{"title":"Drug development in higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.","authors":"Sangeetha Venugopal,Mikkael A Sekeres","doi":"10.1038/s41408-024-01171-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-024-01171-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8989,"journal":{"name":"Blood Cancer Journal","volume":"60 1","pages":"187"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142490309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ronghua Zhang, Priyanka Khare, Priyanka Banerjee, Cristina Ivan, Sarah Schneider, Federica Barbaglio, Karen Clise-Dwyer, Vanessa Behrana Jensen, Erika Thompson, Marisela Mendoza, Nicholas Chiorazzi, Shih-Shih Chen, Xiao-Jie Joy Yan, Nitin Jain, Paolo Ghia, Federico Caligaris-Cappio, Rima Mendonsa, Sashi Kasimsetty, Ryan Swoboda, Recep Bayraktar, William Wierda, Varsha Gandhi, George A. Calin, Michael J. Keating, Maria Teresa Sabrina Bertilaccio
{"title":"The DLEU2/miR-15a/miR-16-1 cluster shapes the immune microenvironment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia","authors":"Ronghua Zhang, Priyanka Khare, Priyanka Banerjee, Cristina Ivan, Sarah Schneider, Federica Barbaglio, Karen Clise-Dwyer, Vanessa Behrana Jensen, Erika Thompson, Marisela Mendoza, Nicholas Chiorazzi, Shih-Shih Chen, Xiao-Jie Joy Yan, Nitin Jain, Paolo Ghia, Federico Caligaris-Cappio, Rima Mendonsa, Sashi Kasimsetty, Ryan Swoboda, Recep Bayraktar, William Wierda, Varsha Gandhi, George A. Calin, Michael J. Keating, Maria Teresa Sabrina Bertilaccio","doi":"10.1038/s41408-024-01142-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-024-01142-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The development and progression of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) depend on genetic abnormalities and on the immunosuppressive microenvironment. We have explored the possibility that genetic drivers might be responsible for the immune cell dysregulation that shapes the protumor microenvironment. We performed a transcriptome analysis of coding and non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) during leukemia progression in the Rag2<sup>−/−</sup>γ<sub>c</sub><sup>−/−</sup> MEC1-based xenotransplantation model. The <i>DLEU2/miR-16</i> locus was found downmodulated in monocytes/macrophages of leukemic mice. To validate the role of this cluster in the tumor immune microenvironment, we generated a mouse model that simultaneously mimics the overexpression of hTCL1 and the germline deletion of the minimal deleted region (MDR) encoding the <i>DLEU2/miR-15a/miR-16-1</i> cluster. This model provides an innovative and faster CLL system where monocyte differentiation and macrophage polarization are exacerbated, and T-cells are dysfunctional. MDR deletion inversely correlates with the levels of predicted target proteins including BCL2 and PD1/PD-L1 on murine CLL cells and immune cells. The inverse correlation of <i>miR-15a/miR-16-1</i> with target proteins has been confirmed on patient-derived immune cells. Forced expression of <i>miR-16-1</i> interferes with monocyte differentiation into tumor-associated macrophages, indicating that selected ncRNAs drive the protumor phenotype of non-malignant immune cells.</p><figure></figure>","PeriodicalId":8989,"journal":{"name":"Blood Cancer Journal","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142487527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Niels W. C. J. van de Donk, Nizar Bahlis, Luciano J. Costa, María-Victoria Mateos, Ajay K. Nooka, Aurore Perrot, Alfred L. Garfall, Pragya Thaman, Keqin Qi, Clarissa Uhlar, Katherine Chastain, Margaret Doyle, Saad Z. Usmani
{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 on outcomes with teclistamab in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in the phase 1/2 MajesTEC-1 study","authors":"Niels W. C. J. van de Donk, Nizar Bahlis, Luciano J. Costa, María-Victoria Mateos, Ajay K. Nooka, Aurore Perrot, Alfred L. Garfall, Pragya Thaman, Keqin Qi, Clarissa Uhlar, Katherine Chastain, Margaret Doyle, Saad Z. Usmani","doi":"10.1038/s41408-024-01160-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-024-01160-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8989,"journal":{"name":"Blood Cancer Journal","volume":"108 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Catherine R Marinac, Katelyn Downey, Jacqueline Perry, Brittany Fisher-Longden, Timothy R Rebbeck, Urvi A Shah, Elizabeth K O'Donnell, Irene M Ghobrial, Omar Nadeem, Brian L Egleston
{"title":"Publisher Correction: Patient preferences for intervention in the setting of precursor multiple myeloma.","authors":"Catherine R Marinac, Katelyn Downey, Jacqueline Perry, Brittany Fisher-Longden, Timothy R Rebbeck, Urvi A Shah, Elizabeth K O'Donnell, Irene M Ghobrial, Omar Nadeem, Brian L Egleston","doi":"10.1038/s41408-024-01174-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41408-024-01174-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8989,"journal":{"name":"Blood Cancer Journal","volume":"14 1","pages":"185"},"PeriodicalIF":12.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11493951/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142457300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rakesh Popat, Bradley Augustson, Mercedes Gironella, Cindy Lee, Paul Cannell, Nashita Patel, Ravi S. Kasinathan, Rachel Rogers, Mehreen Shaikh, Amy Curry, Fernando Carreño, Sumita Roy-Ghanta, Joanna Opalinska, Hang Quach
