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MK-0457, an Aurora kinase and BCR-ABL inhibitor, is active in patients with BCR-ABL T315I leukemia

  • F. J. Giles*
  • , R. T. Swords
  • , A. Nagler
  • , A. Hochhaus
  • , O. G. Ottmann
  • , D. A. Rizzieri
  • , M. Talpaz
  • , J. Clark
  • , P. Watson
  • , A. Xiao
  • , B. Zhao
  • , D. Bergstrom
  • , P. D. Le Coutre
  • , S. J. Freedman
  • , J. E. Cortes
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Trinity College Dublin
  • University of Miami
  • Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer
  • Friedrich Schiller University Jena
  • Goethe University Frankfurt
  • Duke University
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Merck
  • Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Abstract

MK-0457, an Aurora kinase and BCR-ABL inhibitor, was studied on a Phase I/II study in 77 patients with refractory hematologic malignancies. The average number of cycles per patient was 3 (range 1-21). Maximum tolerated doses for a 5-day short infusion and continuous infusion regimens were 40 mg/m 2/h and 144 mg/m 2/h, respectively. Drug-related adverse events (AEs) included transient mucositis and alopecia. Eight of 18 patients with BCR-ABL T315I-mutated chronic myelogenous leukemia (44%) had hematologic responses and one of three patients (33%) with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia obtained complete remission. MK-0457 has important activity in patients with leukemias expressing the highly resistant T315I BCR-ABL mutation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)113-117
Number of pages5
JournalLeukemia
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Cancer InstituteP30CA016672
Merck

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

    Keywords

    • MK0457
    • T315I mutation
    • aurora kinase
    • chronic myeloid leukemia

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