FLT3-ITD is a common driver mutation that presents with a high leukemic burden and confers a poor prognosis in patients with AML. 95, 218223 (1996). The LACEWING phase III randomized trial evaluated gilteritinib with azacitidine vs azacitidine monotherapy (NCT02752035) in patients with newly diagnosed FLT3mut AML not eligible for intensive induction chemotherapy. Article However, these studies did not apply previously validated ITD length cutoffs obtained in other smaller series11,15,16,17. The FLT3-ITD patient had trisomy 8. S2) in PETHEMA centralized diagnostic laboratories as previously described33. FLT3-ITD and NPM1 mutations were correlated, and the favorable prognostic impact of being FLT3-ITD negative and NPM1 mutation positive was evident only in patients aged 65 years or more. 9, 10501063 (2019). Alotaibi, A. S. et al. Jain, P. et al. Internal tandem duplication of the flt3 gene found in acute myeloid leukemia. Ohanian, M. et al. FLT3-ITD is a constitutively activated variant of the FLT3 tyrosine kinase receptor. recently showed that ASCT in CR1 improved RFS and OS independent of the FLT3-ITDmut AR or NPM1mut status in patients with FLT3-ITDmut AML20. CR+CRi rates between groups were compared with a chi-square test. (D) OS according to the FLT3-ITD length and 2010 ELN genetic risk. Information regarding the ITD insertion site and mutational status of another 38 genes recurrently mutated in myeloid neoplasms was available in 106 and 118 patients, respectively. Some studies showed a reduced CR rate, while others analyzing the IS in the same region found differences in OS. Venetoclax Added to Cladribine, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine with or without a FLT3 Inhibitor in Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (EHA, 2020). Weisberg, E. et al. (3) Findings regarding the relationship between ITD length/site and mutational profile might be interpreted as exploratory given the high number of correlations performed. Dhner, H. et al. Mutant FLT3: a direct target of sorafenib in acute myelogenous leukemia. Lancet Oncol. High activity of sorafenib in FLT3-ITD-positive acute myeloid leukemia synergizes with allo-immune effects to induce sustained responses. We further compared the survival of patients with FLT3-ITD and those with FLT3-D835 mutation in the Positive/Positive and Negative/Positive groups (Figure 3). Gilteritinib decreased the risk of death by 36% compared with salvage chemotherapy, with a median OS of 9.3 months vs 5.6 months (P<0.001), and a superior CR+CRh rate (34% vs 15.3%). Castao-Bonilla, T., Alonso-Dominguez, J.M., Barragn, E. et al. Netw. PubMedGoogle Scholar. PubMed To test the prognostic significance of the ITD length and its clinical applicability, we used recurrent previously published cutoffs, which were analyzed in series ranging from 28 to 100 intensively treated patients. DiNardo, C. D. et al. Two classes of activating FLT3 mutations occur in AML: (1) internal tandem duplication ( FLT3 -ITD) which occur in 20-25% of patients and (2) tyrosine kinase domain mutations ( FLT3 -TKD) which are seen in 5-10% of patients [48]. Blood 110, 12621270 (2007). Publishers note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Approximately 30% of patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) harbor mutations in the fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) gene. Not all FLT3-ITDmut are equal; the prognostic impact is influenced by the allele ratio (AR), insertion site, ITD length, co-mutations (NPM1), and karyotype. Expression and signal transduction of the FLT3 tyrosine kinase receptor. Educ. Patients with NPM1-/FLT3- showed complex karyotype (24%) and t(8;21) (8%). Mutations of the fms-tyrosine kinase ( FLT3) were first described in 1997 4 and account for the most frequent molecular mutations in AML. Frhling, S. et al. The addition of sorafenib significantly improved the event-free survival (EFS; 21 months vs 9 months; P=0.013) and RFS (56% vs 38%), but not OS28, although a recent update suggested an emerging trend toward improved OS29. Biochem. Pulmonary infiltration and acute pneumonitis-like picture are rare (<1%) but noted side effects of midostaurin that treating physicians should be aware of. Oncogene 21, 25552563 (2002). The median length of the ITD in four patients with SF3B1mutations was 15bp vs 48bp in patients without SF3B1 mutations (n=64) (P=0.012). Complete response (CR) or complete responses with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) were defined according to current 2017 ELN guidelines8. CR or CRi was achieved in 70% of the patients in both groups (P=0.9). Phase 2b study of 2 dosing regimens of quizartinib monotherapy in FLT3-ITDmutated, relapsed or refractory AML. An analysis of OS censoring at the time of allo-HSCT did not yield significant results (data not shown). Progr. Azacitidine and venetoclax in previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia. "FLT3 is a particularly nasty version of the disease," Levis said. However, emerging data does suggest that patients with FLT3-ITDmut AR<0.5 and NPM1 co-mutation without concurrent high-risk mutations such as DNMT3A, TP53, TET2, or high-risk cytogenetics may be a more favorable subset, who may be considered for induction, consolidation followed by maintenance therapy without ASCT on a case by case basis if they achieve early MRD negativity using a highly sensitive MRD assay. Based on the strong preclinical synergy and synthetic lethality with venetoclax and FLT3i combination49,50,51, and the fact that BCL2 upregulation may confer resistance to FLT3 inhibition52, evaluation of several doublet and triplet combinations of venetoclax and FLT3i are ongoing. Analysis of FLT3-ITD insertion sites from 106 FLT3-ITD-positive AML patients. Ann Hematol. 1B) we add a second generation FLT3i to the intensive induction backbone of cladribine or fludarabine with cytarabine and idarubicin (CLIA or FIA, respectively) as published previously by our group61,62. The role of ASCT in patients with FLT3-ITDmut AR<0.50 with concomitant NPM1mut in the absence of concomitant high-risk features such as DNMT3A, TP53, or RUNX1 co-mutations, adverse cytogenetics, therapy-related or secondary AML, who achieve MRD negativity by high-sensitivity PCR (ideally for NPM1mut), or patients with FLT3-TKDmut is an area of ongoing debate. Yilmaz et al. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative. While the adverse prognostic impact of FLT3-ITDmut in AML has been clearly proven, the prognostic significance of FLT3-TKDmut remains speculative. J. Haematol. Furthermore, ten patients with mutated WT1 showed a median ITD length of 77bp,and 58 patients with non-mutated WT1 showed a median ITD length of 42bp (P=0.021). We analyzed 118 patients (median age at diagnosis 58.3, range 14.3&ndash . The CRc rate was 67% (n=10/15) in the combination arm in the safety cohort prior to commencement of randomization45. Outcomes with sequential FLT3-inhibitor-based therapies in patients with AML. These data highlight the potent anti-leukemic activity of the triplet approach in FLT3mut AML. Nevertheless, there are numerous and contradictory manuscripts regarding the prognostic importance of the length and insertion site of the ITD fragment. Close Log In. evaluated the outcomes of sequential FLT3i-based therapies in FLT3mut AML. Smith, C. C. et al. The median OS was 1.3years (CI 0.71.9) and 1.4years (CI 1.01.8), respectively (P=0.8). Second-generation FLT3is potently and specifically target FLT3 with fewer off-target effects. (B) Relapse-free survival. We identified 1572 adult (age 18 year) patients with NPM1-mutated AML in first complete remission (CR1:78%) or . 5, 6 The FLT3 gene is a member of the class III receptor tyrosine kinase family, including c-kit, c-fms, and the platelet-derived growth factor receptors. npm1flt3-itd2017elnnpm1flt3-itd[<0.5][>0.5]flt3-itd[dna][auc]"flt3-itd"auc"flt3-" MRD detection in AML leverages cutoff points garnered from various detection methods include flow cytometry or real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (pCR). In the treatment-naive setting, the median time to neutrophil and platelet recovery among responders was 45 and 30 days, respectively, suggesting cumulative myelosuppression is to be expected and further optimization of triplets schedules is ongoing55. *C1 D14: Perform bone marrow biopsy; if bone marrow shows <5% blasts and/or <5% cellularity/insufficient sampleStop venetoclax and FLT3i on D14. DiNardo, C. D. et al. J. Med. the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in This work was supported in part by the MD Anderson Cancer Centre Support Grant (CCSG) CA016672, the MD Anderson Cancer Center Leukemia SPORE CA100632, the Charif. However, in addition to QTcF prolongation, quizartinib is also more myelosuppressive than many other FLT3 inhibitors likely due to the inhibition of KIT. Blood 100, 43724380 (2002). Because the comutation of DNMT3A (DNMT3A(mut)) has been suggested to negatively influence prognosis in AMLNPM1, we analyzed the impact of DNMT3A(mut) in FLT3-ITD subsets (absent, low, and high ratios). Biol. Google Scholar. The AUC of the ROC curve of the ITD length for OS prediction was 0.504, and no differences were found when applying any of the thresholds for OS, RFS or CR rate. