Morphologic analysis in myelodysplastic syndromes with del(5q) treated with lenalidomide. A Japanese multiinstitutional study

Leuk Res. 2012 May;36(5):575-80. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2011.11.011. Epub 2011 Dec 15.

Abstract

Lenalidomide is known to be effective in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with del(5q) in improving anemia and suppressing del(5q) cells. MDS with del(5q) shows increase of nonlobulated megakaryocytes. However, histopathology of MDS with del(5q) treated with lenalidomide has not been fully studied. We investigated the morphologic changes in lenalidomide treated low- or intermediate-1-risk MDS with del(5q). All of evaluable patients showed high proportion of nonlobulated megakaryocytes. The nonlobulated megakaryocytes were markedly decreased in 6 patients during therapy in parallel with suppression of del(5q) cells. Our analysis suggests that single allele deletion of common deleted region inhibits nuclear lobulation of megakaryocytes.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00812968.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Chromosome Deletion*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5*
  • Erythropoiesis / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Lenalidomide
  • Megakaryocytes / drug effects
  • Megakaryocytes / pathology
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / blood
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / drug therapy
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / genetics
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / pathology*
  • Thalidomide / analogs & derivatives*
  • Thalidomide / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Thalidomide
  • Lenalidomide

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00812968