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Tamari, Roni

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2386-0850

Mayo Clinic

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Clonal persistence and early cooperative mutations shape transformation in myelofibrosis
Farnoud, Noushin , Menghrajani, Kamal , Famulare, Christopher , Dunbar, Andrew , Gangat, Naseema , Gupta, Vikas, Arruda, Andrea , Manshouri, Taghi , Ho, Vincent T. , Deeg, Joachim, Monahan, Thomas S. , Jain, Tania , Palmer, Jeanne , Keyzner, Alla , Gomez-Arteaga, Alexandra, Tamari, Roni , Ajufo, Helen, Kosuri, Satyajit, Ali, Haris , Amanam, Idoroenyi , Chervin, Jordan , Patel, Minal, Sereewattanawoot, Sarun, Abdelmagid, Maymona, Abdelrheem, Ahmed, Bashir, Yassin, Yousuf, Muhammad , Pardanani, Animesh , Viges, Kapila, Shoultz, David, Winneker, Rick, Levine, Ross, Papaemmanuil, Elli , Vannucchi, Alessandro M., Tefferi, Ayalew , Rampal, Raajit K. , Guglielmelli, Paola , McGovern, Erin , Loscocco, Giuseppe Gaetano , Derkach, Andriy , Verstovšek, Srđan , Kuykendall, Andrew , Viswabandya, Auro , Monahan, Thomas, Gerds, Aaron T. , Gomez-Arteaga, Alexandra , Podoltsev, Nikolai , Gutiérrez‐Abril, Jesús , Ossa, Juan Arango , Passamonti, Francesco , Maura, Francesco , Abdel‐Wahab, Omar , Mascarenhas, John , Hoffman, Ronald

Blood | December 4, 2025 | Volume: 146 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 2046-2046

10.1182/blood-2025-2046 Get It

Abstract Background Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) can progress from chronic phase to accelerated or blast phase (MPN-AP/BP), a transition with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. While some abnormalities have been described, the genomic and clonal drivers of transformation remain poorly defined. We characterized mutational and structural alterations in MPN-AP/BP, leveraging paired samples to trace clonal evolution. Methods We profiled 186 samples from 160 individuals, including 159 MPN-AP/BP and 27 chronic-phase MPN samples (26 MF, 1 PV), using targeted sequencing of a 588 gene panel (mean depth: 709x). Paired pre- and post-transformation samples were available for 26 patients (n= 52). A consensus pipeline was used to detect somatic mutations, copy number variations (CNVs), and copy-neutral loss of heterozygosity (cnLOH). Clinical cytogenetic data were integrated when available. Single-cell validation is ongoing. Results Genomic complexity was widespread: 99% of patients harbored ≥1 oncogenic mutation (median 4; range 1–10). In total, 859 mutations were identified, most commonly in JAK2 (68%), ASXL1 (28%), TET2 (26%), SRSF2 (24%), TP53 (22%), and RUNX1 (22%). 684 structural alterations were identified in 86% of patients (median 3; range 1-20), including arm-level (22.5%), segmental (>5 Mb; 60%), and focal (<2 Mb; 9%) alterations. Recurrent events included 9p cnLOH (16%), del(5q) (13%), del(17p) (10%), and focal deletion of 21q22.12 involving RUNX1 (10%). Complex karyotypes (≥3 abnormalities) were observed in 55% of patients. Biallelic mutations accounted for 21% (183/859) of mutations, affecting 58% of patients across 21 genes, most frequently JAK2 V617F (28%), TP53 (17%) and TET2 (14%). Patients with biallelic mutations in these genes had significantly higher blast percentages compared to those with monoallelic mutations (p<0.05), highlighting an association with aggressive disease. In 26 patients with longitudinal samples (chronic phase MPN and MPN-AP/BP), 87% (125/144) of mutations were already detectable during the chronic phase, on average more than 7 years prior to transformation. Only 11% (16/144) of mutations were newly acquired, including additional RUNX1 and TP53 hits, or structural changes that converted pre-existing JAK2 V617F and TP53 R248Q mutations from monoallelic to biallelic via 9p cnLOH or 17p loss, respectively. These findings suggest transformation is often driven by outgrowth of pre-existing high-risk clones, indicating that these clones likely have a competitive advantage and that the mutations within these clones have a cooperative biological interaction which underlies this competitive advantage. To investigate this hypothesis, we examined whether patterns of recurrent co-mutations were identifiable in this cohort. We identified recurrent co-occurring mutations in SRSF2-IDH2, ASXL1-SRSF2, and ASXL1-EZH2, which were enriched at transformation (p < 0.05; Fisher exact test). Importantly, presence of these co-mutations was consistently associated with a higher transformation risk in two independent cohorts of MF patients from Mayo Clinic (n= 405) and University of Florence (n= 518). Clonal architecture analysis revealed that these co-mutations frequently arose within the same malignant clone: 100% for SRSF2-IDH2, 80% for ASXL1-SRSF2, and 85% for ASXL1-EZH2, and are often within the dominant clone. Prior studies have demonstrated mechanistic interplay between SRSF2 and IDH2 (Yoshimi et al.), as well as ASXL1 and SRSF2 (Sui et al.) mutations in myeloid malignancies. We assessed functional synergy of ASXL1-EZH2 using a murine model and identified that dual deletion caused a rapidly fatal myeloid neoplasm with shorter survival than single-gene loss. These results reinforce that functional synergy emerges within a shared cellular context, supporting clonal co-dependence as a driver of progression. Single-cell RNA sequencing of ASXL1-EZH2 mutant cases is ongoing and will be presented. Conclusions Transformation to MPN-AP/BP is driven by gradual clonal remodeling and expansion of pre-existing high-risk abnormalities. Biallelic and multi-hit alterations in TP53, JAK2, TET2, and RUNX1 promote clonal dominance and blast progression. Recurrent co-mutations such as IDH2-SRSF2 and ASXL1-EZH2 arise within the same clone, exhibit functional synergy, and are linked to poor outcomes. These findings support the clinical utility of early clonal and co-mutational profiling to guide risk-adapted intervention.
Clinical Factors but Not Somatic Mutations Predict for Survival in Patients with Myelofibrosis Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant: Analysis of the North American Myelofibrosis Transplant Outcome (NAMTO) Study
Ajufo, Helen, Rampal, Raajit K. , Famulare, Christopher , Chervin, Jordan , Ho, Vincent T. , Deeg, H. Joachim , Monahan, Tim, Jones, Richard J. , Palmer, Jeanne , Keyzner, Alla , Lagdameo, Jonathan, Gomez-Arteaga, Alexandra , Puzo, Christian, Kosuri, Satyajit, Amanam, Idoroenyi , Tamari, Roni , Derkach, Andriy , Nemirovsky, David , Gupta, Vikas , Viswabandya, Auro , Monahan, Tim M. , Jain, Tania , Gerds, Aaron T. , Besien, Koen van , Podoltsev, Nikolai

