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Decitabine and Sorafenib Therapy in FLT-3 ITD-Mutant Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia - 1 Jun 2015
Muppidi Monica R, Portwood Scott, Griffiths Elizabeth A, Thompson James E, Ford Laurie A, Freyer Craig W, Wetzler Meir, Wang Eunice S
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BACKGROUND: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) characterized by Feline McDonough Sarcoma-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT-3) internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations have poor outcomes. Treatment options are limited, because these mutations confer resistance to conventional chemotherapy. FLT-3 inhibitors such as sorafenib have been studied as a single agent and in combination with conventional chemotherapy or azacytidine...
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