title: The clinical correlations of serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha in acute leukemias: a predictor of response and relapse?
abstract: The clinical correlations of serum tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), a cytokine which can be released from leukemic blasts, has not been extensively studied. We have analyzed serum TNF-alpha in 20 ANLL, one CML-myeloblastic crisis, and 14 ALL adult patients by using a commercial ELISA kit. Sterile serum samples were taken on day 0, day 7, during remission and relapse with a mean follow-up period of 4.2 (1-19) months. After a median of 7 days following chemotherapy, serum TNF-alpha decreased both in responding ANLL (p = 0.004) and ALL (p > 0.05) but remained high in refractory leukemias. Values on day 7 were significantly different between responding and refractory patients in both ANLL (p = 0.0027) and ALL (p = 0.0099). At relapse, serum TNF-alpha increased starting at a median of 3 months preceding clinical symptoms in ANLL (p = 0.002). However, the relapse of ALL coincided with a slight increase which was not significant (p > 0.05). Together these findings indicate that serum TNF-alpha can be used as an early predictor of clinical response and relapse in ANLL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Ankara University, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beksaç
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ertürk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koç
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ilhan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012008:Recurrence; D012074:Remission Induction; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha