Table 2.

Summary of reviewed studies (including results) involving role of proliferation and apoptosis in MDS, MDS/MPN, and AML

StudyBM malignancy (n)Proliferation marker (↑/↓)Apoptosis marker (↑/↓)Prognostic value
Parker et al,29  2000 MDS (67), AML (35) — Bax/Bad:Bcl-2/Bcl-x (Higher risk stratification 
Matarraz et al,30 2012 MDS (106) DRAQ5 (— Shorter survival, transformation to AML 
Riccardi et al,67  1986 AML (46) PI staining (— Shorter survival 
Riccardi et al,68  1991 AML (54) BrdU staining (— Complete remission, duration of remission 
Brons et al,69  1993 AML (33) IdU staining (— Longer 3-y survival, longer recurrence free survival 
Alexandrakis et al,70  2004 MDS (54) Ki-67 (— Higher risk of transformation 
Alexandrakis et al,71  2005 MDS (51) PCNA (— Higher risk of transformation 
Allampallam et al,72  2002 MDS (145) IdU and BrdU (— Higher risk of transformation 
Davis et al,73  1998 MDS (33) —  Progression of MDS to AML 
Del Poeta et al,74  2003 AML (255)  Bax:Bcl-2 (Shorter survival, disease-free survival, lower complete remission 
Mehta et al,75  2013 AML (76) — Bcl-2 (Lower response to chemotherapy 
Invernizzi et al,76  2004 AML (98) — Survivin (Lower therapy response 
Invernizzi et al,77  2006 CMML (34) — Survivin (Shorter survival 
Wagner et al,78  2006 AML (74) — Survivin (Shorter survival 
Gupta et al,79  1999 MDS (50) — FasL (Shorter survival, transfusion dependency 
Shimazaki et al,80  2000 Control (10), MDS (51), AML (6) — DNA fragmentation (Shorter survival 
Ohshima et al,81  2003 Control (10), MDS (51), AML (6) — Caspase-3 (Shorter survival 
Dereń-Wagemann and Kuliczkowski,82  2019 AML (38) — Annexin V (Higher therapy response 
StudyBM malignancy (n)Proliferation marker (↑/↓)Apoptosis marker (↑/↓)Prognostic value
Parker et al,29  2000 MDS (67), AML (35) — Bax/Bad:Bcl-2/Bcl-x (Higher risk stratification 
Matarraz et al,30 2012 MDS (106) DRAQ5 (— Shorter survival, transformation to AML 
Riccardi et al,67  1986 AML (46) PI staining (— Shorter survival 
Riccardi et al,68  1991 AML (54) BrdU staining (— Complete remission, duration of remission 
Brons et al,69  1993 AML (33) IdU staining (— Longer 3-y survival, longer recurrence free survival 
Alexandrakis et al,70  2004 MDS (54) Ki-67 (— Higher risk of transformation 
Alexandrakis et al,71  2005 MDS (51) PCNA (— Higher risk of transformation 
Allampallam et al,72  2002 MDS (145) IdU and BrdU (— Higher risk of transformation 
Davis et al,73  1998 MDS (33) —  Progression of MDS to AML 
Del Poeta et al,74  2003 AML (255)  Bax:Bcl-2 (Shorter survival, disease-free survival, lower complete remission 
Mehta et al,75  2013 AML (76) — Bcl-2 (Lower response to chemotherapy 
Invernizzi et al,76  2004 AML (98) — Survivin (Lower therapy response 
Invernizzi et al,77  2006 CMML (34) — Survivin (Shorter survival 
Wagner et al,78  2006 AML (74) — Survivin (Shorter survival 
Gupta et al,79  1999 MDS (50) — FasL (Shorter survival, transfusion dependency 
Shimazaki et al,80  2000 Control (10), MDS (51), AML (6) — DNA fragmentation (Shorter survival 
Ohshima et al,81  2003 Control (10), MDS (51), AML (6) — Caspase-3 (Shorter survival 
Dereń-Wagemann and Kuliczkowski,82  2019 AML (38) — Annexin V (Higher therapy response 

Direction of arrows (up or down) indicates whether patient group with higher or lower staining intensity, respectively, showed significantly different outcome (listed under final column).

CMML, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.

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