Blood | December 1, 2023 | Volume: 142 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 3181-3181

10.1182/blood-2023-173441 Get It

Introduction: Myelofibrosis (MF) is a clonal hematologic malignancy characterized by constitutive JAK-STAT activation and aberrant cytokine signaling. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) remains the only potentially curative therapy in MF. The contribution of disease-, patient- and donor-related factors to allo-HCT outcomes remains to be fully elucidated, as well as the presence of somatic mutations in genes such as ASXL1, EZH2, SRSF2, U2AF1 and IDH1/2 which are associated with worse prognosis in MF patients (pts). In this large multi- center retrospective analysis, we aimed to study the impact of clinical and molecular mutations on transplant outcomes. Methods: This analysis including 498 pts from 11 centers in North America and Canada. Univariate proportional-hazard Cox regression analysis stratified by center was used to assess the association of patient, transplant, and disease characteristics on overall survival (OS). Baseline patient demographic data and disease characteristics were selected as covariates in the multivariate analysis. Results: Pts transplanted between 2002-2021 were included in this analysis. Baseline and transplant characteristics are summarized in table 1. The 1- and 2-year OS was 77% (95% CI; 73-81) and 70% (95% CI; 66-74) and non-relapse mortality (NRM) 19% (95% CI: 17-21) and 23% (95% CI: 19-27), respectively. The cumulative incidence (CMI) of relapse at 1- and 2-years was 12% (95% CI; 10-14) and 16% (95% CI; 12-20). The CMI of acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) grade II-IV was 31% (95% CI; 27-35) at 3 months and 42% (95% CI; 38-46) at 1-year post-transplant and grade was III-IV 13% (95% CI; 11-15) and 18% (95% CI; 14-22), respectively. The CMI of neutrophil engraftment at 1 and 3 months was 90% (95% CI: 87-93) and 97% (95% CI: 95-95) and for platelets 55% (95% CI: 50-59) and 80% (95% CI: 76-83). Univariate analysis included pts (age and gender), transplant (donor type and conditioning regimen intensity) and disease characteristics (DIPSS, mutations, cytogenetics (CG), blood counts, and spleen size). Hemoglobin > 10 g/dL (HR .5, 95% CI .34 -.73 p=3 x 10 -4) and platelets >50× 10 9/L (HR .59, 95% CI .42-.81, p=.0013) prior to transplant were associated with improved OS. High risk DIPSS was associated with decreased OS (p=0.0002). Mutations in ASXL1, EZH2, IDH1/2, U2AF1 and SRSF2 were not associated with decreased OS in this analysis (Figure 1). However, mutations in ZRSR2 were associated with inferior OS (HR 2.07, 95% CI 1.08-3.95, p=.0252). Lastly, JAK2 which had the most frequent mutations was not associated with OS (HR .0.93, 95% CI .65-1.31). There was no association between the CG risk groups and OS. Splenomegaly, measured radiographically, had no impact on OS but was strongly associated with engraftment (better engraftment defined as HR>1). For platelets, spleen size of 15.6-18.9 cm HR of 0.69 (95% CI .47-1, p=.0489) and size >18.9-22.5 cm HR of 0.48 ( 95% CI .33-.7, p=1x10^-4). For neutrophils, spleen size >19.9-22.5 cm had a HR of 0.68, (95% CI .48-.96, p=.0268) and size>22.5 cm had a HR of 0.65 (95% CI .46-.91, p=.0114). Mismatched unrelated (MMURD) and haplo identical donors had no impact on survival but were associated with delayed platelet engraftment; MMURD (HR .67, 95% CI .47-.96, p=.0298) and haploidentical donors (HR .56, 95% CI .39-.8, p=.0017). In a multivariate analysis adjusted for age, gender, highest DIPSS, donor type and conditioning regimen, platelets > 50× 10 9/L (HR .61, 95% CI .44-.87, p=.0053) hemoglobin >10 g/dL (HR .6, 95% CI .4-.9, p=.0244) and lower DIPSS at the time of transplant were associated with improved OS. Conclusions: In this large multicenter analysis only clinical variables; hemoglobin and platelets, were found to be associated with OS after allo-HCT in MF patients. Somatic mutations associated with poor prognosis were not associated with OS suggesting that transplant can overcome their negative impact. Splenomegaly was associated with delayed engraftment but not OS. Interestingly, using alternative donors (MMURD and haplo identical) didn't have a negative effect on OS, possibly reflecting the use of post-transplant cyclophosphamide for GVHD prophylaxis in recent years. These results highlight the importance of biologic factors in the prognostication of outcomes in MF pts undergoing allo-HCT independent of somatic mutations. Supported by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and MPN Research Foundation
A simple prognostic system in patients with myelofibrosis undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation: a CIBMTR/EBMT analysis
Tamari, Roni , McLornan, Donal P. , Ahn, Kwang Woo , Estrada‐Merly, Noel, Hernández‐Boluda, Juan Carlos , Giralt, Sergio , Palmer, Jeanne , DeFilipp, Zachariah , Marks, David I. , Poel, Marjolein van der , Verdonck, Leo F. , Gupta, Vikas , Ali, Haris , Litzow, Mark R. , Bashey, Asad, Hashmi, Shahrukh K. , Bredeson, Christopher , Rizzieri, David A. , Abid, Muhammad Bilal , Ganguly, Siddhartha , Wirk, Baldeep , Aljurf, Mahmoud , Kindwall‐Keller, Tamila L. , Kharfan‐Dabaja, Mohamed A. , Hildebrandt, Gerhard , Pawarode, Attaphol , Solh, Melhem , Nathan, Sunita , Seo, Sachiko , Scott, Bart L. , Nakamura, Ryotaro , Yakoub‐Agha, Ibrahim , Saber, Wael , DeFilipp, Zachariah , Gupta, Vikas , Ali, Haris , Litzow, Mark R. , Hashmi, Shahrukh K , Pu, Jeffrey J , Bacher, Ulrike , Jain, Tania , Cutler, Corey S. , Kharfan-Dabaja, Mohamed A , Yared, Jean A , Nishihori, Taiga , Seo, Sachiko , Scott, Bart , Nakamura, Ryotaro , Czerw, Tomasz , Yakoub-Agha, Ibrahim , Hernández-Boluda, Juan Carlos , McLornan, Donal , Abid, Muhammad Bilal , Giralt, Sergio , Gale, Robert Peter , Battiwalla, Minoo , Díaz, Miguel Ángel , Lazarus, Hillard M. , Gergis, Usama , Liesveld, Jane L. , Beitinjaneh, Amer , Savani, Bipin N. , Agrawal, Vaibhav , Jain, Tania , Yared, Jean A. , Grunwald, Michael R. , Nishihori, Taiga , Oran, Betül

Blood Advances | May 3, 2023 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 15 | Pages: 3993-4002

10.1182/bloodadvances.2023009886 Get It

AbstractTo develop a prognostic model for patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) for myelofibrosis (MF), we examined the data of 623 patients undergoing allo-HCT between 2000 and 2016 in the United States (the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research [CIBMTR] cohort). A Cox multivariable model was used to identify factors prognostic of mortality. A weighted score using these factors was assigned to patients who received transplantation in Europe (the European Bone Marrow Transplant [EBMT] cohort; n = 623). Patient age >50 years (hazard ratio [HR], 1.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.98-1.96), and HLA-matched unrelated donor (HR, 1.29; 95% CI, 0.98-1.7) were associated with an increased hazard of death and were assigned 1 point. Hemoglobin levels <100 g/L at time of transplantation (HR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.2-2.19) and a mismatched unrelated donor (HR, 1.78; 95% CI, 1.25-2.52) were assigned 2 points. The 3-year overall survival (OS) in patients with a low (1-2 points), intermediate (3-4 points), and high score (5 points) were 69% (95% CI, 61-76), 51% (95% CI, 46-56.4), and 34% (95% CI, 21-49), respectively (P < .001). Increasing score was predictive of increased transplant-related mortality (TRM; P = .0017) but not of relapse (P = .12). The derived score was predictive of OS (P < .001) and TRM (P = .002) but not of relapse (P = .17) in the EBMT cohort as well. The proposed system was prognostic of survival in 2 large cohorts, CIBMTR and EBMT, and can easily be applied by clinicians consulting patients with MF about the transplantation outcomes.
Haploidentical Donor Blood or Marrow Transplantation for Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Overlap Neoplasms: Results from a North American Collaboration
Jain, Tania , Tsai, Hua‐Ling , Elmariah, Hany , Vachhani, Pankit , Wall, Sarah , Gondek, Lukasz P. , Bashey, Asad, Keyzner, Alla , Tamari, Roni , Nadiminti, Kalyan , Ali, Haris , Jones, Richard J. , Gondek, Lukasz , Tamari, Roni , Grunwald, Michael , Gerds, Aaron T , McCurdy, Shannon , Al Malki, Monzr M , Ali, Haris , Gupta, Vikas , Jain, Tania , Elmariah, Hany , Karantanos, Theodoros , Grunwald, Michael R. , Abedin, Sameem , Iqbal, Madiha , Gerds, Aaron T. , Viswabandya, Auro , Malki, Monzr M. Al , Varadhan, Ravi , Gupta, Vikas , Otoukesh, Salman

No container title available | March 21, 2023 | Volume: No volume available | Issue: No issue available | Pages: No page available

10.21203/rs.3.rs-2691216/v1 Get It

AbstractHaploidentical donors offer a potentially readily available donor, especially for non-White patients, for blood or marrow transplantation (BMT). In this collaboration across North America, we retrospectively analyzed outcomes of first BMT using haploidentical donor and posttransplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) in MDS/MPN-overlap neoplasms (MDS/MPN), an otherwise incurable hematological neoplasm. We included 120 patients, 38% of non-White/Caucasian ethnicity, across 15 centers with median age at BMT 62.5 years. The median follow-up is 2.4 years. Graft failure was reported in 6% patients. At 3-years, nonrelapse mortality (NRM) was 25%, relapse 27%, grade 3-4 acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) 12%, chronic GVHD requiring systemic immunosuppression 14%, progression-free survival (PFS) 48% and overall survival (OS) 56%. On multivariable analysis, statistically significant associations included older age at BMT (per decade increment) with NRM (sdHR 3.28, 95%CI 1.30-8.25), PFS (HR 1.98, 95% 1.13-3.45) and OS (HR 2.01, 95% CI 1.11-3.63), presence of mutation in EZH2/RUNX1/SETBP1 with relapse (sdHR 2.61, 95%CI 1.06-6.44), and splenomegaly at BMT/prior splenectomy with OS (HR 2.20, 95%CI 1.04-4.65). Haploidentical donors are a viable option for BMT in MDS/MPN, especially for those disproportionately represented in the unrelated donor registry. Disease-related factors including splenomegaly and high-risk mutations dominate outcomes following BMT.
PLX-R18 (Avoplacel), a Placental Expanded Mesenchymal-like Stromal Cell Therapy Shows Favorable Safety and Appears to Improve Incomplete Hematopoietic Recovery after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT)
Zuckerman, Tsila , Metheny, Leland , Litzow, Mark R. , Tamari, Roni , Sheleg, Michal, Rothenstein, Daniel, Halevy, Nitsan, Rowe, Jacob M. , Lazarus, Hillard M. , McGuirk, Joseph P. , Piñeiro, Luis Darío , Rowley, Scott D , Avni, Batia Ronit

Blood | November 29, 2022 | Volume: 140 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 10447-10448

10.1182/blood-2022-169266 Get It

Biologic Assignment Trial of Reduced-Intensity Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Based on Donor Availability in Patients 50-75 Years of Age With Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Nakamura, Ryotaro , Saber, Wael , Martens, Michael J. , Ramirez, Alyssa, Scott, Bart L. , Oran, Betül , Leifer, Eric , Tamari, Roni , Mishra, Asmita , Maziarz, Richard T. , Westervelt, Peter, Vasu, Sumithira , Patnaik, Mrinal M. , Kamble, Rammurti T., Forman, Stephen J. , Appelbaum, Frederick R. , Mendizabal, Adam , Logan, Brent R. , Horowitz, Mary M. , Scott, Bart , McGuirk, Joseph , Patnaik, Mrinal , Sekeres, Mikkael A , Logan, Brent , Horowitz, Mary , Cutler, Corey S. , Maziarz, Richard Thomas , Martens, Michael J , Oran, Betul , McGuirk, Joseph P. , Sekeres, Mikkael A.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 9, 2021 | Volume: 39 | Issue: 30 | Pages: 3328-3339

10.1200/jco.20.03380 Get It

PURPOSE Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the only potentially curative therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), although it is infrequently offered to older patients. The relative benefits of HCT over non-HCT therapy in older patients with higher-risk MDS have not been defined. METHODS We conducted a multicenter biologic assignment trial comparing reduced-intensity HCT to hypomethylating therapy or best supportive care in subjects 50-75 years of age with intermediate-2 or high-risk de novo MDS. The primary outcome was overall survival probability at 3 years. Between January 2014 and November 2018, we enrolled 384 subjects at 34 centers. Subjects were assigned to the Donor or No-Donor arms according to the availability of a matched donor within 90 days of study registration. RESULTS The median follow-up time for surviving subjects was 34.2 months (range: 2.3-38 months) in the Donor arm and 26.9 months (range: 2.4-37.2 months) in the No-Donor arm. In an intention-to-treat analysis, the adjusted overall survival rate at 3 years in the Donor arm was 47.9% (95% CI, 41.3 to 54.1) compared with 26.6% (95% CI, 18.4 to 35.6) in the No-Donor arm ( P = .0001) with an absolute difference of 21.3% (95% CI, 10.2 to 31.8). Leukemia-free survival at 3 years was greater in the Donor arm (35.8%; 95% CI, 29.8 to 41.8) compared with the No-Donor arm (20.6%; 95% CI, 13.3 to 29.1; P = .003). The survival benefit was seen across all subgroups examined. CONCLUSION We observed a significant survival advantage in older subjects with higher-risk MDS who have a matched donor identified and underwent reduced-intensity HCT, when compared with those without a donor. HCT should be included as an integral part of MDS management plans in fit older adults with higher-risk MDS.
A Multi-Center Biologic Assignment Trial Comparing Reduced Intensity Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation to Hypomethylating Therapy or Best Supportive Care in Patients Aged 50-75 with Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Blood and Marrow Transplant
Nakamura, Ryotaro , Saber, Wael , Ramirez, Alyssa, Scott, Bart L. , Leifer, Eric , Tamari, Roni , Mishra, Asmita , Westervelt, Peter, Vasu, Sumithra, Patnaik, Mrinal M. , Kamble, Rammurti T., Forman, Stephen J. , Appelbaum, Frederick R. , Mendizabal, Adam , Logan, Brent R. , Horowitz, Mary M. , Martens, Michael J. , Oran, Betül , Maziarz, Richard Thomas , McGuirk, Joseph P. , Sekeres, Mikkael A. , Cutler, Corey S.

