Standardization of Molecular MRD Levels in AML Using an Integral Vector Bearing ABL and the Mutation of Interest

Boaz Nachmias*, Svetlana Krichevsky, Moshe E. Gatt, Noa Gross Even-Zohar, Adir Shaulov, Arnon Haran, Shlomzion Aumann, Vladimir Vainstein

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Abstract

Quantitative PCR for specific mutation is being increasingly used in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) to assess Measurable Residual Disease (MRD), allowing for more tailored clinical decisions. To date, standardized molecular MRD is limited to typical NPM1 mutations and core binding factor translocations, with clear prognostic and clinical implications. The monitoring of other identified mutations lacks standardization, limiting its use and incorporation in clinical trials. To overcome this problem, we designed a plasmid bearing both the sequence of the mutation of interest and the ABL reference gene. This allows the use of commercial standards for ABL to determine the MRD response in copy number. We provide technical aspects of this approach as well as our experience with 19 patients with atypical NPM1, RUNX1 and IDH1/2 mutations. In all cases, we demonstrate a correlation between response and copy number. We further demonstrate how copy number monitoring can modulate the clinical management. Taken together, we provide proof of concept of a novel yet simple tool, which allows in-house MRD monitoring for identified mutations, with ABL-based commercial standards. This approach would facilitate large multi-center studies assessing the clinical relevance of selected MRD monitoring.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5360
JournalCancers
Volume15
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Nov 2023

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Keywords

  • acute myeloid leukemia
  • measurable residual disease
  • plasmid base

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