Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. is developing the Menin (MEN1)-myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) interaction inhibitor DSP-5336 (enzomenib) for the treatment of MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia.

Apollo Therapeutics Ltd. has developed APL-4098, a small-molecule general control nonderepressible 2 (GCN2) inhibitor for the potential treatment of AML.

Amphista Therapeutics Ltd. has developed and presented data for AMX-883, a novel orally bioavailable bromodomain-containing protein 9 (BRD9) degradation inducer for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment.

While several targeted therapies are approved for acute myeloid leukemia, a 2023 U.K. study found that median survival following diagnosis was only about seven months, highlighting the need not only for new therapies, but for a faster regulatory strategy. At the American Society of Hematology’s 67th annual meeting in Orlando Dec. 6, researcher Jesse Tettero presented data supporting the use of a measurable residual disease (MRD) surrogate endpoint in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) research.

The U.S. FDA gave the thumbs up to Kura Oncology Inc./Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.’s selective oral menin inhibitor, ziftomenib, to treat relapsed, refractory (r/r) nucleophosmin1 (NMP1)-mutant acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The approval of the drug, branded Komzifti, came more than two weeks ahead of the Nov. 30 PDUFA date.

The U.S. FDA gave the thumbs up to Kura Oncology Inc./Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.’s selective oral menin inhibitor, ziftomenib, to treat relapsed, refractory (r/r) nucleophosmin1 (NMP1)-mutant acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The approval of the drug, branded Komzifti, came more than two weeks ahead of the Nov. 30 PDUFA date.

The Schlafen (SLFN) family of interferon-inducible genes, involved in the regulation of immune and antiviral responses, has recently attracted attention for the development of novel anticancer therapies.

Leukogene Therapeutics Inc.’s lead product candidate LTI-214 (M2T-CD33) has been awarded orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Evaxion A/S has unveiled EVX-04, an AI-designed precision cancer vaccine candidate being developed for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).