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the articles Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. Minetto and colleagues retrospectively evaluated the efficacy of fludarabine, high-dose cytarabine, and idarubicin (FAI) in 149 newly diagnosed FLT3-ITDmut and/or NPM1mut AML (only FLT3-ITDmut=29; FLT3-ITDmut NPM1mut=59, only NPM1mut=61). Intriguingly, this was the first large study to show that the FLT3i may also benefit FLT3 wild-type patients, perhaps through multi-kinase blockade or prevention of emergent FLT3 clones at relapse28. or. Blood 111, 27762784 (2008). 96 1993 2003, Article Gilteritinib with venetoclax (NCT03625505) was evaluated in 41 patients with heavily pretreated R/R FLT3mut AML (median salvage 2, 65% previously exposed to FLT3i)40,53. These authors contributed equally: Naval Daver, Sangeetha Venugopal, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Naval Daver,Sangeetha Venugopal&Farhad Ravandi, You can also search for this author in Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Hematol. Among patients treated with azacitidine and quizartinib in the frontline setting, the CRc rate was 78% (n=7/9) with a median OS of 21.1 months. CAS Juan M. Alonso-Dominguez. Correspondence to The main patient and disease characteristics were collected retrospectively, including demographic characteristics (age, sex), cytomorphologic assessments confirming the AML diagnosis (according to routine site practice), cytogenetics, molecular studies, first-line treatment approach, disease response assessment and disease follow-up. contracts here. In the FLT3-ITDLOW group of patients, the median OS was 2.3years (CI: 1.13.6), and in the FLT3-ITDHIGH group of patients, the median OS was 1.1years (CI: 0.71.5). The landscape of mutations identified by NGS in AML patients. This work is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the PhD. Article Ravandi, F. et al. Kiyoi, H. et al. However, other studies did not find significantly worse clinical outcomes in patients with non-JMD ITD mutations24,25. Prognostic impact analyses of FLT3-ITD length were performed among patients treated with upfront IC regimens. 381, 17281740 (2019). Inhibition of mutant FLT3 receptors in leukemia cells by the small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor PKC412. FLT3 mutations are the most common mutations in AML 2 Of patients newly diagnosed with AML and tested for FLT3 mutations: 30 were positive for FLT3-ITD 7 were positive for FLT3-TKD FLT3-ITD mutations negatively impact survival in relapsed or refractory AML 1 Two randomized trials are evaluating the addition of gilteritinib vs midostaurin to induction and consolidation therapy in patients with newly diagnosed FLT3mut AML44 (NCT04027309, NCT03836209). The median OS was 2.4years (CI 05.5), 1.7years (CI: 04.4), 1.3years (CI 0.62.0), 1.5years (CI: 0.22.7), 0.9years (CI NC) and 2.3years (CI: 04.8), respectively. Furthermore, a global query was sent to the different centralized laboratories of PETHEMA to verify the ITD length, insertion site and molecular profile of the patients by NGS when these data were available. Email. Despite the encouraging development of FLT3i, resistance to FLT3i is not uncommon and it can be either primary or secondary. 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Analysis of FLT3-activating mutations in 979 patients with acute myelogenous leukemia: association with FAB subtypes and identification of subgroups with poor prognosis. In patients with FLT3mut AML who relapsed after first ASCT, sorafenib was found to be tolerable with long-lasting remissions in 7 of 29 patients treated, suggesting a potential synergy with post-ASCT alloimmune effects41. 