Circulating hematopoietic progenitor cells predict survival in patients with myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia.

نویسندگان

  • Verena Sagaster
  • Eva Jäger
  • Ansgar Weltermann
  • Ilse Schwarzinger
  • Heinz Gisslinger
  • Klaus Lechner
  • Klaus Geissler
  • Leopold Oehler
چکیده

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The levels of circulating hematopoietic progenitor cells are often increased in myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia (MMM). The prognostic relevance of this phenomenon is largely unknown. DESIGN AND METHODS We determined the number of circulating myeloid (CFU-GM), erythroid (BFU-E), and pluripotent (CFU-GEMM) progenitors, in 110 patients with MMM at diagnosis using a semi-solid colony assay. Overall survival was investigated by plots of the Kaplan-Meier estimator; known risk factors and the number of circulating progenitor cells were tested by univariate and multiple Cox regression analysis. RESULTS Univariate analysis showed that hemoglobin concentration (p=0.019), CFU-GM (p< 0.0001), BFU-E (p=0.002), and age (p=0.002) predicted survival. Numbers of circulating CFU-GM above the 75th percentile were associated with a significantly shorter survival than were CFU-GM levels at or below the 75th percentile (27 vs. 74 months, p=0.0007). Similarly, high numbers of BFU-E in peripheral blood (> 75th percentile) predicted a shorter survival (33 vs. 74 months; p=0.007). When myeloid and erythroid progenitor cells were calculated separately in the multiple Cox regression analysis, both CFU-GM (hazard ratio 2.8, 95% CI, 1.35 to 5.93) and BFU-E (hazard ratio 2.57, 95% CI, 1.26 to 5.21) numbers above the 75th percentile were independent adverse prognostic factors in our patients. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS High levels of circulating myeloid and erythroid progenitor cells are novel risks factors in patients with MMM. The assessment of hematopoietic progenitor cells may be useful to determine risk-adjusted treatment strategies.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Haematologica

دوره 88 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003