Internal tandem duplication (ITD) of FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) is the most common mutation in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). FLT3-ITD induces constitutive activation of FLT3, causing an abnormally rapid proliferation of cancer cells. In this study, we identified novel FLT3 inhibitors and investigated 5-(4-fluorophenyl)--phenyloxazol-2-amine (compound ; ) as candidates for the treatment of AML. The results showed that inhibited the activities of FLT3 and mutated FLT3 in a cell-free kinase assay and Molm-13 and MV4-11 cells, as well as the proliferation of FLT3-ITD AML cells, increasing apoptosis. The anti-leukemic activity of was confirmed by in vivo tumor growth inhibition in MV4-11 xenograft mice. Besides, suppressed the expression of DNA damage repair genes. Combination treatment with and olaparib (a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase [PARP] inhibitor) synergistically inhibited cell proliferation in Molm-13 and MV4-11 cells. Our findings demonstrated that is a therapeutic candidate targeting FLT3 for AML treatment and suggested that combination treatment with and a PARP inhibitor may be an effective therapy regimen for FLT3-mutated AML.
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