Cells, Vol. 7, Pages 4: Targeting FLT3 Mutations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Cells, Vol. 7, Pages 4: Targeting FLT3 Mutations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Cells doi: 10.3390/cells7010004

Authors: Riad El Fakih Walid Rasheed Yousef Hawsawi Maamoun Alsermani Mona Hassanein

The FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) pathway has an important role in cellular proliferation, survival, and differentiation. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with mutated FLT3 have a large disease burden at presentation and a dismal prognosis. A number of FLT3 inhibitors have been developed over the years. The first-generation inhibitors are largely non-specific, while the second-generation inhibitors are more specific and more potent. These inhibitors are used to treat patients with FLT3-mutated AML in virtually all disease settings including induction, consolidation, maintenance, relapse, and after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). In this article, we will review the use of FLT3 inhibitors in AML.

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