title: [Detection of minimal residual disease of chronic myeloid leukemia patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation by combination of STR-PCR with RT-PCR].
abstract: In order to evaluate relapse predication ability of STR-PCR combining with qualitative RT-PCR for the bar/abl transcripts to the patient with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) fulfilled allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), 24 patients with CML after allo-HSCT were dynamically investigated for MRD, quantitative analysis of donor chimerism was performed by multiplex PCR amplification of STR markers and capillary electrophoresis with fluorescence detection, qualitative detection of bcr/abl transcripts was detected by nested RT-PCR. The results showed that persistent full donor chimerism (DC >/= 95%) was associated with an absence of MRD. All patients with stable MC (90% </= DC < 95%) and bcr/abl negative had a probability of long-term survival with molecular remission, however the result of bcr/abl positivity was not always associated with leukemia relapse, only the patient with decreasing values of donor chimerism as well as bcr/abl positive proved to be in a higher risk of relapse or graft failure. Decrease of donor chimerism in correlation with MRD positive was detected in 5 patients. Three out of five patients had been proved to have a molecular relapse, one out of five patients had developed to cytogenetic relapse and another patient experienced graft failure. It is concluded that the results of STR-PCR in the range of its sensitivity fully correspond with bcr/abl tests in patients. The combination of STR-PCR with RT-PCR will provide a highly sensitive and valuable tool for MRD detection in CML and can identify these high risk patients with molecular or cytogenetic relapse after allo-HSCT.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Suzhou 215006, China. xwtang1@sina.com
authors.forename: Xiao-Wen
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: De-Pei
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chang-Geng
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Ruan
mesh_terms: D016313:Genes, abl; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous