Venetoclax is a BCL-2 inhibitor that was initially approved by the FDA in April 2016 . Proteins in the B cell CLL/lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) family are important regulators of the apoptotic (programmed cell death) process , . Venetoclax is used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and certain types of small lymphocytic lymphoma . CLL is the most prevalent leukemia diagnosed in Western countries . Venetoclax was developed through reverse engineering of the BCL-2 protein family inhibitor, navitoclax . Venetoclax is approximately 10 times more potent than navitoclax with regard to induction of apoptosis in CLL cells . A new indication was approved in 2018 for the treatment patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), with or without 17p deletion, who have received at least one prior therapy . Previously, this drug was indicated only for patients with 17p gene deletion .
本品与阿扎胞苷联合用于治疗因合并症不适合接受强诱导化疗,或者年龄75岁及以上的新诊断的成人急性髓系白血病患者。
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Suffolk (Limited Protocol Activities), Commack, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities), Harrison, New York, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities), Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Department of Hematology,Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Anhui Medical University Second Affiliated Hospital, Hefei, Anhui, China
Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital, Hefei, Anhui, China
Chongqing Medical University Affiliated Children's Hospital, Chongqing, Chongqing, China
Hadassah University Hospita Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, United States
Emory University Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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