Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy
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Expert Opin Pharmacother · Nov 2019
ReviewAn evaluation of enasidenib for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.
Introduction: Despite recent progress, the prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia remains poor, mainly in older and in relapsed/refractory patients. Recently, a large number of novel agents have been developed thanks to a better understanding of its pathogenesis. Among these, the potent inhibitor of the isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 (IDH2) mutant protein, enasidenib (formerly AG-221), has demonstrated promising antileukemic activity by targeting IDH2 mutations. ⋯ As a monotherapy, it demonstrates clinical and laboratorial improvement, in 19.6% and 38.8% of cases respectively. Differentiation syndrome is the most relevant, potentially life-threatening side effect, which physicians must be aware of. The authors believe that the way forwards now is to explore the role of enasidenib as a chemoresistance revertant when associated with chemotherapy, as a 'bridge to transplant' or when associated other novel agents if we wish to maximize its use.