[HTML][HTML] DT2216, a synthetic proteolytic selectively targeting Bcl-XL for ubiquitination and degradation in tumor cells but not in platelets, is a safer and more potent …

S Khan, X Zhang, D Lv, Y He, P Zhang, X Liu… - Blood, 2018 - Elsevier
The evasion of apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a hallmark of cancer, which
promotes tumor initiation and progression. The evasion is in part attributable to the over …

Abstract IA34: Clinical proof of concept for the first-in-class BCL-2-selective inhibitor venetoclax (ABT-199/GDC-0199)

JD Leverson - Cancer Research, 2016 - AACR
Many cancer cells maintain survival through over-expression of anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family
proteins, which sequester high levels of their pro-apoptotic counterparts. While this makes …

ABT-199, a potent and selective BCL-2 inhibitor, achieves antitumor activity while sparing platelets

AJ Souers, JD Leverson, ER Boghaert, SL Ackler… - Nature medicine, 2013 - nature.com
Proteins in the B cell CLL/lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) family are key regulators of the apoptotic
process. This family comprises proapoptotic and prosurvival proteins, and shifting the …

[HTML][HTML] DT2216, a BCL-XL proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC), is a potent anti T-cell lymphoma agent that does not induce significant thrombocytopenia

Y He, R Koch, V Budamagunta, D Lv, S Khan, X Zhang… - Blood, 2019 - Elsevier
There is an urgent need for new therapeutic agents to treat patients with T-cell lymphoma
(TCL). Multiple hematologic malignancies evade apoptosis through overexpression of anti …

Selective targeting of antiapoptotic BCL‐2 proteins in cancer

AC Timucin, H Basaga, O Kutuk - Medicinal research reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Circumvention of apoptotic machinery is one of the distinctive properties of carcinogenesis.
Extensively established key effectors of such apoptotic bypass mechanisms, the …

Redefining Cancer Therapy: Toward BCL-XL/BCL-2 Dual Inhibitors with Diminished Platelet Toxicity

RB Kargbo - ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
This Patent Highlight focuses on the development of Bcl-xL/Bcl-2 dual inhibitors with
minimized platelet toxicity to improve cancer treatment strategies. Acknowledging the critical …

From basic apoptosis discoveries to advanced selective BCL-2 family inhibitors

A Ashkenazi, WJ Fairbrother, JD Leverson… - Nature reviews drug …, 2017 - nature.com
Members of the B cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) gene family have a central role in regulating
programmed cell death by controlling pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic intracellular signals …

Current strategies to target the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein in cancer cells

SME Oxford, CL Dallman, PWM Johnson… - Current medicinal …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Apoptosis (or programmed cell death) is a genetically controlled “cell suicide” pathway
which plays an essential role in deleting excess, unwanted or damaged cells during …

Discovery of PROTAC BCL-XL degraders as potent anticancer agents with low on-target platelet toxicity

X Zhang, D Thummuri, X Liu, W Hu, P Zhang… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Anti-apoptotic protein BCL-X L plays a key role in tumorigenesis and cancer chemotherapy
resistance, rendering it an attractive target for cancer treatment. However, BCL-X L inhibitors …

FCN-338, a novel and selective Bcl-2 inhibitor, exhibits potent anti-tumor activity in B-cell lymphoma

S Lin, X Zhao, H Liu, H Zhang, Z Chen, L Jiang, Y Liu… - Cancer Research, 2019 - AACR
Abstract B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) family proteins are key regulators of apoptosis, which is
vital for proper tissue development and cellular homeostasis. Apoptosis occurs via activation …