Childhood acute leukemia with t(11;19) (q23;p13).

From 583 cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and 181 cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in childhood, seven patients were identified to have t(11;19) (q23;p13) by sequential cytogenetic analyses. The t(11;19) was associated with B-precursor ALL at diagnosis in three patients and at relapse in one patient. All four tested patients with B-precursor failed to express the CD10 antigen when the t(11;19) was detected, and one of three patients tested expressed myeloid-associated markers. In three other patients the translocation was detected either at lineage conversion from ALL to M5 AML (n = 2) or from AML to CD10- B-precursor ALL (n = 1). Leukemic blasts of four patients had an entirely different karyotype at the time of lineage conversion or loss of CD10 expression, suggesting an induction of a second neoplasm. Thus the t(11;19) can be found in de novo or secondary acute leukemia with lymphoid (CD10-) or myeloid (monoblastic) phenotype. Further investigation of the gene(s) involved in the 11q23 chromosomal region and the breakpoints in the 19p13 region is needed to understand the leukemogenesis of this apparently heterogeneous group of disorders.     

Prognostic significance of CD34 expression in childhood B-precursor acute lymphocytic leukemia: a Pediatric Oncology Group study.

We studied the blasts from 795 children greater than 1 year of age with newly diagnosed, untreated B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) for expression of the hematopoietic stem cell-associated antigen CD34. All cases were confirmed as B-lineage lymphoblastic leukemia by virtue of expression of CD19 and/or CD22, lack of T-cell antigens, and lack of surface-membrane immunoglobulin (Ig). The CD34 antigen was present in at least 10% of blast cells in 587 (73.8%) of the patients. There was no significant difference in presenting clinical characteristics between CD34+ and CD34- patients save for an increased incidence of CNS involvement at diagnosis in the latter. Patients with CD34+ leukemia were more likely to have blasts expressing CD22, CD9, and CD13 antigens but were less likely to coexpress CD20. Patients with pre-B (cytoplasmic mu) ALL were significantly more likely to lack CD34 on their blasts, while children with hyperdiploid ALL were more likely to be CD34+. Although remission induction rates were not significantly different between patients with CD34+ and CD34-ALL (P = .23), event-free survival was shorter for patients with CD34- leukemia (P = .0014). Even though CD34 expression was associated with certain other known prognostically favorable variables including hyperdiploidy and lack of cytoplasmic Ig, it had an independent favorable effect on treatment outcome, even after adjusting for competing prognostic factors.     

G-CSF Receptors on the Surface of Ph1-positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Cells with Myeloid Surface Antigens: ALL Cells with Myeloid Antigens have Myeloid Function

We treated a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) whose lymphoblasts at onset showed Ph¹ chromosome and expressed on their surface both precursor B-cell antigens (CD 19 and CD10) and myeloid antigens (CD13 and CD33). The blast cells from this patient showed enhanced ³H-thymidine (³H-TdR) uptake and monocytic differentiation when cultured with either granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) or granulocyte-macrophage CSF (GM-CSF). The specific binding of ¹²⁵I-labeled G-CSF was also demonstrated. These observations imply that the Ph¹-positive ALL blasts with myeloid surface antigens have myeloid characteristics both phenotypically and functionally.

The disease was resistant to an ALL-oriented regimen but responded to the acute non-lymphocytic leukemia (ANLL)-oriented regimen, but relapses occurred. The cells at the first relapse had exclusively lymphoid markers while those at the second relapse bore myeloid markers; both showed G-CSF binding properties. The expression of G-CSF receptors on the surface of these blasts and responsiveness to G- and GM-CSF may explain the poor prognosis of such patients. All this evidence provides insight into the origin of these blasts.     

