ASXL1 but not TET2 mutations adversely impact overall survival of patients suffering systemic mastocytosis with associated clonal hematologic non-mast-cell diseases

PLoS One. 2014 Jan 21;9(1):e85362. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085362. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

Systemic mastocytosis with associated hematologic clonal non-mast cell disease (SM-AHNMD) is a rare and heterogeneous subtype of SM and few studies on this specific entity have been reported. Sixty two patients with Systemic mastocytosis with associated hematologic clonal non-mast cell disease (SM-AHNMD) were presented. Myeloid AHNMD was the most frequent (82%) cases. This subset of patients were older, had more cutaneous lesions, splenomegaly, liver enlargement, ascites; lower bone mineral density and hemoglobin levels and higher tryptase level than lymphoid AHNMD. Defects in KIT, TET2, ASXL1 and CBL were positive in 87%, 27%, 14%, and 11% of cases respectively. The overall survival of patients with SM-AHNMD was 85.2 months. Within the myeloid group, SM-MPN fared better than SM-MDS or SM-AML (p = 0.044,). In univariate analysis, the presence of C-findings, the AHNMD subtypes (SM-MDS/CMML/AML versus SM-MPN/hypereosinophilia) (p = 0.044), Neutropenia (p = 0.015), high monocyte level (p = 0.015) and the presence of ASXL1 mutation had detrimental effects on OS (p = 0.007). In multivariate analysis and penalized Cox model, only the presence of ASXL1 mutation remained an independent prognostic factor that negatively affected OS (p = 0.035). SM-AHNMD is heterogeneous with variable prognosis according to the type of the AHNMD. ASXL1 is mutated in a subset of myeloid AHNMD and adversely impact on OS.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cell Count
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Dioxygenases
  • Female
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / complications
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / mortality
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mastocytosis, Systemic / complications
  • Mastocytosis, Systemic / diagnosis
  • Mastocytosis, Systemic / genetics*
  • Mastocytosis, Systemic / mortality
  • Middle Aged
  • Monocytes / pathology
  • Mutation
  • Neutropenia / complications
  • Neutropenia / diagnosis
  • Neutropenia / genetics*
  • Neutropenia / mortality
  • Prognosis
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / genetics
  • Repressor Proteins / genetics*
  • Survival Analysis

Substances

  • ASXL1 protein, human
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Repressor Proteins
  • Dioxygenases
  • TET2 protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit
  • CBL protein, human

Grants and funding

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