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Natural killer (NK) cells are regulated by killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) interactions with human leukocyte antigen class I ligands. Various models of NK cell alloreactivity have been associated with outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (alloHCT), but results have varied widely. We hypothesized that somatic mutations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in the context of KIR profiles may further refine their association with transplant outcomes. In this single-center, retrospective, observational study, 81 AML patients who underwent matched-related donor alloHCT were included. Post-HCT outcomes were assessed based on mutational status and KIR profiles with the Kaplan–Meier method and log-rank test. On multivariable analysis those with any somatic mutations and C1/C2 heterozygosity had less acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) (hazard ratio [HR], 0.32; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.14-0.75; P = .009), more relapse (HR, 3.02; 95% CI, 1.30-7.01; P = .010), inferior relapse-free survival (RFS; HR, 2.22; 95% CI, 1.17-4.20; P = .014), and overall survival (OS; HR, 2.21; 95% CI, 1.17-4.20; P = .015), whereas those with a missing KIR ligand had superior RFS (HR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.30-0.94; P = .031). The presence of a somatic mutation and donor haplotype A was also associated with less acute GvHD (HR, 0.38; 95% CI, 0.16-0.92; P = .032), more relapse (HR, 2.72; 95% CI, 1.13-6.52; P = .025), inferior RFS (HR, 2.11; 95% CI, 1.07-4.14; P = .030), and OS (HR, 2.20; 95% CI, 1.11-4.38; P = .024). Enhanced NK cell alloreactivity from more KIR activating signals (donor B haplotype) and fewer inhibitory signals (recipient missing KIR ligand or C1 or C2 homozygosity) may help mitigate the adverse prognosis associated with some AML somatic mutations. These results may have implications for improving patient risk stratification prior to transplant and optimizing donor selection.

Heparin resistance can be defined as high doses of unfractionated heparin (UFH), greater than 35,000 IU/day, required to raise the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) and activated coagulation time (ACT) to within therapeutically desired ranges or the impossibility of doing so. The most common pathology responsible is the deficiency of anti-thrombin III (ATIII) deficiency. Other clinically relevant conditions that can present with heparin resistance are congenital deficiencies; use of high doses of heparin during extracorporeal circulation, use of asparaginase therapy and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Most of these conditions effect the ATIII levels. Patients are typically identified in an acute phase, when determination of the cause of resistance is challenging. We present a case where a patient presented with suspected heparin resistance in an acute phase of sickness, where timely intervention was able to prevent a potentially fatal situation. Abbreviations: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), World health Organization (WHO), Radiation therapy (RT).

Representing a mere 2–5% of the total thymic malignancies and 0.4% of total carcinoid tumors, primary thymic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are the zebras of the thymic neoplasms. They were initially characterized as ‘epithelial thymomas’; later, the term carcinoid tumors was coined by Rosai and Higa. These tumors are highly unpredictable in their presentation and prognosis. Coupled with variable clinical presentation, rare pathologic diagnosis and absence of diagnostic and prognostic parameters, it is a challenge for both patients and clinicians. Treatment entails local definitive therapy, symptom control and systemic chemoradiation given either pre or post operatively based on staging and resectability. We hereby report a peculiar case of psychosis that likely resulted from one such rare tumor.

Background and Objectives: Cancer recurrence represents treatment failure; the development of new primary tumors is suggestive of persistent exposure to etiological risk factors or genetic predisposition due to mutations in multiple cell lines. Case presentation/Design/Methods: The first case is a 65-years-old Caucasian male who presented with esophageal and lung cancer diagnosed synchronously. Smoking was the common risk factor for both cancers, underscoring field cancerization. The diagnosis and management was a challenge and different from either cancer presenting alone. Multidisciplinary approach was used and led to good outcomes. The second case is a 72-years-old Caucasian male presenting a rare dilemma of genetic mutation leading to multiple primary gastrointestinal cancers in a single individual. The gene explaining this group of cancers has not been diagnosed yet and the field needs to be explored further. Conclusion: Multiple primary cancers can be secondary to a common environmental risk factor or genetic mutations.

Background. While childhood leukemia and bone marrow failure disorders always raise suspicions of a familial trait, recognition of germ line (GL) contribution to the pathogenesis of adult presentation of these disorders may be difficult because of the absent and unreliable family history, long disease anticipation and incomplete penetrance due to various factors, including competing mortality and interaction with environmental factors. The search for such GL alterations may involve unbiased whole exome sequencing or genome wide analysis studies approaches or, as we conducted here, rely on identification of GL variants in a rationally selected panel of genes previously involved in leukemia and bone marrow failure (BMF). Methods. We hypothesize that, in analogy to pediatric disease, pathogenic GL alterations may exist also in a subset of adult patients with BMF and myeloid neoplasia (MN). Such lesions may contribute to the clinical features and the preferential occurrence of somatic hits leading to disease manifestation. We analyzed genomic data of 350 patients with BMF syndromes (AA, PNH, AA/PNH) and a cohort of 2,827 patients with MN (MDS, MDS/MPN, and AML) disorders. Our analysis included variant calling, stringent exclusion of artifacts and selection of GL variants (GLVs). These were then subjected to a bioanalytic pipeline and classified as tier-1, tier-2 and variants of uncertain significance according to their potential pathogenic importance. Tier-1 was defined as structurally predicted pathogenic mutations with known disease association, frameshift/nonsense mutations and highly recurrent missense mutations with low frequency in the general population. Tier-2 was defined as missense mutations with a high general population frequency (≥.01 but Results. In the BMF cohort, 10% had tier-1 and 44% had tier-2 GLVs. Remarkably, 27 patients (pts) (7%) had concomitant tier-1 and tier-2 mutations in different genes, among those, 5 were biallelic (SBDS, FANCM, BARD1, TERT, PALB2) and the rest were compound heterozygous. When we focused on tier-1 lesions, FA GLVs were most prevalent in this cohort comprising 18/350, including FANCA (n=3), BRCA1 (n=2) BRCA2 (n=2) and 11 other FA gene (affected once). In addition, we found also 60 tier-2 FA gene mutations. Surprisingly, telomerase-associated GLVs fulfilling tier-1 criteria were found only in 7 patients [CTC1 (n=4), TERT, TINF2, and WRAP53 (1 each)] and tier-2 in 18 patients. The rest of the tier-1 GLVs were [NF1 (n=4), SBDS (n=3) SAMD9L (n=2), BARD1, BCOR, BLM, CBLC, CHEK2, MLH1, MRE11A, XRCC3 (1pt each). Further analysis of the BMF cohort assessing disease outcomes revealed that among 40 pts, who progressed to MDS, 25% had tier-1 and 27% had only tier-2 GLVs. Reverse analysis showed that 27% of carriers of tier-1 GLVs progressed to MDS/AML as compared to only 10% of negative cases (P In summary. Our analysis indicates that a significant fraction of adult patients with BMF are carriers of predisposition variants with broad clinical and social implications. Disclosures Patel: Alexion: Other: educational speaker. Carraway:Jazz: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Stemline: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Other: Independent Advisory Committe (IRC); ASTEX: Other: Independent Advisory Committe (IRC); Abbvie: Other: Independent Advisory Committe (IRC); BMS: Consultancy, Other: Research support, Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau. Maciejewski:Novartis, Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria; Alexion, BMS: Speakers Bureau.