Response of non-T, non-B acute lymphocytic leukemia cells to phorbol ester

Non-T, Non-B acute lymphocytic leukemia cells were cultured in vitro with or without the tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), a potential modulator of differentiation. The eight cases studied were representative of non-T, non-B acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) cells and expressed amounts of la antigens varying from 0.9 X 10(5) to 7.1 X 10(5) molecules/cell; these levels were measured in a cellular radioimmunoassay with 21w4 monoclonal antibody directed at a monomorphic human la determinant. With all cases, TPA caused a significant increase in the level of la. Cultures with TPA expressed 4.3 times the amount of la found on fresh ALL cells, and a correlation was observed (r = 0.92) between the level of la following culture with TPA and that found on fresh ALL cells. A 25% increase in the modal volume of ALL cells was also caused by TPA. There was no detectable induction of surface or cytoplasmic immunoglobulin and no change in the expression of the common ALL antigen. Inhibition of [3H]thymidine incorporation and stimulation of 14C-labeled amino acid incorporation were observed in the presence of TPA, suggesting that the increase in la level occurs concurrently with an increase in protein synthesis induced by phorbol ester. Following culture with TPA, a substantial increase in the ability of the ALL cells to stimulate in a mixed-lymphocyte reaction was obtained. These results suggest that ALL cells, like other cell types, are susceptible to the effects of TPA and respond by changes in cell volume, surface antigen expression, and mixed-lymphocyte reaction stimulating capacity.     

成人急性白血病中CD117与CD34共表达的临床意义

背景与目的:c-kit受体(c-kitreceptor,c-kitR,CD117)是干细胞因子受体。CD117在急性非淋巴细胞白血病(acutenon-lymphoblasticleukemia,ANLL)中高表达,可作为髓系免疫学标记物,对诊断ANLL有一定参考价值。但是,CD117也可在部分急性淋巴细胞白血病(acutelymphoblasticleukemia,ALL)中表达。CD34为造血干(祖)细胞抗原标记物,在ANLL和ALL中均有高表达。本研究旨在探讨CD117和CD34在急性白血病中共表达的临床意义。方法:采用流式细胞术(flowcytometery,FCM)分别检测92例ALL和81例ANLL初诊患者骨髓单个核细胞(BMMNC)CD117的阳性率和阳性细胞水平;比较ALL和ANLL患者CD117/CD34共表达率的差异,并比较ALL患者中CD117和CD117/CD34共表达率的差异。设立20例健康成人为对照组。结果:在ALL和ANLL患者中CD117阳性率分别为15.2%和71.6%,CD117/CD34共表达率分别为5.4%和55.5%,差异有显著性(P<0.001)。ALL患者中CD117表达率和CD117/CD34共表达率分别为15.2%和5.4%,差异有显著性(P=0.029)。结论:CD117可作为急性白血病的MIC分型诊断之髓系免疫学标志,用以协助ANLL的临床诊断;较之CD117表达,CD117/CD34在ALL中的共表达率更低,可籍此协助排除ALL。     

Prognostic impact of CD45 antigen expression in high-risk, childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

To evaluate the clinical implications of CD45 expression in acute childhood lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), we measured the CD45 expression of blast cells from 133 untreated patients with childhood B-precursor ALL (n = 118) or T-ALL (n = 15). CD45 expression (> or = 20%) was detected in all 15 cases (100%) of T-ALL, and 101 cases (86%) of B-precursor ALL. In 122 cases, the fluorescence intensity of the CD45 expression was measured as a relative value; the ratio of average linear values (RALV) of CD45 on the blasts to that on CD3-positive T-lymphocytes from the same specimen. The expression was more intense in the T-ALL cases than in the B-precursor ALL cases (RALV, mean +/- SE: T-ALL 0.230 +/- 0.04 vs. pro-B ALL 0.150 +/- 0.012/pre-B ALL 0.153 +/- 0.019, p < 0.05). However, the intensity of the CD10, CD19, CD20 and CD34 antigen immunoreactivity did not correlate with the CD45 expression. Patients with hyperdiploidy (chromosome number > 50) showed significantly lower levels of CD45 expression than patients with t(1;19) or normal karyotypes (RALV, mean +/- SE: 0.081 +/- 0.022 vs. 0.133 +/- 0.03/0.143 +/- 0.019, p < 0.05). Other clinical features such as age, gender and WBC count did not correlate with CD45 expression. The prognostic implications of CD45 expression were studied in non-high-risk (low-risk + intermediate-risk) (n = 60) and high-risk patients (n = 52) with B-precursor ALL who had been treated with the risk-directed protocol of ALL-941 trial. Although CD45 expression did not correlate with the event-free survival (EFS) of the non-high-risk patients, there was a significant correlation between the expression levels and the EFS of the high-risk patients: the 3-year EFS rate of the CD45low group (n = 26, RALV = 0.017-0.132) was 88 +/- 7% versus the CD45high group (n = 26, RALV = 0.133-0.450) at 34 +/- 24% (p < 0.05). These results show that the levels of expression of the CD45 antigen on leukemic lymphoblasts are significantly correlated with the clinical features and prognosis of childhood ALL.     

