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ReviewBlood and lymphatic cancer : targets and therapy2021

BCL2 Family Inhibitors in the Biology and Treatment of Multiple Myeloma.

Vikas A Gupta, James Ackley, Jonathan L Kaufman, Lawrence H Boise

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Review in Blood and lymphatic cancer : targets and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vikas A GuptaDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8980-2338
James AckleyCancer Biology Graduate Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jonathan L KaufmanDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Lawrence H BoiseDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Emory University · US

Funding

The Role of CD86 in Multiple MyelomaR01CA192844 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI BOISE, LAWRENCE H. · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA192844
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although much progress has been made in the treatment of multiple myeloma, the majority of patients fail to be cured and require numerous lines of therapy. Inhibitors of the BCL2 family represent an exciting new class of drugs with a novel mechanism of action that are likely to have activity as single agents and in combination with existing myeloma therapies. The BCL2 proteins are oncogenes that promote cell survival and are frequently upregulated in multiple myeloma, making them attractive targets. Venetoclax, a BCL2 specific inhibitor, is furthest along in development and has shown promising results in a subset of myeloma characterized by the t(11;14) translocation. Combining venetoclax with proteasome inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies has improved responses in a broader group of patients, but has come at the expense of a toxicity safety signal that requires additional follow-up. MCL1 inhibitors are likely to be effective in a broader range of patients and are currently in early clinical trials. This review will cover much of what is known about the biology of these drugs, biomarkers that predict response, mechanisms of resistance, and unanswered questions as they pertain to multiple myeloma.

Indexed as

BCL2 family inhibitorsmultiple myelomavenetoclax

Identifiers

PMID33737856
PMCPMC7965688
OpenAlexW3135468128

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