This review highlights the evidence defining its poor prognosis, which is primarily driven by profound chemoresistance to conventional therapies, including glucocorticoids. Finally, we discuss the rapidly evolving therapeutic landscape, detailing the limitations of standard intensive chemotherapy and the immense promise of novel targeted strategies, such as Menin inhibitors (e.g., Revumenib), DOT1L inhibitors, and immunotherapies (e.g., CAR-T cells, Blinatumomab), which hold the potential to revolutionize outcomes for this high-risk leukemia subtype.
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KMT2A (Lysine Methyltransferase 2A) • AFF1 (AF4/FMR2 Family Member 1) • MEIS1 (Meis Homeobox 1) • MME (Membrane Metalloendopeptidase) • DOT1L (DOT1 Like Histone Lysine Methyltransferase) • AFF3 (AF4/FMR2 Family Member 3)
Among them, revumenib and ziftomenib have advanced furthest in clinical testing. Ongoing trials are now evaluating menin inhibitors in rational combinations, frontline regimens, and maintenance therapy. Collectively, these advances highlight menin inhibition as a transformative strategy in acute leukemia, reshaping therapy through precision-targeted epigenetic intervention.