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Multicenter Study
. 2022 Jul 8;52(7):766-773.
doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyac069.

Interim results from a postmarketing surveillance study of patients with FLT3-mutated relapsed/refractory AML treated with the FLT3 inhibitor gilteritinib in Japan

Haruko Sugamori  1 , Takumi Lee  1 , Takeshi Mitomi  1 , Chika Yamagishi  1
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Multicenter Study

Interim results from a postmarketing surveillance study of patients with FLT3-mutated relapsed/refractory AML treated with the FLT3 inhibitor gilteritinib in Japan

Haruko Sugamori et al. Jpn J Clin Oncol. .

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2022 Nov 3;52(11):1358. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyac156. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2022. PMID: 36124846 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

Objective: Gilteritinib received approval for the treatment of FLT3-mutated relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia in Japan in 2018. In accordance with regulatory requirements, we conducted a multicenter, observational surveillance of gilteritinib use in Japan.

Methods: Patients were followed for 6 months from gilteritinib treatment initiation. The primary endpoint of the surveillance was incidence of adverse drug reactions related to each element of the safety specification defined in the Japanese Risk Management Plan. This interim analysis presents data collected from 3 December 2018 to 20 September 2020.

Results: Among 204 patients with case report forms, 107 consented to data publication. Of these 107 patients, 59.8% (n = 64) were male and 58.9% (n = 63) were aged ≥65 years; most received a 120-mg/day initial (80.4%; 86/107) and maximum (74.8%; 80/107) daily dose. The discontinuation rate was 61.7% (66/107); the most common reasons for discontinuation were disease progression (18.7%), transplantation (16.8%) and adverse events (15.0%). The adverse drug reaction rate was 77.6%. The incidences of adverse drug reactions (grade ≥ 3) related to each element of the safety specification were myelosuppression, 44.9% (38.3%); liver function disorder, 24.3% (6.5%); infections, 24.3% (21.5%); prolonged QT interval, 10.3% (2.8%); hemorrhage, 9.3% (6.5%); renal dysfunction, 6.5% (0); hypersensitivity, 5.6% (1.9%); interstitial lung disease, 4.7% (3.7%); cardiac failure/pericarditis/pericardial effusion, 1.9% (0.9%); pancreatitis, 0.9% (0); posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, 0.9% (0.9%). The composite complete remission rate was 62.7%; the 6-month overall survival rate was 77.7%.

Conclusion: Gilteritinib treatment for 6 months in Japan was associated with acceptable efficacy and no new safety concerns were observed.

Keywords: fms-like tyrosine kinase 3; acute myeloid leukemia; adverse drug reaction.

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Figure 1
Cumulative continuation rate of gilteritinib during the surveillance period. Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
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Figure 2
Adverse drug reactions occurring in ≥2% of patients <65 years and ≥65 years.
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Figure 3
Overall survival in patients receiving gilteritinib during the surveillance period. Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
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