TY - JOUR
T1 - The novel AML stem cell-associated antigen CLL-1 aids in discrimination between normal and leukemic stem cells
AU - Van Rhenen, Anna
AU - Van Dongen, Guus A.M.S.
AU - Kelder, Angè Le
AU - Rombouts, Elwin J.
AU - Feller, Nicole
AU - Moshaver, Bijan
AU - Walsum, Marijke Stigter Van
AU - Zweegman, Sonja
AU - Ossenkoppele, Gert J.
AU - Schuurhuis, Gerrit Jan
PY - 2007/10/1
Y1 - 2007/10/1
N2 - In CD34+ acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the malignant stem cells reside in the CD38+ compartment. We have shown before that the frequency of such CD34+CD38- cells at diagnosis correlates with minimal residual disease (MRD) frequency after chemotherapy and with survival. Specific targeting of CD34+CD38+ cells might thus offer therapeutic options. Previously, we found that C-type lectin-like molecule-1 (CLL-1) has high expression on the whole blast compartment in the majority of AML cases. We now show that CLL-1 expression is also present on the CD34+CD38- stem-cell compartment in AML (77/89 patients). The CD34+CLL-1+ population, containing the CD34 +CD38-CLL-1+ cells, does engraft in nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency (NOD/SCID) mice with outgrowth to CLL-1+ blasts. CLL-1 expression was not different between diagnosis and relapse (n = 9). In remission, both CLL-1- normal and CLL-1 + malignant CD34+CD38- cells were present. A high CLL-1+ fraction was associated with quick relapse. CLL-1 expression is completely absent both on CD34+CD38- cells in normal (n = 11) and in regenerating bone marrow controls (n = 6). This AML stem-cell specificity of the anti-CLL-1 antibody under all conditions of disease and the leukemia-initiating properties of CD34+CLL-1+ cells indicate that anti-CLL-1 antibody enables both AML-specific stem-cell detection and possibly antigen-targeting in future.
AB - In CD34+ acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the malignant stem cells reside in the CD38+ compartment. We have shown before that the frequency of such CD34+CD38- cells at diagnosis correlates with minimal residual disease (MRD) frequency after chemotherapy and with survival. Specific targeting of CD34+CD38+ cells might thus offer therapeutic options. Previously, we found that C-type lectin-like molecule-1 (CLL-1) has high expression on the whole blast compartment in the majority of AML cases. We now show that CLL-1 expression is also present on the CD34+CD38- stem-cell compartment in AML (77/89 patients). The CD34+CLL-1+ population, containing the CD34 +CD38-CLL-1+ cells, does engraft in nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency (NOD/SCID) mice with outgrowth to CLL-1+ blasts. CLL-1 expression was not different between diagnosis and relapse (n = 9). In remission, both CLL-1- normal and CLL-1 + malignant CD34+CD38- cells were present. A high CLL-1+ fraction was associated with quick relapse. CLL-1 expression is completely absent both on CD34+CD38- cells in normal (n = 11) and in regenerating bone marrow controls (n = 6). This AML stem-cell specificity of the anti-CLL-1 antibody under all conditions of disease and the leukemia-initiating properties of CD34+CLL-1+ cells indicate that anti-CLL-1 antibody enables both AML-specific stem-cell detection and possibly antigen-targeting in future.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2007-03-083048
DO - https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2007-03-083048
M3 - Article
C2 - 17609428
SN - 0006-4971
VL - 110
SP - 2659
EP - 2666
JO - Blood
JF - Blood
IS - 7
ER -