NPM1 mutation in acute myeloid leukemia with normal karyotype：a clinical analysis

VernacularTitle:正常核型急性髓系白血病NPM1基因突变的临床分析
Author: Chun HUANG ; Shijia YANG ; Sijing WU ; Dengju LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Leukemia,myeloid,acute; NPM1 gene; Mutation
From: Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2016;25(9):531-534
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the frequency of NPM1 mutation and its clinical significance in patients with cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia (CN-AML). Methods The data of 190 patients with CN-AML were collected from Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital between January 2008 and June 2015, and the discrepancies in clinical features and efficacy between CN-AML patients with NPM1 mutation and those without NPM1 mutation were also analyzed. Results Among the 190 CN-AML patients, NPM1 mutation was found in 44 patients (23.16 %). The proportion of bone marrow blast cells and the count of peripheral white blood cells in patients with NPM1 mutation were higher than those in patients without NPM1 mutation (75.82 % vs. 63.87 % , P <0.05; 75.7 ×109/L vs. 60.0 ×109/L, P <0.05). The rate of response (complete remission + partial remission) in patients with NPM1 mutation was also higher than that in patients without NPM1 mutation [70.09 %(22/31) vs. 56.91 %(45/79), P<0.05) ]. Conclusion NPM1 mutation is associated with higher tumor burden and higher remission rate in CN-AML patients.