Targeting BCL2 with Venetoclax in Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Author(s) -
Andrew W. Roberts,
Matthew S. Davids,
John M. Pagel,
Brad S. Kahl,
Soham D. Puvvada,
John F. Gerecitano,
Thomas J. Kipps,
Mary Ann Anderson,
Jennifer R. Brown,
Lori A. Gressick,
Shekman Wong,
Martin Dunbar,
Ming Zhu,
Monali Desai,
Elisa Cerri,
Sari H. Enschede,
Rod Humerickhouse,
William G. Wierda,
John F. Seymour
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1513257
Subject(s) - venetoclax , medicine , fludarabine , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , tumor lysis syndrome , neutropenia , ighv@ , obinutuzumab , cohort , oncology , lymphoma , febrile neutropenia , lymphocytosis , gastroenterology , leukemia , chemotherapy , cyclophosphamide
New treatments have improved outcomes for patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but complete remissions remain uncommon. Venetoclax has a distinct mechanism of action; it targets BCL2, a protein central to the survival of CLL cells.
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