Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

P1, N=24, Recruiting, Zhejiang University

Through the integration of drug sensitivity data, we pinpointed 25 drugs that could target high-risk AMLs characterized by aberrant circRNA transcription. These findings underscore prognostic significance of circRNAs in pediatric AML and offer an alternative perspective for treating high-risk cases in this malignancy.

The successful targeting of CD123 in BPDCN has also encouraged research into a variety of other CD123-positive hematological neoplasms, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and informed the development of other novel agents targeting CD123. This review examines the clinical data leading to the development and approval of tagraxofusp in BPDCN, how it is being used in combination to improve outcomes in BPDCN and AML, and its developing role in other hematological malignancies.

We provide evidence to incorporate the five adverse-risk KMT2A fusions into the cytogenetic risk-group stratification of KMT2A-r pediatric AML, to revise the favorable-risk classification of 1q21/KMT2A::MLLT11 to intermediate risk, and to refine risk-stratification of 9p22/KMT2A::MLLT3 AML. Future studies should validate the associations between the newly identified ACAs and outcome, and unravel the underlying biological pathogenesis of KMT2A fusions and ACAs.

A T-cell mediated killing sensitivity gene-based prognostic score TTKPI showed good accuracy in predicting survival in AML. TTKPI corresponded to functional and immunological features of the tumor microenvironment including checkpoint expression patterns and should be investigated for precision medicine approaches.

In HepG2 cells, the expressions of caspase-3, caspase-9, and p53 were significantly (p < 0.05) elevated. Overall, these findings suggest that chitosan coating of IVO-PLGA-NPs improves the delivery and efficacy of ivosidenib in liver cancer treatment.

What is more, trans isomer (ISRIB), a targeted inhibitor of NUP85, could alleviate NAFLD. In summary, our findings suggested that NUP85 functions as an important regulator in NAFLD through modulation of CCR2.

Our study suggests the HBP may prove a potential target, alone or in combination with other therapeutic approaches, to impact both AML blasts and stem cells. Moreover, as insufficient targeting of AML stem cells by traditional chemotherapy is thought to lead to relapse, blocking HBP and O-GlcNAcylation in AML stem cells may represent a novel promising target to control relapse.

In the largest cohort to date, our study describes the characteristics of infants with cutaneous involvement of myeloid neoplasms including cytomolecular findings and survival rates. Further prospective biologic and clinical studies of these infants with myeloid neoplasms will be required to individualize therapy for this rare patient population.

Our biochemical, cellular, and genomic DNA methylation analyses demonstrate that introducing the DNMT3B-converting mutations inhibits the R882H-/R882C-triggered DNMT3A polymerization and enhances substrate access, thereby eliminating the dominant-negative effect of the DNMT3A R882 mutations in cells. Together, this study provides mechanistic insights into DNMT3A R882 mutations-triggered aberrant oligomerization and DNA hypomethylation in AML, with important implications in cancer therapy.

P3, N=9, Terminated, Chimerix | Active, not recruiting --> Terminated; Study enrollment was terminated on 16 May 2022 due to slow recruitment.

P1/2, N=47, Recruiting, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center | Suspended --> Recruiting

P=N/A, N=150, Recruiting, AbbVie | Trial completion date: Mar 2026 --> Nov 2026

P3, N=258, Terminated, Gilead Sciences | Active, not recruiting --> Terminated; Study discontinued due to futility.

P2, N=38, Recruiting, Northside Hospital, Inc. | Trial completion date: May 2025 --> Sep 2025 | Trial primary completion date: May 2024 --> Sep 2024

AML cases defined by differentiation (WHO2022) and AML not otherwise specified (ICC) are categorized as lacking specific defining genetic abnormalities, WHO2022 labels this as a myeloid neoplasm post cytotoxic therapy (MN-pCT), described as an appendix after specific diagnosis. Similarly, in ICC, it can be described as "therapy-related", without a separate AML category.

We propose a practical algorithm for the speedy diagnosis of AML. Future classifications may need to incorporate gene mutation combinations to enable personalised treatment regimens in the management of patients with AML.

Increased expression of ICOS predicted poor outcomes, and ICOS/PD-1 was the optimal combination of ICs to predict outcomes in patients with AML, which might be a potential immune biomarker for designing novel AML therapy.

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) patients with DEAD-box helicase 41 (DDX41) mutations have been reported to be treated effectively with lenalidomide; however, there are no randomized studies to prove it. We retrospectively analyzed the genetic features and clinical characteristics of these patients. Our findings suggest that MDS patients with DDX41 mutation may benefit from the therapy, for six subjects received this regimen as initial therapy and five of the six subjects achieved complete remission.

Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that PRAME is a useful target for treating AML. This paper reviews the structure and function of PRAME, its effects on normal cells and AML blasts, its implications in prognosis and follow-up, and its use in antigen-specific immunotherapy for AML.

The constructed core regulatory network and outcomes of in-silico network perturbations are supported by survival data from AML patients. We expect that the combined bioinformatics and systems-biology modeling approach will be generally applicable to elucidate the gene regulation of disease progression.

