title: [Significance of quantitative detection of bcr-abl mRNA in chronic myeloid leukemia patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant].
abstract: The objective of this study was to analyze the level of bcr-abl mRNA in peripheral blood (PB) after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) in chronic myeloid leukemia patients, providing a experimental basis for diagnosing early relapse. bcr-abl mRNA levels in 78 PB and bone marrow (BM) samples from 15 CML patients after allo-SCT were detected by using real-time quantitative PCR. The results indicated that levels of bcr-abl mRNA before transplantation were high (median 29.303%) and decreased greatly (median 0) at the first month after allo-SCT. During the first year after allo-SCT, the patterns of serial bcr-abl transcripts varied in number, but the overall bcr-abl transcript levels significantly decreased at 6 months after allo-SCT. Majority of patients with undetectable or very low levels of bcr-abl mRNA were monitored after 1 year following transplantation. The hematological features of BM and PB in all detected patients remained normal. PB and BM bcr-abl values were not different significantly and had the similar trend of changes. It is concluded that the bcr-abl mRNA levels in CML patients change greatly early after allograft. Serial monitoring measurements for bcr-abl mRNA contribute to understanding the trend of change and effect of transplantation, also can be a guidance for starting therapy. But detectable levels of bcr-abl mRNA during the first 6 months do not indicate relapse. Measurements of bcr-abl mRNA of PB may be more suitable for routine monitoring long-term disease status in CML after allo-HSCT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Guangdong Provincial People Hospital, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Su-Xia
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: DU
authors.forename: Jian-Yu
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Qi-Hui
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jian-Hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Qiu-Xiong
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yang-Qiu
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000378:metabolism; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy*; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000175:diagnosis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl