Increased expression of CD70 in relapsed acute myeloid leukemia after hypomethylating agents

Mario L. Marques-Piubelli, Bijender Kumar, Rafet Basar, Siler Panowski, Surabhi Srinivasan, Kevin Norwood, Sacha Prashad, Victoria Szenes, Arun Balakumaran, Akanksha Arandhya, Wei Lu, Khaja Khan, Daniela Duenas, Salome McAllen, Javier A. Gomez, Jared K. Burks, Sunil Acharyal, Gautam Borthakur, Wei Lien Wang, Wei WangSa Wang, Luisa M. Solis, David Marin, Katayoun Rezvani, May Daher, Francisco Vega

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Abstract

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common acute leukemia in adults. While induction chemotherapy leads to remission in most patients, a significant number will experience relapse. Therefore, there is a need for novel therapies that can improve remission rates in patients with relapsed and refractory AML. CD70 is the natural ligand for CD27 (a member of the TNF superfamily) and appears to be a promising therapeutic target. Consequently, there is considerable interest in developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy products that can specifically target CD70 in various neoplasms, including AML. In this study, we employed routine diagnostic techniques, such as immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry, to investigate the expression of CD70 in bone marrow samples from treatment-naïve and relapsed AML patients after hypomethylating agents (HMA). Also, we evaluated the impact of HMA on CD70 expression and examined CD70 expression in various leukemic cell subsets and normal hematopoietic progenitors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)937-941
Number of pages5
JournalVirchows Archiv
Volume485
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2024

Keywords

  • CD70
  • HMA
  • relapsed acute myeloid leukemia
  • routine diagnostic technique

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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