Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of myeloid stem cells that establishes in the two adult and pediatric populations. Mutations that trigger hyperactivation of the FMS-love tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) are usually located in AML, and many medical trials are testing FLT3 inhibitors. However, resistance to FLT3 inhibitors can easily develop, highlighting the requirement for extra techniques to treating AML. Douglas Graham of the University of Colorado and colleagues at the University of North Carolina and UCSF report in JCI Insight the progression of a brand-new drug that targets the two resistant tumors and FLT3-independent AML. This study demographic previously documented that the receptor tyrosine kinase MERTK is raised in the majority of acute leukemias. They now prove to in culture and in preclinical models that the newly created compound MRX-2843 exerts antitumor effects. Utilizing a xenograft model in which patient-derived AML cells were injected in to mice, they located that MRX-2843 procedure improved survival, also in instances of tumors resistant to the FLT3 inhibitor quizartinib. Collectively, this study offers rationale for further exploring the medical utility of MRX-2843.
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TITLE:
The MERTK/FLT3 inhibitor MRX-2843 overcomes resistance-conferring FLT3 mutations in acute myeloid leukemia
AUTHOR CONTACT:
Douglas Graham
Emory University School of Medicine
Email: douglas.graham@choa.org
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