Up to 15% of AA patients (pts) treated conservatively with immunosuppression will evolve to myeloid neoplasia (MN), either MDS or AML, over a median time of 10 years regardless of response (0-18 years; n=238). The pathogenesis of MN secondary to AA is diverse and will often include antecedent clonal facilitating events that herald progression. Minor clones have been described in AA, some of which are not contributory to later evolution while other may result in subsequent progression. MDS evolution in inherited bone marrow failure (BMF) syndromes suggests that germ line (GL) alterations can be predisposing. In addition, progression to MN may reflect immune escape due to selection pressure e.g., through acquisition of HLA mutations. Here, we studied the molecular landscape of MN arising from AA, to better understand its pathogenesis and ultimately to develop measures of early detection, prevention, and therapeutic strategies. Among 350 pts diagnosed with AA and PNH, 38 (11%) developed a secondary MN (sMN). Median age at AA/PNH diagnosis was 61 years (15-76). Almost all of pts who underwent transformation (89%) received a 1st line treatment consisting of ATG+CsA in 85% of cases (ORR 59%; 21% CR and 38% PR) and 47% received more than one form of treatment, suggesting a lack/incomplete response or relapse. MDS was the most frequent diagnosis at evolution (77%), followed by AML (21%) and MPN (2%). Myeloid evolution was less common in pts with moderate AA (7% vs 14% in severe) or in the presence of a PNH clone (21% vs. 52% in non-progressors, p=.0003). First we investigated GL alterations classified as Tier1 (9/38 pts) and Tier2 (11/38) based on their pathophysiological impact. Tier1 variants included NF1, CBLC, SBDS (n=2), and SAMD9L and overall were more frequently detected in del(7q) pts (76%, p=.0001). Tier2 included FA variants (BRCA2, FANCI, FANCD2; n=3). Of note, in sMN Tier1 variants were detected in 24% vs. 8% in non-evolved cases (p=.008) and none had concomitant Tier1/Tier2 configuration (0% vs. 9% in non-progressors, p=.05) or GATA2 variants. Cytogenetic abnormalities were most frequent at the time of MN progression in 83% of cases, with chr. 7 alterations present in 47% of cases (-7, 35%; del(7q),12%), followed by complex karyotype (CK, 13%), involving chr.7 in 75% of cases. By comparison, -7/del(7q) are present in 7.5% of cases of our internal cohort of primary MN (p=.0001), but no differences in -7 and del7q distribution were seen. A total of 148 somatic variants (myeloid and HLA panels) were found at the time of evolution in 34/38 sMN pts, with an average of 4.4 mutations/patient. ASXL1 (29% vs 14%, p=.02) and SETBP1 (15% vs 3%, p=.005) hits were more frequent in evolved cases while TET2 and TP53 mutations were less common as compared with pMN. Of note, sMN pts with CK harbored ASXL1 and TP53 mutations in 50% of cases. In a cross-sectional analysis of evolved cases studied at AA onset (n=17) and at myeloid evolution (n=35), somatic lesions in TET2, DNMT3A and ASXL1 genes were found in 5, 1 and 3 pts at baseline, respectively. If variants in TET2 and DNMT3A likely reflect antecedent CHIP, ASXL1 variants may have a role in driving myeloid progression as shown by the higher mutation rate in post AA cases. This hypothesis is further supported by the acquisition of subclonal chr7 abnormalities and by the overall higher clonal burden at sMN onset (median VAF 24% vs 43% respectively, p=.0001). When comparing pts with chr7 abnormalities with de novo counterpart, in sMN genes appeared most commonly mutated in ASXL1 (p=.02), SETBP1 (p=.0007), ETV6 (p=.02) and NF1 (p=.02), while TP53 mutations were less common.The intrinsic peculiarity of this -7/del(7q) sMN subset is also underlined by a different median survival time (12 vs 48 months in sMN vs pMN, respectively, p=.0002). The HLA mutational analysis available for 10 sMN cases showed the presence of somatic class I/II loci variants in 4/10 of progressors, including pts with chr7 abnormalities in 3/4 of cases. Of note, all class I HLA mutations were found in locus C. By comparison, in non-progressing AA pts HLA class I/II variants were found in 13% of pts. Our results demonstrate that AA progression to MN has distinct molecular characteristics. The presence of HLA mutations suggests that immune escape or immune selection may play a role, while the presence of GL predisposition variants shows that they not only may facilitate AA but also clonal evolution as described from classic congenital BMF. Disclosures Patel: Alexion: Other: educational speaker. Voso:Bristol Myers Squibb: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Carraway:Takeda: Other: Independent Advisory Committe (IRC); ASTEX: Other: Independent Advisory Committe (IRC); Novartis: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Abbvie: Other: Independent Advisory Committe (IRC); BMS: Consultancy, Other: Research support, Speakers Bureau; Jazz: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Stemline: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau. Maciejewski:Alexion, BMS: Speakers Bureau; Novartis, Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria.

