On July 20, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved quizartinib in combination with standard cytarabine and anthracycline induction and cytarabine consolidation, and as maintenance monotherapy following consolidation chemotherapy, for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that is FLT3 internal tandem duplication-positive, as detected by an FDA-approved test.

For information read the FDA announcement and the Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. announcement. 

Posted 7/21/2023