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ReviewHaematologica2025

Novel classification system and high-risk categories of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia.

Masayuki Umeda, Yen-Chun Liu, Seth E Karol, Jeffery M Klco

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Review in Haematologica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. The Mutational Landscape of Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Its Impact.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Masayuki UmedaDepartment of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.
Yen-Chun LiuDepartment of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.
Seth E KarolDepartment of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.
Jeffery M KlcoDepartment of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN. jeffery.klco@stjude.org.

Funding

UBTF Tandem Duplications in Pediatric Acute Myeloid LeukemiaR01CA276079 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI Jeffery M Klco · 2023 to 2026
$1.6M
Hypertension Intervention to Reduce Osteonecrosis in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaK08CA250418 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI KAROL, SETH EVAN · 2020 to 2024
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA250418NCI NIH HHS R01 CA276079
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prognosis of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains poor compared with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL); accurate diagnosis and treatment strategies based on the genomic background are urgently needed. Recent advances in sequencing technologies have identified novel pediatric AML subtypes, including BCL11B structural variants and UBTF tandem duplications (UBTF-TD), associated with poor prognosis. In contrast, these novel subtypes do not fit into the diagnostic systems for AML of the 5th edition WHO classification or International Consensus Classifications (ICC) released in 2022. In this review, we describe the current state of pediatric AML classification in the context of a new classification framework based on the findings of updated genomic profiling. Molecular categories in the new classification system are associated with unique transcriptional, mutational, and clinical characteristics, which can be leveraged for predicting clinical outcomes and developing molecular-target therapies based on the initiating driver alterations. We also highlight four high-risk subtypes of pediatric AML, namely CBFA2T3::GLIS2, BCL11B, UBTF-TD, and ETS family fusions, focusing on their disease mechanisms, clinical associations, and possible therapeutic strategies to overcome the dismal clinical outcomes associated with these alterations.

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Leukemia, Myeloid, AcuteBiomarkers, TumorChildHumansMutationPrognosisBiomarkers, Tumor

Identifiers

PMID39781610
PMCPMC12399961

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