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Abstract
Venetoclax is a BH3 mimetic approved for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cancer cells are resistant to apoptosis but "primed for death" by elevated BCL-2, which binds to pro-apoptotic proteins and holds them in check. Venetoclax releases this antagonism and is the first approved drug to target a protein-protein interaction.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27315468 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.05.080
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582