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.
Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai, China
AKH, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin I /Klin. Abteilung für Onkologie, Vienna, Austria
LKH Feldkirch, Intern E, Hämatologie, Feldkirch, Austria
SCRI-CCCIT gemeinnützige GmbH & Universitätsklinikum der PMU Salzburg Gemeinnützige Salzburger Landeskliniken BetriebsgmbH, Salzburg, Austria
Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, California, United States
Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Yin-Hsiu Chien, Taipei, Taiwan
The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Investigational Site Number : 250003, Pierre Benite, France
Investigational Site Number : 250002, Nantes Cedex 01, France
Investigational Site Number : 250001, TOULOUSE Cedex 9, France
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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