[T315I positive promyelocytic crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia]

Rinsho Ketsueki. 2014 Jun;55(6):692-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Promyelocytic crisis (PMC) of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is relatively rare. We report a patient who progressed to PMC with a T315I mutation during the initial treatment with dasatinib for CML. He obtained hematological remission after combination therapy with all-trans retinoic acid and chemotherapy for PMC, and PML-RARA was not detected by FISH analysis. Arsenic trioxide (ATO) and imatinib therapy induced a second complete cytogenetic response, and PML-RARA mRNA detected by real-time quantitative RT-PCR dropped below the detection limit. Finally, allogeneic stem cell transplantation was performed. This case suggests that combination therapy with imatinib and ATO achieves favorable outcomes for PMC.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Allografts
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Disease Progression
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / genetics
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / therapy*
  • Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / genetics
  • Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / therapy*
  • Male
  • Mutation*
  • Remission Induction