Background
Methods
Patients and treatment
Cytogenetic analysis and mutation detection
RNA isolation and reverse transcription
Real-time quantitative PCR
Statistical analysis
Results
Expression of miR-200s in AML
Relationship between miR-200s and clinical features in AML
Patient’s features | miR-200a expression | miR-200b expression | miR-429 expression | miR-200c expression | miR-141 expression | ||||||||||
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Low (n = 49) | High (n = 49) |
P
| Low (n = 49) | High (n = 49) |
P
| Low (n = 49) | High (n = 49) |
P
| Low (n = 49) | High (n = 49) |
P
| Low (n = 49) | High (n = 49) |
P
| |
Sex (male/female) | 36/13 | 23/26 | 0.013 | 32/17 | 27/22 | 0.409 | 31/18 | 28/21 | 0.680 | 32/17 | 27/22 | 0.409 | 31/18 | 28/21 | 0.680 |
Age (years) | 58 (21–81) | 61 (18–87) | 0.842 | 60 (18–81) | 59 (18–87) | 0.831 | 60 (21–81) | 59 (18–87) | 0.741 | 60 (18–81) | 59 (18–87) | 0.743 | 60 (18–81) | 59 (18–87) | 1.000 |
WBC (× 109/L) | 38.7 (1.3–528.0) | 9.6 (1.1–130.2) | 0.001 | 35.5 (1.3–528.0) | 9.6 (1.1–130.2) | 0.041 | 34.5 (1.3–528.0) | 13.3 (1.1–130.2) | 0.099 | 34.9 (1.3–528.0) | 13.2 (1.1–130.2) | 0.094 | 35.5 (1.3–528.0) | 10.2 (1.1–116.6) | 0.090 |
Hemoglobin (g/L) | 78 (53–138) | 76.5 (32–144) | 0.085 | 80 (53–138) | 76.5 (32–144) | 0.330 | 77 (32–138) | 78 (34–134) | 0.940 | 84 (53–138) | 76 (32–144) | 0.124 | 88 (53–138) | 74.5 (32–144) | 0.024 |
Platelets (× 109/L) | 37 (3–447) | 47 (4–264) | 0.558 | 37 (3–447) | 46 (4–264) | 0.460 | 36 (3–447) | 47 (4–264) | 0.512 | 30 (5–447) | 49 (3–264) | 0.233 | 40 (5–125) | 46 (3–447) | 0.769 |
BM blasts (%) | 60% (20–99%) | 58% (20–95%) | 0.892 | 63% (20–99%) | 58% (21–95%) | 0.651 | 60% (20–98%) | 59% (20–99%) | 0.757 | 63% (20–99%) | 54% (20–95%) | 0.226 | 62% (20–98%) | 57% (20–99%) | 0.598 |
FAB subtypes | 0.660 | 0.945 | 0.681 | 0.827 | 0.900 | ||||||||||
M0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
M1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||
M2 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 26 | |||||
M4 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | |||||
M5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||
M6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Karyotypes | 0.982 | 0.813 | 0.606 | 0.948 | 0.578 | ||||||||||
Normal | 25 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 29 | |||||
t(8;21) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||||
+ 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||
− 5/5q- | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
− 7/7q- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
t(9;22) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Complex | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |||||
Others | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||||
No data | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Gene mutations | |||||||||||||||
CEBPA (±) | 7/33 | 6/38 | 0.765 | 5/38 | 8/33 | 0.376 | 8/36 | 5/35 | 0.555 | 7/34 | 6/37 | 0.768 | 6/37 | 7/34 | 0.768 |
NPM1 (±) | 5/35 | 4/40 | 0.730 | 3/40 | 6/35 | 0.307 | 4/40 | 5/35 | 0.730 | 5/36 | 4/39 | 0.735 | 4/39 | 5/36 | 0.735 |
FLT3-ITD (±) | 6/34 | 3/41 | 0.298 | 6/37 | 3/38 | 0.484 | 6/38 | 3/37 | 0.488 | 5/36 | 4/39 | 0.735 | 6/37 | 3/38 | 0.484 |
C-KIT (±) | 1/39 | 1/43 | 1.000 | 1/42 | 1/40 | 1.000 | 1/43 | 1/39 | 1.000 | 1/40 | 1/42 | 1.000 | 1/42 | 1/40 | 1.000 |
N/K-RAS (±) | 4/36 | 6/38 | 0.741 | 3/40 | 7/34 | 0.190 | 5/39 | 5/35 | 1.000 | 6/35 | 4/39 | 0.515 | 6/37 | 4/37 | 0.739 |
IDH1/2 (±) | 1/39 | 3/41 | 0.618 | 3/40 | 1/40 | 0.616 | 4/40 | 0/40 | 0.118 | 4/37 | 0/43 | 0.052 | 2/41 | 2/39 | 1.000 |
DNMT3A (±) | 4/36 | 2/42 | 0.418 | 4/39 | 2/39 | 0.676 | 4/40 | 2/38 | 0.678 | 3/38 | 3/40 | 1.000 | 3/40 | 3/38 | 1.000 |
U2AF1 (±) | 2/38 | 2/42 | 1.000 | 1/42 | 3/38 | 0.354 | 1/43 | 3/37 | 0.343 | 2/39 | 2/41 | 1.000 | 3/40 | 1/40 | 0.616 |
SRSF2 (±) | 1/39 | 3/41 | 0.618 | 1/42 | 3/38 | 0.354 | 1/43 | 3/37 | 0.343 | 1/40 | 3/40 | 0.616 | 1/42 | 3/38 | 0.354 |
SETBP1 (±) | 2/38 | 0/44 | 0.224 | 2/41 | 0/41 | 0.494 | 2/42 | 0/40 | 0.495 | 2/39 | 0/43 | 0.235 | 2/41 | 0/41 | 0.494 |
CR (±) | 16/33 | 23/26 | 0.215 | 14/35 | 25/24 | 0.038 | 14/35 | 25/24 | 0.038 | 14/35 | 25/24 | 0.038 | 15/34 | 24/25 | 0.098 |
Prognostic value of miR-200s in AML
Variables | Complete remission | Overall survival | ||||||
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Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||||
OR (95% CI) |
P
| OR (95% CI) |
P
| HR (95% CI) |
P
| HR (95% CI) |
P
| |
miR-200a | 0.548 (0.242–1.244) | 0.150 | 1.029 (0.285–3.722) | 0.965 | 0.662 (0.415–1.022) | 0.082 | 1.425 (0.651–3.120) | 0.376 |
miR-200b | 0.384 (0.167–0.885) | 0.025 | 0.823 (0.199–3.401) | 0.788 | 0.511 (0.319–0.819) | 0.005 | 0.524 (0.305–0.902) | 0.020 |
miR-429 | 0.384 (0.167–0.885) | 0.025 | 0.331 (0.128–0.858) | 0.023 | 0.558 (0.350–0.891) | 0.015 | 0.820 (0.325–2.073) | 0.675 |
miR-200c | 0.384 (0.167–0.885) | 0.025 | 0.977 (0.149–6.400) | 0.981 | 0.606 (0.380–0.965) | 0.035 | 0.649 (0.190–2.217) | 0.491 |
miR-141 | 0.460 (0.201–1.050) | 0.065 | 0.594 (0.192–1.833) | 0.364 | 0.695 (0.437–1.104) | 0.123 | 1.152 (0.582–2.279) | 0.684 |
Age | 4.229 (1.742–10.266) | 0.001 | 4.555 (1.715–12.095) | 0.002 | 2.046 (1.282–3.266) | 0.003 | 1.732 (1.033–2.902) | 0.037 |
WBC | 2.367 (1.015–5.520) | 0.046 | 1.846 (0.715–4.767) | 0.206 | 2.002 (1.253–3.199) | 0.004 | 1.560 (0.925–2.629) | 0.095 |
Karyotype | 3.108 (1.338–7.220) | 0.008 | 2.862 (1.164–7.042) | 0.022 | 1.875 (1.295–2.715) | 0.001 | 1.874 (1.210–2.902) | 0.005 |
CEBPA mutations | 0.526 (0.160–1.731) | 0.290 | 0.870 (0.413–1.829) | 0.713 | ||||
NPM1 mutations | 0.833 (0.207–3.358) | 0.798 | 1.200 (0.516–2.793) | 0.672 | ||||
FLT3-ITD mutations | 0.833 (0.207–3.358) | 0.798 | 0.935 (0.403–2.170) | 0.876 | ||||
C-KIT mutations | 0.673 (0.041–11.150) | 0.783 | 0.479 (0.066–3.458) | 0.465 | ||||
N/K-RAS mutations | 3.048 (0.605–15.343) | 0.177 | 1.311 (0.621–2.770) | 0.478 | ||||
IDH1/2 mutations | Undetermined | 0.999 | 4.671 (1.637–13.326) | 0.004 | 6.662 (1.757–25.268) | 0.005 | ||
DNMT3A mutations | 1.391 (0.240–8.057) | 0.712 | 1.590 (0.634–3.987) | 0.323 | ||||
U2AF1 mutations | Undetermined | 0.999 | 2.791 (0.987–7.890) | 0.053 | 5.130 (1.714–15.355) | 0.003 | ||
SRSF2 mutations | Undetermined | 0.999 | 1.934 (0.693–5.400) | 0.208 | ||||
SETBP1 mutations | 0.673 (0.041–11.150) | 0.783 | 0.637 (0.088–4.613) | 0.656 |