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Journal Article

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(23497317)

Authors

Kampa-Schittenhelm KM, Heinrich MC, Akmut F, Döhner H, Döhner K, Schittenhelm MM

Title

Quizartinib (AC220) is a potent second generation class III tyrosine kinase inhibitor that displays a distinct inhibition profile against mutant-FLT3, -PDGFRA and -KIT isoforms.

Journal	Vol	Issue	Date	Pages	Journal Short Title
Molecular cancer	12		2013 Mar 07	19	Mol Cancer

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Activating mutations of class III receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) FLT3, PDGFR and KIT are associated with multiple human neoplasms including hematologic malignancies, for example: systemic mast cell disorders (KIT), non-CML myeloproliferative neoplasms (PDGFR) and subsets of acute leukemias (FLT3 and KIT). First generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) are rapidly being integrated into routine cancer care. However, the expanding spectrum of TK-mutations, bioavailability issues and the emerging problem of primary or secondary TKI-therapy resistance have lead to the search for novel second generation TKIs to improve target potency and to overcome resistant clones.Quizartinib was recently demonstrated to be a selective FLT3 inhibitor with excellent pharmacokinetics and promising in vivo activity in a phase II study for FLT3 ITD + AML patients. In vitro kinase assays have suggested that in addition to FLT3, quizartinib also targets related class III RTK isoforms.Various FLT3 or KIT leukemia cell lines and native blasts were used to determine the antiproliferative and proapoptotic efficacy of quizartinib. To better compare differences between the mutant kinase isoforms, we generated an isogenic BaF3 cell line expressing different FLT3, KIT or BCR/ABL isoforms. Using immunoblotting, we examined the effects of quizartinib on activation of mutant KIT or FLT3 isoforms.Kinase inhibition of (mutant) KIT, PDGFR and FLT3 isoforms by quizartinib leads to potent inhibition of cellular proliferation and induction of apoptosis in in vitro leukemia models as well as in native leukemia blasts treated ex vivo. However, the sensitivity patterns vary widely depending on the underlying (mutant)-kinase isoform, with some isoforms being relatively insensitive to this agent (e.g. FLT3 D835V and KIT codon D816 mutations). Evaluation of sensitivities in an isogenic cellular background confirms a direct association with the underlying mutant-TK isoform--which is further validated by immunoblotting experiments demonstrating kinase inhibition consistent with the cellular sensitivity/resistance to quizartinib.Quizartinib is a potent second-generation class III receptor TK-inhibitor--but specific, mutation restricted spectrum of activity may require mutation screening prior to therapy.

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Molecular Profile	Treatment Approach

Gene Name	Source	Synonyms	Protein Domains	Gene Description	Gene Role

Therapy Name	Drugs	Efficacy Evidence	Clinical Trials
Quizartinib	Quizartinib	101	4

Drug Name	Trade Name	Synonyms	Drug Classes	Drug Description
Quizartinib	Vanflyta	AC220	FLT3 Inhibitor 69	Vanflyta (quizartinib) is a small molecule that selectively inhibits FLT3, which may induce apoptosis and inhibit tumor growth (PMID: 19654408, PMID: 23497317). Vanflyta (quizartinib) is FDA-approved for use in combination with standard cytarabine and anthracycline induction and cytarabine consolidation, and as maintenance monotherapy following consolidation chemotherapy, in patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia harboring FLT3 ITD mutations (FDA.gov).

Gene	Variant	Impact	Protein Effect	Variant Description	Associated with drug Resistance

Molecular Profile	Indication/Tumor Type	Response Type	Therapy Name	Approval Status	Evidence Type	Efficacy Evidence	References
KIT V560G KIT D816V	mast cell neoplasm	resistant	Quizartinib	Preclinical	Actionable	In a preclinical study, KIT D816V conferred resistance to Quizartinib in a mast cell line harboring both KIT V560G and KIT D816V in culture (PMID: 23497317).	23497317
KIT D816V	Advanced Solid Tumor	resistant	Quizartinib	Preclinical	Actionable	In a preclinical study, transformed cells expressing KIT D816V demonstrated resistance to Quizartinib in culture (PMID: 23497317).	23497317