Article
A review of FLT3 inhibitors in acute myeloid leukemia.
Blood reviews - 1 Mar 2022
Zhao Jennifer C, Agarwal Sonal, Ahmad Hiba, Amin Kejal, Bewersdorf Jan Philipp, Zeidan Amer M
Abstract excerpt
FLT3 mutations are the most common genetic aberrations found in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and associated with poor prognosis. Since the discovery of FLT3 mutations and their prognostic implications, multiple FLT3-targeted molecules have been evaluated. Midostaurin is approved in the U.S. and Europe for newly diagnosed FLT3 mutated AML in combination with standard induction and consolidation chemotherapy based...
Topics
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
- Mutation
- Prognosis
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors
- fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3
