Genetic alterations and measurable residual disease in core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia
摘要
Measurable residual disease (MRD) is a major prognostic factor in Core Binding Factor (CBF) AML. KIT or FLT3 mutations also have prognostic relevance, but little is known about their prognostic value when accounting for MRD. We analyzed the prognostic value of genetic alterations adjusting for early MRD response in adult CBF-AML patients. We grouped data from the retrospective multicenter study RetroCBF (NCT05070208, training set) and the prospective CBF-2006 trial (NCT00428558, validation set). Centralized high-throughput sequencing was performed with 36 genes. 656 CBF-AML patients in first CR were included between 2007 and 2020 (RetroCBF n = 461; CBF-2006 n = 195). In a LASSO-penalized model including MRD and genetic alterations performed in the RetroCBF training cohort, KIT-TKD in RUNX1::RUNX1T1 and FLT3-ITD in CBFB::MYH11 were associated with a higher risk of relapse. Including these genetic alterations with MRD in the training cohort, 3-year cumulative incidence of relapse was 22% (95%CI:13–33%) in low-risk patients (MRD low AND no KIT-TKD [RUNX1::RUNX1T1] or FLT3-ITD [CBFB::MYH11]) versus 53% (95%CI 46%-60%) in high-risk patients (csHR=3.21 [95%CI:1.83–5.62], p < 0.0001). These results were confirmed in the CBF-2006 validation cohort. KIT-TKD mutations in RUNX1::RUNX1T1 and FLT3-ITD in CBFB::MYH11 worsen prognosis independently of MRD and must be included in risk stratification of CBF AMLs.