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Clinical implications of the SETBP1 mutation in patients with primary myelodysplastic syndrome and its stability during disease progression
Author(s) -
Hou HsinAn,
Kuo YuanYeh,
Tang JihLuh,
Chou WenChien,
Yao Ming,
Lai YanJun,
Lin ChienChin,
Chen ChienYuan,
Liu ChiehYu,
Tseng MeiHsuan,
Huang ChiFei,
Chiang YingChieh,
Lee FenYu,
Liu MingChih,
Liu ChiaWen,
Huang ShangYi,
Ko BorSheng,
Wu ShangJu,
Tsay Woei,
Chen YaoChang,
Tien HweiFang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.23611
Subject(s) - isochromosome , international prognostic scoring system , mutation , gene mutation , medicine , myelodysplastic syndromes , cytogenetics , exon , cancer research , oncology , biology , bone marrow , gene , genetics , karyotype , chromosome
Mutations of the SET binding protein 1 ( SETBP1 ) gene have been identified in patients with myeloid neoplasms, but the clinical relevance of this mutation and its association with other gene mutations in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and the stability during disease progression remains unclear. Mutations in SETBP1 gene at exon 4 were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing in 430 MDS patients. The results were correlated with clinical features, cytogenetics, gene mutations and treatment outcomes. SETBP1 mutations were identified in 14 (3.3%) of the 430 patients with primary MDS based on the FAB classification and 8 (2.4%) of the 333 patients based on the WHO classification. The SETBP1 mutation was closely associated with higher white blood cell counts, isochromosome of 17q, monosomy 7, and mutations of ASXL1, EZH2 and SRSF2 . With a median follow‐up of 43.9 months, MDS patients, based on either the FAB or WHO classification, had a significantly poorer overall survival (OS) if they harbored SETBP1 mutation. Further, SETBP1 mutation was an independent poor prognostic factor for OS (HR = 1.842, CI 95%, 1.1018–3.332, P = 0.043) irrespective of age, sex, and the International Prognostic Scoring System. Sequential analysis showed that the original SETBP1 mutations in the eight SETBP1‐ mutated patients studied were retained while two of the 101 SETBP1 ‐wild patients acquired novel SETBP1 mutations during follow‐ups. The SETBP1 mutation is associated with poor prognosis in MDS. The mutation can be acquired during the clinical course suggesting it may play a role in disease progression. Am. J. Hematol. 89:181–186, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.