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Our findings underscore the complexity of NPM1-mutated AML, supporting the incorporation of advanced technologies for precise risk stratification and personalized therapeutic strategies. The study provides a foundation for future investigations into the clinical implications of identified genetic variations and highlights the importance of evolving diagnostic approaches in leukemia management.

Beyond this proof of principle study, the inclusion of additional markers will be helpful to refine the differentiation between normal HSPCs and leukemic cells, particularly in the context of minimal disease detection and antigen-targeted therapeutic interventions. Furthermore, we suggest a protocol for the assignment of new cell ensembles in quantitative terms, via a numerical value, the Pearson coefficient, based on a similarity comparison of the t-SNE pattern with a reference.

The impact of revumenib on KMT2Ar or NPM1c AML cells was significantly enhanced when combined with tamibarotene, demonstrating synergistic differentiation or apoptosis initiation. These findings propose promising strategies for relapsed/refractory AML patients with defined molecular characteristics.

The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy and toxicity of fludarabine, cytarabine, and granulocyte-colony stimulation factor (FLAG) with or without idarubicin (-Ida) and to discuss novel therapies in this setting. Among the variables, including age, FLT3 mutation status, European LeukemiaNet (ELN) 2022 classification risk, FLAG vs. FLAG-Ida, and aHSCT, a multivariate analysis revealed that only aHSCT significantly influenced overall survival. (4) FLAG(-Ida) chemotherapy remains an effective salvage chemotherapy for patients with r/r and secondary AML with a plan of proceeding to aHSCT.

The restoration of growth capacity and metabolic activity in leukemic cells with TRAF6 loss, achieved through either forced expression of OGT or pharmacological inhibition of O-GlcNAcase (OGA) that removes O-GlcNAc, indicates the significant role of O-GlcNAc modification in the TRAF6-related cellular and metabolic dynamics. Our findings highlight the oncogenic function of TRAF6 in leukemia and illuminate the novel TRAF6/OGT/O-GlcNAc axis as a potential regulator of metabolic reprogramming in leukemogenesis.

In real-time PCR analyses using NB4 and HL-60 cells, FcεRIγ, CLEC6A, CLEC7A, CASP1, IL-1β, and EGR3, as components of the CLR pathway, as well as CD45 and AKT3 were upregulated by 6AF in ATRA-induced differentiation. Taken together, the present findings suggest that the CLR signaling pathway is involved in the 6AF effect on ATRA-induced differentiation.

This iPSC line was facilitated through the use of episomal plasmids encoding OCT4, SOX2, KLF4, L-MYC, and human miR-302. The SYSUSHi001-A iPSC line exhibited characteristic embryonic stem cell-like morphology, maintained the XPO1 and PALB2 mutations, expressed key pluripotency markers, preserved a normal karyotype (46, XY), and demonstrated the ability to differentiate into cells from all three germ layers in vitro.

Notably, there are no other reports which associate this variant to disease. The families expand our understanding of the clinical implications and genetic causes of TBD.

P1, N=40, Active, not recruiting, Kite, A Gilead Company | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | Trial completion date: Jan 2039 --> Feb 2026 | Trial primary completion date: Oct 2024 --> Feb 2026

In conclusion, ESCO2 is a possible pan-cancer biomarker and oncogene that can reliably predict the prognosis of cancer patients. ESCO2 was also implicated in the cell cycle and proliferation regulation. In a nutshell, ESCO2 is a therapeutically viable and dependable target.

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The intensification of induction therapy with risk stratification on the basis of response to induction and hSCT for high-risk patients led to improved outcomes. Mitoxantrone had a superior anti-leukemic effect than liposomal daunorubicin.

Overall survival was inferior (11.9 &lsqb;95% CI, 9.7-15.9] vs. 19.0 months &lsqb;95% CI, 16.1-23.0], p = 0.0174). At relapse, 30.4% lost and 19.0% gained CD7, suggesting moderate instability over time.

Remarkably, CCN2 expression did not correlate with fibrosis or other disease parameters such as platelet count or thrombovascular events, neither in this subgroup nor in the whole study group. This suggests that in BM of MPN patients other, CCN2-independent pathways (such as noncanonical TGF-β signaling) may be more important for the development of fibrosis.

A mixture of CAR-T and TCR-T cells, without CAR'TCR-T cells, did not prevent progressive tumor outgrowth and was comparable to treatment with CAR-T and TCR-T cells individually. Overall, our data underscore the efficacy of co-expressing CAR and transgenic TCR in one T cell, and might open a novel therapeutic avenue not only for AML but also other malignancies.

Decitabine, a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitor, combined with cytarabine, aclarubicin hydrochloride, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (DCAG), has been used in patients newly diagnosed with AML. NGS demonstrated a dismal overall outcome in patients with the rare PTPN11 mutations, indicating the need for new therapies that target this high-risk subtype of AML. These results offer a potential molecular stratification and treatment guidance for patients with AML.

A prognosis-related gene model of AML was successfully constructed, and the expression levels of the model genes varied with AML stage.

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P=N/A, N=70, Recruiting, AbbVie | Trial completion date: Dec 2025 --> Aug 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2025 --> Aug 2025

P=N/A, N=144, Recruiting, Rigshospitalet, Denmark | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2026 --> Dec 2025