Clinically silent clonal cytogenetic abnormalities arising in patients treated for lymphoid neoplasms

Guilin Tang, Sa A. Wang, Victoria Lu, Hans Chulhee Lee, Muzaffar H. Qazilbash, Xiaohong I. Wang, C. Cameron Yin, Robert Orlowski, Yaping Wang, Ankita Patel, L. Jeffrey Medeiros, Gary Lu

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Abstract

Newly emerged clonal cytogenetic abnormalities (CCA) in patients with prior cytotoxic therapy are highly concerning for therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MN). In some patients, however, CCA appeared to be clinically "silent". In this study, we describe 25 patients who developed CCA after they received cytotoxic therapies for lymphoid neoplasms but never developed t-MN. These clinically "silent" CCA were always present as single abnormalities, often detected in a small subset of cells, and tended to disappear over time. We conclude that the occurrence of CCA is not always associated with t-MN. Clinical correlation is essential to guide a proper management of these patients.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)896-900
Number of pages5
JournalLeukemia Research
Volume38
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2014

Keywords

  • Bone marrow
  • Clonal cytogenetic abnormalities
  • Cytotoxic therapy
  • Silent
  • Therapy-related myeloid neoplasms

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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