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==Primary Author(s)*==

Megan Piazza, Ph.D., Yiming Zhong, Ph.D., Shashi Shetty, Ph.D.

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==Cancer Category / Type==
Acute Myeloid Leukemia

==Cancer Sub-Classification / Subtype==

Acute myeloid leukemia with t(9;11)(p21.3;q23.3) resulting in KMT2A(MLL)-MLLT3(AF9) fusion

==Definition / Description of Disease==

This is a distinct entity in the World Health Organization (WHO) classification system<ref name=":0">Arber DA, et al., (2017). Acute myeloid leukaemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities, in World Health Organization Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues, Revised 4th edition. Swerdlow SH, Campo E, Harris NL, Jaffe ES, Pileri SA, Stein H, Thiele J, Arber DA, Hasserjian RP, Le Beau MM, Orazi A, and Siebert R, Editors. Revised 4th Edition. IARC Press: Lyon, France, 136-138.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=2016|title=Arber DA, Orazi A, Hasserjian R, et al. The 2016 revision to the World Health Organization classification of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukemia. Blood. 2016;127(20):2391-2405|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31659364|journal=Blood|volume=128|issue=3|pages=462–463|doi=10.1182/blood-2016-06-721662|issn=1528-0020|pmid=31659364}}</ref>. 

==Synonyms / Terminology==

AF9/MLL

==Epidemiology / Prevalence==

Accounts for 9-12% of pediatric cases of AML and 1- 2% of adult AML cases<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Byrd|first=John C.|last2=Mrózek|first2=Krzysztof|last3=Dodge|first3=Richard K.|last4=Carroll|first4=Andrew J.|last5=Edwards|first5=Colin G.|last6=Arthur|first6=Diane C.|last7=Pettenati|first7=Mark J.|last8=Patil|first8=Shivanand R.|last9=Rao|first9=Kathleen W.|date=2002|title=Pretreatment cytogenetic abnormalities are predictive of induction success, cumulative incidence of relapse, and overall survival in adult patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia: results from Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB 8461)|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12393746|journal=Blood|volume=100|issue=13|pages=4325–4336|doi=10.1182/blood-2002-03-0772|issn=0006-4971|pmid=12393746}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Forestier|first=Erik|last2=Heim|first2=Sverre|last3=Blennow|first3=Elisabeth|last4=Borgström|first4=Georg|last5=Holmgren|first5=Gösta|last6=Heinonen|first6=Kristiina|last7=Johannsson|first7=Johann|last8=Kerndrup|first8=Gitte|last9=Andersen|first9=Mette Klarskov|date=2003|title=Cytogenetic abnormalities in childhood acute myeloid leukaemia: a Nordic series comprising all children enrolled in the NOPHO-93-AML trial between 1993 and 2001|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12752097|journal=British Journal of Haematology|volume=121|issue=4|pages=566–577|doi=10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04349.x|issn=0007-1048|pmid=12752097}}</ref>.  No gender bias noted.

==Clinical Features==

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Patients may present with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), extramedullary myeloid (monocytic) sarcomas, and/or tissue infiltration involving the gingiva and skin<ref name=":0" />. 

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==Sites of Involvement==

Bone marrow 

==Morphologic Features==

This subtype may be seen in AML with or without maturation and has a strong association with acute monocytic and myelomonocytic leukemias<ref name=":0" />.  The blasts present are typically monoblasts or promonocytes<ref name=":0" />.  The monoblasts are large cells that have abundant cytoplasm, which may be moderate to intensely basophilic.  The cytoplasm may also show pseudopod formation, scattered and fine azurophilic granules, and vacuoles.  The nuclei of the monoblasts are typically round with delicate lacy chromatin and may contain one or more prominent nucleoli.  The promonocytes have cytoplasm that is less basophilic and may be more granulated, in addition to the presence of the occasional large azurophilic granules and vacuoles.  Mostly these monoblasts and promonocytes are MPO negative by immunohistochemistry.  These cells have a more irregularly shaped and delicately convoluted nuclear configuration. 

==Immunophenotype==

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!Finding!!Marker
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|Positive (universal)||CD33, CD65, CD4, and HLA-DR (children); CD14, CD4, CD11b, CD11c, CD64, CD36, and Lysozyme (adults)<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Muñoz|first=L.|last2=Nomdedéu|first2=J. F.|last3=Villamor|first3=N.|last4=Guardia|first4=R.|last5=Colomer|first5=D.|last6=Ribera|first6=J. M.|last7=Torres|first7=J. P.|last8=Berlanga|first8=J. J.|last9=Fernández|first9=C.|date=2003|title=Acute myeloid leukemia with MLL rearrangements: clinicobiological features, prognostic impact and value of flow cytometry in the detection of residual leukemic cells|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12529663|journal=Leukemia|volume=17|issue=1|pages=76–82|doi=10.1038/sj.leu.2402708|issn=0887-6924|pmid=12529663}}</ref>
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|Positive (subset)||Neuron-glial antigen 2 (NG2) (children and adults)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wuchter|first=C.|last2=Harbott|first2=J.|last3=Schoch|first3=C.|last4=Schnittger|first4=S.|last5=Borkhardt|first5=A.|last6=Karawajew|first6=L.|last7=Ratei|first7=R.|last8=Ruppert|first8=V.|last9=Haferlach|first9=T.|date=2000|title=Detection of acute leukemia cells with mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) gene rearrangements by flow cytometry using monoclonal antibody 7.1|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10914547|journal=Leukemia|volume=14|issue=7|pages=1232–1238|doi=10.1038/sj.leu.2401840|issn=0887-6924|pmid=10914547}}</ref>
CD34, CD117, and CD56 (adult)<ref name=":2" />
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|Negative (universal)||CD13, CD34, and CD14 (children)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Creutzig|first=U.|last2=Harbott|first2=J.|last3=Sperling|first3=C.|last4=Ritter|first4=J.|last5=Zimmermann|first5=M.|last6=Löffler|first6=H.|last7=Riehm|first7=H.|last8=Schellong|first8=G.|last9=Ludwig|first9=W. D.|date=1995|title=Clinical significance of surface antigen expression in children with acute myeloid leukemia: results of study AML-BFM-87|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7579404|journal=Blood|volume=86|issue=8|pages=3097–3108|issn=0006-4971|pmid=7579404}}</ref>
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|Negative (subset)||None
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==Chromosomal Rearrangements (Gene Fusions)==

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!Chromosomal Rearrangement!!Genes in Fusion (5’ or 3’ Segments)!!Pathogenic Derivative!!Prevalence
!Diagnostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)
!Prognostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)
!Therapeutic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)
!Notes
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|EXAMPLE t(9;22)(q34;q11.2)||EXAMPLE 3'ABL1 / 5'BCR||EXAMPLE der(22)||EXAMPLE 20% (COSMIC)
EXAMPLE 30% (add reference)
|Yes
|No
|Yes
|EXAMPLE

The t(9;22) is diagnostic of CML in the appropriate morphology and clinical context (add reference). This fusion is responsive to targeted therapy such as Imatinib (Gleevec) (add reference).
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This AML subtype is classified based on the translocation between chromosomes 9 and 11, specifically t(9;11)(p21.3;q23.3).  This translocation leads to the fusion of the 5’ portion of ''KMT2A'' at 11q23.3 and the 3’ portion of ''MLLT3'' at 9p21.3.  Both reciprocal fusions are expressed, however, the KMT2A-MLLT3 fusion on the derivative chromosome 11 is the candidate oncoprotein as it contains the putative functional domains of both proteins<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Mrózek|first=K.|last2=Heinonen|first2=K.|last3=Lawrence|first3=D.|last4=Carroll|first4=A. J.|last5=Koduru|first5=P. R.|last6=Rao|first6=K. W.|last7=Strout|first7=M. P.|last8=Hutchison|first8=R. E.|last9=Moore|first9=J. O.|date=1997|title=Adult patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia and t(9; 11)(p22; q23) have a superior outcome to patients with other translocations involving band 11q23: a cancer and leukemia group B study|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9373264|journal=Blood|volume=90|issue=11|pages=4532–4538|issn=0006-4971|pmid=9373264}}</ref>.

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!Chromosomal Rearrangement!!Genes in Fusion (5’ or 3’ Segments)!!Pathogenic Derivative!!Prevalence
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|t(9;11)(p21.3;q23.3)||5'KMT2A / 3'MLLT3||der(11)||1-12% of AML
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* Gene Mutations (SNV/INDEL)}}

Patients with t(9;11) resulting in a fusion between ''KMT2A'' and ''MLLT3'' and ≥20% blasts are diagnosed with AML with t(9;11).  AML with t(9;11)(p21.3;q23.3) has an intermediate survival, which is superior to AML with other 11q23 translocations<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rubnitz|first=Jeffrey E.|last2=Raimondi|first2=Susana C.|last3=Tong|first3=Xin|last4=Srivastava|first4=Deo Kumar|last5=Razzouk|first5=Bassem I.|last6=Shurtleff|first6=Sheila A.|last7=Downing|first7=James R.|last8=Pui|first8=Ching-Hon|last9=Ribeiro|first9=Raul C.|date=2002|title=Favorable impact of the t(9;11) in childhood acute myeloid leukemia|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11981001|journal=Journal of Clinical Oncology: Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology|volume=20|issue=9|pages=2302–2309|doi=10.1200/JCO.2002.08.023|issn=0732-183X|pmid=11981001}}</ref>.  There have been over 50 ''KMT2A'' translocation partners identified<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Meyer|first=C.|last2=Schneider|first2=B.|last3=Jakob|first3=S.|last4=Strehl|first4=S.|last5=Attarbaschi|first5=A.|last6=Schnittger|first6=S.|last7=Schoch|first7=C.|last8=Jansen|first8=M. W. J. C.|last9=van Dongen|first9=J. J. M.|date=2006|title=The MLL recombinome of acute leukemias|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16511515|journal=Leukemia|volume=20|issue=5|pages=777–784|doi=10.1038/sj.leu.2404150|issn=0887-6924|pmid=16511515}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Shih|first=L.-Y.|last2=Liang|first2=D.-C.|last3=Fu|first3=J.-F.|last4=Wu|first4=J.-H.|last5=Wang|first5=P.-N.|last6=Lin|first6=T.-L.|last7=Dunn|first7=P.|last8=Kuo|first8=M.-C.|last9=Tang|first9=T.-C.|date=2006|title=Characterization of fusion partner genes in 114 patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia and MLL rearrangement|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16341046|journal=Leukemia|volume=20|issue=2|pages=218–223|doi=10.1038/sj.leu.2404024|issn=0887-6924|pmid=16341046}}</ref> and one of the most common partners is ''MLLT3''<ref name=":0" />. 

Patients presenting with t(9;11)(p22;q23) and <20% blasts should be monitored closely for more definite evidence of AML.

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==Individual Region Genomic Gain / Loss / LOH==

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!Chr #!!Gain / Loss / Amp / LOH!!Minimal Region Genomic Coordinates [Genome Build]!!Minimal Region Cytoband
!Diagnostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)
!Prognostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)
!Therapeutic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)
!Notes
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7
|EXAMPLE Loss
|EXAMPLE

chr7:1- 159,335,973 [hg38]
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chr7
|Yes
|Yes
|No
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Presence of monosomy 7 (or 7q deletion) is sufficient for a diagnosis of AML with MDS-related changes when there is ≥20% blasts and no prior therapy (add reference).  Monosomy 7/7q deletion is associated with a poor prognosis in AML (add reference).
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8
|EXAMPLE Gain
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chr8:1-145,138,636 [hg38]
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chr8
|No
|No
|No
|EXAMPLE

Common recurrent secondary finding for t(8;21) (add reference).
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The t(9;11)( p21.3;q23.3) can present with secondary abnormalities, most frequently trisomy of chromosome 8<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />.

