Article
AML under the Scope: Current Strategies and Treatment Involving FLT3 Inhibitors and Venetoclax-Based Regimens.
International journal of molecular sciences - 31 Oct 2023
Milnerowicz Szymon, Maszewska Julia, Skowera Paulina, Stelmach Magdalena, Lejman Monika
Abstract excerpt
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a disease that mainly affects elderly patients who are more often unfit for intensive chemotherapy (median age of diagnosis is 68). The regimens, including venetoclax, a highly specific BCL-2 (B-cell lymphoma-2) inhibitor, are a common alternative because of their safer profile and fewer side effects. However, the resistance phenomenon of leukemic cells necessitates the search for...
Topics
- Humans
- Aged
- Mutation
- Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
- fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3
