Ponatinib A New Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Philadelphia Chromosome–Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
2013
Objective: To review the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, clinical trials, adverse effects, and formulary considerations of ponatinib, a pan-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). Data Sources: A literature search of articles published between January 1966 and June 2013 was performed using PubMed with the following search terms: ponatinib, AP24534, and Iclusig. ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc, was contacted for unpublished information. Other sources included American Society of Hematology abstracts, the Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Web site, and clinicaltrials.gov. Study Selection/Data Extraction: Included articles and abstracts were published in English and contain information about ponatinib, particularly in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) or Philadelphia chromosome–positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Data Synthesis: Following the phase II PACE trial, ponatinib was approved for the treatment of patients with chronic-phase (CP), accelerated-phase...
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