Copy number variation analysis in cytochromes and glutathione S-transferases may predict efficacy of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in chronic myeloid leukemia.

• Main Authors: Alexander V Lavrov, Oksana A Ustaeva, Elmira P Adilgereeva, Svetlana A Smirnikhina, Ekaterina Y Chelysheva, Oleg A Shukhov, Yuriy V Shatokhin, Sergey V Mordanov, Anna G Turkina, Sergey I Kutsev
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
• Series: PLoS ONE
• Online Access: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5597128?pdf=render

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative disease characterized by the presence of BCR/ABL fusion gene in leukemic cells, which promotes uncontrolled cell proliferation. Up to 20% of CML patients show primary resistance or non-optimal response to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy. We investigated the association between copy number variation (CNV) in glutathione S-transferases (GST) and cytochromes (CYP) and the response rate to TKI. We enrolled 47 patients with CML: 31 with an optimal response and 16 with failure at 6 months in accordance with European LeukemiaNet 2013 recommendations. CNV detection was performed using SALSA MLPA P128-C1 Cytochrome P450 probe mix. Patients with optimal response and with failure of TKI therapy showed different frequencies of wild type and mutated CYPs and GST (p<0.0013). Validation in the group of 15 patients proved high prognostic value (p = 0.02): positive and negative predictive value 83% and 78%; sensitivity and specificity 71% and 88%. Wild type genotypes of CYP and GST associate with a worse response to TKI treatment in CML patients. This test can be recommended for further clinical trials.