2022
Venetoclax-based salvage therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with FLT3 or IDH1/2 inhibitors
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Derkach A, Goldberg AD, Stein A, Stein EM, Marcucci G, Zeidan AM, Shimony S, DeAngelo DJ, Stone RM, Aldoss I, Ball BJ, Stahl M. Venetoclax-based salvage therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with FLT3 or IDH1/2 inhibitors. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2022, 64: 188-196. PMID: 36287540, PMCID: PMC9905301, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2136952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaSalvage therapyIDH1/2 inhibitorsIDH2 inhibitorsMyeloid leukemiaResponse rateRefractory acute myeloid leukemiaEffective salvage therapyLow-dose cytarabineMedian overall survivalRetrospective cohort studyOverall response rateLow response rateCohort studyOverall survivalAML patientsTreatment optionsFLT3 inhibitorsITD mutationPatientsTherapyFLT3Little dataVenetoclaxInhibitorsGilteritinib clinical activity in relapsed/refractory FLT3 mutated acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with FLT3 inhibitors
Numan Y, Rahman Z, Grenet J, Boisclair S, Bewersdorf JP, Collins C, Barth D, Fraga M, Bixby DL, Zeidan AM, Yilmaz M, Desai P, Mannis G, Deutsch YE, Abaza Y, Dinner S, Frankfurt O, Litzow M, Al‐Kali A, Foran JM, Sproat LZ, Jovanovic B, Daver N, Perl AE, Altman JK. Gilteritinib clinical activity in relapsed/refractory FLT3 mutated acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with FLT3 inhibitors. American Journal Of Hematology 2022, 97: 322-328. PMID: 34981560, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaMyeloid leukemiaRelapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid LeukemiaComposite complete remission rateRefractory acute myeloid leukemiaLower median overall survivalComplete remission rateMedian overall survivalStem cell transplantCRC ratesLower CRCRefractory FLT3Median survivalRemission rateIntensive inductionOverall survivalCell transplantCombination therapyFLT3 inhibitorsFLT3 mutationsClinical activityUS CentersRetrospective analysisADMIRAL studyMitogen-activated protein kinase pathway
2021
A review of FLT3 inhibitors in acute myeloid leukemia
Zhao JC, Agarwal S, Ahmad H, Amin K, Bewersdorf JP, Zeidan AM. A review of FLT3 inhibitors in acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Reviews 2021, 52: 100905. PMID: 34774343, PMCID: PMC9846716, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2021.100905.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaFLT3 mutationsMyeloid leukemiaTreatment of AMLInhibitor maintenance therapyDrug resistance mechanismsCommon genetic aberrationsConsolidation chemotherapyRefractory FLT3Maintenance therapyPoor prognosisPrognostic implicationsStromal protectionFLT3 inhibitorsStandard inductionADMIRAL studyFLT3Genetic aberrationsLeukemiaResistance mechanismsMutationsMonotherapyChemotherapyPrognosisGilteritinibHypomethylating Agents and FLT3 Inhibitors As Maintenance Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation–A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bewersdorf JP, Allen C, Mirza AS, Grimshaw AA, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gowda L, Cho C, Tallman MS, Zeidan AM, Stahl M. Hypomethylating Agents and FLT3 Inhibitors As Maintenance Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation–A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2021, 27: 997.e1-997.e11. PMID: 34551341, PMCID: PMC9533376, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaRelapse-free survivalMaintenance therapyMyelodysplastic syndromeFLT3 inhibitorsAllo-HCTHazard ratioMaintenance treatmentClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationControl groupSystematic reviewAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantMeasurable residual disease statusHematopoietic stem cell transplantationMeasurable residual disease testingNon-relapse mortalityHematopoietic cell transplantPre-emptive treatmentResidual disease statusStem cell transplantationFavorable safety profileSame patient cohortRandom-effects model
2020
Safety and Efficacy of Maintenance Treatment Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome - a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Bewersdorf J, Tallman M, Cho C, Zeidan A, Stahl M. Safety and Efficacy of Maintenance Treatment Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome - a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Blood 2020, 136: 34-35. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-136671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myeloid leukemiaRelapse-free survivalAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantHematopoietic cell transplantFLT3 inhibitorsMyelodysplastic syndromeAllo-HCTOverall survivalRFS ratesChronic GVHDMaintenance therapyCell transplantPatient selectionClinical trialsMyeloid leukemiaADC therapeuticsSystematic reviewMinimal residual disease testingAdvisory CommitteeDaiichi SankyoHigh-risk geneticsRate of GVHDPre-emptive treatmentCareful patient selectionPrognosis of patients