QuANTUM-R, a phase 3 randomized controlled trial, evaluated quizartinib monotherapy vs investigator choice salvage chemotherapy in R/R FLT3-ITDmut AML. In a study that identified molecular mechanisms of resistance to gilteritinib, 32% of patients had emergent mutations in the RAS/MAPK pathway (K/NRAS), and 5% had emergent BCR/ABL1 fusions71. This result is similar to the RATIFY study, in which 44% of patients lost FLT3 ITD under treatment with midostaurin 36. 3.3 TET2 in NPM1 mut /FLT3-ITD (), and CD34 and ID-Ara-C in NPM1 mut /FLT3 . Blood Cancer J.
Prognostic relevance of FLT3-TKD mutations in AML: the combination FLT3-ITD has been strongly associated with a bad prognosis, leukocytosis, high blast counts, increased risk of relapse and shorter overall survival. Haematologica 106, 1034 (2020). A stratified analysis of FLT3-ITD length on the basis of the AR was performed in 140 patients (AR<0.5 and ITD<70bp, n=43; AR<0.5 and ITD70bp, n=15; AR>0.5 and ITD<70bp, n=61; AR>0.5 and ITD70bp, n=21). Due to the preliminary nature of the . Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. 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. 113, 983988 (2001).
Prognostic impact of low allelic ratio FLT3- ITD and NPM1 mutation in and P.M.; Data curation, J.M.A. Hematol. Mutations of FLT3 are found in approximately 30% of newly diagnosed AML patients and appear either as ITDs ( 25%) or point mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) (710%)4. 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).
Full article: Advances in the drug therapies of acute myeloid leukemia 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%). Correspondence to Res. AR, allelic ratio. Minetto, P. et al. 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. A stratified analysis of FLT3-ITD length by 2010 ELN genetic risk was performed in 123 patients (intermediate-I group, ITD<70bp, n=75 and ITD70bp, n=24; intermediate-II group, ITD<70bp, n=14 and ITD70bp, n=1; and adverse group, ITD<70bp, n=6 and ITD70bp, n=3). As we have already explained, our main goal was to validate two previous recurrently applied cutoffs: 39bp and 70bp. Oncol. Results of a Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Sorafenib Versus Placebo in Combination with Intensive Chemotherapy in Previously Untreated Patients with FLT3-ITD Acute Myeloid Leukemia (ALLG AMLM16) (ASH, 2020). H Dhner 2010 Diagnosis and management of acute myeloid leukemia in adults: recommendations from an international expert panel, on behalf of the European LeukemiaNet Blood 115 453 474, S Kayser 2009 Insertion of FLT3 internal tandem duplication in the tyrosine kinase domain-1 is associated with resistance to chemotherapy and inferior outcome Blood 114 2386 2392, FG Rcker 2021 Molecular landscape and prognostic impact of FLT3-ITD insertion site in acute myeloid leukemia: RATIFY study results Leukemia 2021 1 10, O Blau R Berenstein A Sindram IW Blau 2013 Molecular analysis of different FLT3-ITD mutations in acute myeloid leukemia Leuk.
[PDF] Combination of ATO with FLT3 TKIs eliminates FLT3/ITD+ leukemia In patients with FLT3mut AML unsuitable for intensive chemotherapy, azacitidine with venetoclax demonstrated encouraging CR/CRi rates (5570%) and a median OS of 13.3 months64 which prompted the inclusion of this combination approach as part of NCCN AML guidelines (Fig. 93, 213221 (2018). Google Scholar, MM Patnaik 2018 The importance of FLT3 mutational analysis in acute myeloid leukemia Leuk. Nevertheless, in three patients, similar VAFs (<5% difference) were detected, which might indicate that these mutations occurred at the same timepoint as the FLT3 mutation.No significant differences were found between the ITD length and the mutational status of any of the remaining genes (Fig. 1). Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) is a recurrent genetic abnormality in AML (~30%)1,2,3.
The clinical significance of FLT3 ITD mutation on the prognosis of However, in addition to QTcF prolongation, quizartinib is also more myelosuppressive than many other FLT3 inhibitors likely due to the inhibition of KIT.
