U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia

MedGen UID:
79016
•Concept ID:
C0279632
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Adult Acute M7 Leukemia; Adult Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia; Adult Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia (M7); M7 Adult Acute Leukemia; M7 Adult Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia

Definition

An acute megakaryoblastic leukemia occurring in adults. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAdult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Differential diagnosis of myelofibrosis based on WHO 2008 criteria: acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis, acute megakaryoblastic leukemia with myelofibrosis, primary myelofibrosis and myelodysplastic syndrome with myelofibrosis.
Bae E, Park CJ, Cho YU, Seo EJ, Chi HS, Jang S, Lee KH, Lee JH, Lee JH, Suh JJ, Im HJ
Int J Lab Hematol 2013 Dec;35(6):629-36. Epub 2013 May 22 doi: 10.1111/ijlh.12101. PMID: 23693053
CD34+ megakaryoblastic leukaemic cells are CD38-, but CD61+ and glycophorin A+: improved criteria for diagnosis of AML-M7?
Helleberg C, Knudsen H, Hansen PB, Nikolajsen K, Kjaersgaard E, Ralfkiaer E, Johnsen HE
Leukemia 1997 Jun;11(6):830-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.leu.2400648. PMID: 9177436
Acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia: a prospective study of its identification and treatment.
Ruiz-Argüelles GJ, Marín-Lopez A, Lobato-Mendizábal E, Ruiz-Argüelles A, Nichols WL, Katzman JA
Br J Haematol 1986 Jan;62(1):55-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1986.tb02900.x. PMID: 3942696

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Non-seminomatous mediastinal germ cell tumor and acute megakaryoblastic leukemia.
Mukherjee S, Ibrahimi S, John S, Adnan MM, Scordino T, Khalil MO, Cherry M
Ann Hematol 2017 Sep;96(9):1435-1439. Epub 2017 Jun 3 doi: 10.1007/s00277-017-3037-3. PMID: 28578457
Myeloid leukemia in Down syndrome.
Khan I, Malinge S, Crispino J
Crit Rev Oncog 2011;16(1-2):25-36. doi: 10.1615/critrevoncog.v16.i1-2.40. PMID: 22150305Free PMC Article
Neonatal and adult megakaryopoiesis.
Liu ZJ, Sola-Visner M
Curr Opin Hematol 2011 Sep;18(5):330-7. doi: 10.1097/MOH.0b013e3283497ed5. PMID: 21738028
Megakaryoblastic disorders in children.
Lorsbach RB
Am J Clin Pathol 2004 Dec;122 Suppl:S33-46. doi: 10.1309/Y57UGTE36PGQ2NV6. PMID: 15690641
Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia.
Gassmann W, Löffler H
Leuk Lymphoma 1995;18 Suppl 1:69-73. doi: 10.3109/10428199509075307. PMID: 7496359

Diagnosis

Infant Acute Leukemia.
Wertheim G
Clin Lab Med 2021 Sep;41(3):541-550. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2021.04.002. PMID: 34304781
Pediatric Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia: Multitasking Fusion Proteins and Oncogenic Cooperations.
Lopez CK, Malinge S, Gaudry M, Bernard OA, Mercher T
Trends Cancer 2017 Sep;3(9):631-642. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2017.07.003. PMID: 28867167
Pediatric non-Down syndrome acute megakaryoblastic leukemia is characterized by distinct genomic subsets with varying outcomes.
de Rooij JD, Branstetter C, Ma J, Li Y, Walsh MP, Cheng J, Obulkasim A, Dang J, Easton J, Verboon LJ, Mulder HL, Zimmermann M, Koss C, Gupta P, Edmonson M, Rusch M, Lim JY, Reinhardt K, Pigazzi M, Song G, Yeoh AE, Shih LY, Liang DC, Halene S, Krause DS, Zhang J, Downing JR, Locatelli F, Reinhardt D, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Zwaan CM, Fornerod M, Gruber TA
Nat Genet 2017 Mar;49(3):451-456. Epub 2017 Jan 23 doi: 10.1038/ng.3772. PMID: 28112737Free PMC Article
Megakaryoblastic disorders in children.
Lorsbach RB
Am J Clin Pathol 2004 Dec;122 Suppl:S33-46. doi: 10.1309/Y57UGTE36PGQ2NV6. PMID: 15690641
Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia.
Gassmann W, Löffler H
Leuk Lymphoma 1995;18 Suppl 1:69-73. doi: 10.3109/10428199509075307. PMID: 7496359

