Během 4.–5. roku terapie byl prokázán jednoznačný benefit terapie RopegIFN ve srovnání s nejlepší dostupnou terapií, a to jak ve smyslu dosažení kompletní hematologické remise onemocnění, tak i výrazného snížení mutační alelické zátěže JAK2V617F. Materiál a metodika: Retrospektivní neintervenční analýza byla provedena u celkem 14 pacientů s Ph negativními myeloproliferacemi (Ph-MPN) léčených RopegIFN na Interní hematologické a onkologické klinice (IHOK) v období od května 2020 do července 2022. Hodnocena byla data týkající se délky terapie, dávkování, efektu a tolerance terapie. Výsledky: Medián délky terapie v souboru byl 266 dní. Léčeno bylo celkem 14 pacientů, z toho 11 s pravou polycytémií (79 %), 2 s esenciální trombocytémií (14 %) a 1 se sekundární myelofibrózou po pravé polycytémii (7 %). Medián dávky RopegIFN byl 150 μg. Dosažení kompletní hematologické remise bylo u 11 pacientů (79 %). Terapie byla během doby sledování ukončena u 2 pacientů (14 %). Nežádoucí účinky byly zaznamenány u 6 pacientů (43 %), tromboembolická příhoda byla dokumentována u jednoho pacienta (7 %). Závěr: Naše analýza prvotních zkušeností s terapií RopegIFN potvrdila jeho velmi dobrý efekt na kontrolu hematokritu a zároveň výbornou toleranci u pacientů s Ph-MPN.
Background: Ropeginterferon alfa-2b demonstrated efficacy and safety in patients with polycythaemia vera in the PROUD-PV and CONTINUATION-PV multicentric randomised studies. These studies reported the superior effect of ropeginterferon alfa-2b in attaining haematological and molecular remission during the fourth and fifth year of therapy. Patients and Methods: A total of 14 Ph-MPN patients treated with ropeginterferon alfa-2b at our Dept. of Internal Medicine – Haematology and Oncology were analysed from May 2020 to July 2022. Therapy duration, dosing, effect, and tolerance were evaluated. Results: Therapy median duration was 266 days. 14 patients in total were treated; 11 had polycythaemia vera (79%), 2 had essential thrombocythemia (14%), and one patient had secondary myelofibrosis post polycythaemia vera (7%). The median ropeginterferon alfa 2-b dose was 150 μg. Complete haematological remission was attained in 11 (79%) patients. Two patients (14%) had to discontinue treatment. During therapy, six patients (43%) suffered adverse events; only one patient (7%) developed a thromboembolic event. Conclusion: Our initial experience has confirmed the promising effect of ropeginterferon alfa 2-b on haematocrit control and its excellent tolerance among patients.
- Klíčová slova
- Ph negativní myeloproliferativní onemocnění, ropeginterferon alfa‐2 b,
- MeSH
- interferon alfa-2 farmakologie terapeutické užití MeSH
- interferony farmakologie terapeutické užití MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- myeloproliferativní poruchy * farmakoterapie MeSH
- polycythaemia vera * farmakoterapie MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie jako téma MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
Genome methylation profiles define naïve-like (n-CLL), memory-like (m-CLL), and intermediate (i-CLL) subsets of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). The profiles can be easily determined by the analysis of the five-CpG signature. m-CLL, i-CLL, and n-CLL with the good, intermediate, and poor prognoses, respectively, differ by the somatic hypermutation status of the immunoglobulin heavy chain variable gene (IGHV), a widely used prognostic predictor in CLL. We have previously shown that the expression of WNT5A, encoding a ROR1 ligand, distinguishes patients with the worse outcome within the prognostically favourable IGHV-mutated subgroup. To analyse the mechanisms controlling WNT5A expression, we investigated the methylation status of 54 CpG sites within the WNT5A promoter and its relation to the WNT5A gene expression. In a cohort of 59 CLL patients balanced for combinations of IGHV and WNT5A statuses, we identified three promoter CpG sites whose methylation level correlated with the WNT5A expression within the IGHV-mutated subgroup. Further, we complemented our data with the methylation status of the five-CpG signature. IGHV-mutated/WNT5A-negative and IGHV-mutated/WNT5A-positive cases overlapped with m‐CLL and i‐CLL methylation subgroups, respectively, while most IGHV‐unmutated samples were assigned to n-CLL. Median methylation levels of all the three CpG sites in the WNT5A promoter were lowest in i-CLL. Finally, a detailed analysis of m-CLL and i-CLL showed that undetectable WNT5A expression predicts longer treatment-free survival with higher statistical significance than the classification according to the five-CpG signature. To conclude, a favourable m-CLL subgroup is associated with mutated IGHV and undetectable WNT5A expression due to its promoter methylation.
- MeSH
- chronická lymfatická leukemie * genetika MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- ligandy MeSH
- metylace DNA MeSH
- mutace MeSH
- prognóza MeSH
- promotorové oblasti (genetika) MeSH
- protein Wnt 5a genetika metabolismus MeSH
- těžké řetězce imunoglobulinů genetika metabolismus MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
