酪氨酸激酶抑制剂(TKI)治疗慢性髓性白血病(CML)继发Ph阴性克隆性染色体异常(CCA/Ph−)骨髓增生异常综合征(MDS)临床罕见(0.1%~0.4%),且多为−7或复杂染色体异常。我们观察到1例伊马替尼耐药的CML慢性期(CP)患者经尼洛替尼治疗后达分子生物学反应(MMR)时出现+8 CCA/Ph−,伴全血细胞减少,骨髓原始细胞比例升高,免疫分型示骨髓细胞表型异常,确诊为MDS,后迅速进展为急性髓系白血病(AML),最终经单倍体异基因造血干细胞移植(Haplo-HSCT)治愈。现报道如下并进行文献复习。
病例资料
患者,男,50岁,因“发热伴左上腹痛1周”于2011年7月入院。体格检查:体温38.3 °C,脾脏肋缘下2 cm,心肺未见异常。血常规:WBC 140×109/L,HGB 141 g/L,PLT 355×109/L,原始细胞占0.02,嗜碱性粒细胞占0.06。骨髓象:增生明显活跃,原始粒细胞占0.030,见嗜酸、嗜碱性粒细胞。骨髓染色体核型:46,XY,t(9;22)(q34;q11)[18]。BCR-ABL(P210)阳性,外周血BCR-ABL国际标准化水平(BCR-ABLIS)25.5%。诊断:CML-CP。予伊马替尼400 mg每日1次治疗。2011年10月复查血常规、骨髓象正常;骨髓染色体核型:46,XY,t(9;22)(q34;q11)[7]/46,XY[13];BCR-ABLIS 13.1%。2012年1月骨髓染色体核型:46,XY[20];BCR-ABLIS 8.5%。2013年4月骨髓染色体核型:46,XY,t(9;22)(q34;q11)[2]/46,XY[18];BCR-ABLIS 5%。激酶区突变分析未见异常。换用尼洛替尼(瑞士诺华公司产品,商品名达希纳)400 mg每12 h 1次治疗。2016年9月28日因乏力查血常规:WBC 1.58×109/L,HGB 71 g/L,PLT 26×109/L,原始细胞占0.02。骨髓象:增生严重减低,原始粒细胞占0.080。骨髓染色体核型:47,XY,+8[4]/46,XY[18];BCR-ABLIS 0.06%。FISH分析200个间期细胞未见BCR-ABL融合信号。激酶区突变分析未见异常。免疫分型髓细胞占50.27%,CD10+成熟粒细胞比例减低,CD13−CD11b−CD10−细胞比例增高,CD11b、CD13表达减弱,表型异常;CD34+CD117+幼稚髓细胞占0.37%,比例不高。继续尼洛替尼治疗。2016年10月25日复查血常规:WBC 1.89×109/L,HGB 45 g/L,PLT 21×109/L,原始细胞占0.02。骨髓象:增生严重减低,原始粒细胞占0.10。骨髓染色体核型:47,XY,+8[1]/46,XY[20]。BCR-ABLIS 0.045%。FISH及激酶区突变分析同前。患者血红蛋白较前下降,换用达沙替尼100 mg每日1次并输血制品支持治疗。2017年4月17复查血常规:WBC 1.37×109/L,HGB 72 g/L,PLT 27×109/L。骨髓象:增生活跃,原始粒细胞占0.220,可见Auer's小体。骨髓染色体核型:46,XY,+8,-22[1]/46,XY[19]。BCR-ABLIS 0.004%。FISH分析同前。免疫分型髓细胞占86.39%,CD10−CD13dimCD11b−CD123+HLA-DRdimCD64+幼稚粒细胞占髓细胞的50%,部分细胞表达CD117,表型异常;CD34+CD117+幼稚髓细胞占0.24%,比例不高。患者与其子HLA3/6相合,行子供父Haplo-HSCT,分别于移植后1、3、6、12个月检测BCR-ABLIS为0,骨髓FISH分析未见BCR-ABL融合信号及+8染色体。移植后未再服用TKI,目前一般情况良好,规律随访中。
讨论及文献复习
CML是骨髓造血干细胞的恶性克隆增殖性肿瘤,95%以上的CML患者存在特征性的t(9;22)(q34;q11)形成的Ph染色体和(或)BCR-ABL融合基因[1]–[2]。TKI通过靶向BCR-ABL融合基因,成为治疗CML最有效的药物。伊马替尼使初诊CML患者的10年生存率达85%~90%[3]。尼洛替尼、达沙替尼等治疗CML能够获得更快、更深的分子学反应,但对BCR-ABL激酶区T315I突变者无效[4]–[5]。本例CML-CP患者在伊马替尼治疗1年9个月丧失完全细胞遗传学反应(CCyR),检测激酶区未见突变后换用尼洛替尼治疗,迅速获得最佳反应[6],与文献报道相同[4]。
