MLL gene rearrangement in acute myelogenous leukemia after exposure to tegafur/uracil

Int J Hematol. 2002 Feb;75(2):178-81. doi: 10.1007/BF02982024.

Abstract

We report a case of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) with MLL (myeloid-lymphoid leukemia or mixed-lineage leukemia) gene rearrangement after exposure to tegafur/uracil. Cytogenetic and clinical findings in this patient: t(11;17) (q23;q25), AML-M4 morphology, development of AML within a short latent period after first exposure to tegafur/uracil, and good response to remission induction chemotherapy but short remission duration, have been considered typical features of therapy-related acute myelogenous leukemia (t-AML) after exposure to topoisomerase II-targeting agents. This case report suggests that t-AML may develop after exposure to tegafur/uracil and that MLL gene rearrangement may not necessarily be specific to t-AML after exposure to topoisomerase II-targeting agents.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / adverse effects*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
  • Colonic Neoplasms / complications
  • Colonic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Gene Rearrangement*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / chemically induced*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / genetics*
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / chemically induced
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / genetics
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage
  • Tegafur / adverse effects*
  • Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
  • Translocation, Genetic

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
  • Tegafur