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ReviewJournal of hematology2025

B-Cell Lymphoma 2 Inhibition in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Mechanisms, Resistance, and Emerging Combinations With Venetoclax.

Amr Hanbali, Ahmed Kotb, Mostafa Saleh

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Review in Journal of hematology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Amr HanbaliKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, KSA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2105-1048
Ahmed KotbKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, KSA.
Mostafa SalehKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, KSA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies show that the B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) inhibitor venetoclax is a promising therapeutic drug for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), especially in high-risk subtypes including early T-cell precursor (ETP)-ALL, Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-like B-cell ALL, and KMT2A-rearranged leukemia. The preclinical and early-phase clinical research shows that venetoclax-based combinations can increase apoptosis and improve response rates when used with chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents. The main challenge to venetoclax efficacy remains the resistance mechanisms that primarily involve myeloid cell leukemia-1 (MCL-1) and BCL-extra large (XL). This review provides an overview of the current state of venetoclax in ALL by discussing its mechanistic basis and clinical trial results as well as safety data and strategies to overcome resistance and enhance venetoclax-based treatments.

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Acute lymphoblastic leukemiaApoptosis resistanceB-cell ALLBCL-2 inhibitionCombination therapyTargeted therapyT-cell ALLVenetoclax

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PMID40904937
PMCPMC12404105

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