Published online 11 September 2008
Haematologica, Vol 93, Issue 12, 1890-1893 doi:10.3324/haematol.13074
Copyright © 2008 by Ferrata Storti Foundation
Alexandre Theocharides1,2 ,
Jakob R. Passweg3 ,
Michael Medinger2 ,
Renate Looser1 ,
Sai Li1 ,
Hui Hao-Shen1 ,
Andreas S. Buser2 ,
Alois Gratwohl2 ,
André Tichelli4 ,
Radek C. Skoda1
In a retrospective single center study we determined the time course of the JAK2-V617F or JAK2 exon 12 allele burden in DNA from purified granulocytes from 48 patients with myeloproliferative disorders. The percentage of change between the first and last sample in JAK2-V617F positive patients without cytoreductive therapy (n=16) was only +9% during a follow-up of 36±13 months, reflecting a remarkably stable mutant allele burden. When treatment with hydroxyurea was initiated during the course of the study, we observed a significant decrease of the JAK2-V617F allele burden (n=6). However, in JAK2-V617F positive patients who were already on hydroxyurea treatment before the first blood sampling (n=14), we observed stable allelic ratios with a variance of only +3% during a follow-up of 34±16 months. Our data suggest that in untreated myeloproliferative disorders patients, from whom samples at diagnosis are not available, the JAK2 allele burden determined at later stages could be equally informative.
Myeloproliferative disorders (MPD) are a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by increased hematopoiesis leading to elevated numbers of non-lymphoid cells and/or platelets in the peripheral blood. An acquired somatic mutation in the JAK2 gene resulting in a valine to phenylalanine substitution at position 617 (JAK2-V617F) is frequently found in patients with MPDs.1–4 Using a sensitive allele-specific PCR assay, the JAK2-V617F mutation is detectable in >90% of patients with polycythemia vera (PV), >50% of essential thrombocythemia (ET) and >50% of primary myelofibrosis (PMF).2,5,6 Recently mutations in exon 12 of JAK2 were found in JAK2-V617F negative PV patients.7 We developed a quantitative PCR assay to measure the allelic ratios of JAK2 exon 12 mutations.8 Hydroxyurea is the most frequently used cytoreductive treatment in MPD. PV and ET patients who carry the JAK2-V617F mutation are more sensitive to hydroxyurea compared to JAK2-V617F negative patients.9,10 In a phase 2 study, treatment with pegylated interferon-
2a in JAK2-V617F positive PV patients was shown to reduce the mutant allelic ratio significantly and lead to molecular remission in one patient.11 However in another study, treatment with pegylated interferon-2b induced only a modest decrease in the allelic ratio of JAK2-V617F.12 Here we performed a retrospective single center study and analyzed the allelic ratios of JAK2 mutations at several time points in purified granulocytes from 48 MPD patients during a follow-up of at least 12 months.
Patients
We performed a retrospective single center study on patients with MPD diagnosed according to the criteria of the World Health Organization.13–15 Inclusion criteria for this study were the presence of a JAK2 mutation ( JAK2-V617F or exon 12 mutation), availability of at least two blood samples drawn with a minimal interval of at least 12 months and information about the treatment during this time period. The collection of patient samples was approved by the local ethics committee (Ethik Kommission Beider Basel). Informed consent from all patients was obtained in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Of 134 MPD patients (62 PV, 51 ET, 21 PMF) initially considered, 51 fulfilled the inclusion criteria (33 PV, 15 ET, 3 PMF). Due to the low number of PMF patients, only PV and ET patients were analyzed in more detail. The patient characteristics are summarized in Table 1. In 3 JAK2-V617F negative PV patients a mutation in JAK2 exon12 was found; all other patients carried the JAK2-V617F mutation. The time course of allelic ratios for JAK2-V617F and JAK2 exon 12 determined by allele-specific PCR is shown in Figure 1. The allelic ratios in most patients remained remarkably stable over the observation period (Figure 1A and B). As expected, PV patients had higher allelic ratios of JAK2-V617F (63±25%T) than ET patients (23±15 %T, p<0.005) (Figure 1A and B).6,17 The allelic ratios in PV patients with JAK2 exon 12 mutations were markedly lower (mean=21.3% mutated allele) than in PV patients with JAK2-V617F (Figure 1D and G). Interestingly, three JAK2-V617F positive patients became negative for the mutation (Figure 1C): One PV patient with secondary myelofibrosis underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Conversion to JAK2-V617F negativity was reported in most MPD cases successfully treated with HSCT.18,19 A second PV patient transformed to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with blast cells negative for JAK2-V617F. This phenomenon has been found in a substantial proportion of AML secondary to MPD.20–23 Finally, one ET patient became JAK2-V617F negative during treatment with interferon-2a. Decrease in the JAK2-V617F allelic ratios and occasional complete remission has been reported in PV patients treated with interferon-2a.11 The 3 patients who converted to JAK2-V617F negativity were excluded from the following statistical analyses.
