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BCL2 inhibitors

Wednesday 18 May 2016

Examples

- venetoclax

  • venetoclax is a BH3-mimetic and acts as a Bcl-2 inhibitor.
  • It blocks the anti-apoptotic B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2, BCL2 ) protein, leading to programmed cell death of CLL cells.