2022
Efficacy of FLT3 and IDH1/2 inhibitors in patients with acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with venetoclax
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. Efficacy of FLT3 and IDH1/2 inhibitors in patients with acute myeloid leukemia previously treated with venetoclax. Leukemia Research 2022, 122: 106942. PMID: 36108424, DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2022.106942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaIDH2 inhibitorsMyeloid leukemiaResponse rateRetrospective cohort studyOverall response rateRAS pathway mutationsNovel therapeutic strategiesMedian OSR AMLCohort studyShorter OSLandmark trialsTargeted agentsFrontline treatmentMutant FLT3Combination therapyTreatment optionsIDH1/2 inhibitorsDisease progressionTherapeutic strategiesPatientsSmall molecule inhibitorsVenetoclaxTherapy
2021
Maintenance therapies in acute myeloid leukemia: the renaissance of an old therapeutic concept
Bewersdorf J, Tallman M, Stahl M. Maintenance therapies in acute myeloid leukemia: the renaissance of an old therapeutic concept. Current Opinion In Oncology 2021, 33: 658-669. PMID: 34341323, DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000000778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaAcute myeloid leukemia patientsMaintenance therapyAllo-HCTOverall survivalIntensive chemotherapyMyeloid leukemiaPersistence of leukemic cellsSafety of maintenance therapyAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationRelapse-free survivalDuration of remissionHematopoietic cell transplantationIndividualized therapeutic approachFLT3 inhibitor sorafenibCC-486Induction chemotherapyOS benefitDisease relapseCell transplantationInhibitor sorafenibImproved survivalPatient selectionTargeted agentsLeukemic cells