A Unique Case of Concomitant T‐Prolymphocytic Leukemia and B‐Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) is a rare lymphoid malignancy with a poor prognosis. B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) also confers a poor prognosis, especially in patients with high-risk features without an option for transplant. Here, we present a case of a patient with T-PLL initially treated with multi-agent chemotherapy who then developed B-ALL, the management strategies, and possible pathogenesis of two concurrent rare malignancies. One proposed mechanism for the development of both hematologic malignancies in this patient is the acquisition of a <i>KMT2A</i> rearrangement, raising the possibility of clonal evolution resulting in therapy-related or secondary leukemia. Another explanation is the presence of a common clonal stem cell progenitor harboring a <i>JAK3</i> mutation.
Authors
- Weina Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5638-4371)
- Monica Chintapenta
- Jonathan Hyak
- Soolmaz Laknezhad
- Radhika Kainthla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1636-2113)
- Prapti A. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8865-4492)
- Viral Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0073-3509)
Institutions
- Parkland Health & Hospital System (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- eJHaem
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jha2.70252
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00