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Abstract 


We investigated the role of copy number alterations to refine risk stratification in adult Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph)+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and allogeneic stem cell transplantation (aSCT). Ninety-seven Ph+ ALL patients (median age 41 years; range 18-64 years) within the prospective multicenter German Multicenter ALL Study Group studies 06/99 (n = 8) and 07/2003 (n = 89) were analyzed. All patients received TKI and aSCT in first complete remission (CR1). Copy number analysis was performed with single nucleotide polymorphism arrays and validated by multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. The frequencies of recurrently deleted genes were: IKZF1, 76%; CDKN2A/2B, 45%; PAX5, 43%; BTG1, 18%; EBF1, 13%; ETV6, 5%; RB, 14%. In univariate analyses, the presence of CDKN2A/2B deletions had a negative impact on all endpoints: overall survival (P = .023), disease-free survival (P = .012), and remission duration (P = .036). The negative predictive value of CDKN2A/2B deletions was retained in multivariable analysis along with other factors such as timing of TKI therapy, intensity of conditioning, achieving remission after induction phase 1 and BTG1 deletions. We therefore conclude that acquired genomic CDKN2A/2B deletions identify a subgroup of Ph+ ALL patients, who have an inferior prognosis despite aSCT in CR1. Their poor outcome was attributable primarily to a high relapse rate after aSCT.

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