precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Also known as acute B cell lymphocytic leukaemiaacute B cell lymphocytic leukemiaacute B-cell lymphocytic leukaemiaacute B-cell lymphocytic leukemiaB acute lymphoblastic leukaemiaB acute lymphoblastic leukemiaB cell acute lymphocytic leukaemiaB cell acute lymphocytic leukemiaB cell precursor type acute leukaemiaB cell precursor type acute leukemiaB-ALLB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemiaB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaB-cell acute lymphocytic leukaemiaB-cell acute lymphocytic leukemiaB-cell lymphoblastic leukaemiaB-cell lymphoblastic leukemiaB-cell precursor type acute leukaemiaB-cell precursor type acute leukemiaB-cell type acute leukaemia
Summary
precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (MONDO:0020511) is a cancer with 5 cohort genes (5 CIViC-evidence somatic drivers; 5 ClinVar predisposition records) and 229 clinical trials. Molecularly, BCR::PDGFRA Fusion confers sensitivity to Imatinib in B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (CIViC Level C); 3 further subtype–drug associations are mapped below. Top therapeutic interventions include blinatumomab, mercaptopurine anhydrous, and inotuzumab ozogamicin.
At a glance
- Classification: Cancer
- Cohort genes: 5
- ClinVar variants: 5
- Clinical trials: 229
- Precision-medicine evidence (CIViC): 4 subtype–drug associations
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0020511 |
| Orphanet | 99860 |
| DOID | DOID:0080638 |
| ICD-11 | 1099674056 |
| NCIT | C8644 |
| UMLS | C0349636 |
| MedGen | 83896 |
| GARD | 0016920 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | yes |
Also known as: acute B cell lymphocytic leukaemia · acute B cell lymphocytic leukemia · acute B-cell lymphocytic leukaemia · acute B-cell lymphocytic leukemia · B acute lymphoblastic leukaemia · B acute lymphoblastic leukemia · B cell acute lymphocytic leukaemia · B cell acute lymphocytic leukemia · B cell precursor type acute leukaemia · B cell precursor type acute leukemia · B-ALL · B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia · B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia · B-cell acute lymphocytic leukaemia · B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia · B-cell lymphoblastic leukaemia · B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia · B-cell precursor type acute leukaemia · B-cell precursor type acute leukemia · B-cell type acute leukaemia (+10 more)
Data availability: 5 ClinVar variants · 280 cell lines.
Disease family
An umbrella term covering 2 Mondo subtypes.
Classification path: human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › cancer or benign tumor › neoplastic disease or syndrome › neoplasm › hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm › hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm › lymphoid neoplasm › precursor lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia › acute lymphoblastic leukemia › precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Related subtypes (11): childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, prolymphocytic leukemia, adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, null-cell leukemia, B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, lymphoblastic leukemia, acute, with lymphomatous features, plasma cell leukemia, acute biphenotypic leukemia, precursor T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Subtypes (2): B-cell adult acute lymphocytic leukemia, B-cell childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
ClinVar germline variants
5 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:
2 pathogenic, 1 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 1 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 1 likely pathogenic
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55823 | NM_005236.3(ERCC4):c.1484_1488del (p.Thr495fs) | ERCC4 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 426988 | NM_001042492.3(NF1):c.6921+3A>G | NF1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 128121 | NM_024675.4(PALB2):c.1675_1676delinsTG | PALB2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 869413 | t(3;9)(q13.31;p24.1) | JAK2 | Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 265295 | NM_024426.6(WT1):c.151del (p.Ala51fs) | WT1 | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 33 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
Somatic driver evidence (intOGen + CIViC, cohort fanout)
| Gene | intOGen role | Cancer types | CIViC |
|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | LoF | AML,MEL,PAAD | CIViC #49 |
| PALB2 | LoF | OVT | CIViC #15013 |
| ERCC4 | CIViC #1740 | ||
