Somatic mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1 and IDH2) were recently demonstrated in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but their prevalence and prognostic impact remain to be explored in large extensively characterized AML series, and also in various other hematologic malignancies.
The mutations of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) gene have been identified in a proportion of hematologic malignancies including acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Mutations in the IDH1 and IDH2 (isocitrate dehydrogenase) genes have been discovered across a range of solid-organ and hematologic malignancies, including acute myeloid leukemia, glioma, chondrosarcoma, and cholangiocarcinoma.
The importance of the TET-mediated cytosine demethylation pathway is also underscored by a recurrent mutation of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) and IDH2 in hematological malignancies, whose mutation inhibits TET function through a novel oncometabolite, 2-hydroxyglutarate.
Inhibition of mutant IDH shows promise as a treatment approach in hematologic malignancies, with further development ongoing in solid tumors and glioma.
The aim of this study is to determine whether germline isocitrate dehydrogenase genes mutations are involved.We targeted IDH1 and IDH2 genes in 104 familial cases belonging to Tunisian and French populations, including several forms of hematological malignancies and cosegregated solid tumors.We report one IDH1 variant: c.315 G>T, p.Gly105Gly in 15 % of cases, which was assigned to the worst outcome in several studies.
These findings supported initiation of the ongoing clinical trials of AG-221 in patients with <i>IDH2</i> mutation-positive advanced hematologic malignancies.<b>Significance:</b> Mutations in <i>IDH1/2</i> are identified in approximately 20% of patients with AML and contribute to leukemia via a block in hematopoietic cell differentiation.
We here summarize the basic physiology of IDH, the metabolic and oncogenic consequences of mutant IDH1/2, and the clinical significance of IDH inhibition in hematologic malignancies.
Since 2013, several mutant IDH-targeted inhibitors have been developed, and nearly a dozen clinical trials have opened specifically for IDH-mutant hematologic malignancies.
URGENTseq enables the reporting of selected genes useful for immediate diagnosis (CALR, CSF3R, JAK2, KRAS, MPL, NPM1, NRAS, SF3B1) and treatment decisions (IDH1, IDH2) in hematologic malignancies within 48 hours of specimen collection.
From a phase 1 study of 258 patients with IDH1-mutant advanced hematologic malignancies, we report results for 34 patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) ineligible for standard therapy who received ivosidenib 500 mg once daily.