Demyelination and single-carbon transfer pathway metabolites during the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: CSF studies

Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
R SurteesI Hann

Abstract

To investigate the hypothesis that methotrexate causes demyelination due to a deficiency in S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) during the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Twenty-four patients treated on the Medical Research Council United Kingdom ALL trial no. 11 (MRC UKALL XI) were studied. The trial randomized patients at the presymptomatic CNS treatment (PCNS) phase to receive (1) intrathecal methotrexate and cranial radiotherapy (CRTX); (2) high-dose intravenous methotrexate with folinic acid rescue and continuing intrathecal methotrexate (HDMTX); and (3) continuing intrathecal methotrexate alone (ITMTX). Serial CSF samples were collected throughout treatment and concentrations of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (MTF), methionine (MET), SAM, and myelin basic protein (MBP) were measured. The results were grouped into treatment milestones and compared with an age-matched reference population. There was a highly significant effect of both treatment milestones and trial arm on the metabolite and MBP concentrations. CSF MTF reached a nadir during the induction phase of treatment, while SAM and MET reached their nadir during the consolidation phase. CSF MBP mirrored SAM concentration and there was a significant inverse relations...Continue Reading

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