Development of Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Pediatric Patient Concurrently Receiving Primary Therapy for Ewing Sarcoma

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 Oct;39(7):e370-e372. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000924.

Abstract

Ewing sarcoma is a pediatric bone and soft tissue sarcoma that requires intensive therapy, which can cause secondary malignancies. We present a rare case of early, treatment-related AML in a pediatric patient concurrently receiving primary therapy for Ewing sarcoma. Despite AML-directed therapy, our patient died secondary to complications of hyperleukocytosis. Cytogenetic and mutation profiling of the leukemia cells revealed the DNA-topoisomerase-II-inhibitor-associated t(9;11)(p22;q23) translocation and clonal KRAS and BRAF mutations. This report highlights the importance of monitoring for treatment-related effects in cancer therapy, as well as the need for novel, less toxic approaches in Ewing sarcoma therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / chemically induced*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / genetics
  • Leukocytosis
  • Mutation
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary*
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / drug therapy*
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / pathology
  • Secondary Prevention
  • Translocation, Genetic