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40 - Chronic Myeloid Proliferative disease Flashcards

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Chronic myeloproliferative disorder definition

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Clonal stem cell disorders of the bone marrow

Malignant

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E.gs of CMPD

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Polycythaemia vera
Essential thrombocytosis
Idiopathic myelofibrosis

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Polycythaemia vera

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Increased RBCs
±neutrophils
±platelets
Need to distinguish between 2° polycythaemias and relative polycythaemias

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Essential thrombocythaemia

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Increased platelets

Need to distinguish from reactive thrombocytosis

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Myelofibrosis

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Variable cytopenias with a large spleen

Need to distinguish from other causes of spinomegaly

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Polycythaemia vera - age distribution

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All ages

Peak at 50-70

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Polycythaemia vera - symptoms

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Insidious 
Itching (aquagenic - hot baths)
Plethoric face
Headache, muzziness, general malaise
Tinnitus 
Peptic ulcer
Gout
Gangrene of the toes
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Polycythaemia vera - signs

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Plethora
Engorged retinal veins
Splenomegaly

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Polycythaemia vera - diagnosis

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Persistent increased Hb/hct >0.5

Distinguish: relative vs absolute polycythaemia
&
primary vs secondary polycythaemia

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Primary polycythaemia =

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Polycythaemia vera

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2° polycythaemia causes

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Central hypoxic processes inc. chronic lung diseases, R->L shunts heart disease, CO poisoning, smoker, high altitude

Renal disease
EPO production tumours
Drugs: androgen preparations, postrenal transplant erythrocytosis

Congenital: high O2-affinity Hb; EPO receptor mediated

Idiopathic

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Polycythaemia vera - second line tests

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If EPO elevated: CXR, ABG, USS abdomen

EPO normal or low: JAK2 mutation, bone marrow exam, EXON12 mutation

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JAK

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Janus kinases (tyrosine kinases)

Signalling pathway for cytokine receptors

Presence of JAK2 V617F mutation in peripheral blood DNA is diagnostic for myeloproliferative disorders

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JAK test

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Allele specific DNA-based PCR

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Polycythaemia vera - treatment

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Venesections aim HCT

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Thrombocytosis - two types

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Primary
Reactive - surgery, infection, inflammation, malignancy, Fe deficiency, hyposplenism, haemolysis, drug induced, rebound post chemo

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Thrombocytosis - investigation

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Persistent platelets >450 x109/l

1st line: FBC and film, ferratin, CRP, CXR, ESR

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Thrombocytosis - 2nd line investigations

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JAK2
CALR
Bone marrow biopsy
Extensive search for 2° cause

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CALR mutation

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Calreticulin mutation

Cell signalling protein produced in ER
Mutation of Exon 9
Found in myeloid progenitors in ET
Mechanism of action unknown 
Found in up to 90% of JAK2 negative ET
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Thrombocytosis - diagnosis

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JAK2 - 50%

CALR mutation - 45%

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Thrombocytosis - treatment

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Assess thrombotic risk - age, hypertension, diabetes, platelet count >1500, history of thrombosis

Antiplatelet treatment - aspirin 75mg daily, cytoreduction is high risk

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How do you do cytoreduction?

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Hydroxycarbamide
Inferferon
Anagrelide
P32

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Thrombocytosis - prognosis

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Excellent - 20 yr median survival

Risk of AML or myelofibrosis

CALD mutated have lower thrombosis risk

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Myelofibrosis - presentation

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Pancytopenia
B symptoms
Massive splenomegaly

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Myelofibrosis - investigations

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FBC and film

Haematinics

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Myelofibrosis - diagnosis

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Blood film
Bone marrow results
JAK2 mutation (50%)
CALR mutation (30%)

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Splenomegaly - causes

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CHICAGO

Cancer
Haematological
Infection
Congestion
Autoimmune
Glycogen storage disorders
Other - amyloid
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Myelofibrosis - treatment

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Supportive care
JAK2 inhibitors
Bone marrow transplant

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Myelofibrosis - prognosis

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Poor - median survival 5 years

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Chronic myeloid leukaemia - prevalence

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Rare 1 per 100,000
Median age is 55-60
M:F = 1.5:1

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Chronic myeloid leukaemia - characteristics

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Leucocytosis+++
Leucoerythroblastic blood picture
Anaemia
Splenomegaly

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Chronic myeloid leukaemia - symptoms

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Ab discomfort
Ab pain
Fatigue
Venous occlusion
Gout
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Chronic myeloid leukaemia - treatment for chronic phase

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Low dose oral cytotoxic drugs (busulphan, hydroxycarbamide, IFN)

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Chronic myeloid leukaemia - treatment for acute crisis

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Intensive chemo

Poor outcome

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Chronic myeloid leukaemia - allogenic bone marrow transplant

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Curative in 50% of patients

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Chronic myeloid leukaemia - imatinib resistance

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Activating loop mutations in BCR-ABL confer resistance and loss of disease control

New TKI e.g. nilotinib, dasatinib

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Chronic myeloid leukaemia - imatinib use

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Designer molecular therapy
Model and paradigm for other cancers
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) increasingly used in solid tumours

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Chronic myeloid leukaemia - summary

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Pluripotent stem cell disorder
Defined by the t(9;22) translocation
Driven by BCR-ABL fusion tyrosine kinase
Chronic phase followed by acute transformation
Designer molecule treatment (imatinib) has proved highly successful
BCR-ABL mutations confer resistance to imatinib

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