Ivosidenib – Another feather in the hat of treatment for acute myeloid leukemia

The treatment of acute myeloid leukemia has undergone a paradigm shift in the past few years. Multiple new targeted and nontargeted agents have been approved in the recent past. Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation is one such target that has been identified, and two new drugs, ivosidenib and ena...

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Main Author: Jayachandran Perumal Kalaiyarasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2020;volume=41;issue=4;spage=552;epage=554;aulast=Perumal
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description The treatment of acute myeloid leukemia has undergone a paradigm shift in the past few years. Multiple new targeted and nontargeted agents have been approved in the recent past. Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation is one such target that has been identified, and two new drugs, ivosidenib and enasidenib have been approved. The former is an IDH1 inhibitor, and the latter is an IDH2 inhibitor. The mechanism of action, key trials, adverse events, and monitoring of ivosidenib has been discussed in this article.
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spelling doaj-art-33dd2287e7a64ecbbb021f0f479ef9032025-08-20T02:55:17ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-21292020-01-0141455255410.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_81_20Ivosidenib – Another feather in the hat of treatment for acute myeloid leukemiaJayachandran Perumal KalaiyarasiThe treatment of acute myeloid leukemia has undergone a paradigm shift in the past few years. Multiple new targeted and nontargeted agents have been approved in the recent past. Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation is one such target that has been identified, and two new drugs, ivosidenib and enasidenib have been approved. The former is an IDH1 inhibitor, and the latter is an IDH2 inhibitor. The mechanism of action, key trials, adverse events, and monitoring of ivosidenib has been discussed in this article.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2020;volume=41;issue=4;spage=552;epage=554;aulast=Perumalisocitrate dehydrogenase inhibitorsivosidenibnew drugs in acute myeloid leukemia
spellingShingle Jayachandran Perumal Kalaiyarasi
Ivosidenib – Another feather in the hat of treatment for acute myeloid leukemia
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
isocitrate dehydrogenase inhibitors
ivosidenib
new drugs in acute myeloid leukemia
title Ivosidenib – Another feather in the hat of treatment for acute myeloid leukemia
title_full Ivosidenib – Another feather in the hat of treatment for acute myeloid leukemia
title_fullStr Ivosidenib – Another feather in the hat of treatment for acute myeloid leukemia
title_full_unstemmed Ivosidenib – Another feather in the hat of treatment for acute myeloid leukemia
title_short Ivosidenib – Another feather in the hat of treatment for acute myeloid leukemia
title_sort ivosidenib another feather in the hat of treatment for acute myeloid leukemia
topic isocitrate dehydrogenase inhibitors
ivosidenib
new drugs in acute myeloid leukemia
url http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2020;volume=41;issue=4;spage=552;epage=554;aulast=Perumal
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