Molecular monitoring of BCR-ABL transcripts in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with imatinib using real-time PCR / Monitoramento molecular dos transcritos BCR/ABL de pacientes com leucemia mieloide cronica em uso de imatinibe atraves da tecnica de PCR quantitativo em tempo rela (real-time)

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

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Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by the presence of Philadelphia chromosome (Ph), the result of bcr and abl gene fusion, which product is a protein with kinase activity, inhibited by imatinib. Imatinib is currently the first-line treatment of CML and molecular monitoring of BCRABL transcripts is essential in monitoring of patients and for the early detection of loss of response to treatment. The aim of this study was to standardize quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR) method for molecular monitoring of BCR-ABL transcripts in patients with CML treated with imatinib. Peripheral blood samples from chronic phase patients were collected for RQ-PCR at diagnosis and every three months after treatment with imatinib. Taqman method was used for RQ-PCR. A standard curve with dilutions of 108 to 103 of a plasmid with the b3a2 and b2a2 transcripts and ABL gene, used as the control gene, was constructed. The runs were made in duplicates. The threshold used was 0.05 and the efficiency was determined as 99%. The results were reported as a BCR-ABL/ABL ratio (%). For the reference value of the baseline of the laboratory 30 samples from patients at diagnosis were quantified and the median value calculated was 83.66%. Major molecular response (MMR) was considered a three log reduction from the baseline value. MMR values were adjusted to international scale, using a conversion factor of 1.19. After standardization, BCR-ABL levels of 60 CML patients in chronic phase treated with imatinib were measured at diagnosis and then every three months. Hematological, major cytogenetic and complete cytogenetic responses were achieved in 57 (95%), 45 (75%) and 38 (63%) patients, respectively. Twenty-four out of 60 patients achieved a MMR (40%), in a median time of 8.5 months. Overall survival was superior for patients with CCR (100%) versus patients with no CCR (77%) (p= 0.01) in 48 months. Patients with CCR and with MMR had a superior event free-survival (EFS) in comparison with patients with CCR and no MMR (p= 0.007). In conclusion, we could demonstrate the prognostic impact of achieving CCR and a major molecular response and also the importance of molecular monitoring in the follow-up of CML patients.

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cromossomo filadelfia pair 22 mesylates philadelphia chromosome cromossomos humanos par 22 human mesilatos pair 9 cromossomos humanos par 9 chromosomes human leucemia mieloide cronica chromosomes

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