To assess the effects of cytoreductive treatment on the JAK2-V617F allelic ratios, we subdivided the patients according to presence or absence of cytoreduction (Figure 1 D–L). Hydroxyurea was used most frequently (n=26), whereas one ET patient was treated with anagrelide and one above-mentioned patient received interferon-2a. Interestingly, untreated patients (n=18, Figure 1D and E) and patients who were already on cytoreductive treatment at the time of the first blood sampling (n=16, Figure 1G and H) showed a remarkably stable allelic ratio during the follow-up. The latter group of patients had been on treatment for an average of 90±54 months before entering the study. To quantify the relative changes of the allelic ratios of JAK2 -V617F we defined the JAK2 varianceMUT as the percentage of change between first and last blood sample of each patient. We found no significant differences in the JAK2 varianceMUT between untreated PV and ET patients (Figure 1F) and between treated PV and ET patients (Figure 1I). However, when we looked at PV and ET patients in whom cytoreductive therapy was initiated during the course of the study (n=6), a decrease in the absolute values of the JAK2-V617F allele burden was observed in 5/6 patients within six months after hydroxyurea had been started. These differences are more pronounced when expressed as the relative change, i.e. JAK2 varianceMUT (Figure 1L). None of the 6 patients showed signs of leukemic transformation during follow-up. Conversely, patients who discontinued therapy during the course of the study showed a trend towards an increase in allelic ratios (Figure 1K). One patient showed an increase in allelic ratio of +37% seven months after discontinuation of cytoreduction with hydroxyurea, a treatment that he had been on for more than ten years. The comparison of the JAK2 varianceMUT between the four subgroups of patients is summarized in Figure 1L. Only the newly treated patients showed a significant deviation from the baseline (no change), when compared to untreated (p=0.027) and already treated patients (p=0.021). Patients who discontinued therapy showed a trend towards an increase in the allelic ratios, but the differences were not significant (p=0.4). Untreated and already treated patients were very stable, with a JAK2 varianceMUT of only 9% and 3% during a follow-up of 36±13 and 34±16 months respectively (Figure 1L).
we thank the team of the Hematology Outpatient Clinic, University Hospital Basel for their help with the blood samples. Funding: this work was supported by grants 310000-108006/1 from the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss Cancer League (OCS-01742-08-2005) to RCS.
