Medicine

Yujiro Ito, Ayato Sumioka, Ibuki Takatsuka, K. Shigeno, Kensuke Naito

2026.3.3Internal Medicine

DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6797-25

tlooto Summary

The case of a 55-year-old man with APL and t(11;17)(q23.2;q21.2) was detected, thus suggesting the presence of the ZBTB16::RARA fusion gene, which highlights the importance of a morphological diagnosis and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in APL.

Abstract

The majority of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cases have t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.2), but there are rare cases with other chromosomal translocations. These atypical APLs have different morphologies and prognoses than typical APL. We herein report the case of a 55-year-old man with APL and t(11;17)(q23.2;q21.2). The patient was diagnosed with APL based on its distinctive morphology. Later, t(11;17)(q23.2;q21.2) was detected, thus suggesting the presence of the ZBTB16::RARA fusion gene. He underwent haploidentical transplantation using post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) after conventional chemotherapy and maintained long-term remission. This case highlights the importance of a morphological diagnosis and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) in APL with t(11;17)(q23.2;q21.2).

Citation format

ITO, Yujiro, et al. A case of acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(11;17)(q23.2;q21.2) treated with haploidentical transplantation using post-transplant cyclophosphamide. Internal Medicine, 2026.