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Assessment of Factors Associated With the Evaluation of Children for Leukemia Predisposition Syndromes: A Retrospective Single-center Study.
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology 2023 March 17
Five to 10% of children with cancer are thought to have a cancer predisposition syndrome (CPS). Referral guidelines for leukemia predisposition syndromes are limited and vague, requiring the treating provider to determine whether patients should have a genetics evaluation. We evaluated referrals to the pediatric cancer predisposition clinic (CPP), the prevalence of CPS in those who elected to pursue germline genetic testing, and assessed for associations between a patient's medical history and the diagnosis of a CPS. Data were obtained via chart review of children diagnosed with leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome between November 1, 2017, and November 30, 2021. A total of 22.7% of pediatric leukemia patients were referred for evaluation in the CPP. Of the participants evaluated with germline genetic testing, the prevalence of a CPS was 25%. Our study was able to find a CPS in different malignancies, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome. We did not find associations between a participant with an abnormal CBC before diagnosis or hematology visit and the diagnosis of a CPS. Our study supports that a genetic evaluation should be available to all children with leukemia as medical and family history alone is not predictors of a CPS.
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