Clinical Significance of TP53, PAX5, and JAK2 gene mutation in Pediatric
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Abstract
Background: Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
is the most common childhood cancer worldwide. Developed countries have
a 90% 5-year overall survival rate with proper treatment, while LMICs
have a poor rate of around 30-50%. The research aims to identify
mutations in frequently mutated genes’ hotspot regions to design
appropriate treatment plans based on patients’ somatic makeup.
Methods: Sanger sequencing was conducted on TP53,
PAX5, and JAK2 gene hotspot regions in 60 Patients with ALL
diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, categorized into B-ALL and
T-ALL subtypes. Results: The exon mutation rate was
8.33%. The mutation frequency for PAX5 was 5%, while for
TP53, it was 3.33%. New mutations found in TP53 and
PAX5 genes intron region. None of these mutations was found
significant to have a poor prognosis either on the whole cohort or
chemotherapy recipient patients. Among the mutated samples,
Chr17:7674089 (A→C) and Chr17:7674109 (G→A) were found to have a worse
prognosis in patients diagnosed with T-ALL. Chemotherapy treatment
response is significant with p = 0.011, and there was a linkage between
chemotherapy response and the overall mutation in chemotherapy patients
(p=0.0013). The TP53 mutation in chemotherapy patients is related
to poor survival (p=0.001) rather than the PAX5 mutation
(p=0.087). Conclusion: TP53 gene mutation is
associated with poor chemotherapy response, and subtypes specific study
is required for the precise treatment plan for Bangladeshi pediatric
patients with ALL.