| JAK2 | Act | ALL,AML,BLADDER,BRCA,NSCLC | CIViC #28 |
| NF1 | LoF | ACC,ALL,AML,ANGS,BLCA,BRCA,CCRCC,CHOL,CLLSLL,COADREAD,GB,GBM,GIST,HCC,HNSC,LGGNOS,LMS,LUAD,LUNG,LUSC,MEL,NBL,NSCLC,OVT,PAST,PGNG,PLMESO,RMS,SKCM,SOFT_TISSUE,STAD,THYM,UCS | CIViC #3867 |
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| WT1 | Orphanet:220 | Denys-Drash syndrome |
| WT1 | Orphanet:242 | 46,XY complete gonadal dysgenesis |
| WT1 | Orphanet:251510 | 46,XY partial gonadal dysgenesis |
| WT1 | Orphanet:3097 | Meacham syndrome |
| WT1 | Orphanet:347 | Frasier syndrome |
| WT1 | Orphanet:654 | Nephroblastoma |
| WT1 | Orphanet:656 | Hereditary steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome |
| WT1 | Orphanet:83469 | Desmoplastic small round cell tumor |
| WT1 | Orphanet:893 | WAGR syndrome |
| PALB2 | Orphanet:1333 | Familial pancreatic carcinoma |
| PALB2 | Orphanet:145 | Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome |
| PALB2 | Orphanet:178 | Chordoma |
| PALB2 | Orphanet:227535 | Hereditary breast cancer |
| PALB2 | Orphanet:84 | Fanconi anemia |
| ERCC4 | Orphanet:220295 | Xeroderma pigmentosum-Cockayne syndrome complex |
| ERCC4 | Orphanet:84 | Fanconi anemia |
| ERCC4 | Orphanet:90321 | Cockayne syndrome type 1 |
| ERCC4 | Orphanet:910 | Xeroderma pigmentosum |
| JAK2 | Orphanet:131 | Budd-Chiari syndrome |
| JAK2 | Orphanet:3318 | Essential thrombocythemia |
| JAK2 | Orphanet:667662 | Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
| JAK2 | Orphanet:71493 | Familial thrombocytosis |
| JAK2 | Orphanet:729 | Polycythemia vera |
| JAK2 | Orphanet:824 | Primary myelofibrosis |
| NF1 | Orphanet:139474 | 17q11.2 microduplication syndrome |
| NF1 | Orphanet:29072 | Hereditary pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma |
| NF1 | Orphanet:293199 | Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma |
| NF1 | Orphanet:363700 | Neurofibromatosis type 1 due to NF1 mutation or intragenic deletion |
| NF1 | Orphanet:638 | Neurofibromatosis-Noonan syndrome |
| NF1 | Orphanet:86834 | Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia |
| NF1 | Orphanet:97685 | 17q11 microdeletion syndrome |
| NF1 | Orphanet:99756 | Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma |
| NF1 | Orphanet:99757 | Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma |
Cohort genes → proteins
5 cohort genes, 5 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| multi_evidence | 5 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | HGNC:12796 | ENSG00000184937 | P19544 | Wilms tumor protein | clinvar |
| PALB2 | HGNC:26144 | ENSG00000083093 | Q86YC2 | Partner and localizer of BRCA2 | clinvar |
| ERCC4 | HGNC:3436 | ENSG00000175595 | Q92889 | DNA repair endonuclease XPF | clinvar |
| JAK2 | HGNC:6192 | ENSG00000096968 | O60674 | Tyrosine-protein kinase JAK2 | clinvar |
| NF1 | HGNC:7765 | ENSG00000196712 | P21359 | Neurofibromin | clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| WT1 | Wilms tumor protein | Transcription factor that plays an important role in cellular development and cell survival. |
| PALB2 | Partner and localizer of BRCA2 | Plays a critical role in homologous recombination repair (HRR) through its ability to recruit BRCA2 and RAD51 to DNA breaks. |
| ERCC4 | DNA repair endonuclease XPF | Catalytic component of a structure-specific DNA repair endonuclease responsible for the 5-prime incision during DNA repair, and which is essential for nucleotide excision repair (NER) and interstrand cross-link (ICL) repair. |
| JAK2 | Tyrosine-protein kinase JAK2 | Non-receptor tyrosine kinase involved in various processes such as cell growth, development, differentiation or histone modifications. |
| NF1 | Neurofibromin | Stimulates the GTPase activity of Ras. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 1 · Difficult: 2 · Unknown: 2 · Druggable fraction: 0.2
Family distribution
Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.
| Family | Genes | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinase | 1 | 5.5× | 0.515 |
| Scaffold/PPI | 1 | 3.5× | 0.515 |
| Transcription factor | 1 | 1.6× | 0.634 |
| Other/Unknown | 2 | 0.7× | 0.877 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | Transcription factor | no | Wilms_tumour_N, Znf_C2H2_type, Znf_C2H2_sf | |
| PALB2 | Scaffold/PPI | no | WD40/YVTN_repeat-like_dom_sf, PALB2_WD40, WD40_repeat_dom_sf | |
| ERCC4 | Other/Unknown | no | ERCC4_domain, XPF, RuvA_2-like | |
| JAK2 | Kinase | yes | 2.7.10.2 | FERM_domain, Prot_kinase_dom, SH2 |
| NF1 | Other/Unknown | no | CRAL-TRIO_dom, RasGAP_dom, Rho_GTPase_activation_prot |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
4 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.
Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)
| Bucket | Genes |
|---|---|
| narrow (1-5 tissues) | 0 |
| moderate (6-20) | 0 |
| broad (>20) | 5 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| adrenal tissue | 2 |
| calcaneal tendon | 2 |
| germinal epithelium of ovary | 1 |
| metanephric glomerulus | 1 |
| renal glomerulus | 1 |
| buccal mucosa cell | 1 |
| oocyte | 1 |
| secondary oocyte | 1 |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | 1 |
| sperm | 1 |
| blood vessel layer | 1 |
| monocyte | 1 |
| colonic epithelium | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | 168 | broad | marker | germinal epithelium of ovary, renal glomerulus, metanephric glomerulus |
| PALB2 | 232 | ubiquitous | yes | secondary oocyte, buccal mucosa cell, oocyte |
| ERCC4 | 242 | ubiquitous | marker | male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, adrenal tissue, sperm |
| JAK2 | 272 | ubiquitous | marker | calcaneal tendon, monocyte, blood vessel layer |
| NF1 | 283 | ubiquitous | marker | colonic epithelium, calcaneal tendon, adrenal tissue |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 0.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| JAK2 | 6,197 |
| PALB2 | 5,641 |
| NF1 | 5,540 |
| WT1 | 3,938 |
| ERCC4 | 2,102 |
Structural data
PDB: 5 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| JAK2 | O60674 | 164 |
| WT1 | P19544 | 28 |
| NF1 | P21359 | 26 |
| ERCC4 | Q92889 | 13 |
| PALB2 | Q86YC2 | 4 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 86. Enrichment computed across 5 evidence-associated genes (5 with Reactome annotation).
Pathways by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 5 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncogenic MAPK signaling | 2 | 99.3× | 0.014 | JAK2, NF1 |
| RAS signaling downstream of NF1 loss-of-function variants | 1 | 326.3× | 0.023 | NF1 |
| Erythropoietin activates Phospholipase C gamma (PLCG) | 1 | 326.3× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Erythropoietin activates STAT5 | 1 | 326.3× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Interleukin-6 family signaling | 1 | 285.5× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| IFNG signaling activates MAPKs | 1 | 285.5× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Interleukin-23 signaling | 1 | 253.8× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| MAPK1 (ERK2) activation | 1 | 228.4× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Signaling by KIT in disease | 1 | 228.4× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| MAPK3 (ERK1) activation | 1 | 207.6× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Signaling by Leptin | 1 | 207.6× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Signaling by Erythropoietin | 1 | 207.6× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Interleukin-27 signaling | 1 | 207.6× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Interleukin-6 signaling | 1 | 190.3× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Interleukin-35 Signalling | 1 | 190.3× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Erythropoietin activates Phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) | 1 | 190.3× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| MAPK1/MAPK3 signaling | 2 | 52.5× | 0.023 | JAK2, NF1 |
| MAPK family signaling cascades | 2 | 41.1× | 0.023 | JAK2, NF1 |
| RAF/MAP kinase cascade | 2 | 24.4× | 0.023 | JAK2, NF1 |
| Diseases of signal transduction by growth factor receptors and second messengers | 2 | 22.7× | 0.023 | JAK2, NF1 |
| Nephron development | 1 | 175.7× | 0.023 | WT1 |
| Regulation of IFNG signaling | 1 | 163.1× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Prolactin receptor signaling | 1 | 152.3× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Erythropoietin activates RAS | 1 | 152.3× | 0.023 | JAK2 |
| Transcriptional regulation of testis differentiation | 1 | 142.8× | 0.024 | WT1 |
| RAF-independent MAPK1/3 activation | 1 | 126.9× | 0.024 | JAK2 |
| Interleukin-2 family signaling | 1 | 126.9× | 0.024 | JAK2 |
| IL-6-type cytokine receptor ligand interactions | 1 | 126.9× | 0.024 | JAK2 |
| Signaling by CSF3 (G-CSF) | 1 | 114.2× | 0.025 | JAK2 |
| Signaling by phosphorylated juxtamembrane, extracellular and kinase domain KIT mutants | 1 | 103.8× | 0.025 | JAK2 |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 5 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adrenal gland development | 2 | 269.6× | 0.004 | WT1, NF1 |
| mesoderm development | 2 | 210.7× | 0.004 | PALB2, JAK2 |
| positive regulation of vascular associated smooth muscle cell proliferation | 2 | 172.8× | 0.004 | JAK2, NF1 |
| nuclear receptor-mediated mineralocorticoid signaling pathway | 1 | 3370.4× | 0.007 | JAK2 |
| positive regulation of mast cell apoptotic process | 1 | 3370.4× | 0.007 | NF1 |
| symbiont-induced defense-related programmed cell death | 1 | 3370.4× | 0.007 | JAK2 |
| regulation of glial cell differentiation | 1 | 3370.4× | 0.007 | NF1 |
| interleukin-35-mediated signaling pathway | 1 | 3370.4× | 0.007 | JAK2 |
| negative regulation of metanephric glomerular mesangial cell proliferation | 1 | 3370.4× | 0.007 | WT1 |
