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Ivosidenib to treat adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.
Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998) - 1 Jan 2020
Pasquier F, Lecuit M, Broutin S, Saada S, Jeanson A, Penard-Lacronique V, de Botton S
Abstract excerpt
Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1 and IDH2) are key metabolic enzymes that convert isocitrate to alpha-ketoglutarate (alphaKG). Somatic point mutations in IDH1/2 that are found in rare distinct subsets of cancers confer a gain of function in cancer cells which results in the accumulation and secretion in vast excess of the oncometabolite D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D-2HG). Overproduction of D-2HG interferes with...
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