10-day decitabine with venetoclax for newly diagnosed intensive chemotherapy ineligible, and relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia: a single-centre, phase 2 trial. FLT3 activating mutations ( FLT3mut) may involve either the juxta membrane domain [internal tandem duplication mutations ( FLT3 -ITD)] 4 or the tyrosine kinase domain ( FLT3 -TKD) 5, 6.. S1. 113, 983988 (2001). Sci Rep 11, 20745 (2021). Larger studies of ITD size, although they did not employ these cutoffs, did not find prognostic power of this measure, which corroborates our results. Lancet Oncol. Schlenk et al. By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. Efficacy and Safety of Venetoclax in Combination with Gilteritinib for Relapsed/refractory FLT3-mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the Expansion Cohort of a Phase 1b Study (ASH, 2020). Sorafenib is a first generation, type II multi-kinase FLT3i26 that demonstrated safety and efficacy (14/15 CR) in combination with the standard anthracycline/cytarabine induction therapy in newly diagnosed FLT3mut AML27. and P.M.; Resources, T.C., J.M.A., E.B., R.R.V., C.S., C.G., M.C.C., M.B.V., R.G., J.M.L., R.M.A., M.J.L., E.A., R.C., A.C., E.C., E.S.S., J.L., I.R., L.A., C.R.M., C.B.S., J.A.L.L., J.S., E.C., M.J.S., M.T.O., J.S.G., M.M., C.B., J.L.L.L., D.M.C., M.A.S. N. Engl. Arsenic trioxide (ATO, As2O3) has been proven effective in treating acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) and has shown activity in some cases of refractory and . The median OS was 1.0years [CI not calculable (NC)], 2.3years (CI: 1.23.5), 1.6years (CI: 0.62.6) and 1.0years (CI: 0.81.2), respectively (P=0.9). ABSTRACT. 13, 139 (2020). 94, 984991 (2019). Andrew, H. et al. No significant difference was found between acute myeloid leukemia patients with these Our median ITD length was 48bp (range=3bp to 231bp), similar to previous studies12,14,17. We continue the venetoclax and FLT3i until Day 21 if the Day 14 bone marrow shows >5% blasts with >/=5% cellularity. Google Scholar, MM Patnaik 2018 The importance of FLT3 mutational analysis in acute myeloid leukemia Leuk. Remember me on this computer. Encouragingly, the response rate was maintained among patients previously exposed to other FLT3 TKIs. The UKMRC group evaluated the presence of NPM1 co-mutations in young adult patients with AML. Results of venetoclax and azacitidine combination in chemotherapy ineligible untreated patients with acute myeloid leukemia with FLT3 mutations. Absence of FLT3-ITD mutation 0.07 . Regarding ITD length, some authors have found that patients with shorter ITD lengths have more favorable outcomes11,12 or worse prognoses13, while other researchers did not find a prognostic relationship14. 15, 17 In our cohort, the prevalence of FLT3-ITD mutation of de novo AML patients was 21.5%. ISSN 2045-2322 (online). Although the presence of FLT3-ITD, as well as levels of the FLT3-ITD allelic ratio, have been described as prognostic factors in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), little is known about how the FLT3-ITD allelic ratio impacts patients’ outcomes when receiving an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Clin. 1 FLT3 gene is one of the most frequently mutated genes in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and is reported in 25-30% of AML patients. Interestingly, FLT3-ITD mutation, which has an adverse prognosis is found in up to one-third of younger patients but only 15-18% in >65 years. Haematologica (2021). 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Yilmaz, M. et al. Although the toxicity-related discontinuation rate was low (22%), sorafenib-treated patients did experience higher rates of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and skin toxicity42. Stratified KaplanMeier analysis was also employed with the AR and genetic risk, following 2010 ELN guidelines21, as classifiers of the patients. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. 