Prognostic implications of NOTCH1 and FBXW7 mutations in adults with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated on the MRC UKALLXII/ECOG E2993 protocol

Marc R. Mansour, Maria L. Sulis, Veronique Duke, Letizia Foroni, Sarah Jenkinson, Kenneth Koo, Christopher G. Allen, Rosemary E. Gale, Georgina Buck, Sue Richards, Elisabeth Paietta, Jacob M. Rowe, Martin S. Tallman, Anthony H. Goldstone, Adolfo A. Ferrando, David C. Linch

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Abstract

Purpose: Notch pathway activation by mutations in either NOTCH1 and/or FBXW7 is one of the most common molecular events in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and, in pediatric disease, predicts for favorable outcome. Their prognostic significance in adult T-ALL is unclear. We sought to evaluate the outcome according to mutation status of patients with adult T-ALL treated on the United Kingdom Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia XII (UKALLXII)/Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) E2993 protocol. Methods: NOTCH1 and FBXW7 were screened by a combination of denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography and sequencing in 88 adult patients with T-ALL treated on the UKALLXII/ECOG E2993 protocol and compared with clinical characteristics and outcome. Results: NOTCH1 and FBXW7 mutations were common (60% and 18%, respectively) and were not associated with age or WBC count. NOTCH1 heterodimerization domain mutations were associated with FBXW7 mutations (P = .02), and NOTCH1 proline, glutamic acid, serine, threonine (PEST) rich domain and FBXW7 mutations were mutually exclusive. There were an equal number of high- and standard-risk patients in the NOTCH1 and FBXW7 mutated (MUT) groups. Patients wild type (WT) for both markers trended toward poorer event-free survival (EFS;MUTv WT,51%v 27%, P=.10; hazard ratio, 0.6). Analysis by each marker individually was not significantly predictive of outcome (NOTCH1 MUT v WT, EFS 49% v 34%, P = .20; FBXW7 MUT v WT, EFS 53% v 41%, P.72). Conclusion: NOTCH1 and FBXW7 mutant-positive patients do not fare sufficiently well to warrant an individualized treatment approach in future studies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4352-4356
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Clinical Oncology
Volume27
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 10 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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