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Dasatinib in imatinib-resistant Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemias

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Talpaz, Moshe, Shah, Neil P., Kantarjian, Hagop, Donato, Nicholas, Nicoll, John, Paquette, Ron, Cortes, Jorge, O'Brien, Susan +8 more·2006·New England Journal of Medicine

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BACKGROUND: The BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib is effective in Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph-positive) leukemias, but relapse occurs, mainly as a result of the outgrowth of leukemic subclones with imatinib-resistant BCR-ABL mutations. We evaluated dasatinib, a BCR-ABL inhibitor that targets most imatinib-resistant BCR-ABL mutations, in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) or Ph-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). METHODS: Patients with various phases of CML or with Ph-positive ALL who could not tolerate or were resistant to imatinib were enrolled in a phase 1 dose-escalation study. Dasatinib (15 to 240 mg per day) was administered orally in four-week treatment cycles, once or twice daily. RESULTS: A complete hematologic response was achieved in 37 of 40 patients with chronic-phase CML, and major hematologic responses were seen in 31 of 44 patients with accelerated-phase CML, CML with blast crisis, or Ph-positive ALL. In these two phases, the rates of major cytogenetic response were 45 percent and 25 percent, respectively. Responses were maintained in 95 percent of patients with chronic-phase disease and in 82 percent of patients with accelerated-phase disease, with a median follow-up more than 12 months and 5 months, respectively. Nearly all patients with lymphoid blast crisis and Ph-positive ALL had a relapse within six months. Responses occurred among all BCR-ABL genotypes, with the exception of the T315I mutation, which confers resistance to both dasatinib and imatinib in vitro. Myelosuppression was common but not dose-limiting. CONCLUSIONS: Dasatinib induces hematologic and cytogenetic responses in patients with CML or Ph-positive ALL who cannot tolerate or are resistant to imatinib. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00064233 [ClinicalTrials.gov].).

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  • Dasatinib is an inhibitor of multiple tyrosine kinases with a mechanism linked to broad targeting of Src kinases, and is indicated as a second-line chemotherapeutic for chronic myeloid leukemia resistant to imatinib.

    “Dasatinib is an inhibitor of multiple tyrosine kinases with mechanism of action linked to a broad targeting of Src kinases, and is currently indicated for use as a second line chemotherapeutic agent for treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia resistant to another tyrosine kinase inhibitor, imatinib.15,16”

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    The introduction describes dasatinib as inhibiting a distinct spectrum of kinases, and the study reports responses in patients with imatinib-resistant CML (Abstract; page unavailable). The paper does not establish that broad Src targeting is its mechanism of action or state that dasatinib was indicated as an approved second-line treatment; it was a phase 1 study. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Talpaz, M., Shah, N. P., Kantarjian, H., Donato, N., Nicoll, J., Paquette, R., Cortes, J., O'Brien, S., Nicaise, C., Bleickardt, E., Blackwood-Chirchir, M. A., Iyer, V., Chen, T.-T., Huang, F., Decillis, A. P., & Sawyers, C. L.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb (United States) (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2006-06-15
Volume
354
Issue
24
Pages
2531-2541
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W1994309500
Cited by
1,760
References
32
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FWCI
120.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Center for Research Resources ((M01 RR00865), M01RR000865)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
Keywords
dasatinib, imatinib resistance, Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors, T315I mutation, cytogenetic response, hematologic response, relapse, myelosuppression, dose escalation
MeSH terms
Imatinib Mesylate, Dasatinib, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Antineoplastic Agents, Benzamides, Female, Genotype, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Neutropenia, Piperazines, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Pyrimidines, Thiazoles, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

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