Abstract 44: CG806, a first-in-class FLT3/BTK inhibitor, exhibits Although common methylation . T.C. The insertion site of FLT3-ITD was available in 106 of 118 patients (Fig. Hypomethylating agent and venetoclax with FLT3 inhibitor triplet therapy in older/unfit patients with FLT3 mutated AML, Mechanisms of resistance to cancer therapy, Cancel Complete response (CR) or complete responses with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) were defined according to current 2017 ELN guidelines8. Pratz, K. W. et al. or. PubMed Stratified KaplanMeier analysis was also employed with the AR and genetic risk, following 2010 ELN guidelines21, as classifiers of the patients. Precision Medicine in Myeloid Malignancies: Hype or Hope? We aimed to study the FLT3 gene mutation profile and prognosis in 139 adult Iranian patients with newly diagnosed AML. Lancet Oncol. Venetoclax Added to Cladribine, Idarubicin, and Cytarabine with or without a FLT3 Inhibitor in Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (EHA, 2020). Among 38 patients with FLT3mut AML who received gilteritinib 120mg daily, the CRc rate was 81.6% (n=31) including 39.5% CR and median OS was not reached at a median follow-up of 35.8 months. Strati et al. DiNardo, C. D. et al. 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. 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. *C1 D14: Perform bone marrow biopsy; if bone marrow shows <5% blasts and/or <5% cellularity/insufficient sampleStop venetoclax and FLT3i on D14. Additionally, the area under the ROC curve, which serves as an indicator of the diagnostic capacity of the ITD length as a whole, was 0.504. After post-remission therapy with either consolidation (high-dose cytarabine-based) or allogeneic stem cell transplant (ASCT), AR 0.51 and FLT3-ITD insertion site in TKD1 were associated with an unfavorable RFS (P=0.0008) and OS (P=0.004)15. Naval Daver, M. D. et al. Cite this article. Article Selective inhibition of FLT3 by gilteritinib in relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia: a multicentre, first-in-human, open-label, phase 1-2 study. Cell 150, 264278 (2012). Nevertheless, there are numerous and contradictory manuscripts regarding the prognostic importance of the length and insertion site of the ITD fragment. Konopleva, M. et al. In general, quizartinib is well tolerated with minimal skin, gastrointestinal, or pulmonary side effects.
Prevalence of FLT3, NPM1 and CEBPA Mutations and Correlation to Cancer 51 910 924, AT Cohen S Goto K Schreiber C Torp-Pedersen 2015 Why do we need observational studies of everyday patients in the real-life setting? (3) Findings regarding the relationship between ITD length/site and mutational profile might be interpreted as exploratory given the high number of correlations performed. We observed a low frequency of NPM1 mutation (10.1%), which correlated with the good prognosis of this mutation. We stop the venetoclax and the FLT3i after Day 14 in patients who achieve marrow remission (<5% blasts) and/or marrow aplasia/hypoplasia/insufficiency (<5% cellularity). J. Med. Clinical outcome stratified according to the FLT3-ITD length (cutoff 39bp) for all patients treated with intensive chemotherapy. Collectively, NPM1mut even with FLT3-ITDmut AR <0.5 are likely higher risk than truly favorable risk AML and we continue to consider them for ASCT in CR1. Venetoclax combines synergistically with FLT3 inhibition to effectively target leukemic cells in FLT3-ITD+ acute myeloid leukemia models.
