scholarly journals How I treat acute myeloid leukemia in the era of new drugs

Blood ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney D. DiNardo ◽  
Andrew H. Wei
Keyword(s):  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
B Cell Lymphoma ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Selective Treatment ◽  
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
New Treatment ◽  
Case Presentations ◽  
Acute Myeloid

Abstract The acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment landscape has changed substantially since 2017. New targeted drugs have emerged, including venetoclax to target B-cell lymphoma 2, midostaurin and gilteritinib to target FLT3, and ivosidenib and enasidenib to target mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2, respectively. Other additions include reapproval of gemtuzumab ozogomycin to target CD33, glasdegib to target the hedgehog pathway, and a liposomal formulation of daunorubicin and cytarabine (CPX-351). Genomically heterogeneous AML has a tendency to evolve, particularly under selective treatment pressure. For decades, treatment decisions have largely centered around chemotherapy drug intensity. Physicians now have access to an increasing number of drugs with novel mechanisms of action and distinctive side-effect profiles. Key issues faced by hematologists in this era of new drugs include (1) the timely identification of actionable mutations at diagnosis and at relapse; (2) deciding which drug to use among several therapeutic options; and (3) increasing awareness of how to anticipate, mitigate, and manage common complications associated with these new agents. This article will use 3 case presentations to discuss some of the new treatment challenges encountered in AML management, with the goal of providing practical guidance to aid the practicing physician.

scholarly journals New drugs for acute myeloid leukemia inspired by genomics and when to use them

Hematology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Pollyea
Keyword(s):  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Targeted Therapies ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Personalized Therapy ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Targeted Sequencing ◽  
Minimal Toxicity ◽  
New Treatment ◽  
Acute Myeloid

Abstract We are several years into the “postdiscovery” era in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) thanks to extensive work involving the sequencing of genomes and exomes of countless patients, which has led to routine comprehensive targeted sequencing in clinical care. The ability to unlock the molecular underpinnings of each patient’s disease was supposed to usher in a new treatment era in which each patient was assigned, based on her mutational profile, a personalized cocktail of targeted therapies that would snuff the disease into submission with minimal toxicity. Whether we have fully realized the promise of personalized therapy in AML is unclear. Here, I review those new drugs that have been inspired by genomics, discuss others that might be possible and their potential roles, and consider whether the ability to target genomic mutations in a personalized manner constitutes the future of AML therapeutics or is representative of an era that has already passed.

scholarly journals Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 mutations, 2‐hydroxyglutarate levels, and response to standard chemotherapy for patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia

Cancer ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 541-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Brunner ◽  
Donna S. Neuberg ◽  
Seth A. Wander ◽  
Hossein Sadrzadeh ◽  
Karen K. Ballen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Standard Chemotherapy ◽  
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 ◽  
Acute Myeloid

scholarly journals Target Therapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasko Graklanov
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Acute Leukemia ◽  
Mechanism Of Action ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Target Therapy ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Cytotoxic Treatment ◽  
Acute Myeloid

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common form of acute leukemia in elderly patients. Over the past four decades the basic therapeutic armamentarium was the standard cytotoxic treatment. The new insights in understanding the pathogenesis of AML was the momentum that revolutionized the treatment landscape in AML. The last five years unprecedented growth has been seen in the number of target therapy drugs for the treatment of AML. These new drugs did not just have a clinical benefit as single agents but also have improved AML patient outcomes if combined with conventional cytotoxic therapy. Here, we review recent advances in target-based therapy for patients with AML focusing on their mechanism of action and the results from already published clinical trials.

Chemotherapy and Venetoclax in Elderly Acute Myeloid Leukemia Trial (CAVEAT): A Phase Ib Dose-Escalation Study of Venetoclax Combined With Modified Intensive Chemotherapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (30) ◽  
pp. 3506-3517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chong Chyn Chua ◽  
Andrew W. Roberts ◽  
John Reynolds ◽  
Chun Yew Fong ◽  
Stephen B. Ting ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Dose Escalation ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
De Novo ◽  
B Cell Lymphoma ◽  
Intensive Chemotherapy ◽  
Platelet Recovery ◽  
De Novo Aml ◽  
Acute Myeloid

