Duminuco Andrea, Maugeri Cinzia, Parisi Marina, Mauro Elisa, Fiumara Paolo Fabio, Randazzo Valentina, Salemi Domenico, Agueli Cecilia, Palumbo Giuseppe Alberto, Santoro Alessandra, Di Raimondo Francesco, Vetro Calogero
Postgraduate School of Hematology, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Division of Hematology, A.O.U. "Policlinico G.Rodolico-S.Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.
Cancers (Basel). 2022 Apr 27;14(9):2186. doi: 10.3390/cancers14092186.
FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) is a receptor tyrosine kinase family member. Mutations in , as well known, represent the most common genomic alteration in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), identified in approximately one-third of newly diagnosed adult patients. In recent years, this has represented an important therapeutic target. Drugs such as midostaurin, gilteritinib, and sorafenib, either alone in association with conventional chemotherapy, play a pivotal role in AML therapy with the mutated gene. A current challenge lies in treating forms of AML with extramedullary localization. Here, we describe the general features of myeloid sarcoma and the ability of a targeted drug, i.e., gilteritinib, approved for relapsed or refractory disease, to induce remission of these extramedullary leukemic localizations in AML patients with mutation, analyzing how in the literature, there is an important development of cases describing this promising potential for care.
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