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Identification of STRBP as a Novel JAK2 Fusion Partner Gene in a Young Adult With Philadelphia Chromosome-Like B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Philadelphia chromosome-like B-lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph-like ALL) describes a group of genetically heterogeneous, Ph-negative entities with high relapse rates and poor prognoses. A Janus-kinase-2 (JAK2) rearrangement has been reported in approximately 7% of Ph-like ALL patients whose therapeutic r...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Xin-Yue, Dai, Hai-Ping, Li, Zheng, Yin, Jia, Lang, Xing-Ping, Yang, Chun-Xiao, Xiao, Sheng, Zhu, Ming-Qing, Liu, Dan-Dan, Liu, Hong, Shen, Hong-Jie, Wu, De-Pei, Tang, Xiao-Wen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7831028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33505919
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.611467
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Sumario:Philadelphia chromosome-like B-lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph-like ALL) describes a group of genetically heterogeneous, Ph-negative entities with high relapse rates and poor prognoses. A Janus-kinase-2 (JAK2) rearrangement has been reported in approximately 7% of Ph-like ALL patients whose therapeutic responses to JAK inhibitors have been studied in clinical trials. Here, we report a novel STRBP-JAK2 fusion gene in a 21-year-old woman with Ph-like ALL. Although a normal karyotype was observed, a hitherto unreported JAK2 rearrangement was detected cytogenetically. STRBP-JAK2 fusion was identified by RNA sequencing and validated by Sanger sequencing. The Ph-like ALL proved refractory to traditional induction chemotherapy combined with ruxolitinib. The patient consented to infusion of autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells against both CD19 and CD22, which induced morphologic remission. Haplo-identical stem cell transplantation was then performed; however, she suffered relapse at just one month after transplantation. The patient subsequently received donor lymphocyte infusion after which she achieved and maintained a minimal residual disease negative remission. However, she succumbed to grade IV graft-versus-host disease 7 months post-transplant. In conclusion, this report describes a novel STRBP-JAK2 gene fusion in a Ph-like ALL patient with a very aggressive disease course, which proved resistant to chemotherapy combined with ruxolitinib but sensitive to immunotherapy. Our study suggests that CAR T-cell therapy may be a viable option for this type of leukemia.