Oncogenic Feedback Activation Between BCL6 and MLL Promotes Malignant Transformation in MLL-RearrangedAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Hurtz C, Chan L, Ballabio E, Willman C, Carroll W, Armstrong S, Ernst P, Melnick A, Milne T, Müschen M. Oncogenic Feedback Activation Between BCL6 and MLL Promotes Malignant Transformation in MLL-RearrangedAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2016, 128: 907. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.907.907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunction of Bcl6Lymphoblastic leukemiaMLL-AF4Expression levelsPhiladelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemiaBCL6 levelsPharmacological inhibitionDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaLarge B-cell lymphomaChemotherapy drugs vincristineTime of diagnosisWorse clinical outcomesBCL6 expressionHigh expression levelsRelapse-free survivalAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChronic myeloid leukemiaB-cell lymphomaHigh-risk regimenMLL-ENLTransplant recipient miceB cell precursorsReporter mouse modelWestern blot analysisClinical outcomes