Table 2 Overview of the demographic features, treatment response and outcome of patients with DUX4-rearranged ALL, and those exhibiting markers associated with DUX4-rearrnangement, from key studies.

From: DUX4-rearranged B-ALL: deciphering a biological and clinical conundrum

Study

Trial

Number of DUX4r cases

Frequency in BCP-ALLa

Median age (years)

MRD positive at EOI

Treated as standard risk

Treatment period

Outcome at 5 years

Lilljebjorn et al. [52]

NOPHO-ALL 1992/2000/2008

28

4%

9

NA

NA

1992–2013

4/28 relapsed

Yasuda et al. [3]

ALL202-U

10

14%

19c

NA

NA

2002–2009

DFS > 80%

Zhang et al. [2]

St Jude / COG

>50

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

EFS > 90%

Li et al. [98]

Multiple cohorts

63

5%

NA

NA

NA

NA

Paed OS > 90%; Adult >70%

Schinnerl et al. [74]

AEIOP-BFM 2000/2009/2017

70

6%

10

88%

9%

1999–2023

EFS 89% (10 y)

Ueno et al. [81]

JACLS-ALL02 & TCCSG-L04-16

57

6%

9

NA

NA

2002–2013

EFS 81%

Jeha et al. [99]

St Jude Total Therapy 16

20

4%

8

5%d

40%

2007–2017

EFS 95%

Li et al. [61]

MASpore 2003/2010

51

14%

10

78%

NA

2002–2011

OS > 95%

Paietta et al. [7]

ECOG2993

22

8%b

26c

NA

NA

1993–2005

OS 75%

Brady et al. [64]

Multiple COG & St Jude trials

96

4%

13

NA

NA

NA

OS > 95%

Leongamornlert et al. [57]

UKALL14

8

NA

40c

13%

25%

2012–2017

5/8 relapsed

Schwab et al. [6]

UKALL2003

80

5%

9

55%

36%

2003–2011

EFS 95% (10 y)

Yu et al. [8]

TPOG-ALL 2002/2013

26

5%b

NA

29%

27%

2002–2020

EFS 83%

Study

Trial

Number of cases showing surrogate marker

Frequency in BCP-ALLa

Median age (years)

MRD positive at EOI

Treated as standard risk

Treatment period

Outcome at 5 years

Clappier et al. [62]

EORTC-CLG 58951

29 ERGdel

3%

7

100%

0%

1993–2006

EFS > 86% (8 y)

Zaliova et al. [60]

BFM-ALL-2000

60 ERGdel

5%

NA

60%

11%

2000–2006

EFS 90%

Buldini et al. [75]

AIEOP-BFM ALL 2009

160 CD371+

9%

20% ≥10 y

89%

11%

2014–2017

EFS 88%

  1. aestimated for many studies form frequency in B-other ALL; bBCR::ABL1 negative cohort; cteenager/young adult or adult cohort; dday 42 MRD. NA, not available.