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MIST: A Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Inhaled AP01 in Participants With Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=375, Active, not recruiting, Avalyn Pharma Inc. | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting
Enrollment closed
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Predicting clinical sensitivities of PDGFRA exon 18 mutations to imatinib and avapritinib to optimize gastrointestinal stromal tumor treatment. (PubMed, Cancer Res Commun)
Lastly, our biochemical data were validated using imatinib response data for first-line metastatic disease; patients with predicted exon 18 sensitive mutations had longer progression-free survival than patients with predicted imatinib-resistant mutations. These results provide key evidence that should be used to guide therapy selection for PDGFRA-mutant GIST.
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PDGFRA (Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha)
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PDGFRA D842V • PDGFRA mutation • PDGFRA exon 18 mutation
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imatinib • Ayvakit (avapritinib)
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Deep Learning Predicts Mutations and Outcomes in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors from Whole-Slide Images. (PubMed, Cancer Res)
For therapeutic categories, performance reached 0.84 for avapritinib sensitivity and 0.81 for imatinib sensitivity. Prognostic performance was comparable to pathology-based scores, with highest discrimination in the overall cohort and in patients without adjuvant therapy. DL applied to WSIs enables prediction of molecular alterations, treatment sensitivity, and RFS in GIST, performing comparably to established risk scores across international cohorts, providing a baseline for future multimodal predictors.
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PDGFRA (Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha)
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KIT mutation • PDGFRA D842V • PDGFRA mutation
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imatinib • Ayvakit (avapritinib)
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Microglia in diffuse midline glioma contribute to extracellular matrix remodelling and cancer cell invasion. (PubMed, Cell Death Dis)
Functional invasion assays using a panel of patient-derived DMG, H3K27M cells, revealed that microglia-derived fibronectin significantly enhances tumour cell invasiveness, while its chemical inhibition with RGDS peptide or Avapritinib or its genetic silencing using small-interfering RNAs effectively suppresses invasion. Across independent patient cohorts (Kids First, PNOC, and CBTTC), and in archival tissues, DMG tumours were found to exhibit elevated expression of ECM components, and high fibronectin expression that correlated with poor prognosis. These findings suggest that microglia actively contribute to DMG invasiveness through ECM component production, identifying fibronectin as a potential therapeutic target in this lethal paediatric cancer.
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FN1 (Fibronectin 1)
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Ayvakit (avapritinib)
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Sustainable high-throughput microwell spectrophotometric methods for avapritinib quality control via charge-transfer complexation. (PubMed, Sci Rep)
A comprehensive multi-metric sustainability assessment-utilizing ten tools including AES, AGREE, BAGI, RGB, and RAPI-confirmed the methods' excellent greenness (e.g., AES score = 90), superior practicality, and robust analytical performance, achieving a high White Index of 94.2%. With a substantially higher throughput of ~ 500 samples/hour and minimal solvent consumption (200µL/well), the proposed MW-SPMs offers a rapid, sustainable, and cost-effective alternative to conventional chromatographic and spectrofluorimetric techniques for routine pharmaceutical analysis, aligning with multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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PDGFRA (Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha)
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PDGFRA D842V • PDGFRA mutation
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Ayvakit (avapritinib)
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Efficacy and safety analysis of avapritinib in children with RUNX1::RUNX1T1 positive-acute myeloid leukemia with KIT mutations (PubMed, Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi)
Avapritinib provides a favorable initial response in children with RUNX1::RUNX1T1-positive AML harboring KIT mutations, enabling deeper molecular remission; however, response rates decline with prolonged treatment. Avapritinib has a favorable safety profile.
Retrospective data • Journal
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KIT (KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase) • RUNX1 (RUNX Family Transcription Factor 1) • RUNX1T1 (RUNX1 Partner Transcriptional Co-Repressor 1)
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KIT mutation
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Ayvakit (avapritinib)
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Disrupting MED8-dependent epigenetic reprogramming augments avapritinib sensitivity in PDGFRA-driven glioma. (PubMed, J Exp Clin Cancer Res)
This study delineates a novel MED8-SE-PDGFRA epigenetic axis driving resistance. The combination of avapritinib and venetoclax, co-targeting the oncogenic signal and its transcriptional regulator, presents a translatable dual-targeting strategy to improve outcomes in PDGFRA-driven glioma.
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PDGFRA (Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha) • CDK7 (Cyclin Dependent Kinase 7)
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Venclexta (venetoclax) • Ayvakit (avapritinib)
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Prediction of Mutations and Outcome in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors with Deep Learning: A Multicenter, Multinational Study. (PubMed, medRxiv)
For therapeutic categories, performance reached 0.84 for avapritinib sensitivity, 0.81 for imatinib sensitivity. DL applied to WSIs enables prediction of molecular alterations, treatment sensitivity, and RFS in GIST, performing comparably to established risk scores across international cohorts, providing a baseline for future multimodal predictors. Deep learning on histology predicts KIT and PDGFRA mutations in a large international cohort of GISTs from multiple centers Whole-slide image models stratify recurrence-free survival comparable to pathology-based risk scores Prognostic value of deep learning is preserved in adjuvant therapy subgroups, supporting treatment duration decisions.
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PDGFRA (Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha)
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KIT mutation • PDGFRA D842V • PDGFRA mutation
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imatinib • Ayvakit (avapritinib)
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Efficacy and safety of avapritinib in advanced systemic mastocytosis: 4-year follow-up of the PATHFINDER study. (PubMed, Blood Adv)
Eleven (10%) patients experienced TEAEs leading to death, of which 1 was deemed related to avapritinib by the principal investigator. With 4-year follow-up, avapritinib-treated patients with AdvSM experienced deep and durable responses and a favorable benefit-risk profile.
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KIT (KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase)
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Ayvakit (avapritinib)