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Molecular In My PocketTM… ONCOLOGY: Acute Myeloid Leukemia • Cytogenetics Work-up Acute myeloid leukemia • Molecular genetic analysis Morphology B or T lymphoblastic Suspected acute leukemia/lymphoma leukemia Flow cytometry Mixed phenotype acute leukemia Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Recurrent Genetic Abnormalities Good prognosis Intermediate prognosis Poor prognosis **Acute promyelocytic leukemia Core Binding Factor (CBF) AML AML with t(9;11)(p21.3;q23.3); AML with t(6;9)(p23;q34.1); DEK/NUP214 • Associated with disseminated • RUNX1/RUNX1T1; t(8;21)(q22;q22.1) KMT2A/MLLT3 • Blasts with/without monocytic features intravascular coagulation (DIC) • Blasts with basophilic cytoplasm, azurophilic granules and • Often monoblasts and • Associated with basophilia and multilineage • Bilobed blasts with granules +/- Auer rods perinuclear hofs; may show pseudo-Chédiak-Higashi promonocytes dysplasia (often multiple) granules • May present with DIC, myeloid • FLT3-ITD mutations are common; may benefit • Sensitive to ATRA/arsenic trioxide • Neutrophils may show pseudo-Pelger-Huët nuclei and sarcoma, gingival hyperplasia from FLT3 inhibitors • PML/RARA; t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.2) salmon pink granules • >120 different translocations • Other variants: • Often single, long Auer rods with tapered ends involving KMT2A AML with inv(3)(q21.3q26.2) or t(3;3)(q21.3;q26.2); • NUMA1/RARA; • Presence of KIT mutation and CD56 expression associated • Translocations involving MLLT1, GATA2, MECOM t(11;17)(q13.4;q21.2) with worse prognosis MLLT10, AFDN or ELL often result in • May have normal or elevated platelet counts, • NPM1/RARA; • ASXL1/2 mutations may also be seen AML, although translocations hepatosplenomegaly t(5;17)(q35.1;q21.2) involving KMT2A may also result in • Peripheral blood may include hypogranular • STAT5B/RARA; • CBFB/MYH11; inv(16)(p13.1q22) or t(16;16)(p13.1;q22) lymphoblastic leukemia neutrophils with pseudo-Pelger-Huët nuclei, t(17;17)(q21.2;q21.2) • Blasts with abnormal eosinophils (showing immature • Translocations may be subtle, giant and hypogranular platelets with bare • ZBTB16/RARA (formerly eosinophilic/basophilic granules, dense and purple-violet in requiring FISH/other molecular megakaryocytic nuclei PLZF/RARA); color) techniques for identification • Associated with increased dysplastic t(11;17)(q23.2;q21.2) • May be a subtle rearrangement only seen with FISH or RT- • MECOM overexpression is common; megakaryocytes with monolobated or bilobed • Cells with regular nuclei, many PCR worse prognosis nuclei, and multilineage dysplasia granules, absence of Auer rods, • Secondary cytogenetic abnormalities include +22 and +8 • Often associated with monosomy 7 (>50% of pelgeroid neutrophils, strong (each occurring in 10-15% of cases), del(7q) and +21 (in 5% cases), del(5q) and complex karyotypes MPO of cases) • Also associated with mutations of RAS/receptor • ZBTB16/RARA and STAT5B/RARA • KIT mutations in exons 8 and 17 found in 30-40% of cases; tyrosine kinase signalling pathways (NRAS, are ATRA resistant worse prognosis PTPN11, FLT3, KRAS, NF1, KIT) • Other mutations: NRAS (45% of cases), KRAS (13% of cases), • Other associated mutations: GATA2, RUNX1, FLT3 (14% of cases) SF3B1 “Molecular in My Pocket” reference cards are educational resources created by the Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP) for laboratory and other health care professionals. 