Bridging to transplant and post-transplant maintenance therapy with FLT3 inhibitors in patients with relapsed or refractory FLT3 mutated acute myeloid leukemia

OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: This single-center retrospective study was performed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) inhibitors before and after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in relapsed/refractory patients with FLT3-mutation positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

RESULTS: Ten patients who met the eligibility criteria were included. Eight of them achieved hematological remission at HCT, within a median span of 79 days (range: 43-197). In post-HCT, patients started maintenance therapy (MT; median time-to-start 79 days, range: 43-197), and the median duration of MT was 390 days (range: 67-815). Grade 3 hematological adverse events (AEs) were found in two patients, and non-hematological AEs were found in five patients. Nine patients underwent either dose reduction, discontinuation of therapy, or a switch to another FLT3 inhibitor due to AEs. Disease relapse occurred in one patient during MT. At the time of the last follow-up, seven patients are alive and disease-free, while three have died due to infection or transplant complications.

CONCLUSION: In relapsed/refractory FLT3 mutation-positive AML, the use of FLT3 inhibitors can lead to high response rates and provide a safe bridge from HCT to MT. If sufficient attention is paid to safety, this therapy is expected to prevent disease relapse even with reduced dosages.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 28(2023), 1 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 2220518

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hirose, Natsuki [VerfasserIn]
Tachibana, Takayoshi [VerfasserIn]
Izumi, Akihiko [VerfasserIn]
Sato, Shuku [VerfasserIn]
Tadera, Noriyuki [VerfasserIn]
Tamai, Yotaro [VerfasserIn]
Kanamori, Heiwa [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Masatsugu [VerfasserIn]
Nakajima, Hideaki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute myeloblastic leukemia
Bridging
EC 2.7.10.1
FLT3 inhibitors
FLT3 protein, human
Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3
Journal Article
Maintenance therapy
Phenylurea Compounds
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Transplantation

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.06.2023

Date Revised 06.06.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/16078454.2023.2220518

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357745701