Koji Sasaki

1 week ago | nature.com | Alex Bataller |Hannah Goulart |Ghayas C. Issa |Courtney DiNardo |Tapan M Kadia |Ian Bouligny | +12 more

AbstractAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) with KMT2A rearrangement (KMT2Ar) has poor outcomes. We analyzed 1,611 patients with AML and 4.3% demonstrated rearrangements in KMT2A. Signaling-related genes (NRAS 30%, KRAS 23% and FLT3-TKD 16%) were the most frequently mutated in patients with KMT2Ar AML.

1 month ago | nature.com | Andreas Hochhaus |Dong-Wook Kim |Jorge Cortés |Koji Sasaki |Michael J. Mauro |Timothy Hughes | +7 more

AbstractAsciminib is the first approved BCR::ABL1 inhibitor that Specifically Targets the ABL Myristoyl Pocket (STAMP). The present final analysis of the phase 1, open-label, nonrandomized trial (NCT02081378) assessed the long-term safety, tolerability, and antileukemic activity of asciminib in 115 patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase without the BCR::ABL1T315I mutation who received asciminib 10–200 mg twice daily (BID) or 80–200 mg once daily (cutoff: March 14, 2023).

1 month ago | nature.com | Alex Bataller |Koji Sasaki |Danielle Hammond |Mahesh Swaminathan |Ghayas C. Issa |Nicholas Short | +6 more

AbstractHypomethylating agents (HMA) are indicated in the treatment of higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML). The combination of hypomethylating agents with venetoclax (Ven) has demonstrated promising results in these diseases, although randomized clinical trials are needed for validation.

2 months ago | nature.com | Courtney DiNardo |Wei-Ying Jen |Koichi Takahashi |Tapan M Kadia |Sanam Loghavi |Patrick K. Reville | +19 more

AbstractIntensive chemotherapy remains the standard for newly diagnosed (ND) acute myeloid leukemia (AML); however, relapse risk remains high. Additionally, most patients with relapsed/refractory (RR) AML have poor outcomes. We report the long-term experience of 138 patients, 77 ND and 61 RR, treated with FLAG-IDA in combination with venetoclax.

Jan 6, 2025 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Hagop Kantarjian |Nicholas Short |NITIN JAIN |Fadi Haddad |Tapan Mahendra Kadia |Musa Yilmaz | +8 more

Conflicts of Interest H.K. received research grants from AbbVie, Amgen, Ascentage, BMS, Daiichi-Sankyo, Immunogen, Jazz, Novartis, Pfizer; and honoraria from AbbVie, Amgen, Aptitude Health, Ascentage, Astellas Health, Astra Zeneca, Ipsen, Pharmaceuticals, KAHR Medical Ltd., NOVA Research, Novartis, Pfizer, Precision Biosciences, and Taiho Pharmaceutical Canada.