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Biologic and clinical significance of CD7 expression in acute myeloid leukemia.

Abstract：

:CD7 antigen, a T-cell lineage associated antigen, is expressed in a minority of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The biologic and clinical significance of this finding is not clearly established. In this retrospective study of patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia, we have identified CD7 expression and analyzed its association with markers expressed early in hemopoietic ontogeny and clinical parameters. Among 60 consecutive AML patients, we found six (10%) expressing CD7 on leukemic cells. There were five males and one female and the mean age was 59.6 years (age range: 32-76 years) with no demographic peculiarities. The FAB subtypes were: M0 (2), M1 (1), M2 (1), and M4 (2). CD7 expression was associated with immature antigens CD34, HLA-DR, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) and antigen receptor gene rearrangements (rearrangements of T-cell receptor gamma chain in 6/6 and immunoglobulin heavy chain in 2/6). Hepatomegaly was present in three and this was associated with splenomegaly with lymphadenopathy in one patient. Mediastinal or central nervous system involvement was absent. Complete remission was achieved in two patients with standard chemotherapy; one of these is in remission and alive (5 years later), while one died following relapse 9 months later. Three patients had significantly lower response to standard therapeutic regimen (two died during induction and one died 7 months later without ever achieving complete remission). One patient has been excluded in determining the prognostic significance of CD7 due to early death. Our results suggest origin of CD7+ AML from early hemopoietic precursors and indicate biologic aggressiveness in a significant proportion of patients. We suggest evaluation of CD7 in all patients with AML at the time of diagnosis in view of poor clinical outcome.

journal_name

Am J Hematol

journal_title

American journal of hematology

authors

Saxena A,Sheridan DP,Card RT,McPeek AM,Mewdell CC,Skinnider LF

doi

10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199808)58:4<278::aid-ajh5>

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Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-08-01 00:00:00

pages

278-84

issue

eissn

0361-8609

issn

1096-8652

pii

10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199808)58:4<278::AID-AJH5>

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Biologic and clinical significance of CD7 expression in acute myeloid leukemia.