Blood | February 6, 2021 | Volume: 136 | Issue: Supplement 1 | Pages: 19-21

10.1182/blood-2020-136828 Get It

Background: Recent advances in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) have improved patient survival and quality of life (QOL), while reducing transfusion burden. However, allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), widely used in younger MDS patients, remains the only curative therapy for MDS. While transplantation outcomes among selected older patients with MDS are similar to younger patients with MDS, early transplantation for older patients is infrequently offered since the relative benefits of HCT over non-HCT therapy in have not been well defined in this patient group. We conducted a multi-center, biologic assignment trial in older individuals with high risk MDS to define the benefit of HCT over non-HCT therapy. Methods: The study was a multicenter, biologic assignment trial in subjects aged 50-75 with higher risk de novo MDS (IPSS Intermediate-2 (Int-2) or High) who were candidates for reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) allogeneic HCT, comparing outcomes of those with a suitable 8/8 HLA-matched donor to those without a donor. The trial was conducted by the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN 1102, NCT02016781). Eligible subjects were enrolled prior to a formal donor search, and before or after MDS treatment was initiated. Biological assignment to the Donor or No Donor arm was based on high-resolution HLA typing of eligible family members and a search of the unrelated donor registries. Subjects were initially assigned to the No Donor arm and re-assigned to the Donor arm when a suitable donor was identified. Subjects who died or whose 90-day donor search ended without identifying a suitable donor remained in the No Donor arm. Subjects in the Donor arm were expected to undergo RIC HCT within 6 months of enrollment. Subjects underwent RIC HCT or non-HCT therapy according to institutional standards. The primary analysis compared three-year overall survival (OS) between arms using adjusted survival estimates to account for the potential bias resulting from biological assignment. The sample size was selected to provide at least 80% power to detect a difference of 15% in 3-year OS. Between January 2014 and November 2018, 384 subjects (Donor n=260, No Donor n=124) were enrolled at 34 centers. The study arms were well balanced for age, gender, KPS, IPSS risk, MDS disease duration and responsiveness to hypomethylating therapy (Table). The median follow-up time for surviving patients was 34.2 months (range: 2.3-38 months) in the Donor arm and 26.9 months (range: 2.4-37.2 months) in the No Donor arm. Results: In an intent-to-treat analysis, adjusted OS at 3 years from study enrollment in the Donor arm was 47.9% (95% CI: 41.3%-54.1%) compared with 26.6% (95% CI: 18.4%-35.6%) in the No Donor arm (p=0.0001, absolute difference 21.3%, 95% CI: 10.2%-31.8%)(Figure). A sensitivity analysis excluding subjects assigned to the No Donor arm who died or withdrew prior to the end of the 90-day search window showed no effect on outcome (Adjusted OS: 48.0% vs. 28.1%, p=0.0004). Leukemia-free survival (LFS) at 3 years was greater in the Donor arm (35.8%, 95% CI: 29.8%-41.8%) compared with the No Donor arm (20.6%, 95% CI: 13.3%-29.1%, p=0.003), with no changes in the sensitivity analysis. An OS and LFS benefit was seen across all subgroups tested (Figure). There were no clinically significant differences in QOL between Donor and No Donor arms as measured by the FACT-G, the MOS-SF36 Physical and Mental Component Scores and the EQ-5D utility score at all time points. The overall non-compliance rate for the trial was 26.3%. Reasons for non-compliance included the use of myeloablative conditioning or failure to proceed to RIC transplant in the Donor arm, and the use of alternative donors in the No Donor arm. In an as-treated analysis, comparison of the HCT and No HCT arms demonstrated a significant advantage in 3-year OS (47.4% vs. 16.0%, p<0.0001) and LFS (39.3% vs. 10.9%, p<0.0001) for subjects who underwent HCT. Conclusions: We observed a significant OS advantage in older patients with Int-2 and High IPSS risk de novo MDS who are RIC HCT candidates and have an HLA-matched donor, when compared with those without a donor. The benefit of having a matched donor was seen across subgroups, including those who were of Medicare age (>65) and below. HCT should be offered to all individuals between the ages of 50-75 with Int-2 and High IPSS risk MDS in whom a suitable donor can be identified. Table Disclosures Nakamura: Magenta Therapeutics: Other: Advisory board meeting; Kyowa-Kirin: Other: Support on a meeting presentation; Alexion: Other: Support on a meeting presentation; Merck: Other: advisory board meeting; NapaJen Pharma: Consultancy; Kadmon Corporation: Other: Advisory board meeting; Celgene: Other: Support on seminar; Viracor: Consultancy. Scott:Alexion, Incyte, Novartis, Regeneron: Consultancy; Agios, BMS: Honoraria; BMS, Novartis: Research Funding. Oran:ASTEX: Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy; Arog Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding. Maziarz:Novartis, Incyte, CRISPR Therapeutics, Artiva Biotherapeutics, and AlloVir: Consultancy; Novartis and Athersys: Other: DSMB participant; Athersys: Patents & Royalties; Incyte, Kite, BMS/Celgene, PACT Pharma, Orca BioSystems, and Omeros: Honoraria; Novartis and Juno: Research Funding. McGuirk:Allo Vir: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Gamida Cell: Research Funding; Pluristem Ltd: Research Funding; Bellicum Pharmaceutical: Research Funding; Astellas: Research Funding; Fresenius Biotech: Research Funding; Novartis: Research Funding; Kite Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Juno Therapeutics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Sekeres:BMS: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfizer: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda/Millenium: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Cutler:Incyte: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Kadmon: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Jazz: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Medsenic: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Generon: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Mesoblast: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees.
Survival following allogeneic transplant in patients with myelofibrosis
Gowin, Krisstina , Ballen, Karen K. , Ahn, Kwang Woo , Hu, Zhen‐Huan , Ali, Haris , Arcasoy, Murat O. , Devlin, Rebecca, Coakley, Maria , Gerds, Aaron T. , Jain, Tania , Kandarpa, Malathi , Komrokji, Rami S. , Luber, Kierstin, Michaelis, Laura C. , Patches, Sarah, Pariser, Ashley, Rampal, Raajit K. , Stein, Brady L. , Verstovšek, Srđan , Wadleigh, Martha , Aljurf, Mahmoud , Avalos, Belinda R. , Bashey, Asad, Beitinjaneh, Amer , Černý, Jan , Copelan, Edward A. , DeFilipp, Zachariah , Gadalla, Shahinaz M. , Ganguly, Siddhartha , Hashmi, Shahrukh K. , Kharfan‐Dabaja, Mohamed A. , Kindwall‐Keller, Tamila L. , Kröger, Nicolaus , Litzow, Mark R. , Marks, David I. , Nathan, Sunita , Pawarode, Attaphol , Rowe, Jacob M. , Savoie, Mary Lynn , Seo, Sachiko , Solh, Melhem , Tamari, Roni , Verdonck, Leo F. , Alyea, Edwin P. , Sobecks, Ronald , Scott, Bart L. , Nakamura, Ryotaro , Saber, Wael , Kroger, Nicolaus , Davenport, Ashley Pariser , Gerds, Aaron T , Jain, Tania , Gadalla, Shahinaz M , Verstovsek, Srdan , Komrokji, Rami S , Kroger, Nicolaus , Kröger, Nicolaus , Green, Michael, Gupta, Vikas , Hobbs, Gabriela , Kuykendall, Andrew , Masárová, Lucia , Talpaz, Moshe , Agrawal, Vaibhav , Díaz, Miguel Ángel , Bacher, Ulrike , Chhabra, Saurabh , Cutler, Corey S. , Grunwald, Michael R. , Lazarus, Hillard M. , Liesveld, Jane L. , Nishihori, Taiga , Olsson, Richard F. , Savani, Bipin N. , Yared, Jean A. , Popat, Uday R , Mesa, Ruben A.

Blood Advances | May 8, 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 1965-1973

10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001084 Get It

Abstract Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the only curative therapy for myelofibrosis (MF). In this large multicenter retrospective study, overall survival (OS) in MF patients treated with allogeneic HCT (551 patients) and without HCT (non-HCT) (1377 patients) was analyzed with Cox proportional hazards model. Survival analysis stratified by the Dynamic International Prognostic Scoring System (DIPSS) revealed that the first year of treatment arm assignment, due to upfront risk of transplant-related mortality (TRM), HCT was associated with inferior OS compared with non-HCT (non-HCT vs HCT: DIPSS intermediate 1 [Int-1]: hazard ratio [HR] = 0.26, P < .0001; DIPSS-Int-2 and higher: HR, 0.39, P < .0001). Similarly, in the DIPSS low-risk MF group, due to upfront TRM risk, OS was superior with non-HCT therapies compared with HCT in the first-year post treatment arm assignment (HR, 0.16, P = .006). However, after 1 year, OS was not significantly different (HR, 1.38, P = .451). Beyond 1 year of treatment arm assignment, an OS advantage with HCT therapy in Int-1 and higher DIPSS score patients was observed (non-HCT vs HCT: DIPSS-Int-1: HR, 2.64, P < .0001; DIPSS-Int-2 and higher: HR, 2.55, P < .0001). In conclusion, long-term OS advantage with HCT was observed for patients with Int-1 or higher risk MF, but at the cost of early TRM. The magnitude of OS benefit with HCT increased as DIPSS risk score increased and became apparent with longer follow-up.
Impact of Genomic Alterations on Outcomes in Myelofibrosis Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Rampal, Raajit K. , Tamari, Roni , Zhang, Nan , McNamara, Caroline, Litvin, Rivka, Castro‐Malaspina, Hugo , Weinberg, Rona Singer , Rondelli, Damiano , Rapaport, Franck T , Maloy, Molly , Giralt, Sergio , Mascarenhas, John , Mesa, Ruben A. , Dueck, Amylou C. , Levine, Ross L. , Gupta, Vikas , Hoffman, Ronald

