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FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3)

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Other names: FLT3, Fms Related Tyrosine Kinase 3, Receptor-Type Tyrosine-Protein Kinase FLT3, Stem Cell Tyrosine Kinase 1, Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3, CD135, FLK-2, STK1, Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Type III, Fetal Liver Kinase 2
1d
TRIM22-mediated ubiquitin-dependent degradation of FLT3-ITD overcomes TKI resistance in acute myeloid leukemia. (PubMed, Life Med)
Unlike inhibitors such as AC220, which suppress FLT3 signaling but downregulate p53, APG-115 restores p53 function and induces TRIM22, enabling potent synergy with FLT3 inhibitors. It shows robust efficacy in preclinical xenograft models, reducing tumor burden and extending survival. This work establishes targeting the p53/TRIM22 axis, reliant on TRIM22's unique activity against FLT3-ITD, as a highly promising therapeutic approach for FLT3-ITD AML, including resistant disease.
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FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3)
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FLT3-ITD mutation
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Vanflyta (quizartinib) • alrizomadlin (APG-115)
1d
Risk Prognostication After Hypomethylating Agents Combined With Venetoclax in AML: The PRISM Risk Model. (PubMed, J Clin Oncol)
PRISM is a validated prognostic model for patients with AML receiving HMA + VEN that improves survival risk stratification beyond current standard tools and supports individualized, risk-adapted clinical decision making. The model is publicly available at prism-aml.com.
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KRAS (KRAS proto-oncogene GTPase) • TP53 (Tumor protein P53) • FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3)
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TP53 mutation • KRAS mutation • FLT3-ITD mutation • FLT3 mutation
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Venclexta (venetoclax)
1d
Revisiting retinoic acid in AML therapy: mechanisms of action and rational combination strategies. (PubMed, Br J Cancer)
Targeting these pathways with specific inhibitors synergises with ATRA to restore myeloid maturation, induce cell cycle arrest, and promote apoptosis. Future studies should identify predictive biomarkers for patient stratification to translate these synergistic concepts into clinical benefit.
Review • Journal
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FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3) • mTOR (Mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase)
3d
Immunophenotypic, Cytogenetic, and Molecular Characterization of NUP98-Rearranged Pediatric Myeloid Neoplasms. (PubMed, Mod Pathol)
In summary, NUP98 fusion partner was associated with recurring, diagnostically useful immunophenotypic, cytogenetic, and molecular patterns. These patterns can facilitate prioritization of RNA-based fusion testing, anticipate partner-specific differentials, and design flow cytometry follow-up strategies.
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FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3) • KIT (KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase) • RB1 (RB Transcriptional Corepressor 1) • WT1 (WT1 Transcription Factor) • CD123 (Interleukin 3 Receptor Subunit Alpha) • NUP98 (Nucleoporin 98 And 96 Precursor 2) • CD34 (CD34 molecule) • NSD1 (Nuclear Receptor Binding SET Domain Protein 1) • IL3RA (Interleukin 3 Receptor Subunit Alpha) • KDM5A (Lysine Demethylase 5A) • ITGA2B (Integrin Subunit Alpha 2b) • ITGB3 (Integrin Subunit Beta 3)
4d
Lactate metabolism and epigenetic reprogramming drive c-KIT hyperactivation to mediate Gilteritinib resistance: Rationale for c-KIT degraders over kinase inhibitors. (PubMed, Acta Pharm Sin B)
Furthermore, in PDX model established using AML cells from Gilteritinib-resistant patients, the degrader showed significantly superior therapeutic efficacy compared to the combination treatment of Gilteritinib and Imatinib. As a candidate drug molecule, this degrader exhibits promising potential for clinical translation.
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FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3) • KIT (KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase)
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KIT expression
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imatinib • Xospata (gilteritinib)
7d
Targeted Therapies Combined with Intensive Chemotherapy in Fit Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Past Developments, Current Evidence, and Future Therapeutic Paradigms. (PubMed, J Clin Med)
We discuss the biological rationale for combination approaches and summarize the key clinical studies that have defined current practice, including trials evaluating FLT3 inhibitors, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, IDH inhibitors, and venetoclax-based strategies. While genotype-directed strategies-such as FLT3 inhibition-have already demonstrated survival benefit, optimal patient selection, treatment sequencing, and duration remain areas of active investigation. Future progress will likely depend on MRD-driven treatment adaptation, improved understanding of clonal evolution, and the development of rational multi-agent combinations capable of achieving deeper and more durable remissions.
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FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3) • IDH1 (Isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP(+)) 1) • IDH2 (Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (NADP(+)) 2)
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Venclexta (venetoclax) • Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin)
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Maintenance Therapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Current Perspectives and Future Directions. (PubMed, Curr Oncol)
Oral azacitidine (CC-486) demonstrated overall survival benefit in older patients in first complete remission who were not transplant candidates, establishing a standard of care in this population. In FLT3-mutated AML, post-transplant maintenance with sorafenib and gilteritinib reduces relapse risk, with emerging evidence supporting MRD as a predictive biomarker for benefit. Other targeted agents and immunotherapies have shown promising early-phase results, although confirmatory data are limited. Ongoing phase III studies will clarify optimal patient selection, treatment duration, and integration with transplantation, aiming to transform post-remission management from passive surveillance to precision-based relapse prevention.
Review • Journal • IO biomarker
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FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3)
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FLT3 mutation
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sorafenib • Xospata (gilteritinib) • Onureg (azacitidine oral)
8d
Hormone-Driven Growth Signaling as a Therapeutic Target in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Implications for Drug-Resistant Disease. (PubMed, J Pers Med)
Targeted therapies have yielded breakthroughs in treatment response and overall survival, such as all-trans retinoic acid/arsenic trioxide (ATRA/ATO) for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), or FLT3 inhibitors, IDH inhibitors, and menin inhibitors for AML harboring actionable genetic lesions...The documented effects of GHRH-R antagonism raise the possibility that it could influence signaling networks relevant to therapeutic resistance in AML. This hypothesis remains speculative; to date no studies have stratified AML by FLT3 status in the context of GHRH-R expression or GHRH antagonism, and there is currently no evidence that MIA-602 directly alters FLT3 receptor signaling or inhibitor sensitivity.
Review • Journal
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FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3)
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arsenic trioxide
8d
Combining Quizartinib with intensive chemotherapy in older patients with newly diagnosed AML: results of the UK NCRI AML18 Trial. (PubMed, Blood)
In conclusion, the addition of Quizartinib to intensive chemotherapy, delayed until chemotherapy course 2, prolonged OS in older patients with FLT3-mutated AML but did not improve OS in non-FLT3 selected patients. ISRCTN-31682779, EudraCR-2013-002730-21.
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FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3)
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FLT3 mutation
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Vanflyta (quizartinib)
8d
Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia: Lineage Assignment, Immunophenotypic Classification and Genetic Insights. (PubMed, Hum Pathol)
Importantly, distinct genetic lesions appear to correlate with specific immunophenotypic patterns, suggesting biologically meaningful disease subsets and providing insights into mechanisms of lineage plasticity and leukemogenesis. This review summarizes the current understanding of the immunophenotypic and genetic landscape of MPAL, emphasizing the integration of morphologic, immunophenotypic, cytogenetic, and molecular findings into diagnosis and subclassification.
Review • Journal
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FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3) • ABL1 (ABL proto-oncogene 1) • RUNX1 (RUNX Family Transcription Factor 1) • KMT2A (Lysine Methyltransferase 2A) • WT1 (WT1 Transcription Factor) • PHF6 (PHD Finger Protein 6) • BCL11B (BAF Chromatin Remodeling Complex Subunit BCL11B) • ZNF384 (Zinc Finger Protein 384)
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RUNX1 mutation • KMT2A rearrangement
8d
FLT3L-secreting cDC1 in situ vaccination enhances antitumor immunity and synergizes with PD-1 blockade in murine non-small cell lung cancer. (PubMed, J Immunother Cancer)
FLT3L-cDC1 ISV represents a rational cytokine-enhanced cellular immunotherapy designed to overcome immunosuppression and restore DC function within the TME, thereby promoting tumor-specific adaptive immune responses and enhancing responsiveness to ICB.
Preclinical • Journal • Tumor mutational burden • PD(L)-1 Biomarker • IO biomarker
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PD-L1 (Programmed death ligand 1) • KRAS (KRAS proto-oncogene GTPase) • TMB (Tumor Mutational Burden) • FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3) • STK11 (Serine/threonine kinase 11) • CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8) • CCR7 (Chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 7)
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KRAS G12D • KRAS G12