Table 1.

Key studies on the prognostic value of MRD by MFC

ReferenceMulticenter, yes/noStudy population, adult/children% LAIPNumber of patientsMRD measurement followingCutoff MRD levelUnivariate analysis significant forMultivariate analysis significant forStudy details
ICPost-Tx
81  46 53 I, C <0.05% 0.2%  RFS, OS RFS  
82  70 56 I, C 0.045% 0.035%  I;-C: RFS, OS I:-C: RFS, OS  
83   75 126 <0.01%,  RFS, OS RFS MRD >1%: 3 y RR: 85% 
0.01%-0.1%  MRD 0.1%-1.0%: 3 y RR: 45% 
0.1%-1%  MRD 0.01%-0.1%: 3 y RR: 14% 
>1%  MRD < 0.01%: 3 y RR: 0% 
84  Ch 252 I1 0.5%   RFS, OS RFS, OS 3 y OS 69% (MRD neg) vs 41% (MRD pos) 
85  100 106 Day 16 Log difference 2.11   CR, EFS, RFS, OS EFS, RFS  
86  100 62 I, C Log difference 2.11 Log difference 2.53  I: RFS
C: RFS, OS 
I: RFS
C: RFS 
 
34  100 72 I1, I2, C, PBSCT I1: 1% I2: 0.14% 0.11% 0.13% I1, I2, C, PBSCT; RFS, OS I1, I2, C, PBSCT; RFS, OS  
87  89 100 I, C 0.035% 0.035%  I and C: RR, RFS, OS I:-C: RR, RFS, OS 5 y RFS 72% (MRD neg) vs 11% (MRD pos) 
88  A, Ch 150 Day 15, I, I2, C 0.1%-2% 0.1%-1.3%  Day 15, I; RFS — MRD similar EFS as traditional risk factors 
89  142 I, C 0.035% 0.035%  I and C: RFS, OS I and C: RFS, OS 5 y RR 60% (MRD pos) vs 16% (MRD neg) 
90  94 54 I, C 0.15% 0.15%  I: RFS, OS I: RFS, OS  
C: RFS,OS C:- 
91  Ch 94 I1, I2, C, end of Tx <0.1%   I1: RFS, OS I1: RFS, OS 3 y RFS 64% (MRD pos) vs 14% (MRD neg) 
0.1%-0.5%   
>0.5%   
61  Ch 100 188 I1, I2, end of Tx >0%, 0-1%   I1: OS, RFS I1: OS, RFS RR at 3 y 60% vs 29% 
I2: RFS, OS I2: RFS, RR 
62  Ch 203 I1, I2, end of Tx  <0.1%  I1: EFS, RFS I1: EFS, RFS Morphological assessment has limited value in comparison with flow cytometry. 
 0.1%-1%  I2: EFS, RFS I2: EFS, RFS 
 >1%    
28  89 517 I1, I2<0.1% <0.1%  I1: RFS, OS I1: RFS, OS Cutoff points between 0.05 and 0.8 are all significant. 
I2: RFS, OS I2: RFS, OS 
30  93 427 I1, I2<0.1% <0.1%   I1: RFS, OS 3 y OS 38% (MRD pos) vs 18% (MRD neg) after cycle 2 
I2: RFS, OS 
32  A, Ch 100 253 Pre-Tx <0.1%   DFS  MRD predictive in CR1 and CR2 
OS 
92  210 I, C 0.035% 0.035%  I, C: DFS, OS I, C: DFS, OS MRD negativity gives 5 y DFS: 57 vs 13% in elderly AML 
76  100 359 Pre-Tx 0.1%    OS, PFS, RFS 3 y RR 67% (MRD pos) vs 22% (MRD neg) 
93  100 306 At the time of morphological CR <0.01%   RFS RFS Multivariate analysis revealed MRD, age. and cytogenetics as independent variables. Cytogenetics and MRD are complementary in a scoring system. 
0.01%-0.1%   
>0.1%   
94  Ch 78 101 Day 15, pre-C 0.1% 0.1%  Day 15: EFS, OS Day 15: EFS, OS EFS at 5 y 65% (MRD neg) vs 22% (MRD pos) 
Pre-C: EFS, OS Pre-C: EFS, OS 
95  Ch (1-21 y) 216 I1, I2 <0.1%,  EFS I1, I2: EFS I1: CIR at 3 y 38.6% for MRD pos and 16.9% for MTD neg 
0.1%-1%  OS I1, I2: OS I2: 56.3% vs 16.7% 
>1%      
96  100 241 Pre-Tx 0.1%   DFS, OS, relapse DFS, OS, relapse Negative impact of MRD on posttransplant MRD is similar after NMA and MA conditioning. 
ReferenceMulticenter, yes/noStudy population, adult/children% LAIPNumber of patientsMRD measurement followingCutoff MRD levelUnivariate analysis significant forMultivariate analysis significant forStudy details
ICPost-Tx
81  46 53 I, C <0.05% 0.2%  RFS, OS RFS  
82  70 56 I, C 0.045% 0.035%  I;-C: RFS, OS I:-C: RFS, OS  
83   75 126 <0.01%,  RFS, OS RFS MRD >1%: 3 y RR: 85% 
0.01%-0.1%  MRD 0.1%-1.0%: 3 y RR: 45% 
0.1%-1%  MRD 0.01%-0.1%: 3 y RR: 14% 
>1%  MRD < 0.01%: 3 y RR: 0% 
84  Ch 252 I1 0.5%   RFS, OS RFS, OS 3 y OS 69% (MRD neg) vs 41% (MRD pos) 
85  100 106 Day 16 Log difference 2.11   CR, EFS, RFS, OS EFS, RFS  
86  100 62 I, C Log difference 2.11 Log difference 2.53  I: RFS
C: RFS, OS 
I: RFS
C: RFS 
 
