AC220

AC220 (Quizartinib) is a orally-administered, potent and selective inhibitor of two receptor tyrosine kinases, FLT3 and KIT. AC220 is currently in a Phase 2 clinical study in the relapsed/refractory AML patient population with internal tandem duplication (ITD positive) activating mutations of the FLT3 kinase (FLT3-ITD positive). AC220 (Quizartinib) exhibits low nanomolar potency in biochemical and cellular assays and exceptional kinase selectivity, and in animal models is efficacious at doses as low as 1 mg/kg given orally once daily. While other agents showed some ability to clear leukemia from the circulating blood, AC220 has shown significant ability to clear leukemic cells from the bone marrow, where the disease originates. AC220-resistant FLT3 kinase domain mutants represent high-value targets for future FLT3 inhibitor development efforts.