Insights Into Acute Myeloid Leukemia 2020 Northwest
Perspectives from community physicians from the northwest region of the US on current treatment practices regarding therapy of acute myeloid leukemia and attitudes toward recently introduced and upcoming agents
Faculty Chair
Farhad Ravandi, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
REPORT SNAPSHOT
First-Line Therapy of AML
- Overview of current data
- Factors guiding first-line therapy
- Integration of novel agents approved and under investigation (FLT3 inhibitors, BCL2 inhibitors, Hedgehog pathway inhibitors, IDH1 inhibitors)
- Maintenance therapy?
- Role of MRD
Management of Relapsed/Refractory Disease and Promising Strategies in AML
- Overview of current data
- Factors guiding second-line and subsequent therapy
- Promising agents
GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION & CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
- A moderated virtual roundtable discussion focusing on treatment of AML was held October 29, 2020
- The group of advisors comprised 8 community oncologists from the northwest region of the US
- Data collection was accomplished through use of audience response system questioning and moderated discussion