COMBINATION THERAPY OF A TYPE II ANTI-CD20 ANTIBODY WITH A SELECTIVE BCL-2 INHIBITOR
The present invention is directed to a combination therapy involving a type II anti-CD20 antibody and a selective Bcl-2 inhibitor for the treatment of a patient suffering from cancer, particularly, a CD20-expressing cancer.
1 . A method for the treatment of a cancer in a human in need thereof comprising
administering to said human an effective amount of a GA101 antibody or 2-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yloxy)-4-(4-((2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-enyl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-(3-nitro-4-(((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)amino)phenylsulfonyl)benzamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for one or more dosing periods, followed by co-administering an effective amount of said GA101 antibody and 2-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yloxy)-4-(4-((2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-enyl)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-N-(3-nitro-4-(((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methyl)amino)phenylsulfonyl)benzamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for one or more dosing periods.
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