Article
FLT3 inhibitors in acute myeloid leukemia: ten frequently asked questions.
Leukemia - 1 Mar 2020
Antar Ahmad I, Otrock Zaher K, Jabbour Elias, Mohty Mohamad, Bazarbachi Ali
Abstract excerpt
The FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) gene is mutated in approximately one third of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), either by internal tandem duplications (FLT3-ITD), or by a point mutation mainly involving the tyrosine kinase domain (FLT3-TKD). Patients with FLT3-ITD have a high risk...
Topics
- Aniline Compounds
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Benzimidazoles
- Benzothiazoles
- Carbazoles
- DNA Methylation
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Furans
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Phenylurea Compounds
- Piperidines
- Prognosis
- Pyrazines
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
- Sorafenib
