Abstract
This article describes our 2-year experience with the administration of midostaurin at the Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (IHBT) in Prague. A short theoretical section and review of published data is followed by the clinical experiences with midostaurin treatment management in our group of patients and a short evaluation of available results.
The article ends with some case reports. Midostaurin is an FLT3 (FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3) inhibitor used in the form of tablets in combination with standard chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and the FLT3/ITD/TKD mutation.
To-date it remains the only preparation from this group registered and reimbursed in the Czech Republic for 1-2 cycles of induction therapy and 3-4 cycles of consolidation therapy. Over two years, we administered midostaurin to a total of 18 patients in 37 cycles of chemotherapy.
Complete remission rate, overall survival and disease-free survival concur with the data from the RATIFY study. By adhering to the relevant recommendations, treatment with midostaurin is well tolerated.
We did not record in our sample of patients treated with midostaurin and standard chemotherapy any increase in the risk of infectious complications or unusual toxicities compared to patients not receiving midostaurin.