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Is sorafenib the new standard maintenance treatment for FLT3 mutant AML?

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Yi-Bin ChenYi-Bin Chen

Feb 8, 2022


During The 6th International Congress on Controversies in Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies (COSTEM 2021), the AML Hub was pleased to speak with Yi-Bin Chen, Massachusetts General hospital, Boston, US. We asked, Is sorafenib the new standard maintenance treatment for FLT3 mutant AML?

Is sorafenib the new standard maintenance treatment for FLT3 mutant AML?

Chen begins by highlighting advances and describing sorafenib as the new standard of care after allo-SCT in FLT3 mutated AML. He outlines the benefits of allo-HSCT as a consolidation therapy as well as studies on maintenance therapies after transplant using FLT3 inhibitors. Finally, he discusses differences in the availability and toxicity of these agents e.g. midostatorin and gilteritinib.