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Venetoclax Active in Heavily Treated Multiple Myeloma

Published: Wednesday, Dec 21, 2016

Shaji Kumar, MD

Shaji Kumar, MD

The BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax (Venclexta) demonstrated activity in one-fifth of patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma, according to results of a phase I clinical trial presented at the 2016 ASH Annual Meeting.1

 

References

  1. Kumar S, Vij R, Kaufman JL, et al. Venetoclax monotherapy for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: safety and efficacy results from a phase I study. Presented at: 58th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition; December 3-6, 2016; San Diego, CA. Abstract 488.
  2. Touzeau C, Dousset C, Le Gouill S, et al. The Bcl-2 specific BH3 mimetic ABT-199: a promising targeted therapy for t(11;14) multiple myeloma. Leukemia. 2014;28:210-212.
  3. Punnoose EA, Leverson JD, Peale F. Expression profile of BCL-2, BCL-XL, and MCL-1 predicts pharmacological response to the BCL-2 selective antagonist venetoclax in multiple myeloma models. Mol Cancer Ther. 2016;15:1132-1144.

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