期刊
LEUKEMIA
卷 25, 期 6, 页码 945-952出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/leu.2011.34
关键词
acute myeloid leukemia; chemotherapy; c-kit
资金
- Ontario Institute of Cancer Research
- Novartis
This phase I/II study evaluated imatinib as a c-kit inhibitor combined with mitoxantrone, etoposide and cytarabine therapy for patients with primary refractory or relapsed c-kit+ acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Imatinib was escalated through three dose levels in successive six patient cohorts. The combination was well tolerated up to 400 mg/day imatinib. Of 21 patients treated at this dose, 13 (62%) achieved complete response (CR), 7 (33%) were non-responders and one died during induction. The CR rate was 80% in patients with standard-risk karyotype versus 33% in patients with adverse karyotype. The CR rate for primary non-responders was 6/14 (43%) versus 7/7 (100%) for relapsed patients. AML blasts from peripheral blood were assayed for phosphorylated Akt (pAkt) and phosphorylated ERK (pERK) by flow cytometry before to and after imatinib dosing. Of eight patients achieving CR with reinduction, seven demonstrated marked (>= 60%) pAkt inhibition with imatinib therapy. In contrast, all the six non-responders to reinduction demonstrated < 60% pAkt inhibition (P = 0.005). There was no correlation between pERK inhibition and response to therapy. These results indicate that lack of pAkt inhibition in vivo is associated with resistance to reinduction therapy using this regimen. Further studies using agents that are able to inhibit Akt more effectively are warranted. Leukemia (2011) 25, 945-952; doi:10.1038/leu.2011.34; published online 15 March 2011
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