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The BCL-2 Inhibitor Venetoclax in Combination with Azacitidine Disrupts Energy Metabolism and Targets Leukemia Stem Cells in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients

ABSTRACT: The manuscript summarizes clinical and laboratory-based evaluation of 33 AML patients treated with a novel drug combination, venetoclax and azacytidine. Our findings indicate that this regimen is exceptionally promising for the treatment of de novo AML patients. The improvement in outcomes in comparison to conventional therapy is quite remarkable. The manuscript explores the mechanistic basis for the clinical outcomes, testing the hypothesis that venetoclax and azacytidine effectively target leukemia stem cells (LSCs) in vivo. Our findings indicate the regimen is highly active towards the LSC population. Specifically, we describe a mechanism that suppresses the activity of electron transport complex II, resulting in inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE116567 | GEO | 2018/09/01

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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