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A phase I study of midostaurin and azacitidine in relapsed and elderly AML patients.
Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia - 1 Jul 2015
Cooper Brenda W, Kindwall-Keller Tamila L, Craig Michael D, Creger Richard J, Hamadani Mehdi, Tse William W, Lazarus Hillard M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Midostaurin is a novel, orally available Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) tyrosine kinase inhibitor that induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of leukemic cells expressing mutant and wild type FLT3 receptors, and has shown potential synergism with cytotoxic chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a phase I study of azacitidine (intravenous 75 mg/m(2) daily for 7 days) with escalating doses...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
- Azacitidine
- Female
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
- Male
