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Cancers (Basel). 2020 Oct 23;12(11). doi: 10.3390/cancers12113087.

CD123 as a Biomarker in Hematolymphoid Malignancies: Principles of Detection and Targeted Therapies.

Cancers

Hanadi El Achi, Edouard Dupont, Shilpa Paul, Joseph D Khoury

Affiliations

  1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
  2. Faculty of Pharmacy of Paris, Paris Descartes University, 75270 Paris, France.
  3. Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
  4. Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 33113953 PMCID: PMC7690688 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12113087

Abstract

CD123, the α chain of the interleukin 3 receptor, is a cytokine receptor that is overexpressed in multiple hematolymphoid neoplasms, including acute myeloid leukemia, blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hairy cell leukemia, and systemic mastocytosis. Importantly, CD123 expression is upregulated in leukemic stem cells relative to non-neoplastic hematopoietic stem cells, which makes it a useful diagnostic and therapeutic biomarker in hematologic malignancies. Varying levels of evidence have shown that CD123-targeted therapy represents a promising therapeutic approach in several cancers. Tagraxofusp, an anti-CD123 antibody conjugated to a diphtheria toxin, has been approved for use in patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm. Multiple clinical trials are investigating the use of various CD123-targeting agents, including chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells (expressing CD123, monoclonal antibodies, combined CD3-CD123 dual-affinity retargeting antibody therapy, recombinant fusion proteins, and CD123-engager T cells. In this review, we provide an overview of laboratory techniques used to evaluate and monitor CD123 expression, describe the strengths and limitations of detecting this biomarker in guiding therapy decisions, and provide an overview of the pharmacologic principles and strategies used in CD123-targeted therapies.

Keywords: CD123; biomarker; flow cytometry; immunohistochemistry; targeted therapy

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