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gilteritinib (Xospata)
Indications:
- acute myeloid leukemia (AML), FLT3 mutation positive
- for use in combination with standard cytarabine & daunorubicin induction & cytarabine consolidation
Dosage:
- 80 mg PO QD (40-120 mg) on days 4-17 of each 28 day cycle
Adverse effects:
- febrile neutropenia 65.3%
- thrombocytopenia 20.4%
Mechanism of action:
- inhibits FLT3 receptor tyrosine kinase
- also inhibits anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK, CD246) [2]
Interactions
drug adverse effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitor(s)
General
antineoplastic agent (chemotherapeutic agent)
tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM correlations
References
- O'Neil A, Klil-Drori AJ.
AML: FLT3 Inhibitor Shows 'Robust' Activity as Frontline
Therapy - Overall response rate 100% in patients with FLT3-
mutated disease in early research.
MedPage Today. Jan 17, 2018
https://www.medpagetoday.com/reading-room/asco/hematologic-malignancies/70559
- PubChem: 49803313
- HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
XOSPATA (gilteritinib) tablets, for oral use
https://astellas.us/docs/xospata.pdf