Lenalidomide (LEN) has established a new paradigm of targeted therapy in MDS. The mechanistic underpinnings of LEN efficacy are related to the synthetic lethality of this agent through its ability to bind cereblon (CRBN). LEN induces degradation of CK1α, which is encoded by the CSNK1A1 gene located on the del(5q) CDR, whereby haploinsufficient levels of this gene allow for selective toxicity to deletion mutants. Another common cytogenetic abnormality present in patients with myeloid neoplasia (MN) is -7/del(7q). To date no selective therapies exist for -7/del(7q), an urgent unfulfilled need, given the poor prognosis associated with this cytogenetic abnormality. We were interested to explore if this same notion of selective toxicity may be possible in del(7q) myeloid patients and sought to screen drugs for this focused population. From a large cohort of patients with MN (n=3,328), we found -7/del(7q) in 10% (n=316) of patients. We first identified a signature pattern of haploinsufficient genes on -7/del(7q) based on NGS. We then searched for haploinsufficient genes which, if targeted by investigational drugs, could provide a therapeutic window for selected MN subtypes in analogy to LEN in del(5q). For the purpose of our analysis, haploinsufficient expression was defined as 97) with sensitivity levels of KG-1 in the lower μM ranges. Our analysis also identified changes in death box-RNA-helicases (DDX41, DDX24,DDX54) and DNA binding proteins (CHD3), opening the possibility that MLN4924 might lead to degradation of key proteins implicated in the pathogenesis of MDS/ AML. The therapeutic index was confirmed by the absence of toxicity to normal CD34+ cells which were unresponsive to MLN4924 because they lack the expression of NEDD8-activating enzyme (NAE) (major target of MLN4924). In contrast to normal cells, NAE is highly expressed in myeloid cancer cells. In an ongoing dose-escalation study of MLN4924 plus AZA, 1 patient with -7 had stable disease after 6 cycles of therapy and 2 patients with del(7q) achieved complete and partial remissions. In sum, we propose that MN with -7/del(7q) abnormalities might represent a patient population genetically hypersensitive to synthetic lethality by neddylation inhibitors. Disclosures Hutter: MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory: Employment. Advani:Glycomimetics: Consultancy, Research Funding; Kite Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy; Macrogenics: Research Funding; Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Amgen: Research Funding; Abbvie: Research Funding. Kelly:Novartis, Bayer, Janssen, Pharmacyclics, Celgene, Astrazeneca, Seattle Genetics: Honoraria, Speakers Bureau; Genentech, Verastem: Consultancy; Takeda: Research Funding. Saunthararajah:Novo Nordisk: Consultancy; EpiDestiny: Consultancy, Equity Ownership, Patents & Royalties. Meggendorfer:MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory: Employment. Sekeres:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Millenium: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Syros: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Savona:AbbVie: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Boehringer Ingelheim: Patents & Royalties; Celgene Corporation: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Incyte Corporation: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Karyopharm Therapeutics: Consultancy, Equity Ownership, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Selvita: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; TG Therapeutics: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Sunesis: Research Funding. Haferlach:MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory: Employment, Equity Ownership. Maciejewski:Alexion: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with t(8;21) or inv(16) chromosomal rearrangements are distinct heterogeneous disease entities within AML that are classified together as core binding factor AML (CBF-AML). Given the nature of the chromosomes involved, these rearrangements lead to the production of leukemogenic chimeric transcripts (RUNX1-RUNX1T1 and CBFB-MYH11) which disrupt the physiologic activity of the heterodimeric transcription factor CBF complex. Although CBF-AML patients have a favorable prognosis and good response to treatment compared to other AML subtypes, survival outcomes are not uniform. Indeed, 30-50% of patients with CBF-AML eventually relapse, and the 5-10 yr survival ranges between 55-61% for patients < 60 yr in MRC/NCRI AML trials. Studies have analyzed the clonal architecture of CBF-AML patients and identified cooperating mutations independently of receptor tyrosine kinases (FLT3, KIT) mutations while others have found a 30% occurrence of KIT mutations. Studies of murine models of Runx1 and Cbfb have demonstrated that inactivation of both genes does not lead to leukemia, suggesting that other factors are necessary to recapitulate the leukemia phenotype fully. Although mutations in RAS family of genes (NRAS/KRAS) are among the most frequently observed mutations described in CBF-AML [54% in inv(16) and 30% in t(8;21)], no associations between those mutations and survival outcomes have been found. Because of the lack of association between RASMT and clinical outcomes, their role in CBF-AML is still unknown. Here, we focused on dissecting the impact of RAS mutations (NRAS/KRAS; RASMT) on the clinical characteristics, survival outcomes, and the molecular associations among CBF-AML patients by evaluating the clonal succession of RASMT. In total, 284 CBF-AML patients were identified, in whom inv(16) and t(8;21) represent 61% (n=173) and 39% (n=111) of the cases, respectively. Thirty-five % (99/284) of the patients carried RAS mutations (NRAS=78; KRAS=21) with 8 patients harboring 2 mutations comprising NRAS, KRAS, or both NRAS/KRAS genes. RAS mutations were point mutations affecting known hotspots in NRAS and KRAS. Both RASMT and RASWT had a median age < 60 years (55 (14-83) vs. 49 (7-83) years, P=0.9) and sex was equally distributed among the two groups. Leukopenia, defined as white blood cell count In sum, our study of the frequency, clonal architecture and impact on survival of RASMT in CBF-AML patients points out the unique characteristics of this specific disease subgroup in which sole RASMT might represent, in addition to KITMT, a mutational lesion cooperating with inv(16) and t(8;21) rearrangements in driving leukemic evolution. Disclosures Meggendorfer: MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory: Employment. Advani:Glycomimetics: Consultancy, Research Funding; Macrogenics: Research Funding; Abbvie: Research Funding; Amgen: Research Funding; Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Kite Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy. Nazha:Abbvie: Consultancy; Incyte: Speakers Bureau; Jazz Pharmacutical: Research Funding; Tolero, Karyopharma: Honoraria; MEI: Other: Data monitoring Committee; Novartis: Speakers Bureau; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy. Haferlach:MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory: Employment, Equity Ownership. Sekeres:Millenium: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Syros: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Maciejewski:Alexion: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy.

Therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (t-AML) is a complex disease entity. It results from molecular abnormalities induced by chemotherapy, radiation and immunosuppressive therapies. As a group of diseases, t-AML may represent cases that progressed from therapy-related myelodysplastic syndromes (t-MDS) and "de novo" t-AML. The classification t-AML also includes patients (pts) whose AML is a second primary cancer e.g., due to a genetic predisposition to develop multiple, distinct cancers (those cases would be indistinguishable from the non-therapy-related AML). Origins of the disease may also vary: t-AML may evolve from clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) that preceded the first cancer, as a de novo disease or as a disease which progressed from "de novo" CHIP. Comprehensive genomic analyses involving clonal hierarchy may reveal genetic patterns pointing towards a potential molecular pathogenesis. We applied targeted gene sequencing to analyze a large cohort of pts with AML (n=2696) for the presence of somatic mutations: comparator subtypes include primary AML (pAML, n=2133) and secondary AML (evolving from an antecendent MDS; sAML, n=446) to be compared to t-AML (n=117). These pts have had a history of other primary malignancies for which they received cytotoxic treatments including chemotherapy and/or radiation. t-AML pts were younger than pts with other AML types (median age: 60 years for t-AML vs. 65 and 69 for pAML and sAML). t-AML pts were more likely to have leukopenia compared to pAML (23% vs. 21%, P=0.7) but significantly less likely than pts with sAML (23% vs. 38% P=0.002). Normal cytogenetics were significantly less present in t-AML when compared to pAML (39% vs. 62% P In sum, cytogenetic and molecular features of t-AML were more similar to those of sAML rather than pAML. TP53 was the most commonly mutated gene and carried a dismal prognosis, possibly representing a selective growth advantage after receiving chemotherapy and/or radiation therapies for primary cancers. Disclosures Nazha: Novartis: Speakers Bureau; Abbvie: Consultancy; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy; Incyte: Speakers Bureau; Jazz Pharmacutical: Research Funding; MEI: Other: Data monitoring Committee; Tolero, Karyopharma: Honoraria. Meggendorfer:MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory: Employment. Haferlach:MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory: Employment, Equity Ownership. Sekeres:Millenium: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Syros: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Maciejewski:Alexion: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy.

Large granular lymphocytic leukemia (LGL) is a lymphoproliferative cytotoxic T cell (CTL) that typically presents in elderly population. The spectrum of the disease ranges from semi-reactive oligoclonal to clonal CTL expansion, and from silent to a chronic leukemia with para-neoplastic manifestation. However the description of the disease still preceded the new genetic landscape mapping techniques. In lieu of this, we analyzed the genetic landscape of LGL using a set of 33 genes. Interestingly, not only did the deeper analysis help with a better understanding of the complex CTL proliferative processes but indicated a suspected association with conditions such as clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP). Association of LGL with age related CH has been described in the past by us and others. Our results indicate that LGL is often associated with the presence of myeloid mutations, generally consistent with the most common typical CHIP mutations (DNMT3A, TET2, ASXL1). We then analyzed a set of 13 patients with coexistent MDS/LGL. This observation raises the question that LGL is, at least in some cases, a tumor surveillance response. All LGL patients were diagnosed using a stringent single center diagnostic criteria and at the time of diagnosis, were also checked for other conditions including MDS to prevent any risks of overlooked diagnoses. A previously well described diagnostic standard of >3/5 positive criteria was used; (i) presence of large granular lymphocytes (>500/μL, by differential counts from complete blood count) for >6 months; (ii) abnormal cytotoxic T lymphocytes expressing CD2, CD56 and CD57 and lacking CD28; (iii) preferential usage of a TCR Vβ family by flow cytometry; and (iv) TCR gene rearrangement by PCR; (v) bone marrow infiltration with LGL is another diagnostic criterion but a designated marrow biopsy is often not performed in clear LGL which are otherwise asymptomatic. Coexistent presence of MDS and LGL was confirmed in 13/240 (5%) of the patients. These patients displayed typical features of MDS including abnormal cytogenetics (8/13), dysmorphia of myeloid cells in the bone marrow (13/13), ringed sideroblasts (1/13) and the presence of highly clonal somatic myeloid mutations (8/13) with an average VAF of 28+3%. When compared to LGL only, the MDS/LGL series had 15% vs. 39% (P=0.014) STAT3/5b mutations. We detected the presence of mutant myeloid clones in 25% (41/161) of the patients with pure LGL with an average VAF of 35+ 2%. Suspecting that these mutations may be present early in MDS and CHIP, we compared the mutational spectrum of LGL against MDS (n=835) and CHIP. Indeed, an overlap between the typical CHIP mutations was noted with LGL; in addition the clonal burden in CHIP was observed to be lower, 13% vs. 33% in LGL indicating a more advanced myeloid disease in LGL. This could be due to overlapping demographics or through a common pathophysiologic link. Spliceosomal mutations, cohesion complex, PRC2 and RAS mutations were overrepresented in MDS and CHIP in comparison to LGL. Our results indicate that LGL is often associated with myeloid mutations that are also typical in CHIP. Though, age-related changes or other mutagenic stressors, including inflammatory changes could be contributing factors to both LGL and CHIP outgrowth, conversely LGL may evolve as a consequence of a tumor surveillance response to myeloid neoplasms or CHIP. While the coexistence of MDS and LGL has been described in the past, and our analysis corroborates this, we observed that LGL may also coexist with CHIP in some patients. The implication of this would be beneficial to our understanding of, not only, the individual diseases but could also impact care in CHIP survivorship. Disclosures Nazha: MEI: Other: Data monitoring Committee; Novartis: Speakers Bureau; Jazz Pharmacutical: Research Funding; Incyte: Speakers Bureau; Tolero, Karyopharma: Honoraria; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy; Abbvie: Consultancy. Saunthararajah:EpiDestiny: Consultancy, Equity Ownership, Patents & Royalties; Novo Nordisk: Consultancy. Sekeres:Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Millenium: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Syros: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Maciejewski:Novartis: Consultancy; Alexion: Consultancy.

