Evaluation on the BCR-ABL positive K562 (CML) and FLT3-ITD positive MV-4-11 (AML) human cell lines revealed effective suppression of STAT5 phosphorylation and downregulation of target genes such as Cyclin D1, Cyclin D2, C-MYC and MCL-1. Here, STAT5A is linked to acute myeloid leukemia.