101 CML Flashcards
What drives the disease CML?
BCR ABL1 chimeric gene from reciprocal balanced translocation between the long arms of chromosome 9 and 22, known as the Philadelphia chromosome
What are the phases of CML
Chronic phase
Accelerated phase
Terminal blastic
The 10 year survival rate of CML with imatinib mesylate is how much?
85%
True or false. Allogeneic stem cell transplant is the first line therapy for CML.
False. First line is now TKIs and SCT is 2rd or 3rd line treatment
Mean age of diagnosis in CML
55-65 years old
True or false. There familial associations in CML
False.
True or false. Just like AML, CML is a frequent secondary leukemia from ankylating agents and radiation
False.
Is present in more than 90% of classical CML cases
t(9;22)(q34.1;q11.2)
Major breakpoint in CML? Centromeric breakpoint? Telomeric breakpoint?
Major breakpoint: p210 BCR ABL1
Centromeric breakpoint: p190 BCR ABL1 - - worse outcomes
Telomeric breakpoint: p230 BCR ABL1 - - more indolent course
Least common breakpoint/re arrangement in CML
b14a3
How is CML defined?
Presence of BCR ABL1 fusion gene in a patient with Myeloproliferative neoplasm
Chromosomal abnormalities associated with transition from chronic phase to accelerated blastic phase
Double Ph Trisomy 8 Isochromosome 17 Deletion of 17p (loss of TP53) 20q-
Most clinically revelant resistance mechanism
Development of different ABL1 kinase domain mutations that may prevent the binding of TKIs to the catalytic site
What lead to the development of 2nd generation TKIs?
There are more than 100 BCR ABL1 mutations which confer relative and absolute resistance to imatinib
Example of second generation TKIs
Dasatanib
Nilotinib
Bosutinib
Gatekeeper mutation that prevents binding of and causes resistance to all other TKIs
T315I
Third generation TKIs
Ponatinib
Most common physical finding of CML
Splenomegaly
What is peripheral blood smear picture of CML?
Left shifted hematopoiesis with predominance of neutrophils, presence of bands, myelocytes, metamyelocytes, promyelocyte and blasts less than 5%
True or false. Thrombocytopenia is commons and suggest a good prognosis
False. Thrombocytosis is common. If thrombocytopenia is present, it suggests poor prognosis
What is the bone marrow picture of CML?
Marked myeloid hyperplasia and high myeloid to erythroid ration of 15-20:1
Blast is less than 5%
What are the two BCR ABL variants
e13a2
e14a2