Mutations (MT) in the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of ANKRD26 (A26) are implicated in ANKRD26- related thrombocytopenia (A26-RT), an autosomal dominant disorder of mild to moderate thrombocytopenia (TP) often presenting in adulthood, although severe and pediatric cases are reported. Erythrocyte and leukocyte counts are normal to increased, with unremarkable morphology. Platelet (plt) size is usually normal, as with ETV6- and RUNX1-mutated TP. Together, A26, ETV6, and RUNX1 germline (GL) MT comprise a separate 2016 WHO category of myeloid neoplasms (MN) with GL predisposition and preexisting platelet disorders. Normal plt size separates A26-RT from other familial TPs with giant plts. No consistent morphological plt aberrations have been reported. Bleeding history is absent or mild, and while TP is not life threating, 8-10% of patients (pts) develop a MN, including a 30-fold increased risk for AML relative to the general population. A26 is an inner membrane adaptor protein with 2 major domains: ankyrin repeats (ANKR) and coil-coil (C-C), both of which interact with signaling and cytoskeletal proteins. A26-RT MT are almost exclusively in the 5'UTR, however, rare A26 coding variants (A26-CV) are reported to segregate with familial TP. Still, some studies on A26-RT limit sequencing to the 5'UTR. As such, A26-CV are not well represented or described. We performed whole-exome sequencing (WES) on 195 pts with MN seen at Cleveland Clinic between 2004 and 2012, and downloaded WES .bam files from online sources, totaling 653 MN cases. Using a standard pipeline for discovery of rare GL variants ( Complete clinical description was available for 8 A26-CV pts, all diagnosed with MDS or MDS/MPN at med age of 64. Two pts had antecedent bruising 1 year prior to diagnosis (dx). No prior bleeding was noted. Three pts had prior TP, two of whom had bicytopenia and pancytopenia. First degree family history (FH) was positive for cancer in 6 pts (75%), including 2 pts with FH of hematologic neoplasms. One pt had a 2nd-degree relative with a non-malignant hematologic condition requiring transfusions. At dx, cytogenetics were normal and complex in 2 pts each (25%). Deletions in chromosomes 5, 17, 20, and Y were observed in 1 pt each, and monosomy 7 in 2 pts. On bone marrow aspirate, 6 pts (75%) had dysmegakaryopoiesis, found in interstitial patterns and clusters. Mild to moderate dyserythropoiesis was observed in 5 pts (63%), and 5 pts had dysgranulopoiesis. The med blast percentage was 1.5% (range 0-8%), with 5 pts having hypercellular marrow, med 65% (range 40-95%). On corresponding CBC, pts were anemic (med hemoglobin of 9.5 g/dL), with the majority (n=5) showing signs of erythroid dysplasia, and also thrombocytopenic (med plt of 99 k/μL), with giant plts observed in 3 pts. Two pts had both giant plts and abnormal erythroid morphology. Hypo and monolobate, hyposegmented, and hypogranular forms were observed in the 3 lineages, as well as detached nuclear lobes, budding, segmentation, and nuclear-cytoplasmic dyssynchrony. On next generation sequencing, co-occurring SRSF2 and ASXL1 MT were observed in 3 and 2 pts, respectively. In sum, we have identified 22 A26-CV in MN, suggesting a role in predisposition as with A26-RT. We have seen in our cohort that A26-CV pts present differently from those with A26-RT. They have a variable past medical history and limited FH of TP, are anemic, with multilineage dysplasia observed not just in bone marrow, but also on peripheral blood smear, especially in megakaryocytes and erythrocytes. This is not surprising, as A26 is expressed in both lineages. The presence of giant plts is noteworthy. The mechanism for hypomorphic A26-CV may differ from that of the A26 5' UTR, which increase A26 levels in late-stage megakaryopoiesis by abrogating RUNX1/FLI1 binding, leading to aberrant proplatelet formation. Given the plt size and presence of nuclear phenotypes, altered interactions with signaling and cytoskeletal proteins could be involved, and may represent a novel A26 phenotype. Further investigation and association of A26-CV with MN ontogeny is under way. Disclosures Mukherjee: Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfizer: Honoraria; Novartis: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Projects in Knowledge: Honoraria; Celgene Corporation: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Partnership for Health Analytic Research, LLC (PHAR, LLC): Consultancy; McGraw Hill Hematology Oncology Board Review: Other: Editor; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Speakers Bureau. Advani:Kite Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy; Amgen: Research Funding; Macrogenics: Research Funding; Glycomimetics: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Abbvie: Research Funding. Nazha:Tolero, Karyopharma: Honoraria; MEI: Other: Data monitoring Committee; Novartis: Speakers Bureau; Jazz Pharmacutical: Research Funding; Incyte: Speakers Bureau; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy; Abbvie: Consultancy. Gerds:Imago Biosciences: Research Funding; Sierra Oncology: Research Funding; Roche: Research Funding; Incyte: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celgene Corporation: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy; CTI Biopharma: Consultancy, Research Funding. Sekeres:Syros: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Millenium: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Maciejewski:Alexion: Consultancy; Novartis: Consultancy.

