Article
A phase I/II study of sunitinib and intensive chemotherapy in patients over 60 years of age with acute myeloid leukaemia and activating FLT3 mutations.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jun 2015
Fiedler Walter, Kayser Sabine, Kebenko Maxim, Janning Melanie, Krauter Jürgen, Schittenhelm Marcus, Götze Katharina, Weber Daniela, Göhring Gudrun, Teleanu Veronica, Thol Felicitas, Heuser Michael, Döhner Konstanze, Ganser Arnold, Döhner Hartmut, Schlenk Richard F
Abstract excerpt
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) with FLT3 mutation has a dismal prognosis in elderly patients. Treatment with a combination of FLT3 inhibitors and standard chemotherapy has not been extensively studied. Therefore, we instigated a phase I/II clinical trial of chemotherapy with cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C)/daunorubicin induction (7+3) followed by three cycles of intermediate-dose Ara-C consolidation in 22 AML...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
- Female
- Humans
- Indoles
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
- Male
