Combinatorial BCL2 family expression in acute myeloid leukemia stem cells predicts clinical response to azacitidine/venetoclax

A Waclawiczek, AM Leppä, S Renders, K Stumpf… - Cancer discovery, 2023 - AACR
The BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax (VEN) in combination with azacitidine (5-AZA) is currently
transforming acute myeloid leukemia (AML) therapy. However, there is a lack of clinically …

Erythroid/megakaryocytic differentiation confers BCL-XL dependency and venetoclax resistance in acute myeloid leukemia

H Kuusanmäki, O Dufva, M Vähä-Koskela, AM Leppä… - Blood, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Myeloid neoplasms with erythroid or megakaryocytic differentiation include pure erythroid
leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome with erythroid features, and acute megakaryoblastic …

The TP53 apoptotic network is a primary mediator of resistance to BCL2 inhibition in AML cells

T Nechiporuk, SE Kurtz, O Nikolova, T Liu, CL Jones… - Cancer discovery, 2019 - AACR
To study mechanisms underlying resistance to the BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax in acute
myeloid leukemia (AML), we used a genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen to identify gene …

Integrated analysis of patient samples identifies biomarkers for venetoclax efficacy and combination strategies in acute myeloid leukemia

H Zhang, Y Nakauchi, T Köhnke, M Stafford, D Bottomly… - Nature cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Deregulation of the BCL2 gene family plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acute
myeloid leukemia (AML). A BCL2 inhibitor, venetoclax, has received approval from the US …

A novel type of monocytic leukemia stem cell revealed by the clinical use of venetoclax-based therapy

S Pei, IT Shelton, AE Gillen, BM Stevens, M Gasparetto… - Cancer discovery, 2023 - AACR
The BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax has recently emerged as an important component of acute
myeloid leukemia (AML) therapy. Notably, use of this agent has revealed a previously …

Bayesian multi-source regression and monocyte-associated gene expression predict BCL-2 inhibitor resistance in acute myeloid leukemia

BS White, SA Khan, MJ Mason… - NPJ precision …, 2021 - nature.com
The FDA recently approved eight targeted therapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML),
including the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax. Maximizing efficacy of these treatments requires …

BCL2 overexpression: clinical implication and biological insights in acute myeloid leukemia

J Zhou, T Zhang, Z Xu, Y Gu, J Ma, X Li, H Guo… - Diagnostic …, 2019 - Springer
Background BCL2 protein inhibitor venetoclax (ABT-199) has been authorized by Food and
Drug Administration for relapsed/refractory chronic lymphoid leukemia with 17p deletion …

A novel MCL1 inhibitor combined with venetoclax rescues venetoclax-resistant acute myelogenous leukemia

HE Ramsey, MA Fischer, T Lee, AE Gorska, MP Arrate… - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
Suppression of apoptosis by expression of antiapoptotic BCL2 family members is a hallmark
of acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML). Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein …

[HTML][HTML] A phase 1b study of venetoclax (ABT-199/GDC-0199) in combination with decitabine or azacitidine in treatment-naive patients with acute myelogenous …

C DiNardo, D Pollyea, K Pratz, MJ Thirman, A Letai… - Blood, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction: Overexpression of the antiapoptotic protein BCL-2 has been implicated in the
maintenance and survival of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) cells and associated with …

Enhancing venetoclax activity in acute myeloid leukemia by co-targeting MCL1

TC Teh, NY Nguyen, DM Moujalled, D Segal, G Pomilio… - Leukemia, 2018 - nature.com
Targeted therapies are frequently combined with standard cytotoxic drugs to enhance
clinical response. Targeting the B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) family of proteins is an attractive …