Authorship and Disclosures
Haematologica, Vol 93, Issue 12, 1890-1893 doi:10.3324/haematol.13074
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Myeloproliferative Disorders |
The allele burden of JAK2 mutations remains stable over several years in patients with myeloproliferative disorders
1 Experimental Hematology, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel
2 Division of Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel
3 Division of Hematology, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva
4 Division of Diagnostic Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Correspondence: Radek C. Skoda, MD, Department of Research, Experimental Hematology, University Hospital Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, 4031 Basel, Switzerland. E-mail:radek.skoda{at}unibas.ch
ABSTRACT
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In a retrospective single center study we determined the time course of the JAK2-V617F or JAK2 exon 12 allele burden in DNA from purified granulocytes from 48 patients with myeloproliferative disorders. The percentage of change between the first and last sample in JAK2-V617F positive patients without cytoreductive therapy (n=16) was only +9% during a follow-up of 36±13 months, reflecting a remarkably stable mutant allele burden. When treatment with hydroxyurea was initiated during the course of the study, we observed a significant decrease of the JAK2-V617F allele burden (n=6). However, in JAK2-V617F positive patients who were already on hydroxyurea treatment before the first blood sampling (n=14), we observed stable allelic ratios with a variance of only +3% during a follow-up of 34±16 months. Our data suggest that in untreated myeloproliferative disorders patients, from whom samples at diagnosis are not available, the JAK2 allele burden determined at later stages could be equally informative.
Key words: Janus kinase, JAK2-V617F, hydroxyurea, interferon.
Introduction
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Myeloproliferative disorders (MPD) are a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by increased hematopoiesis leading to elevated numbers of non-lymphoid cells and/or platelets in the peripheral blood. An acquired somatic mutation in the JAK2 gene resulting in a valine to phenylalanine substitution at position 617 (JAK2-V617F) is frequently found in patients with MPDs.1–4 Using a sensitive allele-specific PCR assay, the JAK2-V617F mutation is detectable in >90% of patients with polycythemia vera (PV), >50% of essential thrombocythemia (ET) and >50% of primary myelofibrosis (PMF).2,5,6 Recently mutations in exon 12 of JAK2 were found in JAK2-V617F negative PV patients.7 We developed a quantitative PCR assay to measure the allelic ratios of JAK2 exon 12 mutations.8 Hydroxyurea is the most frequently used cytoreductive treatment in MPD. PV and ET patients who carry the JAK2-V617F mutation are more sensitive to hydroxyurea compared to JAK2-V617F negative patients.9,10 In a phase 2 study, treatment with pegylated interferon-
2a in JAK2-V617F positive PV patients was shown to reduce the mutant allelic ratio significantly and lead to molecular remission in one patient.11 However in another study, treatment with pegylated interferon-2b induced only a modest decrease in the allelic ratio of JAK2-V617F.12 Here we performed a retrospective single center study and analyzed the allelic ratios of JAK2 mutations at several time points in purified granulocytes from 48 MPD patients during a follow-up of at least 12 months.
Design and Methods
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Patients
We performed a retrospective single center study on patients with MPD diagnosed according to the criteria of the World Health Organization.13–15 Inclusion criteria for this study were the presence of a JAK2 mutation ( JAK2-V617F or exon 12 mutation), availability of at least two blood samples drawn with a minimal interval of at least 12 months and information about the treatment during this time period. The collection of patient samples was approved by the local ethics committee (Ethik Kommission Beider Basel). Informed consent from all patients was obtained in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Samples and analyses
Drawing of blood, purification of granulocytes and preparation of DNA was performed as described.16 The quantitative PCR assays for JAK2-V617F and JAK2 exon 12 mutations were performed as described.8 The sensitivity of the assays is around 0.5% allelic ratio. Repeated analysis in a test cohort of 22 patients revealed that the standard deviation between 2 measurements of the same DNAs was ± 1.08% mutated allele (data not shown). To indicate the relative change in the allelic ratios between the first and last blood sample in each patient, the following ratio was determined: JAK2 varianceMUT = (%T last JAK2-V617F - %T first JAK2-V617F) : %T first JAK2-V617F x 100. The same calculation was used for patients with JAK2 exon 12 mutations.
Statistical analyses
To compare continuous variables among the groups we used the Mann-Whitney U-test and the Kruskal Wallis-Test.
