Venetoclax Resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Venetoclax is a BH3-mimetics agent interacting with the anti-apoptotic protein BCL2, facilitating cytochrome c release from mitochondria, subsequent caspases activation, and cell death. Venetoclax combined with azacitidine (VEN-AZA) has become a new standard treatment for AML patients unfit for intensive chemotherapy. In the phase III VIALE-A study, VEN-AZA showed a 65% overall response rate and 14.