Disclosed are methods for inhibiting proliferation of or inducing apoptosis in certain leukemia cells or both. The methods comprise contacting a leukemia cell exhibiting an NPM1 mutation with a pharmacologic inhibitor of interaction between MLL and menin. More broadly, disclosed are methods for treating a susceptible leukemia using pharmacologic inhibition of Menin-MLL interaction. Also disclosed are methods for treating such leukemias using inhibition of Menin-MLL interaction in combination with DOT1L inhibition.
本发明公开了抑制某些白血病细胞增殖或诱导其凋亡或两者兼而有之的方法。这些方法包括使表现出 NPM1 突变的白血病细胞与 MLL 和 menin 之间相互作用的药理
抑制剂接触。更广义地说,本发明公开了利用药物抑制 Menin-MLL 相互作用治疗易感白血病的方法。还公开了利用抑制 Menin-MLL 相互作用与抑制 DOT1L 结合治疗此类白血病的方法。