PURPOSE The B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) inhibitor venetoclax has an emerging role in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), with promising response rates in combination with hypomethylating agents or low-dose cytarabine in older patients. The tolerability and efficacy of venetoclax in combination with intensive chemotherapy in AML is unknown. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with AML who were ≥ 65 years (≥ 60 years if monosomal karyotype) and fit for intensive chemotherapy were allocated to venetoclax dose-escalation cohorts (range, 50-600 mg). Venetoclax was administered orally for 14 days each cycle. During induction, a 7-day prephase/dose ramp-up (days −6 to 0) was followed by an additional 7 days of venetoclax combined with infusional cytarabine 100 mg/m2 on days 1-5 and idarubicin 12 mg/m2 intravenously on days 2-3 (ie, 5 + 2). Consolidation (4 cycles) included 14 days of venetoclax (days −6 to 7) combined with cytarabine (days 1-2) and idarubicin (day 1). Maintenance venetoclax was permitted (7 cycles). The primary objective was to assess the optimal dose schedule of venetoclax with 5 + 2. RESULTS Fifty-one patients with a median age of 72 years (range, 63-80 years) were included. The maximum tolerated dose was not reached with venetoclax 600 mg/day. The main grade ≥ 3 nonhematologic toxicities during induction were febrile neutropenia (55%) and sepsis (35%). In contrast to induction, platelet recovery was notably delayed during consolidation cycles. The overall response rate (complete remission [CR]/CR with incomplete count recovery) was 72%; it was 97% in de novo AML and was 43% in secondary AML. During the venetoclax prephase, marrow blast reductions (≥ 50%) were noted in NPM1-, IDH2-, and SRSF2-mutant AML. CONCLUSION Venetoclax combined with 5 + 2 induction chemotherapy was safe and tolerable in fit older patients with AML. Although the optimal postremission therapy remains to be determined, the high remission rate in de novo AML warrants additional investigation (ANZ Clinical Trial Registry No. ACTRN12616000445471).

New drugs creating new challenges in acute myeloid leukemia

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 903-914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ing S. Tiong ◽  
Andrew H. Wei
Keyword(s):  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Acute Myeloid

scholarly journals ASLAN003, a potent dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitor for differentiation of acute myeloid leukemia

Haematologica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 105 (9) ◽  
pp. 2286-2297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianbiao Zhou ◽  
Jessie Yiying Quah ◽  
Yvonne Ng ◽  
Jing-Yuan Chooi ◽  
Sabrina Hui-Min Toh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Leukemia Cell ◽  
Promyelocytic Leukemia ◽  
Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 ◽  
Pyrimidine Synthesis ◽  
Acute Myeloid

Differentiation therapies achieve remarkable success in acute promyelocytic leukemia, a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia. However, excluding acute promyelocytic leukemia, clinical benefits of differentiation therapies are negligible in acute myeloid leukemia except for mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase 1/2. Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase catalyses the fourth step of the de novo pyrimidine synthesis pathway. ASLAN003 is a highly potent dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitor that induces differentiation, as well as reduces cell proliferation and viability, of acute myeloid leukemia cell lines and primary acute myeloid leukemia blasts including in chemo-resistant cells. Apoptotic pathways are triggered by ASLAN003, and it also significantly inhibits protein synthesis and activates AP-1 transcription, contributing to its differentiation promoting capacity. Finally, ASLAN003 substantially reduces leukemic burden and prolongs survival in acute myeloid leukemia xenograft mice and acute myeloid leukemia patient-derived xenograft models. Notably, the drug has no evident effect on normal hematopoietic cells and exhibits excellent safety profiles in mice, even after a prolonged period of administration. Our results, therefore, suggest that ASLAN003 is an agent targeting dihydroorotate dehydrogenase with potential in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. ASLAN003 is currently being evaluated in phase 2a clinical trial in acute myeloid leukemia patients.

scholarly journals Venetoclax for the treatment of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia in patients who are ineligible for intensive chemotherapy

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 204062071988282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Richard-Carpentier ◽  
Courtney D. DiNardo
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Drug Administration ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Cell Lymphoma ◽  
B Cell Lymphoma ◽  
Intensive Chemotherapy ◽  
Acute Myeloid

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive hematological malignancy with a globally poor outcome, especially in patients ineligible for intensive chemotherapy. Until recently, therapeutic options for these patients included low-dose cytarabine (LDAC) or the hypomethylating agents (HMA) azacitidine and decitabine, which have historically provided only short-lived and modest benefits. The oral B-cell lymphoma 2 inhibitor, venetoclax, Venetoclax, an oral B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) inhibitor, is now approved by the USA Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in combination with LDAC or HMA in older AML patients ineligible for intensive chemotherapy. Is now approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for this indication. In the pivotal clinical trials evaluating venetoclax either in combination with LDAC or with HMA, the rates of complete remission (CR) plus CR with incomplete hematological recovery were 54% and 67%, respectively and the median overall survival (OS) was 10.4 months and 17.5 months, respectively, comparing favorably with outcomes in clinical trials evaluating single-agent LDAC or HMA. The most common adverse events with venetoclax combinations are gastrointestinal symptoms, which are primarily low grade and easily manageable, and myelosuppression, which may require delays between cycles, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) administration, or decreased duration of venetoclax administration per cycle. A bone marrow assessment after the first cycle of treatment is critical to determine dosing and timing of subsequent cycles, as most patients will achieve their best response after one cycle. Appropriate prophylactic measures can reduce the risk of venetoclax-induced tumor lysis syndrome. In this review, we present clinical data from the pivotal trials evaluating venetoclax-based combinations in older patients ineligible for intensive chemotherapy, and provide practical recommendations for the prevention and management of adverse events associated with venetoclax.

scholarly journals Mutant Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 Inhibitor Ivosidenib in Combination With Azacitidine for Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-65
Author(s):  
Courtney D. DiNardo ◽  
Anthony S. Stein ◽  
Eytan M. Stein ◽  
Amir T. Fathi ◽  
Olga Frankfurt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Complete Remission ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Qt Prolongation ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
Acute Myeloid

PURPOSE Ivosidenib is an oral inhibitor of the mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) enzyme, approved for treatment of IDH1-mutant (m IDH1) acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Preclinical work suggested that addition of azacitidine to ivosidenib enhances mIDH1 inhibition–related differentiation and apoptosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was an open-label, multicenter, phase Ib trial comprising dose-finding and expansion stages to evaluate safety and efficacy of combining oral ivosidenib 500 mg once daily continuously with subcutaneous azacitidine 75 mg/m2 on days 1-7 in 28-day cycles in patients with newly diagnosed m IDH1 AML ineligible for intensive induction chemotherapy (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02677922 ). RESULTS Twenty-three patients received ivosidenib plus azacitidine (median age, 76 years; range, 61-88 years). Treatment-related grade ≥ 3 adverse events occurring in > 10% of patients were neutropenia (22%), anemia (13%), thrombocytopenia (13%), and electrocardiogram QT prolongation (13%). Adverse events of special interest included all-grade IDH differentiation syndrome (17%), all-grade electrocardiogram QT prolongation (26%), and grade ≥ 3 leukocytosis (9%). Median treatment duration was 15.1 months (range, 0.3-32.2 months); 10 patients remained on treatment as of February 19, 2019. The overall response rate was 78.3% (18/23 patients; 95% CI, 56.3% to 92.5%), and the complete remission rate was 60.9% (14/23 patients; 95% CI, 38.5% to 80.3%). With median follow-up of 16 months, median duration of response in responders had not been reached. The 12-month survival estimate was 82.0% (95% CI, 58.8% to 92.8%). m IDH1 clearance in bone marrow mononuclear cells by BEAMing (beads, emulsion, amplification, magnetics) digital polymerase chain reaction was seen in 10/14 patients (71.4%) achieving complete remission. CONCLUSION Ivosidenib plus azacitidine was well tolerated, with an expected safety profile consistent with monotherapy with each agent. Responses were deep and durable, with most complete responders achieving m IDH1 mutation clearance.

scholarly journals From Bench to Bedside and Beyond: Therapeutic Scenario in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmelo Gurnari ◽  
Maria Teresa Voso ◽  
Jaroslaw P. Maciejewski ◽  
Valeria Visconte
Keyword(s):  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Response To Therapy ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Survival Outcomes ◽  
Variable Response ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Long Term Survivors ◽  
Acute Myeloid

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous group of clonal disorders characterized by abnormal proliferation of undifferentiated myeloid progenitors, impaired hematopoiesis, and variable response to therapy. To date, only about 30% of adult patients with AML become long-term survivors and relapse and/or disease refractoriness are the major cause of treatment failure. Thus, this is an urgent unmet clinical need and new drugs are envisaged in order to ameliorate disease survival outcomes. Here, we review the latest therapeutic approaches (investigational and approved agents) for AML treatment. A specific focus will be given to molecularly targeted therapies for AML as a representation of possible agents for precision medicine. We will discuss experimental and preclinical data for FLT3, IDH1, BCL-2, Hedgehog pathway inhibitors, and epitherapy.

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