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Sorafenib in Relapsed AML With FMS-Like Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-3 Internal Tandem Duplication Mutation.
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN - 1 May 2015
Giri Smith, Hamdeh Shadi, Bhatt Vijaya Raj, Schwarz James K
Abstract excerpt
Old age (≤65 years), relapsed or refractory disease, and the presence of FMS-like receptor tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutation are poor prognostic factors in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). FLT3 inhibitors such as sorafenib have been shown to have a potential role in treating relapsed or refractory AML with FLT3 mutations. In the present report, the use of sorafenib in combination...
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