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Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of appropriate treatment are critical for improving the prognosis of acute leukemia. Acute leukemia is diagnosed by microscopic morphological examination of bone marrow smears and flow cytometric immunophenotyping of bone marrow cells stained with fluorophore-conjugated antibodies. However, these diagnostic processes require trained professionals and are time and resource-intensive. Here, we present a novel diagnostic approach using ghost cytometry, a recently developed high-content flow cytometric approach, which enables machine vision-based, stain-free, high-speed analysis of cells, leveraging their detailed morphological information. We demonstrate that ghost cytometry can detect leukemic cells from the bone marrow cells of patients diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia without relying on biological staining. The approach presented here holds promise as a precise, simple, swift, and cost-effective diagnostic method for acute leukemia in clinical practice.
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Background: Nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) mutations represent one of the most frequent genetic alterations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, the prognostic significance of concurrent molecular abnormalities and clinical features in NPM1-mutated AML remains to be fully elucidated.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 73 adult AML patients with NPM1 mutations.
Background: This study aimed to identify the diagnostic and prognostic ability of serum miR-411-3p in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Methods: Blood samples were collected from 60 AML patients and 60 healthy controls to measure serum miR-411-3p and thereafter discuss its potential clinical value.
Results: Serum miR-411-3p was decreased in AML patients and was even lower in those with M4/M5 subtypes or high white blood cell count or adverse cytogenetic risk.
Background: Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a rare and aggressive form of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, accounting for 1 - 2% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Diagnosis is challenging, and there is no established standard first-line treatment. This case report highlights a rare progression from AITL to therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (AML-pCT) following cytotoxic chemotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study aims to gain further insights into the characteristics of the rare subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with BCR∷ABL by analyzing laboratory detection results of various gene mutations, such as NPM1.
Methods: Laboratory detection results of multiple gene missense mutations, including NPM1, were analyzed in a case of primary AML with BCR∷ABL.
Results: The patient exhibited morphological features of acute leukemia in the bone marrow.
Background: The white cell precursor (WPC) channel of the Sysmex XN-series hematology analyzer, which is designed for blast detection, showed reduced sensitivity for blast detection in leukopenic patients undergoing chemotherapy. This study aimed to evaluate the gating region for apoptotic blasts in the WPC scattergram to enhance detection sensitivity.
Methods: NOMO-1 cells, a human acute monoblastic leukemia cell line, were treated with varying concentrations of cytarabine (0, 100, 500, and 1,000 nM) for three days to induce apoptosis.