Differential effects of phorbol esters on normal myeloid precursors and leukemic cells: basis for autologous bone marrow reconstitution in acute nonlymphocytic leukemia using phorbol ester-treated bone marrow from patients in remission

The phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) induces macrophage-like differentiation of HL60 cells and cells from patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). We assessed the use of TPA as a means of eradicating residual leukemia from remission bone marrow prior to autologous bone marrow reconstitution. A 30-min incubation with TPA led to marked growth arrest in HL60 cells and in cells from most patients with acute myelogenous leukemia and acute myelomonocytic leukemia, whereas cells from most patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia and acute undifferentiated leukemia demonstrated a lesser degree of growth arrest. Freezing and thawing, a necessary step in autologous reconstitution, had no effect on the cessation of proliferation induced in HL60 or ANLL cells preincubated with TPA for 30 min. Virtually normal myeloid precursor growth occurred in normal or remission bone marrow cells preincubated with TPA and then frozen and thawed. Based on these observations, two patients with advanced ANLL in remission underwent marrow ablative therapy followed by autologous reconstitution using TPA-treated bone marrow. Limited normal hematopoiesis was reestablished in both patients, although they subsequently experienced leukemic relapse. These studies demonstrate that in ANLL cells, TPA stimulates growth arrest; in contrast, hematopoiesis is able to proceed both in vitro and in vivo.     

Review of the incidence and clinical relevance of myeloid antigen-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia

An increasing number of papers document cases of acute leukemia in which individual blast cells co-express markers normally restricted to a single cell lineage. Numerous terms are used to refer to cases with unscheduled expression of lineage-foreign proteins; the best defined categories were hybrid acute leukemia and acute mixed-lineage leukemia. The incidence of phenotypically variant acute leukemia varies with the quality and quantity of parameters used and the stringency of the criteria employed for its definition. Considerable interest has focused on acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells expressing one or several myeloid lineage-associated antigens (My+ ALL), CD13, CD14, CD15, CD33, and CDw65. Owing to legitimate and cryptic expression on lymphoid cells, CD11b and CD15 reagents may not be considered as specific indicators of myeloid differentiation. The reported incidence ranged from 5 to 46% in 14 studies on My+ ALL, totalling 3817 patients. Several detailed reports documented a higher incidence of My+ ALL in adults (realistically in the range 10-20%) than in children (5-10%) and in B-lineage ALL as opposed to T-lineage ALL. My+ ALL cases are more likely to display unique cytogenetic [t(9;22), 11q23, 14q32] features than My-neg ALL. There appears to be no predominant expression of a single myeloid-associated antigen among those analyzed. As the morphological diagnosis of a leukemia subtype is often imprecise, some T-neg B-neg My+ ALL cases might actually contain FAB AML-M0 populations. While the expression of myeloid-associated antigens has no apparent prognostic significance in the majority of childhood ALL subtypes, in adults myeloid antigens seem to identify a high risk group of ALL patients with a poorer response to standard ALL therapy.     