| observational learning | 1 | 3370.4× | 0.007 | NF1 |
| regulation of animal organ formation | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.007 | WT1 |
| adrenal cortex formation | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.007 | WT1 |
| visceral serous pericardium development | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.007 | WT1 |
| gamma-aminobutyric acid secretion, neurotransmission | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.007 | NF1 |
| response to interleukin-12 | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.007 | JAK2 |
| posterior mesonephric tubule development | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.007 | WT1 |
| positive regulation of growth factor dependent skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.007 | JAK2 |
| regulation of postsynapse to nucleus signaling pathway | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.007 | JAK2 |
| positive regulation of metanephric ureteric bud development | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.007 | WT1 |
| Schwann cell proliferation | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.007 | NF1 |
| forebrain astrocyte development | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.007 | NF1 |
| Schwann cell migration | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.007 | NF1 |
| positive regulation of growth hormone receptor signaling pathway | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.007 | JAK2 |
| glutamate secretion, neurotransmission | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.007 | NF1 |
| negative regulation of mast cell proliferation | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.007 | NF1 |
| negative regulation of Schwann cell migration | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.007 | NF1 |
| nucleotide-excision repair involved in interstrand cross-link repair | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.007 | ERCC4 |
| vascular associated smooth muscle cell migration | 1 | 1123.5× | 0.007 | NF1 |
| mast cell apoptotic process | 1 | 842.6× | 0.007 | NF1 |
| negative regulation of Rac protein signal transduction | 1 | 842.6× | 0.007 | NF1 |
Therapeutics
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 1 · Phase ≥3: 1 · Phased (≥1): 1 · Undrugged: 4
Druggability breadth: 3 of 5 evidence-associated genes (60%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).
Genes with an approved drug
The molecule shown is one approved compound that hits the gene — not necessarily a drug of choice or one indicated for this disease.
| Symbol | Example approved molecule |
|---|---|
| JAK2 | FEDRATINIB |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| JAK2 | 100 | 4 |
| WT1 | 0 | 0 |
| PALB2 | 0 | 0 |
| ERCC4 | 0 | 0 |
| NF1 | 0 | 0 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Targets in cohort |
|---|---|---|
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| RUXOLITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| TOFACITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| UPADACITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| MOMELOTINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| PONATINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| AXITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| NICLOSAMIDE | 4 | JAK2 |
| RUXOLITINIB PHOSPHATE | 4 | JAK2 |
| INFIGRATINIB PHOSPHATE | 4 | JAK2 |
| INFIGRATINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| ENTRECTINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| DABRAFENIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| PACRITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| TOFACITINIB CITRATE | 4 | JAK2 |
| BARICITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| CERITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| BOSUTINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| PEFICITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| LORLATINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| FILGOTINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| BRIGATINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| ABROCITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| REPOTRECTINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| DEUCRAVACITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| PRALSETINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| CRAVACITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| PAZOPANIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| NINTEDANIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| SUNITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 1.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| JAK2 | 2,018 | Binding:1911, Functional:51, ADMET:48, Unclassified:4, Toxicity:4 |
| ERCC4 | 28 | Binding:28 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|---|---|
| JAK2 | 2.7.10.2 | non-specific protein-tyrosine kinase |
Cohort genes with high screening signal
≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays |
|---|---|
| JAK2 | 2,018 |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 5; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.