Blood | October 11, 2019 | Volume: 128 | Issue: 22 | Pages: 2301-2301

10.1182/blood.v128.22.2301.2301 Get It

Abstract Introduction: The impact of genomic alterations, such as mutations in ASXL1, on the risk of disease progression and leukemic transformation in patients with myelofibrosis (MF) is well established. Further, emerging data suggests that the number and type of mutations may impact response to therapies such as ruxolitinib or imetelstat. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) remains the only potentially curative treatment for MF patients. However, the impact of somatic mutations on overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) is poorly understood. Using next-generation sequencing of pre-transplant blood and bone marrow samples from a well clinically-annotated cohort of MF patients who underwent allo-HSCT, we sought to determine the impact of mutational burden on outcomes. Methods: A multicenter retrospective analysis of a cohort of 84 patients was carried out. This included 52 patients treated on the MPD-RC 101 prospective study (NCT00572897), 18 patients treated at Prince Margaret Hospital, and 14 patients treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Patient and transplant characteristics are displayed in Table 1. DNA was extracted from pre-transplant bone marrow aspirate samples or peripheral blood samples. High-throughput sequencing of a panel of genes was performed. Average coverage of 829x (standard deviation of ±130) was obtained. Mutect was utilized to call single point variants (comparing our samples to a pool of normal samples) and PINDEL was used to call short insertions and deletions. We excluded all mutations present in at least one database of known non-somatic variants (DBSNP and 1000 genomes) and absent from COSMIC. Univariate Cox regression and Kaplan-Meier graphics were used to investigate the association of patient, transplant, and disease characteristics with OS and RFS. Results: JAK2V617F was the most frequent mutation detected in 41(48.8%) patients (Table 2). Eighteen patients (21.4%) had triple negative disease (negative for JAK2, MPL, and CALR mutations). Univariate analysis included the following: patient characteristics (age, gender), transplant characteristics (related vs. unrelated donor, matched vs. mismatched donor and myeloablative vs. reduced intensity conditioning) and disease characteristics (DIPSS and presence of mutations). Decreased OS was associated with unrelated donor status (HR 2.09, 95% CI: 1.03-4.23, p=0.04), reduced intensity conditioning (HR 4.21, 95% CI: 1.01-17.59, p=0.049), triple negative disease (HR 2.09, 95% CI: 1.02-4.30, p=0.04), and presence of U2AF1 (HR 2.53, 95% CI: 1.10-5.81, p=0.03) or SUZ12 mutations (HR 3.92, 95% CI: 1.19-12.21, p=0.02). Decreased RFS was associated with unrelated donor status (HR 2.27, 95% CI: 1.16-4.45, p=0.02), and the presence of SUZ12 mutation (HR 6.97, 95% CI: 2.37-20.49, p<0.001). A descriptive decrease in RFS in patients with U2AF1 (HR 2.15, 95% CI: 0.94-4.88, p=0.07) was observed but did not reach statistical significance. Importantly, mutations previously reported to be associated with reduced OS and RFS in the non-transplant setting, such as ASXL1, EZH2, IDH1/2, and SRSF2, were not associated with poorer outcomes in this analysis in transplanted patients. In an exploratory multivariate analysis including donor type (related vs. unrelated) and presence of U2AF1 and SUZ12 mutations, there was a significantly reduced OS and RFS in patients who harbor these mutations regardless of donor type (OS: HR 5.30, 95% CI: 2.08-13.47, p<0.001; RFS: HR 5.49, 95% CI: 2.27-13.30, p<0.001). In patients without the above mutations, having an unrelated donor was associated with worse OS (HR 2.55, 95% CI: 1.09-5.96, p=0.03) and RFS (HR 2.61, 95% CI: 1.17-5.83, p=0.02, Figure 1). Conclusions: Our analysis demonstrates that mutations previously associated with poor prognosis in MF, such as ASXL1, do not appear to confer a worsened prognosis in patients undergoing allo-HSCT, suggesting transplant may be able to overcome the impact of these mutations. However, mutations in SUZ12 and U2AF1 are associated with reduced OS in univariate and multivariate analysis (together with donor type). Further studies with larger cohorts of patients are indicated to validate these findings, and to elucidate the impact of these mutations on disease biology. Disclosures Rampal: Incye and CTI: Consultancy. Mascarenhas:Janssen: Research Funding; CTi Biopharma: Research Funding; Promedior: Research Funding; Merk: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding. Mesa:Galena: Consultancy; Gilead: Research Funding; Promedior: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding; CTI Biopharma: Research Funding; Celgene: Research Funding; Ariad: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy. Gupta:Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Incyte Corporation: Consultancy, Research Funding.