Results and Discussion
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Of 134 MPD patients (62 PV, 51 ET, 21 PMF) initially considered, 51 fulfilled the inclusion criteria (33 PV, 15 ET, 3 PMF). Due to the low number of PMF patients, only PV and ET patients were analyzed in more detail. The patient characteristics are summarized in Table 1. In 3 JAK2-V617F negative PV patients a mutation in JAK2 exon12 was found; all other patients carried the JAK2-V617F mutation. The time course of allelic ratios for JAK2-V617F and JAK2 exon 12 determined by allele-specific PCR is shown in Figure 1. The allelic ratios in most patients remained remarkably stable over the observation period (Figure 1A and B). As expected, PV patients had higher allelic ratios of JAK2-V617F (63±25%T) than ET patients (23±15 %T, p<0.005) (Figure 1A and B).6,17 The allelic ratios in PV patients with JAK2 exon 12 mutations were markedly lower (mean=21.3% mutated allele) than in PV patients with JAK2-V617F (Figure 1D and G). Interestingly, three JAK2-V617F positive patients became negative for the mutation (Figure 1C): One PV patient with secondary myelofibrosis underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Conversion to JAK2-V617F negativity was reported in most MPD cases successfully treated with HSCT.18,19 A second PV patient transformed to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with blast cells negative for JAK2-V617F. This phenomenon has been found in a substantial proportion of AML secondary to MPD.20–23 Finally, one ET patient became JAK2-V617F negative during treatment with interferon-
2a. Decrease in the JAK2-V617F allelic ratios and occasional complete remission has been reported in PV patients treated with interferon-2a.11 The 3 patients who converted to JAK2-V617F negativity were excluded from the following statistical analyses. |
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Table 1. Clinical characteristics of polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia patients.
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Figure 1. Time course of the JAK2 mutant allele burden in patients with PV and ET. %MA (mutated allele) indicates the allelic ratio of JAK2. Orange dots and lines: PV patients with JAK2-V617F mutation. Blue dots and lines: PV patients with JAK2 exon 12 mutations. Green dots and lines: ET Patients with JAK2-V617F mutation. n=number of patients. (A) All PV patients. (B) All ET patients. (C) Details of 3 patients with conversion to JAK2-V617F negativity. One underwent allo-HSCT, one transformed to acute myeloid leukemia and one was treated with interferon-2a. (D) PV patients without cytoreductive treatment. (E) ET patients without cytoreductive treatment. (F) Boxplots representing the relative change of JAK2-V617F %T JAK2(variance MUT) during the follow-up period in untreated PV and ET patients. (G) PV patients already treated with hydroxyurea when they entered the study. (H) ET patients already treated with hydroxyurea or when they entered the study. (I) Boxplots representing the JAK2 varianceMUT during the follow-up period in already treated PV and ET patients. (J) Absolute change of the allelic ratio of JAK2-V617F in patients who were newly treated during the follow-up period. Start = initiation of cytoreduction. (K) Absolute change of the allelic ratio of JAK2-V617F after cytoreductive therapy was discontinued. (L) Boxplots representing the JAK2 varianceMUT during the follow-up period. Untreated patients: patients without cytoreductive therapy. Already treated: patients who already took cytoreductive therapy when they entered the study. Newly treated: cytoreductive therapy was initiated during the study. Treatment stopped: cytoreductive therapy was discontinued during the study.
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2a. Interestingly, untreated patients (n=18, Figure 1D and E) and patients who were already on cytoreductive treatment at the time of the first blood sampling (n=16, Figure 1G and H) showed a remarkably stable allelic ratio during the follow-up. The latter group of patients had been on treatment for an average of 90±54 months before entering the study. To quantify the relative changes of the allelic ratios of JAK2 -V617F we defined the JAK2 varianceMUT as the percentage of change between first and last blood sample of each patient. We found no significant differences in the JAK2 varianceMUT between untreated PV and ET patients (Figure 1F) and between treated PV and ET patients (Figure 1I). However, when we looked at PV and ET patients in whom cytoreductive therapy was initiated during the course of the study (n=6), a decrease in the absolute values of the JAK2-V617F allele burden was observed in 5/6 patients within six months after hydroxyurea had been started. These differences are more pronounced when expressed as the relative change, i.e. JAK2 varianceMUT (Figure 1L). None of the 6 patients showed signs of leukemic transformation during follow-up. Conversely, patients who discontinued therapy during the course of the study showed a trend towards an increase in allelic ratios (Figure 1K). One patient showed an increase in allelic ratio of +37% seven months after discontinuation of cytoreduction with hydroxyurea, a treatment that he had been on for more than ten years. The comparison of the JAK2 varianceMUT between the four subgroups of patients is summarized in Figure 1L. Only the newly treated patients showed a significant deviation from the baseline (no change), when compared to untreated (p=0.027) and already treated patients (p=0.021). Patients who discontinued therapy showed a trend towards an increase in the allelic ratios, but the differences were not significant (p=0.4). Untreated and already treated patients were very stable, with a JAK2 varianceMUT of only 9% and 3% during a follow-up of 36±13 and 34±16 months respectively (Figure 1L).
