Donor cell leukemia (DCL) is a rare complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) accounting for 0.1% of relapses and presenting as secondary leukemia of donor origin. Distinct in phenotype and cytogenetics from the original leukemia, DCL's clinical challenge lies in its late onset.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere is increasing evidence that therapy-related acute lymphoblastic leukemia (trALL) resulting from chemo- and/or radiotherapy represents a distinct entity. However, apart from rearrangements, which have been repeatedly reported in this subgroup, the relevance of other aberrations remains controversial due to divergent study results and sparse molecular analyses. Within our ALL patient cohort, 15% ( = 19/131) met the criteria for trALL with a high proportion of Ph + and rearrangements.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell malignancy defined by complex genetics and extensive patient heterogeneity. Despite a growing arsenal of approved therapies, MM remains incurable and in need of guidelines to identify effective personalized treatments. Here, we survey the ex vivo drug and immunotherapy sensitivities across 101 bone marrow samples from 70 patients with MM using multiplexed immunofluorescence, automated microscopy and deep-learning-based single-cell phenotyping.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Near-tetraploidy-defined by DNA index 1.79-2.28 or 81-103 chromosomes-is a rare cytogenetic abnormality observed both in children and adults with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) and its prognostic value is not yet determined.
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