High expression of AK1 predicts inferior prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether expression levels of adenylate kinase 1 (AK1) were associated with prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in patients treated with chemotherapy or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). 85 AML patients with AK1 expression report who received chemotherapy-alone and 71 who underwent allo-HSCT from The Cancer Genome Atlas database were identified and grouped into either AK1high or AK1low based on their AK1 expression level relative to the median. Then, overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) were compared between patients with high vs. low AK1 expression. In the chemotherapy group, high AK1 expression was favorable for both EFS (P=0.016) and OS (P=0.014). In the allo-HSCT group, there was no association for AK1 expression levels and clinical outcomes. Further analyses suggested that in the high AK1 expression group, EFS and OS were longer in patients treated with allo-HSCT compared with those treated with chemotherapy (P=0.0011; P<0.0001, respectively), whereas no significant differences were observed in the low AK1 expression group. In summary, we reported AK1 as an independent unfavorable prognostic factor of AML patients undergoing chemotherapy, and its use could also facilitate clinical decision-making in selecting treatment for AML patients. Patients with high AK1 expression may be recommended for early allo-HSCT.

• Authors: Tong Qin, Hongmian Zhao, Yunli Shao, Ning Hu, Jinlong Shi, Lin Fu, Yijie Zhang
• Journal: Bioscience reports (Biosci Rep) Vol. 40 Issue 6 (06 26 2020) ISSN: 1573-4935 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 32519744 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s).

Chemical References

• Antineoplastic Agents
• Biomarkers, Tumor
• Adenylate Kinase
• adenylate kinase 1

Topics

• Adenylate Kinase (genetics)
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Antineoplastic Agents (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Biomarkers, Tumor (genetics)
• Clinical Decision-Making
• Female
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (adverse effects, mortality)
• Humans
• Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute (enzymology, genetics, mortality, therapy)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Progression-Free Survival
• Retrospective Studies
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Factors
• Time Factors
• Up-Regulation
• Young Adult