Rational biomarker development for the early and minimally invasive monitoring of AML

Sherif Abdelhamed, John T. Butler, Seul Jung, Ding Wen Chen, Gaye Jenkins, Lina Gao, Jeong Y. Lim, Jeffery M. Klco, Terzah M. Horton, Peter Kurre

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Abstract

Recurrent disease remains the principal cause for treatment failure in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) across age groups. Reliable biomarkers of AML relapse risk and disease burden have been problematic, as symptoms appear late and current monitoring relies on invasive and cost-ineffective serial bone marrow (BM) surveillance. In this report, we discover a set of unique microRNA (miRNA) that circulates in AML-derived vesicles in the peripheral blood ahead of the general dissemination of leukemic blasts and symptomatic BM failure. Next-generation sequencing of extracellular vesicle-contained small RNA in 12 AML patients and 12 controls allowed us to identify a panel of differentially incorporated miRNA. Proof-of-concept studies using a murine model and patient-derived xenografts demonstrate the feasibility of developing miR-1246, as a potential minimally invasive AML biomarker.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4515-4520
Number of pages6
JournalBlood Advances
Volume5
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 9 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology

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