True Donor Cell Leukemia after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations-Brief Report
Curr Oncol. 2024 Apr 5;31(4):2067-2075. doi: 10.3390/curroncol31040153.ABSTRACTDonor 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. Its origin is affected by donor cell anomalies, transplant environment, and additional mutations. A 43-year-old woman, treated for early stage triple-negative breast cancer, developed mixed-phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL), 12 years later. Following induction chemotherapy, myeloablative conditioning, and allo-HSCT from her fully HLA-matched brother, she exhibited multiple cutaneous relapses of the original leukemia, subsequently evolving into DCL of the bone marrow. Cytogenetic analysis revealed a complex male karyotype in 20 out of 21 metaphases, however, still showing the MPAL phenotype. DCL diagnosis was confirmed by 90.5% XY in FISH analysis and the male karyotype. Declining further intensive chemotherapy including a second allo-HSCT, she was subsequently treated with repeated radiotherapy, palliative systemic therapies, and finally venetoclax and navitoclax but died seven months post-DCL diagnosis. This case underlines DCL's complexity, characterized by unique genetics, further complicating diagnosis. It highlights the need for advanced diagnostic techniques for DCL identification and ...
Source: Current Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mich èle Hoffmann Yara Banz J örg Halter Jacqueline Schoumans Jo ëlle Tchinda Ulrike Bacher Thomas Pabst Source Type: research
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