PURPOSE: The 9p21 locus, encoding three important tumor suppressors (p16/CDKN2A, p14/ARF, and p15/CDKN2B), is a major target of inactivation in the pathogenesis of many human tumors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: To explore, at high resolution, the frequency and size of alterations affecting this locus in adult BCR-ABL1-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and to investigate their prognostic value, 112 patients (101 de novo and 11 relapsed cases) were analyzed by genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism arrays and gene candidate deep exon sequencing. Paired diagnosis-relapse samples were further available and analyzed for 19 (19%) cases. RESULTS: CDKN2A/ARF and CDKN2B genomic alterations were identified in 29% and 25% of newly diagnosed patients, respectively. Deletions were monoallelic in 72% of cases, and in 43% of them, the minimal overlapping region of the lost area spanned only the CDKN2A/B gene locus. An analysis conducted at relapse showed an increase in the detection rate of CDKN2A/ARF loss (47%) compared with the time of diagnosis (P = 0.06). Point mutations within the 9p21 locus were found at very low levels, with only a nonsynonymous substitution in the exon 2 of CDKN2A. Of note, deletions of CDKN2A/B were significantly associated with poor outcomes in terms of overall survival (P = 0.0206), disease free-survival (P = 0.0010), and cumulative incidence of relapse (P = 0.0014). CONCLUSIONS: Inactivation of the 9p21 locus by genomic deletion is a frequent event in BCR-ABL1-positive ALL. Deletions are frequently acquired during leukemia progression and are a poor prognostic marker of long-term outcomes.

Iacobucci, I., Ferrari, A., Lonetti, A., Papayannidis, C., Paoloni, F., Trino, S., et al. (2011). CDKN2A/B alterations impair prognosis in adult BCR-ABL1-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients. CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH, 17(23), 7413-7423 [10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-1227].

CDKN2A/B alterations impair prognosis in adult BCR-ABL1-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients.

IACOBUCCI, ILARIA;FERRARI, ANNA;LONETTI, ANNALISA;PAPAYANNIDIS, CRISTINA;TRINO, STEFANIA;OTTAVIANI, EMANUELA;CATTINA, FEDERICA;Abbenante MC;PAOLINI, STEFANIA;SOVERINI, SIMONA;BACCARANI, MICHELE;MARTINELLI, GIOVANNI
2011

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PURPOSE: The 9p21 locus, encoding three important tumor suppressors (p16/CDKN2A, p14/ARF, and p15/CDKN2B), is a major target of inactivation in the pathogenesis of many human tumors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: To explore, at high resolution, the frequency and size of alterations affecting this locus in adult BCR-ABL1-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and to investigate their prognostic value, 112 patients (101 de novo and 11 relapsed cases) were analyzed by genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism arrays and gene candidate deep exon sequencing. Paired diagnosis-relapse samples were further available and analyzed for 19 (19%) cases. RESULTS: CDKN2A/ARF and CDKN2B genomic alterations were identified in 29% and 25% of newly diagnosed patients, respectively. Deletions were monoallelic in 72% of cases, and in 43% of them, the minimal overlapping region of the lost area spanned only the CDKN2A/B gene locus. An analysis conducted at relapse showed an increase in the detection rate of CDKN2A/ARF loss (47%) compared with the time of diagnosis (P = 0.06). Point mutations within the 9p21 locus were found at very low levels, with only a nonsynonymous substitution in the exon 2 of CDKN2A. Of note, deletions of CDKN2A/B were significantly associated with poor outcomes in terms of overall survival (P = 0.0206), disease free-survival (P = 0.0010), and cumulative incidence of relapse (P = 0.0014). CONCLUSIONS: Inactivation of the 9p21 locus by genomic deletion is a frequent event in BCR-ABL1-positive ALL. Deletions are frequently acquired during leukemia progression and are a poor prognostic marker of long-term outcomes.
2011
Iacobucci, I., Ferrari, A., Lonetti, A., Papayannidis, C., Paoloni, F., Trino, S., et al. (2011). CDKN2A/B alterations impair prognosis in adult BCR-ABL1-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients. CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH, 17(23), 7413-7423 [10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-1227].
Iacobucci, Ilaria; Ferrari, Anna; Lonetti, Annalisa; Papayannidis, Cristina; Paoloni, F; Trino, Stefania; Storlazzi, Ct; Ottaviani, Emanuela; Cattina,...espandi
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