Bortezomib is a dipeptide boronic acid derivative and proteasome inhibitor used to treat multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma. The 26S proteasome is a protein complex that degrades ubiquitinated proteins in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway: reversible inhibition of the 26S proteasome, leading to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of cancer cells, is thought to be the main mechanism of action of bortezomib. However, multiple mechanisms may be involved in the anticancer activity of bortezomib.
Bortezomib was first synthesized in 1995. In May 2003, bortezomib became the first anticancer proteasome inhibitor that was approved by the FDA under the trade name VELCADE. Phase I, II, III, and IV clinical trials are undergoing to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of bortezomib in leukemia, myasthenia gravis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and solid tumours.
Bortezomib is indicated for the treatment of adults with multiple myeloma or mantle cell lymphoma.
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Local Institution - 145, Los Angeles, California, United States
Local Institution - 122, Los Angeles, California, United States
Local Institution - 131, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Cancer And Hematology Centers of Western Michigan PC, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Saint Lukes Hospital Saint Lukes Cancer Specialists, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Arthur J E Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
AOUC Policlinico Bari, Bari, Italy
A.O. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
S.O. Annunziata - A. O. Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, GuangZhou, Guangdong, China
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Helios Klinikum Bad Saarow, Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie und Palliativmedizin, Bad Saarow, Germany
Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie, Hämostaseologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Aachen, Germany
Klinikum Darmstadt, Med. Klinik V, Hämatologie/Onkologie, Darmstadt, Germany
Southwest Cancer Center, Orlando, Florida, United States
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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