Prognostic significance of baseline FLT3ITD mutant allele level in Activating FLT3 Mutants Show Distinct Gain-of-Function Phenotypes In Google Scholar. Blood 129, 424447 (2017). In another randomized phase III study comparing post-ASCT sorafenib maintenance (n=100) to non-maintenance (n=102), sorafenib demonstrated an improved 1-year OS (82.1% vs 68%, P=0.012) and a decreased 1-year cumulative incidence of relapse (7% vs 24.5%, P=0.001) in FLT3-ITDmut AML patients undergoing ASCT in CR143. Naval Daver, Richard F. Schlenk, Mark J. Levis, Alexander E. Perl, Naoko Hosono, Jessica K. Altman, Pierre-Yves Dumas, Emmanuel Raffoux, Christian Rcher, Richard A. Larson, Sumithra J. Mandrekar, Richard M. Stone, Iman Abou Dalle, Ahmad Ghorab, Gautam Borthakur, Ahmad I. Antar, Zaher K. Otrock, Ali Bazarbachi, Roni Shouval, Myriam Labopin, Arnon Nagler, Blood Cancer Journal mutations (1-year survival < 1% vs 42% in their presence vs absence) which should be incorporated in patient counseling. (D) OS according to the FLT3-ITD length and 2010 ELN genetic risk. 4), diligent effort must be made to refer the patient to large academic centers with clinical trial options as the outcomes remain dismal with a median OS<10 months with almost any approach. Moreover, ASCT in CR1 only benefitted patients with isolated FLT3-ITDmut (without NPM1mut) irrespective of AR (P<0.05)21. The CRc rate was 67% (n=10/15) in the combination arm in the safety cohort prior to commencement of randomization45. The impact of prognostic factors may change as the AML treatment landscape evolves. Slider with three articles shown per slide. 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. Abhishek Maiti, M. D. et al. Similarly, a stratified analysis of FLT3-ITD length on the basis of 2010 ELN genetic risk was performed in 123 patients (intermediate-I group, ITD<39bp, n=31 and ITD39bp, n=68; intermediate-II group, ITD<39bp, n=5 and ITD39bp, n=10; and adverse group, ITD<39bp, n=2 and ITD39bp, n=7). The length of the 362 ITDs ranged from 3 to 201bp, with a median ITD length of 48bp.The distribution of ITD length can be observed in Supplementary Fig. Levis turned to FLT3-ITD mutations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) to highlight the challenges with targeted therapy. In patients with ongoing cytopenias (ANC=0.5 and/or platelets =50K) on Day 28, we repeat a bone marrow on Day 28 to confirm marrow remission and once confirmed recommend administering growth factors starting Day 28 to boost recovery. Identification of novel FLT3 Asp835 mutations in adult acute myeloid leukaemia. Quizartinib demonstrated an OS of 6.2 months compared with 4.7 months with salvage chemotherapy (hazard ratio 0.76 and P=0.02). Our median ITD length was 48bp (range=3bp to 231bp), similar to previous studies12,14,17. FLT3 is a gene change, or mutation, in leukemia (blood cancer) cells. Blood 130, 723 (2017). Nevertheless, we also performed an analysis with the median ITD length of our cohort (48bp). We currently recommend post-transplant maintenance with a FLT3i for at least 2 years (potentially indefinitely as there is limited data on the incidence of possible late relapses) in all FLT3mut AML. npm1flt3-itd2017elnnpm1flt3-itd[<0.5][>0.5]flt3-itd[dna][auc]"flt3-itd"auc"flt3-" An alternate option would be to consider sequencing with alternate cycles of HMA with venetoclax and HMA with FLT3i. In general, AML patients with intermediate-risk cytogenetics and with a FLT3-ITD mutation have a significantly poorer prognosis with an increased relapse risk and decreased . Among 362 patients, NGS was performed in 118 patients using a panel of 39 genes. Similarly, the median ITD length in three patients with EZH2mutations was 26bp vs 48bp in the wild-type group (n=65) (P=0.031). Blood 114, 29842992 (2009). Given the increasing importance that massive sequencing techniques are acquiring in the prognosis determination and therapeutic management of AML patients, we decided to study the possible correlation between the length or site of the insertion of the mutated ITD fragment and the mutational profile of these patients. S2) in PETHEMA centralized diagnostic laboratories as previously described33. Br. Remember me on this computer. The FLT3-ITD patient had trisomy 8. Thiede, C. et al. Blood 100, 43724380 (2002). E17 mutations affect prognosis in CBF AML, as well as response to GO and TKIs; thus, clinical trials using both agents should be considered for KIT+ . In the frontline setting, there was a sequential decrease in CRc rates (77%31%25%) and OS (16.76.01.4 months). The CRc rates (47%) were similar between both doses, and the frequency of QTcF >500ms was significantly reduced (35%) with these lower doses of quizartinib35. and P.M.; Visualization, T.C., J.M.A., D.L., J.S. 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. Kadia, T. et al. We have no information on the treatment received by the remaining patients. Rllig, C. et al. Compr. F fludarabine, I idarubicin, CL cladribine, A cytarabine 1.52g/m2, HMA hypomethylating agent, CR complete remission, ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status, CG cytogenetics, MRD measurable residual disease, SCT stem cell transplant, HiDAC high-dose cytarabine, CBC complete blood count. Educ. FLT3 mutation and all but one patient died shortly after FLT3 mutation was acquired. The median age of this group was 55.1years (range 17.185.3years); 76 males and 85 females. 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.
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