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Enasidenib, a targeted inhibitor of mutant IDH2 proteins for treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.
Future oncology (London, England) - 1 Jan 2018
Stein Eytan M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in IDH2 genes (mIDH2) occur in approximately 12% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Enasidenib is an oral, small-molecule inhibitor of mIDH2 proteins. Enasidenib is shown to suppress the oncometabolite, 2-hydroxyglutarate, and promote differentiation of leukemic bone marrow blasts. In a Phase I dose-escalation and expansion study, 40.3% of patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia...
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