Serum Flt3 ligand is a biomarker of progenitor cell mass and prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia

Milne, Paul, Wilhelm-Benartzi, Charlotte ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4927-6158, Grunwald, Michael R., Bigley, Venetia, Dillon, Richard, Freeman, Sylvie D., Gallagher, Kathleen, Publicover, Amy, Pagan, Sarah, Marr, Helen, Jones, Gail L., Dickinson, Anne M., Grech, Angela, Burnett, Alan K., Russell, Nigel H., Levis, Mark, Knapper, Steven ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6405-4441 and Collin, Matthew 2019. Serum Flt3 ligand is a biomarker of progenitor cell mass and prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Advances 3 (20) , pp. 3052-3061. 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000197

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Abstract

Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (Flt3) is expressed on progenitor cells and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) blasts. Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (Flt3L) is detectable during homeostasis and increases in hypoplasia due to genetic defects or treatment with cytoreductive agents. Conversely, Flt3+ AML is associated with depletion of Flt3L to undetectable levels. After induction chemotherapy, Flt3L is restored in patients entering complete remission (CR) but remains depressed in those with refractory disease. Weekly sampling reveals marked differences in the kinetics of Flt3L response during the first 6 weeks of treatment, proportionate to the clearance of blasts and cellularity of the bone marrow. In the UK NCRI AML17 trial, Flt3L was measured at day 26 in a subgroup of 140 patients with Flt3 mutation randomized to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor lestaurtinib or placebo. In these patients, attainment of CR was associated with higher Flt3L at day 26 (Mann-Whitney UP < .0001). Day 26 Flt3L was also associated with survival; Flt3L ≤291 pg/mL was associated with inferior event-free survival (EFS), and Flt3L >1185 pg/mL was associated with higher overall survival (OS; P = .0119). The separation of EFS and OS curves increased when minimal residual disease (MRD) status was combined with Flt3L measurement, and Flt3L retained a near-significant association with survival after adjusting for MRD in a proportional hazards model. Serial measurement of Flt3L in patients who had received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant for AML illustrates the potential value of monitoring Flt3L to identify relapse. Measurement of Flt3L is a noninvasive test with the potential to inform clinical decisions in patients with AML.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine Centre for Trials Research (CNTRR)
Publisher:	American Society of Hematology: Blood Advances
ISSN:	2473-9529
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	12 November 2019
Date of Acceptance:	30 July 2019
Last Modified:	23 Feb 2024 03:48
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/126738

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