Article
Treatment of older adults with FLT3-mutated AML: Emerging paradigms and the role of frontline FLT3 inhibitors.
Blood cancer journal - 11 Sept 2023
Short Nicholas J, Nguyen Daniel, Ravandi Farhad
Abstract excerpt
FLT3 is the most frequently mutated gene in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), with FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations being associated with a more aggressive clinical course. While two large, randomized clinical trials have shown a survival benefit with the frontline use of an oral FLT3 inhibitor (midostaurin or quizartinib) in patients with FLT3-mutated AML, the role of FLT3 inhibitors in older adults...
Topics
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Aged
- Sulfonamides
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
- Mutation
- fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3
