The Optimized Clinical Application of Minimal Residual Disease in Acute Myeloid Leukemia with RUNX1-RUNX1T1

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with t(8;21)/RUNX1-RUNX1T1 is a heterogeneous disease with different prognoses although it is stratified in the favorable risk group according to guidelines[1-3]. Minimal (measurable) residual disease (MRD) detection and monitoring is increasingly applied in clinical practice and is becoming a factor in decision-making for some therapeutic stratifications. MRD monitoring by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is feasible, and the results are significantly associated with outcomes in AML with RUNX1-RUNX1T1 [4].
Source: Experimental Hematology - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research