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 University First Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
St Savvas Cancer Hospital, Athens, Greece
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg - Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
UCI Health - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care, Irvine, California, United States
UCI Health Laguna Hills, Laguna Hills, California, United States
UC Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Orange, California, United States
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Main /ID# 261434, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix /ID# 263326, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center for Research /ID# 261438, Berkeley, California, United States
Hôpital NOVO, Pontoise, Val-d'oise, France
Infirmary Cancer Care, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Beverly Hills Cancer Center, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Tufts Medical Center (Data Collection Only), Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities), Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities), Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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