HAEM5:Acute myeloid leukaemia with DEK::NUP214 fusion: Difference between revisions

|The t(6;9) occurs in 0.6-1.7% of AML cases in children (REFERENCES) and about 1% of adult AML cases (REFERENCES). ''DEK''::''NUP214'' has traditionally been associated with a poor prognosis in both adult and pediatric AML cases<ref name=":0" />.  Of note, a 2014 retrospective analysis suggests a better outcome for pediatric patients with this translocation than previously reported<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sandahl|first=Julie Damgaard|last2=Coenen|first2=Eva A.|last3=Forestier|first3=Erik|last4=Harbott|first4=Jochen|last5=Johansson|first5=Bertil|last6=Kerndrup|first6=Gitte|last7=Adachi|first7=Souichi|last8=Auvrignon|first8=Anne|last9=Beverloo|first9=H. Berna|date=2014|title=t(6;9)(p22;q34)/DEK-NUP214-rearranged pediatric myeloid leukemia: an international study of 62 patients|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24441146|journal=Haematologica|volume=99|issue=5|pages=865–872|doi=10.3324/haematol.2013.098517|issn=1592-8721|pmc=4008104|pmid=24441146}}</ref>.  Elevated white blood cell counts and higher bone marrow blast percentages are associated with shorter periods of overall survival and disease-free survival, respectively<ref name=":0" />. Limited data suggests early allogeneic stem cell transplantation may be associated with better overall survival compared to patients without transplantation, suggesting accurate diagnosis for these patients is crucial<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Slovak|first=M. L.|last2=Gundacker|first2=H.|last3=Bloomfield|first3=C. D.|last4=Dewald|first4=G.|last5=Appelbaum|first5=F. R.|last6=Larson|first6=R. A.|last7=Tallman|first7=M. S.|last8=Bennett|first8=J. M.|last9=Stirewalt|first9=D. L.|date=2006|title=A retrospective study of 69 patients with t(6;9)(p23;q34) AML emphasizes the need for a prospective, multicenter initiative for rare 'poor prognosis' myeloid malignancies|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16628187|journal=Leukemia|volume=20|issue=7|pages=1295–1297|doi=10.1038/sj.leu.2404233|issn=0887-6924|pmid=16628187}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ishiyama|first=K.|last2=Takami|first2=A.|last3=Kanda|first3=Y.|last4=Nakao|first4=S.|last5=Hidaka|first5=M.|last6=Maeda|first6=T.|last7=Naoe|first7=T.|last8=Taniguchi|first8=S.|last9=Kawa|first9=K.|date=2012|title=Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia with t(6;9)(p23;q34) dramatically improves the patient prognosis: a matched-pair analysis|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21869835|journal=Leukemia|volume=26|issue=3|pages=461–464|doi=10.1038/leu.2011.229|issn=1476-5551|pmid=21869835}}</ref>.  The concurrent presence of FLT3-ITD does not appear to negatively impact survival in the pediatric population<ref name=":0" />.

|FLT3-ITD occurs in 69% of children and 78% of adults. In contrast to FLT3-ITD mutations, FLT3-TKD is very uncommon. The concurrent presence of FLT3-ITD with t(6;9) does not appear to negatively impact survival in the pediatric population<ref name=":0" />.