Navitoclax Uses, Dosage, Side Effects and more
Navitoclax has been used in trials studying the treatment and basic science of Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, EGFR Activating Mutation, Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia, and Hematological Malignancies, among others.
Navitoclax is an orally bioavailable small molecule inhibitor of Bcl-2 family proteins. It is a substance being studied in the treatment of lymphomas and other types of cancer. It blocks some of the enzymes that keep cancer cells from dying.
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Trade Name | Navitoclax |
| Generic | Navitoclax |
| Navitoclax Other Names | Navitoclax |
| Type | |
| Formula | C47H55ClF3N5O6S3 |
| Weight | Average: 974.613 Monoisotopic: 973.295508909 |
| Groups | Investigational |
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| Last Updated: | January 7, 2025 at 1:49 am |
How Navitoclax works
Navitoclax targets the Bcl-2 family of proteins, the major negative regulators of apoptosis. The Bcl-2 proteins, including Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and Bcl-w, work by binding to two other groups of proteins-the executioners (Bax, Bak) that actually start the destruction pathway, and the sentinel proteins. Cancer cells frequently overexpress the Bcl-2-like proteins, and thus, when they sustain DNA damage-from radiation, for example-they continue growing. Preventing the Bcl-2-like proteins from binding to the executioners might be able to trigger cell death in the tumor.