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AML with recurrent genetic abnormalities (cont’d) Acute myeloid leukemia with gene mutations AML (megakaryoblastic) with AML with BCR/ABL1 AML with mutated NPM1 • >70% of cases associated with normal t(1;22)(p13.3;q13.1); RBM15/MKL1 • Provisional entity • Blasts often show monocytic features karyotype; del(9q) may also be seen • Uncommon entity; may be congenital • De novo AML in patients with no evidence of • Multilineage dysplasia seen in up to 25% of • GATA2 mutations seen in 39% of cases, FLT3- • Restricted to infants and children aged <3 CML before/after therapy cases ITD in 5-9% of cases years) • Present with less splenomegaly, less • Often associated with normal karyotype • Biallelic mutation associated with good • Small and large megakaryoblasts admixed basophilia, lower cellularity, fewer dwarf • del(9q), +8 seen in 5-15% of cases prognosis with undifferentiated blasts megakaryocytes, normal M:E ratio compared • Secondary mutations include FLT3, DNMT3A, • Presence of dense fibrosis requiring with blast transformation of CML IDH1/2, KRAS, NRAS AML with mutated RUNX1 correlation with core biopsy • Most cases show the p210 fusion (most • Overall good prognosis; poorer prognosis • May be AML with minimal differentiation, • Poor prognosis commonly b2a2 and b3a2 fusions); minority with presence of FLT3-ITD +/- DNMT3A AML with maturation or show monocytic show p190 fusion features • Associated with -7, +8 and complex AML with biallelic mutation of CEBPA • Mutations may occur with +8 and +13 karyotypes • No distinct morphologic features (usually • Other associated mutations : ASXL1, KMT2A • May be associated with NPM1 and FLT3-ITD , have features of AML with/without partial tandem duplication, FLT3-ITD, IDH1 loss of IKZF1 and CDKN2A and cryptic maturation) R132, IDH2 R140 and R172, SRSF2, EZH2 and deletions in IGH and TRG genes (not seen in • Higher expression of HLA-DR, CD7 and CD15 STAG2 blast transformation of CML) • Presence of biallelic CEBPA should raise • Subset of these patients have germline possibility of germline mutation RUNX1 mutations; assess family history • Show poor prognosis AML with myelodysplasia-related changes Therapy-related myeloid neoplasms Other Diagnosis requires: MDS-defining cytogenetic abnormalities • Occurs as a complication of cytotoxic (e.g. Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasms associated with • >20% blasts (blood/bone marrow) • Complex karyotype (>3 abnormalities) alkylating agents, topoisomerase II Eosinophilia • Either: History of MDS or MDS/MPN OR MDS- • Unbalanced abnormalities inhibitors) and/or radiotherapy for • PDGFRA rearrangement (often related cytogenetic abnormality OR • -7 or del(7q) neoplastic/non-neoplastic disorders del(4)(q12q12); FIP1L1/PDGFRA) multilineage dysplasia (>50% dysplasia in >2 • del(5q) or t(5q) • May also be associated with antimetabolites • PDGFRB rearrangement (often lineages) • Isochromosome 17q or t(17q) (thiopurines, mycophenolate mofetil, t(5;12)(q31~33;p12) ;ETV6/PDGFRB) • Absence of prior cytotoxic or radiation • -13 or del(13q) fludarabine) and antitubulin agents • FGFR1 rearrangement (various partners) therapy for unrelated disease OR AML- • del(11q) (vincristine, vinblastine, vindesine, • t(8;9)(p22;p24.1);PCM1/JAK2 defining recurrent cytogenetic abnormality • del(12p) or t(12p) paclitaxel, docetaxel), hydroxyurea, L- • May be associated with mutations of U2AF1, • idic(X)(q13) asparagine, and purine analogues) Myeloid Neoplasms with Germline ASXL1, TP53 (latter two mutations worsen • Balanced abnormalities • Associated with abnormal karyotype, most Predisposition prognosis) • t(11;16)(q23.3;p13.3) often del(5q), -7, del(7q) in >70% of cases • AML with germline CEBPA mutation • t(3;21)(q26.2;q22.1) • >80% of cases with del(5q) have TP53 • Myeloid neoplasm with germline DDX41 • t(1;3)(p36.3;q21.2) mutations or losses with del(17p) or -17 mutation • t(2;11)(p21;q23.3) • 20-30% of cases have balanced • Associated with platelet disorders • t(5;12)(q32;p13.2) translocations including t(15;17) and inv(16) • RUNX1, ANKRD26, ETV6 mutations • t(5;7)(q32;q11.2) • Mutated genes of unknown significance • Associated with other organ dysfunction • t(5;17)(q32;p13.2) include TET2, PTPN11, IDH1/2, NRAS, and • GATA2 mutation • t(5;10)(q32;q21) FLT3 • JMML type mutations • t(3;5)(q25.3;q35.1) • Poor prognosis Prepared by the Association for Molecular Pathology Training and Education Committee Revised 10/19 For more educational resources, see: www.amp.org/AMPEducation.