Myeloid antigen expression on common acute lymphatic leukaemia blasts after culture

Blast cells from seven out of ten patients with common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (cALL) developed the myeloid antigen MY7 (CD13) after culture, and one of these coexpressed the myeloid antigen MY9 (CD33). CD13 expression appeared to be independent of maturation since it could be induced more readily in cultures which did not contain the differentiation promoter 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol 13 acetate (TPA). CD13 expression in culture was not seen on one null ALL, or 6 B-CLL investigated or on normal tonsillar B cells or PBMC under similar conditions. CD13 expression on cALL blasts probably represents evidence of abnormal gene expression in the leukaemic cells. However the absence of CD13 expression on the earlier B null ALL or the later B-CLL suggests we cannot exclude the possibility that CD13 expression is a feature of normal precursor B cells.     

Immunodiagnosis of childhood ALL with monoclonal antibodies to myeloid and lymphoid associated antigens

Sixty-five cryopreserved leukemic samples from children diagnosed and treated as having acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) were retrospectively examined for the presence of lymphoid and myeloid associated antigens by indirect immunofluorescence using monoclonal antibodies. Expectedly, the majority of these specimens expressed antigens known to be expressed on lymphoid, and not myeloid malignancies. These included the common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen (CALLA), the p32 B-cell associated antigen, and T-cell associated antigens. Leukemic cells from the 8 remaining patients expressed antigens known to be present on both myeloid and lymphoid leukemias. These included HLA/DR, and the antigens identified by BA-1 and BA-2. Cells from 2 of these 8 patients reacted with antibodies that define antigens present on normal and malignant myeloid cells. Both specimens reacted with 1G10, an anti-granulocyte antibody, and one reacted with 5F1 which reacts with monocytes, nucleated red blood cells, megakaryocytes and platelets. One of these patients relapsed while receiving ALL therapy, and the morphology of her leukemic cells became characteristic of acute monocytic leukemia (AMoL). The second patient failed ALL therapy but responded to standard acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) therapy, clearing her peripheral blasts. Thus these studies confirm that cell surface phenotyping with monoclonal antibodies can recognize ALL cells that express myeloid rather than lymphoid associated antigens and demonstrate that the malignant cells display a clinical behavior consistent with the diagnosis of ANLL.     

Cell origin of 18 patients with non-T, non-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Cell surface markers of 18 patients with non-T, non-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) were analysed with a panel of monoclonal antibodies (McAbs) by indirect immunofluorescence. The results showed that the cells of 13/18 patients originated from immature B cell or B progenitors. The cells of 12/18 patients expressed B cell antigens (CD 19+ or CDw 40+). It was suggested that antibodies directed to these two surface markers could help each other in the diagnosis of ALL of B cell origin. Diagnosis might be further improved if anti-CD19 and CDw 40 McAb be used at the same time. CD 9 antigen was expressed on immature B cell surface. 13/14 patients with B-CLL did not react with anti-CD 9, but 14/18 with non-T, non-B ALL were positive. Cells of 7/18 patients expressed CALLA (CD 10), HLA-DR and CD 19/CDw 40, but did not express T cell associated antigens (CD1, CD2, CD3, CD7), so CALLA(+)-ALL also belongs to B cell lineage.     

Immunogenotypes and clonal culture analysis in B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Immunogenotypic changes in 32 patients with B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), including three patients with t(4;11) and 13 with t(9;22), were determined using immunoglobulin heavy (IgH) chain gene probe and T-cell receptor beta, gamma and delta chain gene probes. Clonogenic assay was performed in 12 of the 32 patients. In this study, four patients had a germline configuration of the IgH chain gene, showing a dissociation between phenotypic and genotypic expression; three patients had Philadelphia-positive (Ph+) ALL. The immunogenotypic manifestation in Ph+ ALL does not depend on whether the leukemia cells had rearrangement within the major breakpoint cluster region (major-BCR) DNA sequence or the leukemia cells had myeloid-associated antigens. Colony assay using various recombinant cytokines demonstrated that the leukemia cells from four of 12 patients formed colonies in response to myelopoietic stimulants; three of the four patients were major-BCR-rearranged Ph+ ALL. Notably, cells from one patient with Ph+ ALL formed colonies on the addition of granulocytic colony-stimulating factor. This indicates not only the biological heterogeneity of ALL cells but also that some of the characteristics of the cells are related to specific chromosome changes.     

