Real-Life Management of FLT3-Mutated AML: Single-Centre Experience over 24 Years
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Sources and Treatment Sequence
2.2. Diagnosis of FLT3/NPM1 Mutations
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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All Patients | TKI in Induction | Transplant in CR1 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Autologous | Allogeneic | p | ||
Total patients (M/F) | 140 (68/72) | 101 (53/48) | 39 (15/24) | 18 (10/8) | 40 (17/23) | |
Age (years), median (range) | 52 (14–73) | 50 (14–73) | 54 (27–72) | 45 (19–62) | 50 (18–65) | 0.07 |
Age > 60 years (%) | 38 | 26 (25%) | 12 (30%) | 1 (5%) | 9 (22%) | 0.15 |
WBC × 109/L at diagnosis, median (range) | 50 (0.2–349) | 43 (0.22–349) | 58 (0.17–260) | 24.4 (2.8–95.2) | 50.4 (1.6–337) | 0.4 |
Mutation type ITD TKD | 120 20 | 84 17 | 36 3 | 12 6 | 36 4 | 0.05 |
NPM1 status Mutated Wild-type | 73 67 | 46 55 | 27 12 | 10 8 | 26 14 | 0.5 |
Cytogenetics Favorable Intermediate Unfavorable | 4 126 10 | 2 93 6 | 2 33 4 | 2 16 - | 2 32 6 | - |
Midostaurin I line Yes No | 39 101 | - 101 | 39 - | 2 16 | 19 21 | 0.009 |
Characteristic | OR | 95% CI | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | - | - | |
Female | 1.00 | 0.45, 2.22 | >0.9 |
Age | |||
<60 | - | - | |
≥60 | 0.45 | 0.18, 1.06 | >0.9 |
FLT3 | |||
TKD | - | - | |
ITD | 0.34 | 0.09, 1.08 | 0.087 |
NPM | |||
Wild-type | - | - | |
Mutation | 1.96 | 0.91, 4.30 | 0.087 |
GB | |||
>100,000 | - | - | - |
≤100,000 | 3.04 | 1.23, 7.71 | 0.017 |
No TKI | TKI | |
---|---|---|
Non-eligible (age/comorbidity) | 9 | 3 |
Consolidation CHT + TKI maintenance | 4 | 2 |
Early relapse | 7 | 0 |
Refusal | 1 | 1 |
Toxic death | 2 | 0 |
Transplant planned | 0 | 3 |
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Capria, S.; Trisolini, S.M.; Torrieri, L.; Amabile, E.; Marsili, G.; Piciocchi, A.; Barberi, W.; Iori, A.P.; Diverio, D.; Carmini, D.; et al. Real-Life Management of FLT3-Mutated AML: Single-Centre Experience over 24 Years. Cancers 2024, 16, 2864. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16162864
Capria S, Trisolini SM, Torrieri L, Amabile E, Marsili G, Piciocchi A, Barberi W, Iori AP, Diverio D, Carmini D, et al. Real-Life Management of FLT3-Mutated AML: Single-Centre Experience over 24 Years. Cancers. 2024; 16(16):2864. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16162864
Chicago/Turabian StyleCapria, Saveria, Silvia Maria Trisolini, Lorenzo Torrieri, Elena Amabile, Giovanni Marsili, Alfonso Piciocchi, Walter Barberi, Anna Paola Iori, Daniela Diverio, Daniela Carmini, and et al. 2024. "Real-Life Management of FLT3-Mutated AML: Single-Centre Experience over 24 Years" Cancers 16, no. 16: 2864. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16162864