Prof. Dr. Karsten Spiekermann

10 Major publications related to project

(See publications for recent papers published in the SFB context since 2016)

Sandhöfer N, Metzeler KH, Rothenberg M, Herold T, Tiedt S, Groiß V, Carlet M, Walter G, Hinrichsen T, Wachter O, Grunert M, Schneider S, Subklewe M, Dufour A, Fröhling S, Klein HG, Hiddemann W, Jeremias I and Spiekermann K (2015). Dual PI3K/mTOR inhibition shows antileukemic activity in MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia, 29, 828-38.

Herold T, Metzeler KH, Vosberg S, Hartmann L, Rollig C, Stolzel F, Schneider S, Hubmann M, Zellmeier E, Ksienzyk B, Jurinovic V, Pasalic Z, Kakadia PM, Dufour A, Graf A, Krebs S, Blum H, Sauerland MC, Büchner T, Berdel WE, Woermann BJ, Bornhäuser M, Ehninger G, Mansmann U, Hiddemann W, Bohlander SK, Spiekermann K and Greif PA (2014). Isolated trisomy 13 defines a genetically homogenous AML subgroup with high frequency of mutations in spliceosome genes and poor prognosis. Blood, 124, 1304-11.

Janke H, Pastore F, Schumacher D, Herold T, Hopfner KP, Schneider S, Berdel WE, Büchner T, Woermann BJ, Subklewe M, Bohlander SK, Hiddemann W, Spiekermann K and Polzer H (2014). Activating FLT3 mutants show distinct gain-of-function phenotypes in vitro and a characteristic signaling pathway profile associated with prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia. PloS One, 9, e89560.

Pastore F, Dufour A, Benthaus T, Metzeler KH, Maharry KS, Schneider S, Ksienzyk B, Mellert G, Zellmeier E, Kakadia PM, Unterhalt M, Feuring-Buske M, Buske C, Braess J, Sauerland MC, Heinecke A, Krug U, Berdel WE, Buechner T, Woermann B, Hiddemann W, Bohlander SK, Marcucci G, Spiekermann K, Bloomfield CD and Hoster E (2014). Combined molecular and clinical prognostic index for relapse and survival in cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia. J Clin Oncol, 32, 1586-1594.

Opatz S, Polzer H, Herold T, Konstandin NP, Ksienzyk B, Zellmeier E, Vosberg S, Graf A, Krebs S, Blum H, Hopfner KP, Kakadia PM, Schneider S, Dufour A, Braess J, Sauerland MC, Berdel WE, Büchner T, Woermann BJ, Hiddemann W, Spiekermann K, Bohlander SK and Greif PA (2013). Exome sequencing identifies recurring FLT3 N676K mutations in core-binding factor leukemia. Blood, 122, 1761-1769.

Greif PA, Dufour A, Konstandin NP, Ksienzyk B, Zellmeier E, Tizazu B, Sturm J, Benthaus T, Herold T, Yaghmaie M, Dörge P, Hopfner KP, Hauser A, Graf A, Krebs S, Blum H, Kakadia PM, Schneider S, Hoster E, Schneider F, Stanulla M, Braess J, Sauerland MC, Berdel WE, Büchner T, Woermann BJ, Hiddemann W, Spiekermann K* and Bohlander SK* (2012). GATA2 zinc finger 1 mutations associated with biallelic CEBPA mutations define a unique genetic entity of acute myeloid leukemia. Blood, 120, 395-403. (*equal contribution)

Schneider F, Hoster E, Unterhalt M, Schneider S, Dufour A, Benthaus T, Mellert G, Zellmeier E, Kakadia PM, Bohlander SK, Feuring-Buske M, Buske C, Braess J, Heinecke A, Sauerland MC, Berdel WE, Buechner T, Woermann BJ, Hiddemann W and Spiekermann K (2012). The FLT3ITD level has a high prognostic impact in NPM1 mutated, but not NPM1 unmutated AML with a normal karyotype. Blood, 119, 4383-4386

Dufour A, Schneider F, Metzeler KH, Hoster E, Schneider S, Zellmeier E, Benthaus T, Sauerland MC, Berdel WE, Buchner T, Wormann B, Braess J, Hiddemann W, Bohlander SK and Spiekermann K (2010). Acute myeloid leukemia with biallelic CEBPA gene mutations and normal karyotype represents a distinct genetic entity associated with a favorable clinical outcome. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 28, 570-577.

Krug U, Röllig C, Koschmieder A, Heinecke A, Sauerland MC, Schaich M, Thiede C, Kramer M, Braess J, Spiekermann K, Haferlach T, Haferlach C, Koschmieder S, Rohde C, Serve H, Wörmann B, Hiddemann W, Ehninger G, Berdel WE, Büchner T and Müller-Tidow C (2010). Complete remission and early death after intensive chemotherapy in patients aged 60 years or older with acute myeloid leukaemia: a web-based application for prediction of outcomes. Lancet, 376, 2000-2008.

Reindl C, Quentmeier H, Petropoulos K, Greif PA, Benthaus T, Argiropoulos B, Mellert G, Vempati S, Duyster J, Buske C, Bohlander SK, Humphries KR, Hiddemann W and Spiekermann K (2009). CBL exon 8/9 mutants activate the FLT3 pathway and cluster in core binding factor/11q deletion acute myeloid leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome subtypes. Clin Cancer Res, 15, 2238-2247.