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Enasidenib for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.
Expert review of clinical pharmacology - 1 Aug 2018
Dugan James, Pollyea Daniel
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INTRODUCTION: In August 2017, the United States Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved enasidenib (Idhifa, Celgene/Agios) for adults with relapsed and refractory acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) with an IDH2 mutation. Enasidenib targets cells with mutant copies of isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 (IDH2), inhibiting the oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarte (2-HG) formed by the mutant IDH2. Areas covered: We review the...
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