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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
Imatinib mesylate is effective in the treatment of hematologic malignancies that are characterized by either abl- or PDGFR beta- activating mutations. The drug is also active in a subset of patients with eosinophilic disorders and systemic mast cell disease (SMCD). Recently, a novel tyrosine kinase that is generated from fusion of the Fip1-like 1 (FIP1L1) and PDGFR alpha (PDGFRA) genes has been identified as a therapeutic target for imatinib mesylate in hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES). We used fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to detect deletion of the CHIC2 locus at 4q12 as a surrogate for the FIP1L1-PDGFRA fusion. CHIC2 deletion was observed in bone marrow cells for 3 of 5 patients with SMCD associated with eosinophilia. Deletion of this locus and expression of the FIP1L1-platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) fusion was also documented in enriched eosinophils, neutrophils, or mononuclear cells by both FISH and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for one patient. While all 3 patients with the FIP1L1-PDGFRA rearrangement achieved a sustained complete response with imatinib mesylate therapy, the other two, both carrying the c-kit Asp816 to Val (Asp816Val) mutation, did not. These observations suggest that the FIP1L1-PDGFRA rearrangement occurs in an early hematopoietic progenitor and suggests that the molecular pathogenesis for a subset of SMCD patients is similar to that of HES. Screening for the FIP1L1-PDGFRA rearrangement and Asp816Val mutation will advance rational therapy decisions in SMCD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3093-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Eosinophilia, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Gene Rearrangement, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Hematopoietic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Hypereosinophilic Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Mastocytosis, Systemic, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Oncogene Proteins, Fusion, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Piperazines, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Pyrimidines, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:12842979-mRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
CHIC2 deletion, a surrogate for FIP1L1-PDGFRA fusion, occurs in systemic mastocytosis associated with eosinophilia and predicts response to imatinib mesylate therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article