5).The study protocol was conducted following the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee for Clinical Research of the Hospital UniversitarioFundacin Jimnez Daz (PIC169-18_FJD). Mead, A. J. et al. FLT3 mutations occur in more than 30% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and are associated with short relapse-free and overall survival, including internal tandem duplication (ITD) and point mutations within the tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) [1, 2].To date, multiple FLT3 kinase inhibitors have been developed and some are approved for clinical use including sorafenib, Quizartinib . In fact, every quartile increase in FLT3-ITD AR (from 0.01 to 0.20, 0.20 to 0.53, 0.53 to 0.80, 0.80 to 1.19) was associated with worsening complete remission (CR) rates, RFS, and OS, highlighting the prognostic value of AR. Nucleophosmin-1 (NPM1) mutations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) confer a survival advantage in the absence of FLT3-internal tandem duplication (FLT3-ITD).Here, we investigated the main predictors of outcome after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT). evaluated the impact of AR in 323 patients with newly diagnosed FLT3-ITDmut AML. We evaluate these patients on a case by case basis and may consider maintenance with 45 consolidation cycles of CLIA or FAI with FLT3i followed by FLT3i+/HMA maintenance for two years vs ASCT based on donor availability, age, performance status, MRD negativity, and patient preference. Strati et al. Lancet Oncol. 5 e336, S-B Liu 2019 Impact of FLT3-ITD length on prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia Haematologica 104 e9 e12, X Jiang 2018 Influence of FLT3-ITD mutation and length on the treatment response and prognosis in cytogenetically normal AML patients Blood 132 5245 5245, C Allen 2013 The importance of relative mutant level for evaluating impact on outcome of KIT, FLT3 and CBL mutations in core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia Leukemia 27 1891 1901, X Quan J Deng 2020 Core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia: Advances in the heterogeneity of KIT, FLT3, and RAS mutations (Review) Mol. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common form of acute leukemia in adults. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. We observed a low frequency of NPM1 mutation (10.1%), which correlated with the good prognosis of this mutation. Am. prospectively evaluated decitabine and quizartinib (doublet) with or without venetoclax (triplet) in patients with newly diagnosed and R/R FLT3-ITDmut AML. Daver, N., Venugopal, S. & Ravandi, F. FLT3 mutated acute myeloid leukemia: 2021 treatment algorithm. Sorafenib maintenance in patients with FLT3-ITD acute myeloid leukaemia undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation: an open-label, multicentre, randomised phase 3 trial. Retrospectively, we investigated the prognostic and predictive. Previously published cutoffs of ITD length, reported in more than one publication(i.e., 39bp and 70bp), were tested to check their applicability in our cohort. Tamaoki, T. et al. Blood 93, 30743080 (1999). A Conventional approach. Increase in bilirubin and transaminase can be seen with giltertiinib but are usually self-resolving and transient. Studies have reported that a higher mutant allelic burden is associated with a worse prognosis. CBF translocations have been associated with FLT3-ITD mutations in very few patients, and there is no clear information regarding their ELN prognostication18,19,20. This study shows that the size of FLT3-ITD mutations has no prognostic impact in terms of survival, relapse or CR rate among newly diagnosed AML patients treated with first-line intensive regimens. Although poor prognosis in AML is only associated with FLT3-ITD, all activating FLT3 mutations can contribute to leukemogenesis and are thus potential targets for therapeutic interventions. Statistically significant results were not observed for any other gene in this analysis. and P.M.; Project administration, J.M.A. Blood 121, 46554662 (2013). However, in a recently released planned interim analysis, the study did not meet its primary endpoint of overall survival and may be terminated for futility46. 17 D2 D8, H-S Kim S Lee JH Kim 2018 Real-world evidence versus randomized controlled trial: Clinical research based on electronic medical records J Korean Med Sci 33 e213, RF Schlenk 2014 Differential impact of allelic ratio and insertion site in FLT3-ITD-positive AML with respect to allogeneic transplantation Blood 124 3441 3449, I Abou Dalle 2020 Impact of numerical variation, allele burden, mutation length and co-occurring mutations on the efficacy of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in newly diagnosed FLT3- mutant acute myeloid leukemia Blood Cancer J. the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Cancer Discov. Phase I study of quizartinib administered daily to patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia irrespective of FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3internal tandem duplication status. Synergistic effect of BCL2 and FLT3 co-inhibition in acute myeloid leukemia. and P.M.; Data curation, J.M.A. Am. We administer a second-generation FLT3i (ideally gilteritinib) continuously with HMA from cycle 1 Day 1. Patients with an ITD fragment39bp or70bp had a significant reduction in OS and RFS in some of these studies, but we were unable to validate these findings11,15,16,17. The favorable prognostic molecular mutations, such as NPM-1 and CEBPA, are uncommon in elderly AML . FLT3-ITDs show great variation in size (ranging from 3 to more than 400 base pairs (bp)), insertion sites (ISs), allelic ratios (ARs) and the number of clones5. Nevertheless, some thresholds have been applied in more than one study [i.e., 39bp and 70bp]11,15,16,17. The addition of sorafenib to standard AML treatment results in a substantial reduction in relapse risk and improved survival. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate. Among 14 R/R FLT3mut AML patients, the CRc rate was 64% with FLT3-PCR negativity in 88% of responders. We also performed an ROC curve analysis for OS prediction excluding those 10 patients with more than 1 ITD insertion and obtained an AUC of 0.521. In the R/R setting, the CRc rate was 64% (n=18/28) with a median OS of 12.0 months, with responses observed even in prior FLT3i exposed patients48. (5) No data regarding minimal residual disease (MRD) were available in our cohort, and MRD data could be interesting to analyze in future studies. We have no explanation regarding the reduced number of patients with an FLT3-ITD inserted in TKD1 found in our cohort. These data suggests that although responses may still be achieved with gilteritinib in patients refractory to prior first-generation FLT3i-based therapies, optimization with doublet or triplet combinations with second-generation FLT3i is likely needed to significantly improve OS with prior TKI exposure. PubMed Acta Haematol. However, the true CR/CRi rate was only 34%. Mutations of SF3B1, EZH2 and WT1 seem to be a more ancestral event than FLT3 mutations, as expected, given the VAF of the genes. Citation 56 The new FLT3 inhibitors, G-749 and ASP2215, have been proved to cause strong inhibition of FLT3 phosphorylation and increase the ability to overcome drug resistance in preclinical trials, but further studies are needed to evaluate their . Although activity was seen, the response rates were overall modest with this combination and the combination of HMA with midostaurin is not one that we routinely use or recommend for frontline FLT3-mutated AML47. The impact of FLT3 internal tandem duplication mutant level, number, size, and interaction with NPM1 mutations in a large cohort of young adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Patients treated with midostaurin had higher rates of anemia and skin rash compared to placebo and these were generally manageable with supportive care without necessitating dose reductions or interruptions in the majority of cases. FLT3 -ITD is located within exon 14, corresponding to JMD,. CAS NGS, next-generation sequencing. AR is defined as the ratio of ITD-mutated alleles to wild-type allele (FLT3ITD/FLT3 wild-type)13. Hematology. The median RFS was 1.2years (CI 0.22.2) and 0.77years (CI 0.51.1), respectively (P=0.06). We have no information on the treatment received by the remaining patients. We aimed to study the FLT3 gene mutation profile and prognosis in 139 adult Iranian patients with newly diagnosed AML. Libura, M. et al. Am. FLT3-ITD mutations are detected in approximately 25% of newly diagnosed adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients and confer an adverse prognosis. Chyla, B. et al. Only four out of 106 patients had ITD IS in the TKD1 domain. These combinations appear to improve the efficacy over single agent gilteritinib and could be considered if there is expertise in using such an approach, For patients relapsing while on gilteritinib or soon after gilteritinib based therapy a combination of azacitidine with sorafenib or azacitinde with venetoclax or gemtuzumab based approaches may be considered as salvage options (with clinical trials being clearly the best option if available).
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