No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).
Drug repurposing candidates
30 approved/phased drugs hit cohort targets but don’t yet appear in disease-level clinical trials. Target-inhibition rationale is strongest for cancer driver genes; a bioactivity hit is a screening signal, not a treatment claim.
| Compound | Max phase | Cohort target (bioactivity) |
|---|---|---|
| FEDRATINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| RUXOLITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| TOFACITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| UPADACITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| MOMELOTINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| PONATINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| AXITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| NICLOSAMIDE | 4 | JAK2 |
| RUXOLITINIB PHOSPHATE | 4 | JAK2 |
| INFIGRATINIB PHOSPHATE | 4 | JAK2 |
| INFIGRATINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| ENTRECTINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| DABRAFENIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| PACRITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| TOFACITINIB CITRATE | 4 | JAK2 |
| BARICITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| CERITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| BOSUTINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| PEFICITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| LORLATINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| FILGOTINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| BRIGATINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| ABROCITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| REPOTRECTINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| DEUCRAVACITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| PRALSETINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| CRAVACITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| PAZOPANIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| NINTEDANIB | 4 | JAK2 |
| SUNITINIB | 4 | JAK2 |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 1 | JAK2 |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 0 | |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 0 | |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 0 | |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 4 | WT1, PALB2, ERCC4, NF1 |
Undrugged target profiles
4 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| WT1 | 0 | — |
| PALB2 | 0 | — |
| ERCC4 | 28 | — |
| NF1 | 0 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 229.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| PHASE1 | 72 |
| PHASE2 | 54 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 45 |
| Not specified | 24 |
| EARLY_PHASE1 | 16 |
| PHASE3 | 11 |
| PHASE2/PHASE3 | 5 |
| PHASE4 | 2 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT06339775 | PHASE4 | RECRUITING | Blinatumomab for Relapsed Acute B Lymphoblastic Leukemia After Transplantation |
| NCT02618109 | PHASE4 | TERMINATED | Identification of New Immune Factors Specific of Relapse in Childhood B Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT02101853 | PHASE3 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Blinatumomab in Treating Younger Patients With Relapsed B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT03007147 | PHASE3 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Imatinib Mesylate and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT03150693 | PHASE3 | RECRUITING | Inotuzumab Ozogamicin and Frontline Chemotherapy in Treating Young Adults With Newly Diagnosed B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT03914625 | PHASE3 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | A Study to Investigate Blinatumomab in Combination With Chemotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT03937544 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | RECRUITING | Intravenous Autologous CD19 CAR-T Cells for R/R B-ALL |
| NCT03959085 | PHASE3 | RECRUITING | Inotuzumab Ozogamicin and Post-Induction Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With High-Risk B-ALL, Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia, and B-LLy |
| NCT04094311 | PHASE3 | RECRUITING | Study of Out of Specification for Tisagenlecleucel |
| NCT05602194 | PHASE3 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Studying the Effect of Levocarnitine in Protecting the Liver From Chemotherapy for Leukemia or Lymphoma |
| NCT06607419 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | RECRUITING | Efficacy Study of Blinatumomab Clean Up Early Residual Disease for Newly Diagnosed Pediatric B Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT06764238 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | RECRUITING | Newly-diagnosed Intermediate/High Risk Pediatric B-cell ALL Protocol |
| NCT06882057 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | RECRUITING | Newly-diagnosed Low Risk Pediatric B-cell ALL Protocol |
| NCT07223021 | PHASE3 | RECRUITING | A Study of Fludarabine Dosing in Children and Young Adults With B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT07441291 | PHASE3 | RECRUITING | CD19 CAR-T vs DLI for Post-HSCT MRD in Ph- ALL: A RCT |
| NCT07476729 | PHASE3 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | International Study for Treatment of Childhood Relapsed Precursor B-Cell ALL 2020 (IntReALL BCP 2020) |
| NCT07570173 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | RECRUITING | A Clinical Trial of MK-1045 in People With B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (MK-1045-005) |
