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. 2022 Nov 1;18:100358. doi: 10.1016/j.lrr.2022.100358

Table 2.

Characteristics of patients with B-ALL post MM from selected references.

Reference Number of patients in study Age, sex Multiple myeloma (MM) genetic features Duration of lenalidomide maintenance prior to B-ALL (months) Time from MM to B-ALL B-ALL presentation Karyotype / molecular Treatment Outcome
Parrondo RD et al. - 10 14 Mean 63.9 yrs, 29% male In 12 patients, median duration 53 months (range 17–121) In 12 patients, median time to develop B-ALL 61 months (range 17–123 months) Hypodiploidy/near triploidy 43%, hyperdiploidy 14%, normal karyotype 7%, complex karyotype 14% HyperCVAD 71%, transplant in CR1 71% MRD+ 4/12 pts, death after ALL diagnosis 4/14 pts, death after transplant 2/11 pts, relapse 1/14 pts, non-relapse mortality after transplant 2/11 pts
Khan A et al. – 14 2 Pt 1 – 53F, pt 2 – 69F Pt 1 - 6 yrs, pt 2 - 15 months Pt 1 - trisomies 8,10,21, monosomy 20; pt 2 – t(7;19) in one cell Pt 1 -CALGB study 8811, pt 2 - HyperCVAD Pt 1 - In remission at 12 months;
Pt 2 – in remission at 36 months but 6% abnormal plasma cells
Germans SK et al. – 15 2 Pt 1 – 64 M, Pt 2 – 43M Pt 1 - Biclonal myeloma with high risk features (del13q and del TP53);
Pt 2 – t(4;14), aneuploidy 9 and 15
Pt 1 - 21 months; Pt 2 – 75 months Pt 1 - 25 months; Pt 2 – 83 months Pt 1 - 5% B-lymphoblasts first classified as hematogones Pt 1 - Shared abnormalities with MM clone (del13q14, del TP53), additional abnormalities associated with MM including loss of FGFR, MAF; Pt 2 – TP53 mutation, loss of function CREBBP variant Pt 1 – HyperCVAD; Pt 2 – HyperCVAD x 4 cycles, inotuzumab after relapse Pt 1 - remission at 17 months, residual TP53 mutation;
Pt 2 – death from ALL 23 months after diagnosis
Garcia-Munoz R et al. - 16 1 62F 20 months Normal karyotype Induction therapy Died during induction from septicemia
Li J et al. - 17 1 66M 31 months (thalidomide) 38 months add(4)(P16) CHOP Died of ALL
Tan M et al. – 18 3 Pt 1 - 59 M, Pt 2 – 34 M, Pt 3 – 53M Pt 1 – 2.5 yrs, Pt 2 – 3 yrs, Pt 3 – 7 yrs Pt 1 - del20q, Pt 2 – abnormality of chromosome 14, Pt 3 – small population of tetraploid cells Pt 1 - Modified Linker regimen, alloSCT, Pt 2 – CALGB 8811, Pt 3 – modified Linker regimen followed by SCT Pt 1 – in remission 1 year post transplant;
Pt 2 – deceased 1 month post ALL;
Pt 3 – remission 1 year post alloSCT
Gonzalez MM et al. - 21 1 72M 46XY[20]/+55XY,+9mar[1] 8 years Concomitant acute myelofibrosis HyperCVAD Relapsed B-ALL at 28 months
Tashakori M et al. – 22 1 65F 5 years Trisomy 8, 2 TP53 missense mutations
Mei J et al. – 24 2 Pt 1 - 68 M, Pt 2 – 65F Pt 1 – 2 yrs, Pt 2 – 5 yrs Pt 2 – hypodiploid and complex karyotype Pt 1 – declined therapy, Pt 2 – low dose chemotherapy Pt 1 – died 4 months after ALL diagnosis, Pt 2 - died 1 month after ALL diagnosis
Sinit RB et al. – 25 1 67M 15 yrs Bone marrow biopsy with 20% MM, 60% B-ALL Trisomies 8 and 21, near tetraploidy; plasma cells with TP53 deletion, trisomies 3,7,11, trisomies/tetrasomies 9,15 Inotuzumab at B-ALL relapse Stable M-protein and no circulating blasts 15 months post diagnosis
Lee HY et al. – 26 2 Pt 1 - 54 M, Pt 2 – 54F Pt 1 – normal karyotype; Pt 2 - 52,XX,+add(3)(q12),+5,−6,−8,+9,−10,+11,+15,−17,+18,+19,+20,−22,+3mar [2]/46, XY[7] Pt 1 - 8 yrs, Pt 2 – 8 yrs Pt 1 −45,XY,−7,1dmin[14]/46,XY,−7,+21,1dmin[5]/46,XY[1], Pt 2 – normal karyotype Pt 2 – HyperCVAD x 6 Pt 1 - Remission after induction and 2 cycles of consolidation; Pt 2 - remission
Aldoss I et al. – 27 13 60 yrs (range 43–67), 62% male 5.4 yrs (range 3.3–10) Normal karyotype – 5 pts, TP53 mutation / deletion – 3 pts, monosomy 7 / del7q – 2 pts HyperCVAD (12/13 pts) 85% complete remission, 8/13 pts went to alloSCT, one year event free survival and overall survival were 77%
Konishi Y et al. – 28 1 54M 8 yrs t(X;9;1)(q12:q34:p34) hyperCVAD, alloSCT Remission from ALL at 3 years, detectable serum M-protein
Piszcz J et al. – 29 1 56F 9 yrs Normal karyotype Conservative management due to comorbidities Died after 10 days of conservative management

Abbreviations: M, F, male, female; Pt, patient; FISH, Fluorescence in situ hybridization; alloSCT, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant; yrs, years; HyperCVAD, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin (adriamycin), and dexamethasone; MRD, minimal residual disease; CHOP, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone.