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Table 2 Published studies of approved and investigational uses of FDA-approved and/or NCCN-recommended targeted therapies in AML

From: Recent advances in targeted therapies in acute myeloid leukemia

Targeted therapy

AML study indication (Ref.)

Study arms

Median age (years)

N

CR (%)

CRc (definition, %)

mOS (months)

Final dose/schedule in study

FDA-approved use

NCCN-recommended use

IVO

R/R [87]

IVO, single arm

67

125

21.6

CR/CRh, 30.4

8.8

500 mg daily

1. Frontline monotherapy for ND IDH1-AML if ≥ 75 years or unfit for IC

2. Frontline IVO/AZA for ND IDH1-AML if ≥ 75 years or unfit for IC

2. Monotherapy for R/R IDH1-AML

1. Frontline monotherapy for IDH1-AML if ≥ 60 years and unfit for IC

2. Frontline IVO/AZA for IDH1-AML if ≥ 60 years old and unfit for IC

3. Maintenance monotherapy after low-intensity induction for IDH1-AML

4. Monotherapy for R/R IDH1-AML

ND [88]

IVO, single arm

76.5

34

30.3

CR/CRh, 42.4

12.6

ND [93]

IC/IVO, single arm

62.5

60

68.3

CR/CRi/CRp, 76.7

NR

Estimated 12-month OS 78%

500 mg daily starting day 1 of IC ± consolidation ± maintenance

ND [97]

AZA/IVO

76

23

60.9

CR/CRi/CRp, 69.6

NR

Estimated 12-month OS 82.0%

IVO 500 mg daily (day 1–28)

AZA 75 mg/m2 daily (day 1–7)

ND [98]

AZA/IVO vs. AZA/PBO

76 vs. 75.5

72 vs. 74

47.2 vs. 14.9

CR/CRi/CRp, 54.2 vs. 16.2

24.0 vs. 7.9

OLU

R/R [91]

OLU vs. AZA/OLU

72 vs. 67

22 vs. 26

18 vs. 12

CR/CRp,

32 vs. 15

8.7 vs. 12.1

OLU 150 mg twice daily

AZA 75 mg/m2 daily (day 1–7)

1. Monotherapy for IDH1-AML

None

ND [91]

OLU vs. AZA/OLU

72 vs. 67

4 vs. 13

0 vs. 54

CR/CRp,

0 vs. 54

8.8 vs. NR

ENA

R/R [82, 83]

ENA, single arm

68

214

19.6

CR/CRi/CRp, 29.0

8.8

100 mg daily

1. Monotherapy for R/R IDH2-AML

1. Frontline monotherapy for IDH2-AML if ≥ 60 years and unfit for IC

2. Maintenance monotherapy after low-intensity induction for IDH2-AML

3. Monotherapy for R/R IDH2-AML

R/R [85]

ENA vs. Conventional care

72 vs. 71

158 vs. 161

23.4 vs. 3.7

CR/CRi/CRp, 29.7 vs. 6.2

6.5 vs. 6.2

R/R [100]

AZA/ENA, single arm

64

19

27.7

CR/CRi, 61.1

Not reported

Estimated 12-month OS if treated in 1st relapse 75% vs. ≥ 2nd relapse 10%

ENA 100 mg daily (day 1–28)

AZA 75 mg/m2 daily (day 1–7)

ND [86]

ENA, single arm

77

39

17.9

CR/CRi/CRp, 20.5

11.3

100 mg daily

ND [93]

IC/ENA, single arm

63

93

54.9

CR/CRi/CRp, 73.6

25.6

100 mg daily starting day 1 or day 8 of IC

ND [101]

AZA/ENA vs. AZA/PBO

75 vs. 75

68 vs. 33

54.4 vs. 12.1

CR/CRi/CRp, 63.2 vs. 30.3

22.0/22.3

ENA 100 mg daily (day 1–28)

AZA 75 mg/m2 daily (day 1–7)

ND [100]

AZA/ENA, single arm

77

7

71.4

CR/CRi, 100

NR

Estimated 12-month OS for ND group was 83%

MIDO

ND [114]

IC/MIDO, single arm

Total (48.5)

FLT3 mutant [46]

Total [40]

FLT3 mutant [13]

Total [80]

FLT3 mutant [92]

Not reported

Not reported

Estimated 12-month OS for FLT3-mutant 85%

50 mg BID on days 1–7 and days 14–21 (concomitant) or days 8–21 (sequential) of IC ± consolidation ± maintenance

1. MIDO + IC, re-induction, and consolidation for FLT3-TKD or ITD AML if eligible for IC

1. MIDO + IC, re-induction, and consolidation for FLT3-TKD or ITD AML if eligible for IC and with intermediate/poor-risk cytogenetics

ND [118]

IC/MIDO vs. IC

47.1 vs. 48.6

360 vs. 357

58.9 vs. 53.5

Not reported

74.7 vs. 25.6

50 mg BID on days 8–21 of IC ± consolidation ± maintenance

ND [121, 122]

IC/MIDO, single arm

54.1

440

37

CR/CRi, 74.9

36.2

50 mg BID on days 8 of IC continuously until 48 h prior to next cycle ± consolidation ± maintenance

  

GILT

R/R [117]

GILT vs. Conventional care

62.0 vs. 61.5

247 vs. 124

21.1 vs. 10.5

CR/CRi/CRp, 54.3 vs. 24.8

9.3 vs. 5.6

120 mg daily

1. GILT monotherapy for R/R FLT3-TKD or ITD AML

1. GILT monotherapy for R/R FLT3-TKD or ITD AML

R/R [135]

VEN/GILT, single arm

63

56

18

CR/CRi/CRp, 39

10.0

GILT 120 mg daily

VEN 400 mg daily

SORA

R/R [130]

AZA/SORA, single arm

64

43

16

CR/CRi, 43

6.2

SORA 400 mg BID (days 1–28)

AZA 75 mg/m2 daily (day 1–7)

None

1. SORA

 + AZA or DAC + for R/R FLT3-ITD AML

2. Frontline SORA + AZA or DAC for FLT3-ITD AML if unfit for IC

3. SORA + AZA or DAC + SORA maintenance after low-intensity induction for FLT3-ITD AML

4. SORA maintenance after alloHSCT in FLT3-ITD AML

ND [136]

AZA/SORA, single arm

74

27

26

CR/CRi/CRp, 70

8.3

ND [144, 145]

IC/SORA vs. IC

50 vs. 50

134 vs. 133

60 vs. 59

Not reported

NR vs. NR

5-year OS 61% vs. 53%

400 mg BID on days 10–19 of IC ± consolidation ± maintenance

MAIN [146]

SORA vs PBO

54.2 vs. 53.6

43 vs. 40

N/a

N/a

NR vs. NR

Estimated 2-year OS 90.5% vs. 66.2%

400 mg BID

MAIN [148]

SORA vs PBO

35 vs. 35

100 vs. 102

N/a

N/a

NR vs. NR

Estimated 2-year OS 82.1 vs. 68.0

  1. CR Complete remission, CRc Composite complete remission, CRi Complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery, CRp Complete remission with incomplete platelet recovery, CRh Complete response with partial hematologic recovery, mOS Median overall survival, FDA Food and Drug Administration, NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network, R/R Relapsed/refractory, ND Newly diagnosed, MAIN Maintenance, alloHSCT Allogeneic stem cell transplant, IVO Ivosidenib, OLU Olutasidenib, ENA Enasidenib, MIDO Midostaurin, GILT Gilteritinib, SORA Sorafenib, AZA Azacitidine, VEN Venetoclax, IC Intensive induction chemotherapy, PBO Placebo, NR Not reached, BID Twice daily