Both founder and secondary mutations in AML and MDS have prognostic implications that may depend on their rank in subclonal hierarchy. Mutational profiles at relapse after chemotherapy may be different from relapse following alloHCT as a result of the graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect. We hypothesized that the molecular landscape of AML and MDS at the time of post-alloHCT relapse may (1) recapitulate the clonal hierarchy of the founder and secondary mutations at diagnosis, (2) be represented by founder mutations without secondary mutations, or (3) be characterized by acquisition of new mutations. Using bone marrow samples banked at diagnosis and at the time of relapse, we compared mutational characteristics using a targeted multi-amplicon deep NGS panel of the 176 most commonly mutated genes in myeloid neoplasia. Thirty patients (pts) with AML (n=22) or MDS (n=8) who relapsed after their first alloHCT were included as the "transplant group", and samples from diagnosis or pre-HCT relapse (if available), whichever was last, and at relapse were compared. A comparison "chemotherapy group" included 11 pts with AML (n=7) or MDS (n=4) who relapsed after achieving complete remission (CR) from chemotherapy were included to compare mutational changes from diagnosis to relapse. For this analysis, we selected the 27 most commonly observed somatic mutations. For the transplant group, median age at alloHCT was 59 years (range 32-73). Cytogenetics at diagnosis were normal in 47% and complex in 20%. At diagnosis, IDH2, NPM1, ASXL1, RUNX1, FLT3, and TP53 mutations were found in 13%, 13%, 10%, 10%, 7%, and 3% of pts, respectively. The majority received reduced-intensity conditioning (53%), bone marrow grafts (53%) from matched unrelated donors (55%). Sixteen patients (AML=15, MDS=1) were in CR at transplant. Median time from alloHCT to relapse was 114 days (median 28-935 days). The mutational profiles for all patients changed at post-alloHCT relapse. While the majority both gained and lost different mutations (60%), some just gained (27%) or lost mutations (13%) at relapse. The number of mutations gained ranged from 0-5 (median 1) and mutations disappeared ranged from 0-5 (median 2). The most common newly acquired mutation was FLT3 (17%) followed by DNMT3A (13%). Two cases (7%) showed re-acquisition of mutations that were present at diagnosis but disappearing after induction; 1 patient re-acquired FLT3, NPM1, and RIT1 mutations while another reacquired a TET2 mutation. Most commonly disappearing mutations at post-alloHCT relapse was IDH2 (10%). DNMT3A (20%) was the most common mutation that persisted through chemotherapy and alloHCT. For the chemotherapy group, median age at diagnosis was 59 (range 32-71). Cytogenetics at diagnosis were normal in 55% and complex in 18%. At diagnosis, NPM1, FLT3, TP53, and ASXL1, mutations were found in 27%, 18%, 18%, and 9%, respectively; none had IDH2 or RUNX1 mutations. Median time from diagnosis to relapse was 154 days (range 33-1,716 days). As in the post-alloHCT group, changes in the mutational profile were found in all patients. Six patients (55%) gained newly acquired mutations while 5 patients lost a mutation without acquiring a new mutation: 2 cases with TP53 loss and 1 case each of PTPN11, RIT1, and TET2 losses. The number of mutations gained and disappeared per patient varied (each median 1, range 0-3). The most commonly gained mutations were DNMT3A and TET2 (18% each). DNMT3A and GNAS were the most commonly persistent mutations at chemotherapy relapse (18% each). The biology of relapse following alloHCT is complex. Our results show that while clonal changes were always present at relapse following chemotherapy or following alloHCT, the mutational evolution was more diverse and complex at post-alloHCT relapse as compared to relapse after chemotherapy alone. This results signifies the importance of mutational profile test at relapse for the targeted therapy. Larger scale analyses can further elucidate somatic hits suggesting the mechanism of escape from the GVL. Disclosures Gerds: Incyte: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy; Celgene Corporation: Consultancy, Research Funding; CTI Biopharma: Consultancy, Research Funding; Roche: Research Funding; Sierra Oncology: Research Funding; Imago Biosciences: Research Funding. Sekeres:Syros: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Celgene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Millenium: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Mukherjee:McGraw Hill Hematology Oncology Board Review: Other: Editor; Pfizer: Honoraria; Novartis: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Projects in Knowledge: Honoraria; Celgene Corporation: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Partnership for Health Analytic Research, LLC (PHAR, LLC): Consultancy. Advani:Glycomimetics: Consultancy, Research Funding; Abbvie: Research Funding; Macrogenics: Research Funding; Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Kite Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy; Amgen: Research Funding. Nazha:Jazz Pharmacutical: Research Funding; Abbvie: Consultancy; Daiichi Sankyo: Consultancy; MEI: Other: Data monitoring Committee; Tolero, Karyopharma: Honoraria; Incyte: Speakers Bureau; Novartis: Speakers Bureau. Majhail:Mallinckrodt: Honoraria; Nkarta: Consultancy; Anthem, Inc.: Consultancy; Incyte: Consultancy; Atara Bio: Consultancy. Maciejewski:Novartis: Consultancy; Alexion: Consultancy.

