A Phase III Randomized Trial for Patients With De Novo AML Using Bortezomib and Sorafenib (NSC# 681239, NSC# 724772) for Patients With High Allelic Ratio FLT3/ITD

This randomized phase III trial studies how well bortezomib and sorafenib tosylate work in
treating patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. Bortezomib and sorafenib
tosylate may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell
growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells,
either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving bortezomib and
sorafenib tosylate together with combination chemotherapy may be an effective treatment for
acute myeloid leukemia.