| NCT02883049 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed High-Risk B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Ph-Like TKI Sensitive Mutations |
| NCT01371630 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Inotuzumab Ozogamicin and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT02143414 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Blinatumomab and Combination Chemotherapy or Dasatinib, Prednisone, and Blinatumomab in Treating Older Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT02877303 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Blinatumomab, Inotuzumab Ozogamicin, and Combination Chemotherapy as Frontline Therapy in Treating Patients With B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT02981628 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Inotuzumab Ozogamicin in Treating Younger Patients With B-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma or Relapsed or Refractory CD22 Positive B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT03441061 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Inotuzumab Ozogamicin in Treating Patients With B-cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia With Positive Minimal Residual Disease |
| NCT03504644 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Venetoclax and Vincristine in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory T-cell or B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT03509961 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | The EndRAD Trial: Eliminating Total Body Irradiation (TBI) for NGS-MRD Negative Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With B-ALL |
| NCT03739814 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Inotuzumab Ozogamicin and Blinatumomab With or Without Ponatinib in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Recurrent, or Refractory CD22-Positive B-Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT03876769 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Study of Efficacy and Safety of Tisagenlecleucel in HR B-ALL EOC MRD Positive Patients |
| NCT04150497 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Phase 1/2 Study of UCART22 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory CD22+ B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (BALLI-01) |
| NCT04499573 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Bispecific CD19/CD22 CAR-T for Treatment of Children and Young Adults With r/r B-ALL |
| NCT04544592 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | UCD19 CarT in Treatment of Pediatric B-ALL and B-NHL |
| NCT04546399 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | A Study to Compare Blinatumomab Alone to Blinatumomab With Nivolumab in Patients Diagnosed With First Relapse B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL) |
| NCT04746209 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Blinatumomab After TCR Alpha Beta/CD19 Depleted HCT |
| NCT04781634 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | a Clinical Research of CD19 and CD22 Targeted Prime CAR-T Cell in Relapsed/Refractory B-ALL |
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| NCT05281809 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Local Manufacture of CAR T-Cell Products for the Treatment of B-Cell Lymphoma and B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT05303792 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Testing the Combination of Inotuzumab Ozogamicin and Lower Dose Chemotherapy Compared to Usual Chemotherapy for Adults With B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or B-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma |
| NCT05310591 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Combination of an Anti-PD1 Antibody With Tisagenlecleucel Reinfusion in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia After Loss of Persistence |
| NCT05442515 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | CD19/CD22 Bicistronic Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cells in Children and Young Adults With Recurrent or Refractory B Cell Malignancies |
| NCT05460533 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | A Second Infusion (Early Reinfusion) of Tisagenlecleucel in Children and Young Adults With B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia(B-ALL) |
| NCT05470777 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | CD22/CD19 CAR-T and Auto-HSCT Sandwich Strategy as Consolidation Therapy for B-ALL |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
Precision-medicine subtype map (CIViC)
Drug × molecular subtype: 4 predictive associations from 4 curated evidence items; also 2 oncogenic, 1 diagnostic, 1 prognostic.
| Molecular subtype | Therapy | Effect | Level | CIViC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCR::PDGFRA Fusion | Imatinib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC C | EID7990 |
| BLK Expression | Ibrutinib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC D | EID9288 |
| BTK Expression | Ibrutinib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC D | EID9287 |
| EZH2 A692V | GSK126 | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC D | EID11707 |
Related Atlas pages
- Cohort genes: WT1, PALB2, ERCC4, JAK2, NF1
- Drugs: Blinatumomab, Mercaptopurine, Inotuzumab Ozogamicin, Pegaspargase, Thioguanine, Tisagenlecleucel, Calaspargase Pegol, Daunorubicin, Asparaginase Erwinia Chrysanthemi, Hydrocortisone, Acetaminophen, Asparaginase, Dexrazoxane, Imatinib, Mitoxantrone, Dasatinib, Levoleucovorin, Vincristine, Acalabrutinib, Allopurinol, Asciminib, Brexucabtagene Autoleucel, Clofarabine, Diphenhydramine, Etoposide Phosphate, Fludarabine Phosphate, Forodesine, Hydrocortisone, Ifosfamide, INTERFERON BETA-1A, Ibrutinib