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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2020; 41(04): 555-558
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_260_20
Drug Review

Venetoclax – The Game-changer in Hematology

Autoren

    Rezensent(en):
  • Tanmoy Kumar Mandal

    Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Somnath Roy

    Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Lingaraj Nayak

    Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • B K Mishra

    Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Financial support and sponsorship Nil.

Abstract

The introduction of small molecule inhibitors in many hematological malignancies made a landmark achievement in this field with a dramatic change in the survival outcome. Venetoclax is a B-cell lymphoma-2 inhibitor which has become the game-changer molecule in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia. This review is intended to summarize the mechanism of action, side effects, dosage, and different phases of clinical trials of this drug with review of literature.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 26. Mai 2020

Angenommen: 11. August 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
17. Mai 2021

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