NGS-MRD negativity in post-HSCT ALL spares unnecessary therapeutic interventions triggered by borderline qPCR results without an increase in relapse risk

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hem3.70124" target="_blank" >10.1002/hem3.70124</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

NGS-MRD negativity in post-HSCT ALL spares unnecessary therapeutic interventions triggered by borderline qPCR results without an increase in relapse risk

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Monitoring of minimal residual disease (MRD) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is vital for timely therapeutic intervention planning. However, interpreting low-positive results from the current standard method, quantitative PCR (qPCR) of immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor gene rearrangements (IG/TR), poses challenges due to the risk of false positivity caused by non-specific amplification. We aimed to improve MRD detection specificity using the next-generation amplicon sequencing (NGS) of IG/TR rearrangements for better relapse prediction. In pediatric and young adult ALL patients undergoing sequential post-HSCT MRD monitoring, we prospectively re-tested positive non-quantifiable qPCR results with NGS-MRD using the EuroClonality-NGS approach. We were able to confirm 13 out of 47 (27.7%) qPCR positive results using the more specific NGS-MRD method. Out of 10 patients with at least one MRD positivity confirmed by NGS, six relapsed (60%) 1-3.7 months after testing. Among 25 patients with all NGS-MRD results negative, two relapses occurred (8%) after 5.1 and 12.1 months. One-year RFS was 40% versus 96% and 3-year OS was 33.3% versus 94.4% for the NGS-positive and NGS-negative groups, respectively. The difference was not attributable to a varying rate of therapeutic interventions. Six patients out of 14 who had immunosuppressive treatment tapered or received donor lymphocyte infusion in response to MRD positivity developed significant graft versus host disease, leading to one fatality. This underscores the importance of enhancing the post-HSCT relapse risk prediction accuracy through NGS-MRD testing to avoid unnecessary interventions.

Název v anglickém jazyce

NGS-MRD negativity in post-HSCT ALL spares unnecessary therapeutic interventions triggered by borderline qPCR results without an increase in relapse risk

Popis výsledku anglicky

Monitoring of minimal residual disease (MRD) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is vital for timely therapeutic intervention planning. However, interpreting low-positive results from the current standard method, quantitative PCR (qPCR) of immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor gene rearrangements (IG/TR), poses challenges due to the risk of false positivity caused by non-specific amplification. We aimed to improve MRD detection specificity using the next-generation amplicon sequencing (NGS) of IG/TR rearrangements for better relapse prediction. In pediatric and young adult ALL patients undergoing sequential post-HSCT MRD monitoring, we prospectively re-tested positive non-quantifiable qPCR results with NGS-MRD using the EuroClonality-NGS approach. We were able to confirm 13 out of 47 (27.7%) qPCR positive results using the more specific NGS-MRD method. Out of 10 patients with at least one MRD positivity confirmed by NGS, six relapsed (60%) 1-3.7 months after testing. Among 25 patients with all NGS-MRD results negative, two relapses occurred (8%) after 5.1 and 12.1 months. One-year RFS was 40% versus 96% and 3-year OS was 33.3% versus 94.4% for the NGS-positive and NGS-negative groups, respectively. The difference was not attributable to a varying rate of therapeutic interventions. Six patients out of 14 who had immunosuppressive treatment tapered or received donor lymphocyte infusion in response to MRD positivity developed significant graft versus host disease, leading to one fatality. This underscores the importance of enhancing the post-HSCT relapse risk prediction accuracy through NGS-MRD testing to avoid unnecessary interventions.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

30205 - Hematology

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

HemaSphere

ISSN

2572-9241

e-ISSN

2572-9241

Svazek periodika

9

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

e70124

Kód UT WoS článku

001461436500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105002132171