Molecular Minimal Residual Disease Monitoring in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Challenges and Future Directions

The ability to sensitively monitor minimal residual disease (MRD) has played a key role in improving the management and outcomes for a number of leukemias, particularly acute promyelocytic leukemia and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. In contrast, MRD monitoring in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has been limited by variable assay methodologies and a relative paucity of patient-specific MRD markers. Inter and intratumor genetic heterogeneity pose significant challenges for the identification of molecular markers suitable for MRD monitoring in AML, particularly for those cases without structural chromosomal rearrangements associated with fusion genes.
Source: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research