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.
Research Institute of Nephrology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, TN, India
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute @ Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk, Commack, New York, United States
Irccs Crob, Rionero in Vulture, Potenza, Italy
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