34  100 72 I1, I2, C, PBSCT I1: 1% I2: 0.14% 0.11% 0.13% I1, I2, C, PBSCT; RFS, OS I1, I2, C, PBSCT; RFS, OS  
87  89 100 I, C 0.035% 0.035%  I and C: RR, RFS, OS I:-C: RR, RFS, OS 5 y RFS 72% (MRD neg) vs 11% (MRD pos) 
88  A, Ch 150 Day 15, I, I2, C 0.1%-2% 0.1%-1.3%  Day 15, I; RFS — MRD similar EFS as traditional risk factors 
89  142 I, C 0.035% 0.035%  I and C: RFS, OS I and C: RFS, OS 5 y RR 60% (MRD pos) vs 16% (MRD neg) 
90  94 54 I, C 0.15% 0.15%  I: RFS, OS I: RFS, OS  
C: RFS,OS C:- 
91  Ch 94 I1, I2, C, end of Tx <0.1%   I1: RFS, OS I1: RFS, OS 3 y RFS 64% (MRD pos) vs 14% (MRD neg) 
0.1%-0.5%   
>0.5%   
61  Ch 100 188 I1, I2, end of Tx >0%, 0-1%   I1: OS, RFS I1: OS, RFS RR at 3 y 60% vs 29% 
I2: RFS, OS I2: RFS, RR 
62  Ch 203 I1, I2, end of Tx  <0.1%  I1: EFS, RFS I1: EFS, RFS Morphological assessment has limited value in comparison with flow cytometry. 
 0.1%-1%  I2: EFS, RFS I2: EFS, RFS 
 >1%    
28  89 517 I1, I2<0.1% <0.1%  I1: RFS, OS I1: RFS, OS Cutoff points between 0.05 and 0.8 are all significant. 
I2: RFS, OS I2: RFS, OS 
30  93 427 I1, I2<0.1% <0.1%   I1: RFS, OS 3 y OS 38% (MRD pos) vs 18% (MRD neg) after cycle 2 
I2: RFS, OS 
32  A, Ch 100 253 Pre-Tx <0.1%   DFS  MRD predictive in CR1 and CR2 
OS 
92  210 I, C 0.035% 0.035%  I, C: DFS, OS I, C: DFS, OS MRD negativity gives 5 y DFS: 57 vs 13% in elderly AML 
76  100 359 Pre-Tx 0.1%    OS, PFS, RFS 3 y RR 67% (MRD pos) vs 22% (MRD neg) 
93  100 306 At the time of morphological CR <0.01%   RFS RFS Multivariate analysis revealed MRD, age. and cytogenetics as independent variables. Cytogenetics and MRD are complementary in a scoring system. 
0.01%-0.1%   
>0.1%   
94  Ch 78 101 Day 15, pre-C 0.1% 0.1%  Day 15: EFS, OS Day 15: EFS, OS EFS at 5 y 65% (MRD neg) vs 22% (MRD pos) 
Pre-C: EFS, OS Pre-C: EFS, OS 
95  Ch (1-21 y) 216 I1, I2 <0.1%,  EFS I1, I2: EFS I1: CIR at 3 y 38.6% for MRD pos and 16.9% for MTD neg 
0.1%-1%  OS I1, I2: OS I2: 56.3% vs 16.7% 
>1%      
96  100 241 Pre-Tx 0.1%   DFS, OS, relapse DFS, OS, relapse Negative impact of MRD on posttransplant MRD is similar after NMA and MA conditioning. 

Adapted from Ossenkoppele and Schuurhuis.29 

?, not known; A, adult; C, consolidation; Ch, children; CIR, cumulative incidence of relapse; CR, complete remission; DFS, disease-free survival; EFS, event-free survival; I, induction treatment; I1, induction cycle 1; I2, induction cycle 2C; N, no; LAIP, leukemia-associated immunophenotype; MA, myeloablative; NMA, nonmyeloablative; OS, overall survival; PBSCT, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; PFS, progression-free survival; RFS, relapse-free survival; RR, relapse risk; Tx, transplantation; Y, yes.

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