Paradigm Shift in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia—Approved Options in 2023

The word Leukemia was coined nearly 200 years ago by Rudolf Virchow. Once a death sentence, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is now a treatable condition. The introduction of “7 + 3” chemotherapy, originally reported from the Roswell Park Memorial institute in Buffalo, New York, in 1973, changed the tre...

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Main Authors: Naveen Premnath, Yazan F. Madanat
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/11/3002
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description The word Leukemia was coined nearly 200 years ago by Rudolf Virchow. Once a death sentence, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is now a treatable condition. The introduction of “7 + 3” chemotherapy, originally reported from the Roswell Park Memorial institute in Buffalo, New York, in 1973, changed the treatment paradigm for AML. About twenty-seven years later, FDA approved the first targeted agent, gemtuzumab, to be added to this backbone. During the last seven years, we have had ten new drugs approved for the management of patients with AML. Work by many dedicated scientists led to AML achieving the elite status of being the first cancer to have the whole genome sequenced using next-generation sequencing. In the year 2022, we witnessed the introduction of new classification systems for AML by the international consensus classification and the world health organization, both emphasizing molecular classification of the disease. In addition, the introduction of agents such as venetoclax and targeted therapies have changed the treatment paradigm in older patients ineligible for intensive therapy. In this review, we cover the rationale and evidence behind these regimens and provide insights into the newer agents.
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spelling doaj.art-2dddfbefade244f9a85e10c235ed479b2023-11-18T07:39:25ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942023-05-011511300210.3390/cancers15113002Paradigm Shift in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia—Approved Options in 2023Naveen Premnath0Yazan F. Madanat1Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75235, USADivision of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75235, USAThe word Leukemia was coined nearly 200 years ago by Rudolf Virchow. Once a death sentence, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is now a treatable condition. The introduction of “7 + 3” chemotherapy, originally reported from the Roswell Park Memorial institute in Buffalo, New York, in 1973, changed the treatment paradigm for AML. About twenty-seven years later, FDA approved the first targeted agent, gemtuzumab, to be added to this backbone. During the last seven years, we have had ten new drugs approved for the management of patients with AML. Work by many dedicated scientists led to AML achieving the elite status of being the first cancer to have the whole genome sequenced using next-generation sequencing. In the year 2022, we witnessed the introduction of new classification systems for AML by the international consensus classification and the world health organization, both emphasizing molecular classification of the disease. In addition, the introduction of agents such as venetoclax and targeted therapies have changed the treatment paradigm in older patients ineligible for intensive therapy. In this review, we cover the rationale and evidence behind these regimens and provide insights into the newer agents.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/11/3002AMLchemotherapyFDA approvedfirst line treatmentinduction7 + 3
spellingShingle Naveen Premnath
Yazan F. Madanat
Paradigm Shift in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia—Approved Options in 2023
Cancers
AML
chemotherapy
FDA approved
first line treatment
induction
7 + 3
title Paradigm Shift in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia—Approved Options in 2023
title_full Paradigm Shift in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia—Approved Options in 2023
title_fullStr Paradigm Shift in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia—Approved Options in 2023
title_full_unstemmed Paradigm Shift in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia—Approved Options in 2023
title_short Paradigm Shift in the Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia—Approved Options in 2023
title_sort paradigm shift in the management of acute myeloid leukemia approved options in 2023
topic AML
chemotherapy
FDA approved
first line treatment
induction
7 + 3
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/11/3002
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