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。
Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
The James Cancer Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
City of Hope, Duarte, California, United States
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Leukemia, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Hadassah Medical Center-Hebrew University /ID# 227275, Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
Austin Health /ID# 227717, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Rabin Medical Center /ID# 227738, Petakh Tikva, Israel
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