VU661013 is a novel, potent, selective MCL1 inhibitor with Ki of 97 ± 30 pM of human MCL-1 in a TR-FRET assay. However, VU661013 does not significantly inhibit BCL-xL or BCL-2 with Ki > 40 μM or = 0.73 μM. VU661013 de-stabilizes BIM/MCL-1 association, leads to apoptosis in AML.
VU661013 is a novel, potent, selective MCL-1 inhibitor that de-stabilizes BIM/MCL-1 association, leads to apoptosis in AML, and is active in venetoclax-resistant cells.[1]
VU661013 is active in patient derived xenografts. In addition, VU661013 is safely combined with venetoclax for synergy in murine models of AML.[1]
[1] Haley E Ramsey, et al. Cancer Discov. 2018 Dec;8(12):1566-1581.
















