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)
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, United States
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth, Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen, Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Emory University, Winship Cancer Institute /ID# 1140-0033, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Stanford University/Stanford Cancer Center, Pasteur Drive /ID# 1140-0400, Stanford, California, United States
Loyola University /ID# 1140-0713, Maywood, Illinois, United States
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington, United States
John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC) - Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, West Hollywood, California, United States
University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Kaplan Medical Center, Rechovot, Israel
Canisius-Wilhelmina ZH, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Antonius Ziekenhuis Sneek, Sneek, Netherlands
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States
Centro Hospitalar do Porto - Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal
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