{"title":"Results from Arm A of Phase 1/2 DREAMM-6 trial: belantamab mafodotin with lenalidomide plus dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma","authors":"Rakesh Popat, Bradley Augustson, Mercedes Gironella, Cindy Lee, Paul Cannell, Nashita Patel, Ravi S. Kasinathan, Rachel Rogers, Mehreen Shaikh, Amy Curry, Fernando Carreño, Sumita Roy-Ghanta, Joanna Opalinska, Hang Quach","doi":"10.1038/s41408-024-01155-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-024-01155-y","url":null,"abstract":"<figure></figure>","PeriodicalId":8989,"journal":{"name":"Blood Cancer Journal","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142451898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sina A. Beer, Molly Went, Jessica M. Hislop, Richard Houlston, Martin Kaiser
{"title":"Appraising ascorbic acid as a chemoprevention agent for acute myeloid leukaemia using Mendelian Randomisation","authors":"Sina A. Beer, Molly Went, Jessica M. Hislop, Richard Houlston, Martin Kaiser","doi":"10.1038/s41408-024-01168-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-024-01168-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8989,"journal":{"name":"Blood Cancer Journal","volume":"97 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142448597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalie S. Grover, Kaitlin Annunzio, Marcus Watkins, Pallawi Torka, Reem Karmali, Andrea Anampa-Guzmán, Timothy S. Oh, Heather Reves, Montreh Tavakkoli, Emily Hansinger, Beth Christian, Colin Thomas, Stefan K. Barta, Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, Nancy L. Bartlett, Geoffrey Shouse, Adam J. Olszewski, Narendranath Epperla
{"title":"Evaluation of Ki-67 expression and large cell content as prognostic markers in MZL: a multicenter cohort study","authors":"Natalie S. Grover, Kaitlin Annunzio, Marcus Watkins, Pallawi Torka, Reem Karmali, Andrea Anampa-Guzmán, Timothy S. Oh, Heather Reves, Montreh Tavakkoli, Emily Hansinger, Beth Christian, Colin Thomas, Stefan K. Barta, Praveen Ramakrishnan Geethakumari, Nancy L. Bartlett, Geoffrey Shouse, Adam J. Olszewski, Narendranath Epperla","doi":"10.1038/s41408-024-01162-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-024-01162-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) can have varied presentations and pathologic features, including high Ki-67 expression ( > 20%) as well as increased numbers of large B cells (LC). However, there are limited data available demonstrating the prognostic significance of these variables in patients with MZL. In this multi-institutional retrospective cohort study of patients with MZL treated at 10 centers, we evaluated the association between the presence of Ki-67 expression and increased LCs on survival and risk of histologic transformation (HT). A total of 785 patients were included (60% with extranodal MZL, 20% with nodal MZL, and 20% with splenic MZL). Among the 440 patients with Ki-67 staining, 22% had high Ki-67 (Ki-67 >20%). The median progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with high Ki-67 was 5.4 years compared to 7.0 years for patients with low Ki-67 (HR = 1.45, 95%CI = 1.03–2.05). Ki-67 > 20% strongly correlated with high LDH level. The risk of HT was higher in patients with increased Ki-67 than those without (5-year risk, 9.8% vs 3.87%, <i>p</i> = 0.01). Twelve percent of patients had LC reported on biopsy with 6% having >10% LC. The presence of LC was associated with high Ki-67 (<i>p</i> < 0.001), but not associated with shorter PFS or overall survival (OS). The cumulative risk for HT was higher in patients with LC compared to those without LC (5-year risk, 9.4% vs 2.9%, <i>p</i> = 0.04). Receipt of anthracycline-based therapy did not impact PFS or OS in either group. Ki-67 staining >20% was a prognostic factor for worse survival and strongly correlated with elevated LDH. Novel therapies should be investigated for their potential ability to overcome the high-risk features in MZL. Our data reinforce the importance of obtaining biopsies at relapse or progression, particularly in patients with baseline high Ki-67 and increased LCs, given their increased risk for HT.</p>","PeriodicalId":8989,"journal":{"name":"Blood Cancer Journal","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142448600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin, Hira Mian, Anastasia Gayowsky, Hsien Seow, Rajshekhar Chakraborty, Gregory R. Pond, Samer Al Hadidi, Alissa Visram
