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. 2023 Sep 11;13(1):142. doi: 10.1038/s41408-023-00911-w

Fig. 2. Theoretical disease trajectories of FLT3-mutated AML with different treatment approaches.

Fig. 2

When treated with a doublet regimen of HMA plus venetoclax (top panel), a population of the FLT3-mutated subclone persists and contributes to relapse. Sequential therapy with gilteritinib is non-curative even in responding patients, and eventually resistance mechanisms contribute to relapse. A triplet regimen of HMA plus venetoclax plus a FLT3 inhibitor (bottom panel) has added synergy that may lead to longer, more durable responses, and possibly cure. The addition of a FLT3 inhibitor not only targets the FLT3-mutated clone, but some FLT3 inhibitors have been shown to increase the sensitivity of leukemia cells to gilteritinib by promoting a more pro-apoptotic phenotype.