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。
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
TG Therapeutics Investigational Trial Site, New York, New York, United States
Cancer Hematology Centers - Flint, Flint, Michigan, United States
Mercy Health - Perrysburg Hospital, Perrysburg, Ohio, United States
University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Townsville Hospital and Health Services, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, United States
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers /ID# 211508, Lone Tree, Colorado, United States
Tennessee Oncology - Chattanooga / McCallie /ID# 212717, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Prisma Health Cancer Inst - Eastside /ID# 211466, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Novartis Investigative Site, Madrid, Spain
Duke University Medical Center ., Durham, North Carolina, United States
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