Rationale: Dose-reduction of a nucleoside analog reduces cytotoxicity and hence can increase safety, but with less cytotoxicity-driven efficacy as a trade-off. Such an efficacy trade-off, however, may not apply to the nucleoside analog decitabine, because it has a molecular-targeted action of depleting DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) separable from cytotoxicity, and that occurs and is saturated at low concentrations. In fact, higher decitabine doses/concentrations, by causing cytotoxicity, limit feasible exposure times for this molecular effect that can cytoreduce p53-null, chemorefractory myeloid malignancies via terminal-differentiation instead of apoptosis, simultaneously sparing normal hematopoiesis. Hence, we designed decitabine application to avoid cytotoxicity and increase DNMT1-targeting and describe here results in 69 patients (25 of whom were previously described with shorter follow-up (NCT01165996)(J Clin Invest 2015; 125(3):1043-55]). Methods: IRB approved Myeloid Malignancy Registry (16-020) and Sample Repository protocols (5024) curated demographic, laboratory, intervention, outcome, and mutational data in myeloid malignancy patients after written informed consent; 69 of 1694 patients in the Registry received the alternative decitabine regimen: (i) Dose: 0.1-0.2 mg/kg (~3.5-5 mg/m2), verified to deplete DNMT1 without cytotoxicity in primate and human studies; (ii) Schedule: 1-2X/week, frequent and distributed, to increase S-phase dependent DNMT1-depletion; (iii) Route: subcutaneous, to avoid high peak concentrations.A standard starting dose of 0.2 mg/kg was reduced to 0.15 mg/kg if infection risk was high (e.g., ANC10% or for lack of response to 1X/week. Neutropenia from treatment was managed by interruption then resumption upon neutrophil recovery (same dose or lower by 0.05 mg/kg). Routine anti-emetic prophylaxis was not required. Results: Non-cytotoxic DNMT1-depletion was confirmed by bone marrow gH2AX and DNMT1 measurements (published for 1st25 patients). The 69 patients had MDS 54%, MDS/MPN 14%, MPN 17% and AML 15%. Their median age was 69 years (range 45-89). Prior therapies (77%) were 5-azacytidine 29%, lenalidomide 19%, erythropoietin 26%, hydroxyurea 7%, ruxolitinib 7%, cytarabine 4%. The side-effect was neutropenia (non-cytotoxic DNMT1-depletion skews myeloid differentiation away from GMP and to EMK), complicated by fever/infection in 31 patients (45%), with 1 septic death. Eight of these 31 patients (25%) had fever/infection before treatment. Blood count improvements meeting IWG criteria for response (hematologic improvement [HI]/complete remission [CR]) occurred in 30 patients (43%; CR 14%) (Fig 1A) and were durable(median treatment duration in HI/CR 82 weeks [range 14-347]). Treatment decreased bone marrow myeloblasts, even in cases without HI/CR (Fig 1B). HI/CR was achieved in MDS/AML containing monosomy 7, trisomy 8, complex cytogenetic abnormalities and/or multiple mutations (Fig 1C). Cytogenetics were normalized in 10/36 (28%) (Fig 1C). Patients with HI/CR had better overall survival (median 31 vs18 months) (p=0.036) (Fig 1D). Predictors of HI/CR were higher baseline neutrophils (median 3.04 vs 1.23 x109/L; p=0.002)and higher marrow cellularity (median 70 vs48%; p=0.044)(Fig 1E, F). Conclusion: Myeloid malignancies containing diverse genetic abnormalities responded sustainably (up to 6.5 years follow-up) to a decitabine regimen designed and demonstrated to be non-cytotoxic yet DNMT1-targeting, consistent with scientific data validating DNMT1 as a mutation-agnostic target that operates in a final common pathway of myeloid transformation. Although this single-agent regimen is non-curative, we postulate that avoidance of cytotoxicity, combined with target-validity, enabled sustained disease control/transfusion-freedom in several patients. Reported links between some mutations, e.g., in TET2, and decitabine response could be via higher neutrophils that in turn enable frequent decitabine exposures, a basic requirement for response. Also fundamental, HI/CR requires not just suppression of malignant clones but marrow capacity to support and recover functional hematopoiesis, suggesting why low baseline marrow cellularity predicted non-response. Disclosures Maciejewski: Novartis: Consultancy; Alexion: Consultancy. Saunthararajah:Novo Nordisk: Consultancy; EpiDestiny: Consultancy, Equity Ownership, Patents & Royalties. OffLabel Disclosure: Alternative dose and scheduling of Decitabine for myeloid neoplasms

Large granular lymphocytic leukemia (LGLL) is an indolent disease and often associated with autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. The association of humoral immune disorders resulting from abnormal B cell activity, may affect original LGLL pathogenesis, clinical presentation and management through modifying disease presentation, progression and/ or resistance to standard care. Coexistence of T cell LGL leukemia with B cell abnormalities has previously been identified in the literature although described in sporadic case reports. However, no large case series or cohorts have been collected so far to study the frequency of the B-cell dyscrasia (BCD) associated with LGLL and describe clinical/ hematological findings in patients with this co-association. Here, we conducted a retrospective review of patients diagnosed with LGL leukemia at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation to search for any associated BCDs. We then classified our population into 2 groups: LGLL with BCD vs. LGLL without BCD, and comprehensively compared them for baseline, clinical and molecular characteristics. A total of 244 T-LGL patients were collected and studied. All cases were uniformly diagnosed with LGLL if 3 out of 4 following criteria were fulfilled, including: 1) LGL count >500/µL in blood for more than 6 months; 2) presence of abnormal CTLs expressing CD3, CD8 and CD57 by flow cytometry; 3) preferential usage of a TCR Vβ family by flow cytometry; 4) TCR gene rearrangement by PCR. Molecular studies including targeted deep sequencing for STAT3mutations were performed. Bone marrow biopsy results were reviewed to exclude other conditions. Endpoints of the study were death or lost to follow up. In our cohort, we found a frequent manifestation of humoral immune system abnormalities. We identified coexisting BCD