TKI治疗CML患者在获得CCyR期间CCA/Ph−的发生率为2%~17%[7]–[14],以−Y(43%)及+8(12%)、−7(8%)染色体异常最常见[14],老年多于年轻患者,多短暂出现,也可以长期存在[15]。60%的CCA/Ph−发生于TKI应用1年以内,47%的CCA/Ph−为单独出现,79%的CCA/Ph−仅见1~10个中期分裂象[14]。CML治疗过程中出现CCA/Ph+是疾病进展的标志[16]–[17]。而CCA/Ph−在CML病情进展中的意义尚不明确。大多数的研究认为CCA/Ph−(除外−7)并不影响TKI的治疗效果[7]–[13],[18]–[20]。2004年,Alimena等[21]报道了第1例伊马替尼治疗CML出现+8染色体异常的CCA/Ph− MDS患者,该病例没有详细描述进展为MDS时的相关特征,继续伊马替尼治疗,随访27个月疾病进展缓慢。目前尚未见尼洛替尼治疗伊马替尼耐药的CML患者发生+8 CCA/Ph− MDS并迅速进展为AML的报道。
Kovitz等[22]报道伊马替尼治疗1 701例CML患者,3例出现CCA/Ph− MDS或AML,发生率约为0.1%,且均为−7或者复杂染色体异常,接受异基因造血干细胞移植的1例患者存活,另2例患者死亡。Deininger等[11]报道伊马替尼治疗515例CML患者,2例出现CCA/Ph− MDS,发生率约为0.4%,1例为−7。该报道总结了2007年前文献发表的出现CCA/Ph− MDS或AML的17例CML患者,其中8例为−7染色体异常。目前已有多篇文献报道−7 CCA/Ph−的出现预示疾病可能向MDS或AML进展[18]–[20]。推荐出现−7 CCA/Ph− CML患者行更加积极的治疗策略,如异基因造血干细胞移植。
Issa等[14]报道TKI治疗598例CML患者,出现非−Y CCA/Ph−与不良预后相关,其中−7预后最差(4例出现−7的患者中,2例发生MDS);仅出现+8 CCA/Ph−则不影响预后;但多因素分析表明,开始TKI治疗的3个月BCR-ABL>10%是最强的不良预后因素。另外年龄和骨髓原始细胞比例与不良预后相关[14]。我们报道的此例患者50岁,经伊马替尼治疗3个月时BCR-ABLIS 13.1%,出现+8 CCA/Ph−时骨髓原始细胞比例为0.080,之后病情迅速进展,与Issa等的报道相似。
TKI治疗CML患者出现全血细胞减少很常见,原因可能是伊马替尼直接抑制正常造血,或者疾病本身克隆性造血减少而正常造血功能还未恢复。本例CML患者在伊马替尼治疗1年9个月丧失CCyR,更换为尼洛替尼治疗3年5个月时出现+8 CCA/Ph−,伴全血细胞减少,骨髓原始细胞比例升高,免疫分型示骨髓细胞表型异常,此时检测BCR-ABLIS 0.06%,达主要分子学反应(MMR),FISH分析200个间期细胞未见BCR-ABL融合信号,故确诊为MDS,而非CML加速期或急变期。该患者迅速进展为AML,而此时BCR-ABLIS0.004%,更加支持前述MDS的诊断。提示本例全血细胞减少的原因是患者体内CCA/Ph−存在造血功能缺陷。
目前尚不清楚CML治疗过程中出现CCA/Ph−的原因,可能的原因有:①导致CML产生的多次打击学说[23],造血干细胞本身存在CCA/Ph−,获得CCA/Ph+之后产生CML,伊马替尼治疗后,Ph+细胞增殖受抑,Ph−细胞核型异常表现出来。有研究发现静止的CML干细胞不依赖于BCR-ABL生存,且酪氨酸激酶抑制剂治疗无效[24]–[25]。②CML基因组本身存在不稳定性,易被刺激损伤[26]。③伊马替尼可能诱导正常的Ph−细胞发生染色体畸变。TKI持续的酪氨酸激酶抑制作用可能会导致基因组的损伤[27]。
本文报道1例TKI治疗的CML患者获得MMR时出现CCA/Ph− MDS继而进展为AML,经Haplo-HSCT治愈。TKI治疗CML患者出现CCA/Ph− MDS或AML罕见,但增加CML治疗难度,临床中应注意与TKI抑制正常造血不良反应的区分。CML治疗的TKI时代,在强调MMR同时,定期的细胞遗传学检测仍不可替代,尤其是难以解释的血细胞减少的患者应当及时行细胞遗传学检测,甚至二代测序,早期发现非CML相关的异常克隆性造血,指导进一步的治疗策略。
Funding Statement
基金项目:国家自然科学基金(81670167)
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