Table 1.

Studies of clonal evolution in patients who progressed to post-AA secondary MDS

Reference (year)Study design (methodology)Median age, (range), yPatients, nPre-MDS analysisMDS analysisAssociations reported
Patients with malignancy-associated mutations, n (%)Reported mutations (n)Median allelic fraction (%)Patients with malignancy-associated mutations, n (%)Reported mutations (n)Karyotype at MDS transformation (n, %)
9 (2014)* Retrospective (Targeted NGS) 54 (17-83) 17 11 (65) None (6), ASXL1 (7), DNMT3A (3), BCOR (1), ERBB2 (1), TET2 (1), U2AF1 (1) 31 N/A N/A Normal (10, 58), monosomy 7 (4, 24%), others in 1 patient each AA patients with somatic mutations had a higher rate of MDS evolution. Patients with somatic mutations had shorter leukocyte telomere lengths. 
12 (2015)* Retrospective (Sanger sequencing of ASXL1, TET2, RUNX1, TP53, K-RAS, N-RAS21 (7-76) 4 (44) ASXL1 (3), TET2 (1) N/A N/A N/A Normal (5, 56), monosomy 7 (2, 22), others in 1 patient each Patients with mutations in ASXL1 had a higher rate of MDS evolution. 
25 (2015) Retrospective (WES, targeted NGS) of AA patients with monosomy 7 27 (18-68) 13 2 (15) Patient 1 (ASXL1, DNMT3A, SETBP1, DOT1L, STAT3). Patient 2 (DNMT3A, RUNX1). ∼30 4 (31) ASXL1 (4), DNMT3A (3), RUNX1 (3), SETBP1 (2), others Monosomy 7 (13, 100) Relatively low frequency of somatic mutations in patients with monosomy 7. Patients with monosomy 7 had shorter leukocyte telomere lengths. 
3 (2015)* Retrospective (WES, targeted NGS) 40.5 (2.5-88) 16 N/A Various N/A; clone size expanded over time N/A N/A N/A Patients with mutations in ASXL1, DNMT3A, RUNX1, JAK2, and JAK3 had worse overall and progression-free survival. Patients with mutations in PIGA, BCOR, BCORL1 had better overall and progression-free survival. 
7 (2017) Retrospective (WES, targeted NGS) 62 (18-75) 23 4 of 8 (50) RUNX1 (2), ASXL1 (1), U2AF1 (1), JAK2 (1), PHF6 (1), SETBP1 (1), TET2 (1) 26 15 (65) ASXL1, RUNX1, splicing factors, SETBP1, others Monosomy 7 (17, 63) Mutations in ASXL1, RUNX1, splicing factors, and CBL were associated with post-AA secondary MDS. 
Reference (year)Study design (methodology)Median age, (range), yPatients, nPre-MDS analysisMDS analysisAssociations reported
Patients with malignancy-associated mutations, n (%)Reported mutations (n)Median allelic fraction (%)Patients with malignancy-associated mutations, n (%)Reported mutations (n)Karyotype at MDS transformation (n, %)
9 (2014)* Retrospective (Targeted NGS) 54 (17-83) 17 11 (65) None (6), ASXL1 (7), DNMT3A (3), BCOR (1), ERBB2 (1), TET2 (1), U2AF1 (1) 31 N/A N/A Normal (10, 58), monosomy 7 (4, 24%), others in 1 patient each AA patients with somatic mutations had a higher rate of MDS evolution. Patients with somatic mutations had shorter leukocyte telomere lengths. 
12 (2015)* Retrospective (Sanger sequencing of ASXL1, TET2, RUNX1, TP53, K-RAS, N-RAS21 (7-76) 4 (44) ASXL1 (3), TET2 (1) N/A N/A N/A Normal (5, 56), monosomy 7 (2, 22), others in 1 patient each Patients with mutations in ASXL1 had a higher rate of MDS evolution. 
25 (2015) Retrospective (WES, targeted NGS) of AA patients with monosomy 7 27 (18-68) 13 2 (15) Patient 1 (ASXL1, DNMT3A, SETBP1, DOT1L, STAT3). Patient 2 (DNMT3A, RUNX1). ∼30 4 (31) ASXL1 (4), DNMT3A (3), RUNX1 (3), SETBP1 (2), others Monosomy 7 (13, 100) Relatively low frequency of somatic mutations in patients with monosomy 7. Patients with monosomy 7 had shorter leukocyte telomere lengths. 
3 (2015)* Retrospective (WES, targeted NGS) 40.5 (2.5-88) 16 N/A Various N/A; clone size expanded over time N/A N/A N/A Patients with mutations in ASXL1, DNMT3A, RUNX1, JAK2, and JAK3 had worse overall and progression-free survival. Patients with mutations in PIGA, BCOR, BCORL1 had better overall and progression-free survival. 
7 (2017) Retrospective (WES, targeted NGS) 62 (18-75) 23 4 of 8 (50) RUNX1 (2), ASXL1 (1), U2AF1 (1), JAK2 (1), PHF6 (1), SETBP1 (1), TET2 (1) 26 15 (65) ASXL1, RUNX1, splicing factors, SETBP1, others Monosomy 7 (17, 63) Mutations in ASXL1, RUNX1, splicing factors, and CBL were associated with post-AA secondary MDS. 

N/A, not available.

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Data shown correspond to the subset of patients who progressed to post-AA secondary MDS.

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