c-kit在急性白血病中的表达及其临床意义

目的 :研究c kit受体 (c kitR ,CD1 1 7)在急性白血病 (AL)中的表达。重点了解c kitR表达对急性非淋巴细胞白血病 (ANLL)的诊断价值及其与ANLL的临床和生物学特征的关系。方法 :采用流式细胞术 (FCM)分别检测并比较 2 4例急性淋巴细胞白血病 (ALL)和 47例ANLL初诊患者骨髓单个核细胞 (MNC)跨膜c kitR表达的阳性率及阳性水平 ,并设立 1 0例正常人骨髓标本作为阴性对照组。结果 :ALL患者的c kitR表达的阳性率及阳性水平与正常人相比无显著性差异 (P >0 .0 5)。ANLL患者的c kitR表达率及阳性水平则均显著高于正常人和ALL患者(P均 <0 .0 1 )。c kitR阳性率以M1 、M2 最高 ,M4最低。ANLL患者c kitR表达与外周血白细胞计数、肝脾肿大无关(P >0 .0 5) ,但与染色体核型异常及LDH水平增高有关 (P均 <0 .0 5)。结论 :ANLL患者的c kitR阳性表达率及阳性水平均显著高于正常人和ALL患者 ,提示c kitR可作为AL患者MIC分型诊断的髓系免疫表型依据 ,可用以协助ANLL的诊断以及ANLL与ALL的鉴别诊断     

急性髓系白血病细胞异常免疫表型表达的研究

应用免疫酶标染色法检测了59例急性髓系白血病（AML）患者的白血病细胞免疫表型，结果表明CD2、CD5、CD7、CD10、CD19、CD22淋系抗原的表达率分别为16．9％（10／59）、119％（7／59）、16．9％（10／59）、15．3％（9／59）、102％（6／59）和6．8％（4／59）。进一步分析结果表明，在M3病例细胞中，CD2、CD10和CD19抗原表达阳性率明显高于M5组，而CD7抗原表达阳性率则明显低于M5组。结合临床，CD2、CD19阳性的AML病例对化疗治疗及应优于CD2、CD19阴性的AML病例；CD7阳性的AML病例的疗效与预后则比CD7阴性的AML病例差。提示部分AML病例的白血病细胞存在不同程度异常免疫表型的表达，且与疗效及预后有一定关系。     

Acute leukemia expressing the normal human hematopoietic stem cell membrane glycoprotein CD34 (MY10)

Thirty-one cases of acute leukemia with blast cells greater than or equal to 70% positive for the hematopoietic stem cell Ag, CD34 (MY10, HPCA-1), were identified from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center over an 18-month period. Fourteen of the cases were classified as early B-lineage ALL, 3 cases were other ALL subtypes, and 14 of the cases were ANLL. Five of the 17 cases of ALL expressed one or more myeloid-associated surface Ags, 3 ANLL cases expressed CD10 (CALLA, J5), and T-lymphoid Ags were present in 12 of 31 cases (1 T-cell ALL, 3 of 16 B-lineage ALL cases, and 8 of 14 ANLL cases). Eleven of 12 CD34+ ALL cases studied had abnormal karyotypes; only 7 of 12 CD34+ ANLL cases studied had abnormal karyotypes, and 3 of these were CD10+ ANLL. Six cases were Ph1 positive, including the one mature B cell ALL, 4 early B-lineage ALL, and 1 CD10+ ANLL case. Good and poor prognosis subgroups of high frequency of expression of CD34 leukemias could be identified, generally, as would have been predicted by previously defined criteria. Thus, of the 10 Ph1-negative early B-lineage ALL patients, 9 achieved CR (90%). At the other extreme, the CR rate of CD10- ANLL was 4 of 11 (36%). The leukemias characterized by greater than or equal to 70% of cells positive for CD34 form a relatively undifferentiated subset of the leukemias which may show features associated with more than one lineage, and if CD10- and myeloid morphology, may respond poorly to therapy.     

