Together, these data establish that the switch of the SWI/SNF catalytic subunits from SMARCA4 to SMARCA2 underlies the acquired resistance to EZH2 inhibitors, and BCL2 inhibition alone or in combination with EZH2 inhibition represents a novel strategy to overcome and/or prevent EZH2 inhibitor resistance in ARID1A-mutated cancers. Here, BCL2 is linked to cancer.