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Menin抑制剂在急性髓系白血病中的研究进展

Research Advances on Menin Inhibitors in Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

  • 摘要: 急性髓系白血病(AML)具有高度生物学异质性,其分子分型是决定疗效和预后的关键。随着精准诊疗的发展,针对特定基因异常的靶向治疗已成为AML治疗的核心方向之一。KMT2A重排与NPM1突变这两类分子事件虽起源不同,但均可驱动HOX/MEIS1转录程序异常激活,从而维持白血病干/祖细胞的自我更新并阻碍分化,促进白血病发生与进展。Menin(由MEN1抑癌基因编码)作为核内支架蛋白,是KMT2A融合蛋白组装转录复合体、招募协同因子及稳定致癌转录网络的关键媒介。因此,靶向Menin-KMT2A相互作用是具有明确生物学依据的治疗策略。近年来,多种Menin抑制剂已进入临床研究阶段,并在KMT2A重排与NPM1突变的AML亚型中显示出显著临床活性。本文系统综述Menin抑制剂在AML中的研究与应用进展,涵盖其药理机制、临床疗效与安全性数据,并基于MEN1热点突变、表观遗传/转录重编程等耐药机制,探讨联合治疗策略与下一代药物的研发方向,以期为临床实践提供参考。

     

    Abstract: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by marked biological heterogeneity, and molecular classification is essential for therapeutic decision-making and prognostic stratification. With the advancement of precision oncology, genotype-directed targeted therapy has emerged as a critical element in the management of AML. Although KMT2A rearrangements and NPM1 mutations arise from distinct molecular events, both converge on aberrant activation of the HOX/MEIS1 transcriptional program, thereby sustaining the self-renewal of leukemic stem/progenitor cells and impairing myeloid differentiation to promote leukemogenesis and disease progression. Menin, encoded by the tumor suppressor gene MEN1, functions as a nuclear scaffold protein and serves as an essential mediator for the assembly of KMT2A fusion-driven transcriptional complexes, recruitment of cooperative cofactors, and stabilization of oncogenic transcriptional networks. The disruption of the Menin-KMT2A interaction represents a mechanistically grounded therapeutic strategy. In recent years, multiple Menin inhibitors have progressed to clinical development and exhibited clinically significant activity in AML subsets with KMT2A rearrangements or NPM1 mutations. This review summarizes current progress in the research and clinical application of Menin inhibitors in AML, focusing on pharmacological mechanisms, efficacy and safety profiles derived from clinical studies, and emerging resistance mechanisms, including recurrent MEN1 hotspot mutations and epigenetic/transcriptional reprogramming. We further discuss rational combination approaches and directions for the development of next-generation agents, aiming to enhance clinical practice and guide future research.

     

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