Ibrutinib is a small molecule that acts as an irreversible potent inhibitor of Burton's tyrosine kinase. It is designated as a targeted covalent drug and presented as a promising activity in B-cell malignancies in clinical trials. Ibrutinib was developed by Pharmacyclics Inc and was first approved by the FDA in November 2013 for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) under accelerated approval; however, in April 2023, the drug manufacturer withdrew the accelerated approvals for ibrutinib in the US.
Ibrutinib was approved by the EMA in October 2014 and by Health Canada in November 2014. It is currently approved for the treatment of various conditions, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia, and chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) in August 2017. Notably, ibrutinib became the first FDA-approved cGVHD treatment for children in August 2017.
Ibrutinib is indicated for the treatment of the following conditions.
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL)
Waldenström's macroglobulinemia
Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD)
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)
Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL)
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Cancer Care Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, United States
Medical University of South Carolina - Hollings Cancer Center, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Apollo Hospitals International Limited, Ahmedabad, India
Healthcare Global (HCG) Hospital, Bangalore, India
Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, India
Gunmaken Saiseikai Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan
The Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
Tokai University Hospital, Isehara, Japan
Arthur J E Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Norton Cancer Institute, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
University of Arizona Cancer Center - Out Pt., Tucson, Arizona, United States
Texas Oncology, Austin, Texas, United States
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
University of California San Diego - Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA David Geffen School of Med, Los Angeles, California, United States
Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center/James Cancer Hospital Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
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