Impact of myelodysplasia-related and additional gene mutations in intensively treated patients with -mutated AML
Cocciardi S, Saadati M, Weiß N, Späth D, Kapp-Schwoerer S, Schneider I, Meid A, Gaidzik VI, Skambraks S, Fiedler W, Kühn MWM, Germing U, Mayer KT, Lübbert M, Papaemmanuil E, Thol F, Heuser M, Ganser A, Bullinger L, Benner A, Döhner H, Döhner K
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the myelodysplasia-related gene (MRG) as well as additional gene mutations on outcomes in intensively treated patients with NPM1-mutated (NPM1 mut) AML. Targeted DNA sequencing of 263 genes was performed in 568 NPM1 mut AML patients (median age: 59 years) entered into the prospective AMLSG 09-09 treatment trial. Most commonly co-mutated genes were DNMT3A (49.8%), FLT3-TKD (25.9%), PTPN11 (24.8%), NRAS (22.7%), TET2 (21.7%), IDH2 (21.3%), IDH1 (18%), and FLT3-ITD (17.3%). MRG mutations were identified in 18.1% of cases (18-60 years: 9.8%; >60 years: 28.7%). When focusing on the 470 patients with 2022 ELN favorable-risk NPM1 mut AML, multivariable analysis for event-free survival (EFS) identified age (p < 0.001), DNMT3A R882 (p < 0.001), IDH1 (p = 0.007), and MRG mutations (p = 0.03) as unfavorable factors, cohesin gene co-mutations (p = 0.001) and treatment with gemtuzumab ozogamicin (p = 0.007) as favorable factors. Restricting the analysis to a subset of CR/CRi patients with available data on NPM1 mut measurable residual disease (MRD) status in blood post cycle 2 in the model, MRG mutations lost their significant effect, whereas DNMT3A R882, MYC, and cohesin gene mutations retained the adverse and favorable effects. For OS, age (p < 0.001), DNMT3A R882 (p = 0.042), IDH1 (p = 0.045), and KRAS (0.003) mutations were unfavorable factors, sole favorable factor was IDH2 co-mutation (p = 0.037). In 2022 ELN favorable-risk NPM1 mut AML, MRG mutations are associated with inferior EFS; however, this effect is no longer present when considering NPM1 mut MRD status post cycle 2; DNMT3A R882 and MYC mutations remained adverse, and cohesin gene mutations favorable prognostic factors independent of the NPM1 mut MRD status.
© 2025 The Author(s). HemaSphere published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Hematology Association.
HemaSphere, 2025-01-17