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An exploratory analysis from QuANTUM-First (NCT02668653), a phase III study of quizartinib plus chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed FLT3-internal tandem duplication (ITD)-positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who received continuation therapy, was presented at the European Hematology Association 2024 Hybrid Congress by Mikkael Sekeres.1 |
Key learnings1 |
At a median follow-up of 39.2 months, median overall survival (OS) was not reached in either the quizartinib (n = 116) or placebo arms (n = 92) (hazard ratio [HR], 0.683; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.395–1.183). However, at 48 months the OS rate was numerically higher for quizartinib (76.3%) vs placebo (67.9%). |
From baseline to 36 months, a higher relapse-free survival (RFS) rate was observed in the quizartinib arm. However, in the long-term, median RFS was not reached in the placebo arm and was 48.6 months with quizartinib. |
A higher proportion of patients (71%) in the quizartinib arm proceeded to continuation therapy after allogenic-hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) vs placebo (55%). |
In patients who did not receive allo-HSCT, there was an OS benefit in those treated with quizartinib, with a 60% reduction in the risk of death compared with placebo. |
These findings support the use of quizartinib throughout the treatment regimen in patients with ND FLT3-mutated AML and suggest that implementation of measurable residual disease in future studies may help identify patients who will receive the most benefit from treatment with quizartinib. |
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