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Hypomethylating agent and venetoclax with FLT3 inhibitor triplet therapy in older/unfit patients with FLT3 mutated AML

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BLOOD CANCER JOURNAL
Volume 12, Issue 5, Pages -

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SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41408-022-00670-0

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  1. MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) Support Grant [CA016672]
  2. MDACC Leukemia SPORE [CA100632]
  3. Charif Souki Cancer Research Fund

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In older/unfit newly diagnosed patients with FLT3 mutated AML, lower intensity chemotherapy in combination with either a FLT3 inhibitor or with venetoclax results in improved overall survival rates.
In older/unfit newly diagnosed patients with FLT3 mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML), lower intensity chemotherapy (LIC) in combination with either a FLT3 inhibitor or with venetoclax results in poor overall survival (median 8 to 12.5 months). We performed a retrospective analysis of 87 newly diagnosed FLT3 mutated AML patients treated on triplet (LIC + FLT3 inhibitor + Venetoclax, [N = 27]) and doublet (LIC + FLT3 inhibitor, [N = 60]) regimens at our institution. Data were collected from prospective clinical trials in 75% (N = 65) and 25% (N = 22) who received the same treatment regimens outside of a clinical trial. Triplet therapy was associated with significantly higher rates of complete remission (CR) (67% versus 32%, P = 0.002), CR/CRi (93% versus 70%, P = 0.02), FLT3-PCR negativity (96% versus 54%, P < 0.01), and flow-cytometry negativity (83% versus 38%, P < 0.01) than doublets. At the end of the first cycle, the median time to ANC > 0.5 (40 versus 21 days, P = 0.15) and platelet > 50 K (29 versus 25 days, P = 0.6) among responders was numerically longer with triplets, but 60-day mortality was similar (7% v 10%). With a median follow-up of 24 months (median 12 months for triplet arm, and 63 months for doublet arm), patients receiving a triplet regimen had a longer median overall survival (not reached versus 9.5 months, P < 0.01). LIC combined with FLT3 inhibitor and venetoclax (triplet) may be an effective frontline regimen for older/unfit FLT3 mutated AML that should be further validated prospectively.

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