Karyotypic patterns in acute mixed lineage leukemia

We performed cytogenetic and immunologic studies of blast cells from 13 children with acute mixed lineage leukemia (AMLL) to discern patterns of chromosome alteration and antigen expression that would assist in classification of this disease entity. Six patients with 11q23 translocations--including four with the t(11;19), one with the t(9;11), and one with the t(1;11)--were characterized by a young age and hyperleukocytosis. A B cell-associated antigen (CD19) and HLA-DR antigens were expressed by blast cells from all patients; only one case was positive for the common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen (CALLA, CD10). A myeloid-associated antigen (CD13) was expressed by blast cells from one patient at diagnosis and from another at relapse; it was also expressed by cells from the remaining four patients after brief in vitro culture without addition of differentiating agents. Four patients with t(9;22)(q34;q11) were characterized by an older age and hyperleukocytosis. Each of these cases was positive for CD13, CD19, and HLA-DR, and three were positive for CALLA. The 11q23 translocation was associated with CALLA- ALL marked by a myeloid phenotype, whereas the t(9;22) occurred in cases of acute myeloid leukemia with a CALLA+ lymphoid phenotype. One case had a 7q35-q36 translocation, which involves the region of the T cell receptor beta-chain gene. Our results suggest that karyotypic alterations can be used to refine the classification of AMLL.     

Impaired Antibody Levels to Tetanus Toxoid and Pneumococcal Polysaccharides in Acute Leukemias

Antibody levels to the protein antigen tetanus toxoid (TTx) and the carbohydrate antigens pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides (PCP) were studied by enzyme immunoassay in 14 patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and 32 patients with acute non lymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) before and three weeks after initiation of chemotherapy. The antibody levels to TTx were significantly lower in ALL patients than in controls. This was associated with elevated levels of sCD8 (soluble CD8) in the serum of 12 out of the 14 ALL patients. Patients with ANLL had normal antibody levels before chemotherapy. After chemotherapy ANLL patients with septic complications had a reduced increase of antibody titers to TTx than patients without sepsis. The average antibody titers to PCP decreased in patients with sepsis, while they increased slightly in patients without sepsis. We conclude that in contrast to ANLL patients ALL patients have preexisting decreased antibody levels to thymus dependent protein antigens, while antibody levels to thymus independent carbohydrate antigens are normal in both types of leukemias.     

Acute undifferentiated leukemia: induction of partial differentiation by phorbol ester

Expression of lineage-associated surface antigens, was studied in 7 patients with acute undifferentiated leukemia (AUL), 3 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), 4 patients with acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) and bone marrow from 2 healthy donors, before and after exposure to the differentiating agent 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). The surface antigens were identified by monoclonal antibodies (My4, My8, My9, MO1, B1, CALLA, T11) and formation of EA and EAC rosettes. Adherence to plastic was also assessed. Cells from the AML patients responded to TPA with an increase in myeloid antigen positive cells and other markers of differentiation. Four of the AUL patients showed, also, a large increase in the fraction of cells expressing one or more myeloid markers, in correlation with formation of EAC rosettes. In contrast, the percentage of cells expressing myeloid antigens, did not increase in the 4 ALL patients, or in the normal donors. These findings confirm the heterogeneity of undifferentiated leukemias, and suggest the hypothesis that some AUL's can be induced to express markers of early myeloid cells.