A combinatorial therapeutic approach to enhance FLT3-ITD AML treatment.
Cell Rep Med
; 4(11): 101286, 2023 11 21.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37951217
ABSTRACT
Internal tandem duplication mutations of the FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3-ITDs) occur in 25%-30% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and are associated with dismal prognosis. Although FLT3 inhibitors have demonstrated initial clinical efficacy, the overall outcome of patients with FLT3-ITD AML remains poor, highlighting the urgency to develop more effective treatment strategies. In this study, we reveal that FLT3 inhibitors reduced protein stability of the anti-cancer protein p53, resulting in drug resistance. Blocking p53 degradation with proteasome inhibitors restores intracellular p53 protein levels and, in combination with FLT3-ITD inhibitors, shows superior therapeutic effects against FLT3-ITD AML in cells, mouse models, and patients. These data suggest that this combinatorial therapeutic approach may represent a promising strategy to target FLT3-ITD AML.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
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Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
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Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Cell Rep Med
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article