Abstract
Old age (≤65 years), relapsed or refractory disease, and the presence of FMS-like receptor tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutation are poor prognostic factors in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). FLT3 inhibitors such as sorafenib have been shown to have a potential role in treating relapsed or refractory AML with FLT3 mutations. In the present report, the use of sorafenib in combination with cytarabine and idarubicin resulted in disease control for 7 months in an older patient with relapsed FLT3-positive AML. This case report and the existing literature indicate that sorafenib has disease activity against relapsed AML with the FLT3-ITD mutation in older patients. Larger multicenter studies should be conducted to confirm these findings, which have the potential to improve outcomes in this high-risk AML subgroup.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 508-514 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology