Role of Biomarkers in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Established Biomarkers in AML
2.1. FLT3
2.2. IDH1/2
2.3. NPM1
2.4. CD33
2.5. TP53
2.6. ASXL1
2.7. RUNX1
2.8. Cytogenetics
3. Emerging Biomarkers in AML
Measurable Residual Disease
4. The Future of Biomarkers in AML
4.1. Gene Expression Analysis
4.2. Biomarkers for Immunotherapy
4.3. Epigenetics: Methylation Patterns
4.4. Ex Vivo Drug Testing
4.5. Other Proposed Biomarkers
5. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Biomarker | Definition | Examples of Clinical Applications in AML | Clinical Trials |
---|---|---|---|
Measurable residual disease (MRD) | Presence of leukemia cells on the scale of one in 106 to one in 104 cells. Detectable by flow cytometry, qRT-PCR, dPCR, NGS. | Flow cytometry- and NGS-based assays for determining MRD in first complete remission | NCT05339204 NCT01452646 NCT02870777 NCT03769532 |
Gene expression signatures | Specific genomic alterations and transcriptional profiles identified using RNA sequencing. | NCT00897936 NCT01421862 NCT00897936 NCT01338974 NCT01229956 NCT01057199 | |
Targets for immunotherapy | Tumor or immune cell surface receptors and cytokine expression in malignant cells. Identified via single-cell RNA sequencing, mass cytometry, single cell cytokine analysis. | Monoclonal antibody-drug conjugates
T-cell directed therapies
Checkpoint inhibitors
| NCT02944162 NCT04884984 NCT05023707 NCT04351022 |
Epigenetics | Changes upstream of gene expression. For example, dysregulated DNA methylation patterns identified by methods such as bisulfite sequencing. | Hypomethylating agents (azacitidine, decitabine) | NCT00897936 NCT01421862 NCT00897936 NCT01229956 |
Ex vivo drug testing | Measuring viability of patient samples after treating with various drug combinations in vitro | NCT04267081 NCT03197714 NCT02551718 | |
Proteomics/ Phosphoproteomics | Identification of specific proteins and phosphorylated proteins using non-targeted (e.g., mass spectrometry) and targeted (e.g., multiplex immunoassays) approaches. | NCT01360125 NCT01338974 NCT01057199 |
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Small, S.; Oh, T.S.; Platanias, L.C. Role of Biomarkers in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 14543. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314543
Small S, Oh TS, Platanias LC. Role of Biomarkers in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(23):14543. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314543
Chicago/Turabian StyleSmall, Sara, Timothy S. Oh, and Leonidas C. Platanias. 2022. "Role of Biomarkers in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 23: 14543. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314543