TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypomethylating Agent Therapy in Myelodysplastic Syndromes With Chromosome 3 Abnormalities
AU - Sallman, David A.
AU - Barnard, John
AU - Al Ali, Najla H.
AU - Garcia-Manero, Guillermo
AU - Sekeres, Mikkael A.
AU - DeZern, Amy
AU - Steensma, David P.
AU - Roboz, Gail
AU - Jabbour, Elias
AU - Maciejewski, Jaroslaw P.
AU - Pierce, Sherry
AU - Padron, Eric
AU - Lancet, Jeffrey E.
AU - Kantarjian, Hagop
AU - List, Alan F.
AU - Komrokji, Rami S.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Paul Fletcher and Daley Drucker (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institution) for editorial assistance. They were not compensated beyond their regular salaries. Funding was provided by the MDS Clinical Research Consortium funded by the Edwards P. Evans Foundation .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - Background: Abnormalities of chromosome 3 in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), that is, inversion 3 (inv[3]), translocation 3q (t[3q]), or deletion 3q (del[3q]), are defined as poor-risk karyotypes in the Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R). The objective of this study was to further define the outcomes of patients with MDS with chromosome 3 abnormalities and address the impact of hypomethylating agent (HMA) therapy on this patient subset. Patients and Methods: Through the MDS Clinical Research Consortium, we identified 411 patients with chromosome 3 abnormalities and MDS or oligoblastic acute myeloid leukemia (20%-30% blasts). Results: Specific chromosome 3 aberrations and cytogenetic complexity were predictive of survival; patients with t(3q) and isolated chromosome 3 had improved overall survival (OS), albeit still poor, whereas patients with complex cytogenetics, including those with 3p abnormalities, had inferior OS. Overall response rates to HMAs among this patient population were similar to those of patients with nonchromosome 3–MDS (52%, with a 25% complete remission rate), although with higher response rates in decitabine-treated patients (69% vs. 45%, P = .008). HMA therapy improved the OS of patients with higher-risk MDS compared with intensive chemotherapy (median OS of 15.5 vs. 8.2 months; P = .017). This improvement remained significant in multivariate analyses (hazard ratio, 0.60; P = .018); however, there were no chromosome 3 aberrations among this subgroup predictive of improved response rates to or survival from HMAs. Conclusion: Patients with MDS with chromosome 3 abnormalities represent a cytogenetic cohort with poor OS, and there is an urgent need for novel therapeutic strategies. Although chromosome 3 abnormalities in patients with MDS represent poor-risk karyotypes, outcomes based on specific chromosome 3 abnormalities remain poorly defined. In this multicenter cohort (N = 411), specific chromosome 3 aberrations and cytogenetic complexities were predictive of survival. Response rates were improved with decitabine compared with azacitidine. Although HMA therapy improved OS versus intensive chemotherapy, outcomes remain poor.
AB - Background: Abnormalities of chromosome 3 in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), that is, inversion 3 (inv[3]), translocation 3q (t[3q]), or deletion 3q (del[3q]), are defined as poor-risk karyotypes in the Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R). The objective of this study was to further define the outcomes of patients with MDS with chromosome 3 abnormalities and address the impact of hypomethylating agent (HMA) therapy on this patient subset. Patients and Methods: Through the MDS Clinical Research Consortium, we identified 411 patients with chromosome 3 abnormalities and MDS or oligoblastic acute myeloid leukemia (20%-30% blasts). Results: Specific chromosome 3 aberrations and cytogenetic complexity were predictive of survival; patients with t(3q) and isolated chromosome 3 had improved overall survival (OS), albeit still poor, whereas patients with complex cytogenetics, including those with 3p abnormalities, had inferior OS. Overall response rates to HMAs among this patient population were similar to those of patients with nonchromosome 3–MDS (52%, with a 25% complete remission rate), although with higher response rates in decitabine-treated patients (69% vs. 45%, P = .008). HMA therapy improved the OS of patients with higher-risk MDS compared with intensive chemotherapy (median OS of 15.5 vs. 8.2 months; P = .017). This improvement remained significant in multivariate analyses (hazard ratio, 0.60; P = .018); however, there were no chromosome 3 aberrations among this subgroup predictive of improved response rates to or survival from HMAs. Conclusion: Patients with MDS with chromosome 3 abnormalities represent a cytogenetic cohort with poor OS, and there is an urgent need for novel therapeutic strategies. Although chromosome 3 abnormalities in patients with MDS represent poor-risk karyotypes, outcomes based on specific chromosome 3 abnormalities remain poorly defined. In this multicenter cohort (N = 411), specific chromosome 3 aberrations and cytogenetic complexities were predictive of survival. Response rates were improved with decitabine compared with azacitidine. Although HMA therapy improved OS versus intensive chemotherapy, outcomes remain poor.
KW - Acute myeloid leukemia
KW - Chromosome 3 aberrations
KW - Cytogenetics
KW - Inversion 3
KW - Translocation 3
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clml.2020.03.005
DO - 10.1016/j.clml.2020.03.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 32303488
AN - SCOPUS:85083317058
SN - 2152-2650
VL - 20
SP - e597-e605
JO - Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia
JF - Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia
IS - 9
ER -