Therapy

Acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia shows high frequency of chromosome 1q aberrations and dismal outcome.
Pastore F, Gittinger H, Raab S, Tschuri S, Ksienzyk B, Konstandin NP, Schneider S, Rothenberg-Thurley M, Horny HP, Werner M, Sauerland MC, Amler S, Görlich D, Berdel WE, Wörmann B, Braess J, Hiddemann W, Tischer J, Herold T, Metzeler KH, Spiekermann K
Br J Haematol 2023 Sep;202(6):1165-1177. Epub 2023 Jul 16 doi: 10.1111/bjh.18982. PMID: 37455345
Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia Developing as Donor Cell Leukemia after Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation.
Adachi Y, Yamaguchi Y, Sagou K, Yamaga Y, Fukushima N, Ozeki K, Kohno A
Intern Med 2018 Feb 15;57(4):569-574. Epub 2017 Nov 20 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9005-17. PMID: 29151503Free PMC Article
Myeloid leukemia in Down syndrome.
Khan I, Malinge S, Crispino J
Crit Rev Oncog 2011;16(1-2):25-36. doi: 10.1615/critrevoncog.v16.i1-2.40. PMID: 22150305Free PMC Article
The molecular basis of leukemia.
Gilliland DG, Jordan CT, Felix CA
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2004:80-97. doi: 10.1182/asheducation-2004.1.80. PMID: 15561678
Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia in children and adolescents: a retrospective analysis of 24 cases.
Ribeiro RC, Oliveira MS, Fairclough D, Hurwitz C, Mirro J, Behm FG, Head D, Silva ML, Raimondi SC, Crist WM
Leuk Lymphoma 1993 Jul;10(4-5):299-306. doi: 10.3109/10428199309148552. PMID: 8220128

Prognosis

Acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia shows high frequency of chromosome 1q aberrations and dismal outcome.
Pastore F, Gittinger H, Raab S, Tschuri S, Ksienzyk B, Konstandin NP, Schneider S, Rothenberg-Thurley M, Horny HP, Werner M, Sauerland MC, Amler S, Görlich D, Berdel WE, Wörmann B, Braess J, Hiddemann W, Tischer J, Herold T, Metzeler KH, Spiekermann K
Br J Haematol 2023 Sep;202(6):1165-1177. Epub 2023 Jul 16 doi: 10.1111/bjh.18982. PMID: 37455345
CBFA2T3-GLIS2-positive acute myeloid leukaemia. A peculiar paediatric entity.
Masetti R, Bertuccio SN, Pession A, Locatelli F
Br J Haematol 2019 Feb;184(3):337-347. Epub 2018 Dec 28 doi: 10.1111/bjh.15725. PMID: 30592296Free PMC Article
Pediatric Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia: Multitasking Fusion Proteins and Oncogenic Cooperations.
Lopez CK, Malinge S, Gaudry M, Bernard OA, Mercher T
Trends Cancer 2017 Sep;3(9):631-642. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2017.07.003. PMID: 28867167
Non-seminomatous mediastinal germ cell tumor and acute megakaryoblastic leukemia.
Mukherjee S, Ibrahimi S, John S, Adnan MM, Scordino T, Khalil MO, Cherry M
Ann Hematol 2017 Sep;96(9):1435-1439. Epub 2017 Jun 3 doi: 10.1007/s00277-017-3037-3. PMID: 28578457
Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia, unlike acute erythroid leukemia, predicts an unfavorable outcome after allogeneic HSCT.
Ishiyama K, Yamaguchi T, Eto T, Ohashi K, Uchida N, Kanamori H, Fukuda T, Miyamura K, Inoue Y, Taguchi J, Mori T, Iwato K, Morishima Y, Nagamura-Inoue T, Atsuta Y, Sakamaki H, Takami A
Leuk Res 2016 Aug;47:47-53. Epub 2016 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2016.04.017. PMID: 27244257

Clinical prediction guides

Pathologic, cytogenetic, and molecular features of acute myeloid leukemia with megakaryocytic differentiation: A report from the Children's Oncology Group.
Chisholm KM, Smith J, Heerema-McKenney AE, Choi JK, Ries RE, Hirsch BA, Raimondi SC, Wang YC, Dang A, Alonzo TA, Sung L, Aplenc R, Gamis AS, Meshinchi S, Kahwash SB
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2023 May;70(5):e30251. Epub 2023 Feb 15 doi: 10.1002/pbc.30251. PMID: 36789545Free PMC Article
Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia, unlike acute erythroid leukemia, predicts an unfavorable outcome after allogeneic HSCT.
Ishiyama K, Yamaguchi T, Eto T, Ohashi K, Uchida N, Kanamori H, Fukuda T, Miyamura K, Inoue Y, Taguchi J, Mori T, Iwato K, Morishima Y, Nagamura-Inoue T, Atsuta Y, Sakamaki H, Takami A
Leuk Res 2016 Aug;47:47-53. Epub 2016 May 12 doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2016.04.017. PMID: 27244257
Activating mutations in human acute megakaryoblastic leukemia.
Malinge S, Ragu C, Della-Valle V, Pisani D, Constantinescu SN, Perez C, Villeval JL, Reinhardt D, Landman-Parker J, Michaux L, Dastugue N, Baruchel A, Vainchenker W, Bourquin JP, Penard-Lacronique V, Bernard OA
Blood 2008 Nov 15;112(10):4220-6. Epub 2008 Aug 28 doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-01-136366. PMID: 18755984
The molecular basis of leukemia.
Gilliland DG, Jordan CT, Felix CA
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2004:80-97. doi: 10.1182/asheducation-2004.1.80. PMID: 15561678
Acute leukemia after a primary myelodysplastic syndrome: immunophenotypic, genotypic, and clinical characteristics.
San Miguel JF, Hernández JM, González-Sarmiento R, González M, Sánchez I, Orfao A, Cañizo MC, López Borrasca A
Blood 1991 Aug 1;78(3):768-74. PMID: 1859889

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.
    • Bookshelf
      See practice and clinical guidelines in NCBI Bookshelf. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...