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flt3
FLT3
Receptor tyrosine kinase mutated in ~25-30% of AML (ITD tandem duplications in JM domain and TKD point mutations); constitutive kinase → STAT5, ERK, PI3K → blast proliferation and survival. Midostaurin (frontline) and gilteritinib (relapsed) are approved FLT3 inhibitors in AML.
Entry Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | flt3 |
| Name | FLT3 |
| Status | draft |
| Last reviewed | 2026-06-06 |
| Atlas | 01-human |
| Scale | 03-molecular |
Cross-Atlas Connections
Sources
- Stone RM, Mandrekar SJ, Sanford BL, et al. Midostaurin plus chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia with a FLT3 mutation. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(5):454-464. · PubMed 28644114
- Perl AE, Martinelli G, Cortes JE, et al. Gilteritinib or chemotherapy for relapsed or refractory FLT3-mutated AML. N Engl J Med. 2019;381(18):1728-1740. · PubMed 31665578