Genomic determinants impacting the clinical outcome of mogamulizumab treatment for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

Haematologica. 2022 Oct 1;107(10):2418-2431. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2021.280352.

Abstract

In order to identify genomic biomarkers for the outcome of mogamulizumab-containing treatment, an integrated molecular analysis of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) was conducted on 64 mogamulizumab-naïve patients. Among driver genes, CCR4 and CCR7 alterations were observed in 22% and 11% of the patients, respectively, both consisting of single nucleotide variants (SNV)/insertion-deletions (indels) in the C-terminus. Patients with CCR4 alterations or without CCR7 alterations exhibited a more favorable clinical response (complete response [CR] rate 93%, 13/14; P=0.024, and CR rate 71%, 40/56; P=0.036, respectively). Additionally, TP53, CD28, and CD274 alterations were identified in 35%, 16%, and 10% of the patients, respectively. TP53 alterations included SNV/indels or copy number variations (CNV) such as homozygous deletion; CD28 alterations included SNV, CNV such as amplification, or fusion; CD274 alterations included CNV such as amplification, or structural variants. Univariate analysis revealed that TP53, CD28 or CD274 alterations were associated with worse overall survival (OS) (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.330, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.183-4.589; HR: 3.191, 95% CI: 1.287- 7.911; HR: 3.301, 95% CI: 1.130-9.641, respectively) but that CCR4 alterations were associated with better OS (HR: 0.286, 95% CI: 0.087-0.933). Multivariate analysis indicated that in addition to performance status, TP53, CCR4 or CD274 alterations (HR: 2.467, 95% CI: 1.197-5.085; HR: 0.155, 95% CI: 0.031-0.778; HR: 14.393, 95% CI: 2.437-85.005, respectively) were independently and significantly associated with OS. The present study contributes to the establishment of precision medicine using mogamulizumab in ATL patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • CD28 Antigens
  • DNA Copy Number Variations
  • Genomics
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell* / drug therapy
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell* / genetics
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell* / pathology
  • Lymphoma*
  • Nucleotides
  • Receptors, CCR7
  • Sequence Deletion
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • CD28 Antigens
  • Nucleotides
  • Receptors, CCR7
  • mogamulizumab

Grants and funding

Funding: This study was performed as a research program of AMED P-CREATE under the grant numbers of JP16cm0106301, JP17cm0106301, JP18cm0106301, JP19cm0106301, JP20cm0106301, and JP21cm0106301 (2016–2021).