ABT-199

Описание

Venetoclax, codeveloped by AbbVie (previously Abbott Laboratories) and Genentech/ Roche, was approved in the US for treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). To meet qualifications for venetoclax treatment, patients must have received prior therapy and possess the 17p deletion genetic mutation, as determined by USFDA testing. Venetoclax functions as a selective inhibitor of B cell lymphoma subtype 2 (BCL-2), which is often overexpressed on malignant cells and thus leads to impairment of the apoptotic pathway. Along these lines, the orally dosed small molecule drug restores the ability of malignant cells to undergo apoptosis as its mechanism of action.90 Although other BCL-2 inhibitors are known, development of similar agents such as navitoclox have been pursued and halted due to undesired inhibition of BCL-XL, leading to significant thrombocytopenia and demonstrating the need for more selective inhibitors. Venetoclax is also currently being considered for approval in Europe and Canada for similar indications and is in various stages of development for the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), multiple myeloma (MM), and several other disorders, either as a combination therapy or a stand-alone treatment.

Определение

ChEBI: A member of the class of pyrrolopyridines that is a potent inhibitor of the antiapoptotic protein B-cell lymphoma 2. It is used for treamtment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia with 17p deletion.