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。
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
The fifth medical center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States
OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Uni of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Staedtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
DRK Kliniken Berlin Köpenick, Berlin, Germany
Helios Klinikum Bad Saarow, Bad Saarow, Germany
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States
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