Our study found surprisingly little change in the allelic ratios of JAK2 mutations in patients with or without cytoreductive treatment. We used solely purified peripheral blood granulocytes with a purity of 
95% as the source of DNA, which helps to avoid problems that may result from variable cellular composition of whole blood or bone marrow samples. As has been shown by several groups, the JAK2-V617F and exon 12 mutations are invariably present in DNA from granulocytes, but the presence of these mutations in other lineages, in particular in lymphocytes, can show large inter-individual differences,8,24,25 which could introduce false variability in apparent allelic ratios. In 6 patients of the untreated group, the first available sample coincided with the time of the MPD diagnosis, whereas in the remaining 10 patients the first sample was obtained later during the course of the disease. However, there was no difference in the JAK2 varianceMUT between these two groups of patients (not shown). These data suggest that the MPD clone size, defined by the allelic ratios of the JAK2 mutations, increases before laboratory and clinical signs of the MPD become manifest to reach a certain level at the time of diagnosis, which depends on the disease entity (ET vs. PV) and inter-individual determinants that are currently not understood. Once the disease is manifest, the size of the MPD clone appears to remain relatively stable in the majority of cases. Furthermore, in the steady state, treatment with hydroxyurea did not change the allelic ratios, resulting in a low JAK2 varianceMUT. However, in individual patients we observed changes in allelic ratios when treatment with hydroxyurea was initiated or terminated (Figure 1J and K). A significant reduction in the JAK2-V617F allelic ratio in PV and ET patients treated with hydroxyurea has recently been reported.26 Similarly, a decrease in the allelic ratio in PV patients who were treated with pegylated interferon-2a was found.11 Prospective studies will determine if serial determinations of the JAK2 allele burden can be used to assess the response to newly initiated cytoreductive therapy. The study of Vannucchi et al. suggests that the allelic ratio of JAK2-V617F determined at MPD diagnosis correlates with the likelihood of complications such as thrombosis.27,28 However, for patients with MPD diagnosed before the discovery of the JAK2 mutations blood samples from the time of diagnosis are not available. Our data suggest that allelic ratios determined later during the course of the disease may be equally informative in patients who have not been on cytoreductive therapy before the first quantitative determination of JAK2 mutations. However, this might not be applicable in patients who were already treated as therapy with hydroxyurea appears to induce an initial decrease in mutant allele burden before it reaches a steady state. Currently, no data are available on the effects of anagrelide. Ultimately, prospective studies are needed to validate our observations.
Acknowledgments
we thank the team of the Hematology Outpatient Clinic, University Hospital Basel for their help with the blood samples. Funding: this work was supported by grants 310000-108006/1 from the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss Cancer League (OCS-01742-08-2005) to RCS.
Footnotes
Authorship and Disclosures
AT performed research, analyzed data and wrote the paper; JRP analyzed data, MM, SL, HHS and ASB performed research; AG and AT analyzed data and RCS designed research, analyzed data and wrote the paper.
The authors reported no potential conflicts of interest.
Received for publication March 17, 2008. Revision received June 20, 2008. Accepted for publication July 24, 2008.
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