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!Chromosome Number!!Gain/Loss/Amp/LOH!!Region
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|8||Gain (trisomy)||Entire chromosome
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==Characteristic Chromosomal Patterns==

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!Chromosomal Pattern
!Diagnostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)
!Prognostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)
!Therapeutic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)
!Notes
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Co-deletion of 1p and 18q
|Yes
|No
|No
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Not applicable

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==Gene Mutations (SNV / INDEL)==

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!Gene; Genetic Alteration!!'''Presumed Mechanism (Tumor Suppressor Gene [TSG] / Oncogene / Other)'''!!'''Prevalence (COSMIC /  TCGA / Other)'''!!'''Concomitant Mutations'''!!'''Mutually Exclusive Mutations'''
!'''Diagnostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)'''
!Prognostic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)
!Therapeutic Significance (Yes, No or Unknown)
!Notes
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|EXAMPLE: TP53; Variable LOF mutations

EXAMPLE:

EGFR; Exon 20 mutations

EXAMPLE: BRAF; Activating mutations
|EXAMPLE: TSG
|EXAMPLE: 20% (COSMIC)

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|EXAMPLE: IDH1 R123H
|EXAMPLE: EGFR amplification
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|EXAMPLE:  Excludes hairy cell leukemia (HCL) (add reference).
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Note: A more extensive list of mutations can be found in cBioportal (https://www.cbioportal.org/), COSMIC (https://cancer.sanger.ac.uk/cosmic), ICGC (https://dcc.icgc.org/) and/or other databases. When applicable, gene-specific pages within the CCGA site directly link to pertinent external content.


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NA

===Other Mutations===
NA

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==Epigenomic Alterations==

Not applicable

==Genes and Main Pathways Involved==

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|EXAMPLE: Increased cell growth and proliferation
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|EXAMPLE: CDKN2A; Inactivating mutations
|EXAMPLE: Cell cycle regulation
|EXAMPLE: Unregulated cell division
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|EXAMPLE:  KMT2C and ARID1A; Inactivating mutations
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The ''KMT2A'' (Lysine Methyltransferase 2A) gene encodes a protein that complexes with other proteins and functions to regulate gene transcription through chromatin remodeling.  This protein plays a vital role in regulating gene expressing during early development and hematopoiesis.  The ''MLLT3'' (Super Elongation Complex Subunit) gene encodes a protein that is an element of the super elongation complex (SEC).  The SEC is a complex that plays an essential role in regulating the activity of RNA polymerase II transcription.  The fusion protein created, KMT2A-MLLT3, leads to the promotion of transcriptional elongation, activation of genes that would typically be silenced, and thus inhibits hematopoietic cells from properly maturing<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mueller|first=Dorothee|last2=García-Cuéllar|first2=María-Paz|last3=Bach|first3=Christian|last4=Buhl|first4=Sebastian|last5=Maethner|first5=Emanuel|last6=Slany|first6=Robert K.|date=2009|title=Misguided transcriptional elongation causes mixed lineage leukemia|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19956800|journal=PLoS biology|volume=7|issue=11|pages=e1000249|doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.1000249|issn=1545-7885|pmc=2774266|pmid=19956800}}</ref>.

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==Genetic Diagnostic Testing Methods==
Karyotype, FISH, RT-PCR

==Familial Forms==
Not applicable

==Additional Information==
Not applicable

==Links==

[[KMT2A]]

[[MLLT3]]

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