PMID: 16531727Mar 15, 2006Paper

Clinical experience with a new synthetic retinoid, tamibarotene (Am-80) for relapsed or refractory acute promyelocytic leukemia

Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
M Takeuchi

Abstract

A new synthetic retinoid, Am-80 is expected to overcome all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) resistance, because of several times more potent differentiation activity than ATRA and sustained plasma level during continuous administration due to a lower affinity for cellular retinoic acid binding protein. In a preliminary study in Japan, 14 (58%) of 24 acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients who had relapsed from ATRA induced complete remission (CR) achieved a second CR. Of these 14 CR patients, 4 of 6 who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) are alive, and 4 of 8 patients who received only chemotherapy are alive without relapse for >4 years. Adverse events include xerosis, cheilitis, hyperlipidemia and so on, but these were generally milder than ATRA. In a phase 2 clinical trial, 25 (61%) of 41 patients entered CR. Among 23 first relapsed patients, 18 (78.3%) patients entered CR, indicating excellent salvage effects for ATRA-relapsed patients. Am-80 may improve disease free survival when used as remission induction and/or maintenance therapy, and it may be effective for relapse from ATRA-induced remission and be curative for patients who receive SCT or intensive post remission chemotherapy.

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