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Table 8 Myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms with eosinophilia and TK fusion

From: A practical approach on the classifications of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukemia: WHO and ICC

WHO-HAEM5

ICC

Most common fusion

Typical clinical and BM

manifestations

Targeted therapy

PDGFRA

PDGFRA

Cryptic deletion at

4q12/

FIP1L1::PDGFRA

Common: CEL-like BM with frequent extramedullary

involvement

Others: B-ALL/LL, AML or mast cell proliferations

Excellent response to TKI

PDGFRB

PDGFRB

t(5;12)(q32;p13.2)/

ETV6::PDGFRB

Common: CEL-like or

monocytosis with eosinophilia

Others: ALL, AML or mast cell proliferations

Excellent response to TKI

FGFR1

FGFR1

t(8;13)(p11.2;q12.1)/

ZMYM2::FGFR1

Common: Extramedullary T-ALL/LL with BM MPN-like or blast phase of MPN; Trilineage MPAL not uncommon

High rate of response to

FGFR inhibitor such as

pemigatinib, especially

for cases in chronic phase

JAK2

JAK2

t(8;9)(p22;p24.1)/

PCM1::JAK2

Often show characteristic pronormoblast clusters

Limited responses to

ruxolitinib

FLT3

FLT3

t(12;13)(p13.2;q12.2)/

ETV6::FLT3

T-ALL/LL or myeloid sarcoma with CEL-like or MDS/MPN BM features

Various responses to

specific FLT3 inhibitors

ETV6::ABL1

ETV6::ABL1

t(9;12)(q34.1;p13.2)/

ETV6::ABL1

CML-like with frequent

eosinophilia in chronic or

blast phase

Good response to TKI in chronic phase

Other defined tyrosine kinase fusions

Not included

ETV6::FGFR2; ETV6::LYN; ETV6::NTRK3; RANBP2::ALK; BCR::RET; FGFR1OP::RET

Variable

Unknown

  1. Abbreviations CEL, chronic eosinophilic leukemia; TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor; ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; MPAL, mixed phenotype acute leukemia