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SOHO 2020 | Targeting BCL-2 in MDS
Amer Zeidan, MBBS, Yale University and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, discusses agents targeting BCL-2 in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), including luspatercept as well as an orally available version of decitabine. Dr Zeidan also highlights novel agents investigated in Phase I and II trials, including venetoclax in combination with azacitidine, which targets anti-apoptotic signals within cancer cells and shows promising activity in relapsed/refractory patients with MDS. This interview was recorded via an online conference call with The Video Journal of Hematological Oncology (VJHemOnc).