{"title":"Impact of age on treatment utilization for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a nationwide retrospective cohort study","authors":"Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin, Hira Mian, Anastasia Gayowsky, Hsien Seow, Rajshekhar Chakraborty, Gregory R. Pond, Samer Al Hadidi, Alissa Visram","doi":"10.1038/s41408-024-01164-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-024-01164-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8989,"journal":{"name":"Blood Cancer Journal","volume":"124 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142440368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gliceida Galarza Fortuna, Rahul Banerjee, Constanza Savid-Frontera, Jinming Song, Carlos M. Morán-Segura, Jonathan V. Nguyen, Lazaros Lekakis, Sebastian Fernandez-Pol, Annie N. Samraj, Kikkeri N. Naresh, Mariola Vazquez-Martinez, Rachid C. Baz, Jay Y. Spiegel, Lekha Mikkilineni, John M. Gubatan, Surbhi Sidana, Andre de Menezes Silva Corraes, Nilesh M. Kalariya, Krina K. Patel, Kevin G. Shim, Rafael Fonseca, Christopher Ferreri, Peter M. Voorhees, Shambavi Richard, Cesar Rodriguez Valdes, Sireesha Asoori, Jeffrey L. Wolf, Andrew J. Cowan, Douglas W. Sborov, Frederick L. Locke, Yi Lin, Yinghong Wang, Doris K. Hansen
{"title":"Immune effector cell-associated enterocolitis following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in multiple myeloma","authors":"Gliceida Galarza Fortuna, Rahul Banerjee, Constanza Savid-Frontera, Jinming Song, Carlos M. Morán-Segura, Jonathan V. Nguyen, Lazaros Lekakis, Sebastian Fernandez-Pol, Annie N. Samraj, Kikkeri N. Naresh, Mariola Vazquez-Martinez, Rachid C. Baz, Jay Y. Spiegel, Lekha Mikkilineni, John M. Gubatan, Surbhi Sidana, Andre de Menezes Silva Corraes, Nilesh M. Kalariya, Krina K. Patel, Kevin G. Shim, Rafael Fonseca, Christopher Ferreri, Peter M. Voorhees, Shambavi Richard, Cesar Rodriguez Valdes, Sireesha Asoori, Jeffrey L. Wolf, Andrew J. Cowan, Douglas W. Sborov, Frederick L. Locke, Yi Lin, Yinghong Wang, Doris K. Hansen","doi":"10.1038/s41408-024-01167-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-024-01167-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report 14 cases of immune effector cell (IEC)-associated enterocolitis following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy in multiple myeloma, with a 1.2% incidence overall (0.2% for idecabtagene vicleucel and 2.2% for ciltacabtagene autoleucel). Patients developed acute-onset symptoms (typically non-bloody Grade 3+ diarrhea) with negative infectious workup beginning a median of 92.5 days (range: 22–210 days) after CAR-T therapy and a median of 85 days after cytokine release syndrome resolution. Gut biopsies uniformly demonstrated inflammation, including intra-epithelial lymphocytosis and villous blunting. In one case where CAR-specific immunofluorescence stains were available, CAR T-cell presence was confirmed within the lamina propria. Systemic corticosteroids were initiated in 10 patients (71%) a median of 25.5 days following symptom onset, with symptom improvement in 40%. Subsequent infliximab or vedolizumab led to improvement in 50% and 33% of corticosteroid-refractory patients, respectively. Five patients (36%) have died from bowel perforation or treatment-emergent sepsis. In conclusion, IEC-associated enterocolitis is a distinct but rare complication of CAR-T therapy typically beginning 1–3 months after infusion. Thorough diagnostic workup is essential, including evaluation for potential T-cell malignancies. The early use of infliximab or vedolizumab may potentially hasten symptom resolution and lower reliance on high-dose corticosteroids during the post-CAR-T period.</p>","PeriodicalId":8989,"journal":{"name":"Blood Cancer Journal","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142440436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer K. Lue, Efrat Luttwak, Alfredo Rivas-Delgado, Helen Irawan, Alexander Boardman, Philip C. Caron, Kevin David, Zachary Epstein-Peterson, Lorenzo Falchi, Paola Ghione, Paul Hamlin, Steven M. Horwitz, Andrew M. Intlekofer, William Johnson, Anita Kumar, Alison Moskowitz, Ariela Noy, M. Lia Palomba, Ralphael Steiner, Robert Stuver, Pallawi Torka, Santosha Vardhana, Andrew D. Zelenetz, Heiko Schoder, Brandon Imber, Joachim Yahalom, Yanming Zhang, Pallavi Galera, Ahmet Dogan, Umut Aypar, Gilles Salles
{"title":"Limited stage high grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC, BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements: BCL2 rearrangements drives the poor outcomes","authors":"Jennifer K. Lue, Efrat Luttwak, Alfredo Rivas-Delgado, Helen Irawan, Alexander Boardman, Philip C. Caron, Kevin David, Zachary Epstein-Peterson, Lorenzo Falchi, Paola Ghione, Paul Hamlin, Steven M. Horwitz, Andrew M. Intlekofer, William Johnson, Anita Kumar, Alison Moskowitz, Ariela Noy, M. Lia Palomba, Ralphael Steiner, Robert Stuver, Pallawi Torka, Santosha Vardhana, Andrew D. Zelenetz, Heiko Schoder, Brandon Imber, Joachim Yahalom, Yanming Zhang, Pallavi Galera, Ahmet Dogan, Umut Aypar, Gilles Salles","doi":"10.1038/s41408-024-01148-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-024-01148-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8989,"journal":{"name":"Blood Cancer Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142431359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}