Venetoclax Yields Strong Responses in CLL

Cancer Discov. 2016 Feb;6(2):113-4. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NB2015-180. Epub 2015 Dec 23.

Abstract

Results from an international phase II study show that the investigational BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax is effective in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and the chromosome 17p deletion, whose prognosis is particularly poor. Venetoclax yielded high and durable responses in this population, including several complete remissions.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / adverse effects
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / therapeutic use*
  • Chromosome Deletion
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17 / genetics*
  • Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic
  • Congresses as Topic
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / drug therapy*
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / genetics
  • Sulfonamides / adverse effects
  • Sulfonamides / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
  • Sulfonamides
  • venetoclax