in 45% (109/ 244) of LGLL patients, of whom 28 (11.2%) had monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS), and 13 (5.2%) had chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL/SLL). Six LGLL patients had multiple myeloma (2.4%). Moreover, polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia (n=28, 11.2%) or hypogammaglobulinemia (n=14, 5.6%) was reported in 42 LGLL-patients (16.8%). The frequency of other disorders of B-cell origin was also examined. The total incidence of B-cell abnormalities in our LGLL cohort was 45%. Indeed an heterogeneous appearance of other B-cell disorders was observed including mantle cell lymphoma (n=2), DLBCL (n=6), marginal zone lymphoma (n=3), Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (n=1), Burkitt's lymphoma (n=1), indolent lymphoma (n=1), Hodgkin's lymphoma (n=1), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (n=3), neck lymphoma (n=1), and smoldering myeloma (n=2). Patient with LGLL-BCD were older as compared to the ones without (median age: 62 vs. 63 years; ≥60 years: 57% vs. 69%, respectively), although the difference was not statistically significant (P=0.07). Gender was equally distributed (male: 54%, n=132; female: 46%, n=112) in patients who developed BCD. Conventional cytogenetics showed that patients without BCD were more often associated with abnormal cytogenetics (24%, n=9) as compared to LGLL-BCD (9%, n=5). Interestingly, BCD was found in 55 men and 54 women in whom only 6 patients had NK-LGLL while the remaining (n=103 patients) had T-LGLL suggesting a higher association with LGLL of T- rather than of NK-cell origin. Leukopenia was observed in 25/109 patients, with average absolute lymphocytes of 4.18 k/µL and LGL count of 2333 k/µL. Blood count showed: neutropenia in 44, anemia in 65, and thrombocytopenia in 29 out of 109 LGLL patients with BCD. TCR rearrangements were seen in 74 while somatic STAT3 mutations were observed in 37 LGLL patients while more enriched (44%, n=52) in LGLL without BCD. The association of other autoimmune conditions e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, was not different between the two groups (15% vs. 16% in LGLL with BCD vs. without; P=0.8). In sum, our investigation shows that BCD were frequent in LGLL and coexisted in 45% of the patients, commonly in the form of MGUS, and/ or hypergamaglobulinemia. Perhaps, the co-association of B-cell pathology with LGLL suggests that the two diseases either share pathogenetic driving mechanisms to enhance both B cells and T cells clones or that immunological dysfunction in setting of B cell dyscrasia could trigger/potentiate LGL expansion and/or transformation in this context. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

e19072 Background: T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (LGLL) has been reported after solid organ transplantation (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT); yet its underlying pathophysiological evolution has been poorly explained. Methods: We retrospectively screened a cohort of 243 LGLL patients at Cleveland Clinic for disease development post-transplantation and postulated several possible responsible pathophysiological mechanisms. Results: Five percent (n = 12) of the patients had a history of transplant. Of these, 67% (n = 8) had SOT (kidney, liver or heart) while 33% (n = 4) had HSCT. Twenty-five percent were females while 75% were males. The median age was 56 years (range: 15-65). The median time from transplant to diagnosis was 7 years. Conventional cytogenetic showed normal karyotype in 89% of the patients. TCR gene re-arrangement by PCR was detected in all tested individuals. Targeted deep sequencing identified somatic STAT3 mutations in 17% (n = 2) of the cases. Fifty percent (n = 6) had EBV DNA, IgM and/or IgG post-transplant. Forty-two percent (n = 5) had CMV DNA, IgM and/or IgG; of which 80% (n = 4) were post-transplant and 20% (n = 1) pre-transplant. The median survival from disease diagnosis was 64.3 months (8.37-232.9). Indeed, T-LGL clonal expansion resulted from long-term stimulation by viral antigens including EBV and CMV causing continuous cytotoxic T cell immune response or by “oncomodulation” as explained in 83% of patients. The latter theory suggests that CMV infects tumor cells and modulates their malignant properties, without direct transformation. Immunosuppression in setting of pre-transplant exposure to CMV, caused reactivation of the latent oncogenic viral genome as seen in 8% of patients. In 17% of cases that were seronegative for viral genome, graft allo-antigenic stimulation has triggered long-term recipient LGLL expansion from antigenic mismatch. Somatic STAT3 mutations, which are highly expressed in leukemic LGL, has led to aberrant signaling and transformation (17%). Conclusions: Our study highlights the complex nature of LGLL evolution post SOT and HSCT and points out confounding mechanisms. Certainly, investigating pre- vs. post-transplantation baseline, clinical and molecular characteristics is warranted to deeply understand this phenomenon.

Objective: This study was designed to present our early experience with intravitreal bevacizumab combined with laser treatment for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) at a single institution over a 13-month-period. Methods: A retrospective case series of eight children with ROP who received intravitreal bevacizumab combined with laser treatment between June 2007 and July 2008 were reported. A chart review was conducted to evaluate if stability of the ROP lesion had been achieved. Main information collected included data on demographics, gestational age, birth weight, length of stay in neonatal intensive care unit, and stage of ROP. Results: Fifteen eyes of eight subjects were treated. One eye did not receive any treatment due to complete retinal detachment. The median age at treatment was 8 weeks (range, 6 weeks to 1 year). The most common stage of ROP was 3+. All eyes remained stable at 1 year or later after treatment. Conclusion: Intravitreal bevacizumab in conjunction with laser treatment had promising results at our institution. We recommend prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trials to compare the effect of laser treatment alone, of bevacizumab treatment alone (at different doses), and of combined bevacizumab and laser treatment.