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Aptose gets CSRC approval to escalate TUS dose; CRs seen in difficult AML
Aptose Biosciences Inc.
- CSRC unanimously approves dose escalation from 40 mg to 80 mg of tuspetinib in TUSCANY trial of TUS+VEN+AZA triplet.
- Four patients dosed at 40 mg; no DLTs or prolonged myelosuppression; all remain on study.
- Two FLT3-WT patients achieved CR/CRh; one patient with biallelic TP53 mutations and complex karyotype achieved CR.
- Enrollment open for 80 mg cohort; 18-24 patients expected by mid-late 2025.
- PK shows TUS plasma levels unaffected by AZA; VEN levels consistent with prior studies.