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)
CHU de Reims, Reims, France
Szabolcs Szatmar Bereg Varmegyei Oktatokorhaz, Nyiregyhaza, Hungary
Hosp Univ Vall D Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Ematologia Osp Molinette, Torino, Italy
Ematologia Osp Careggi, Firenze, Italy
Ematologia Osp Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Szpital Specjalistyczny im Jedrzeja Sniadeckiego w Nowym Saczu, Nowy Sacz, Poland
Specjalistyczny Szpital im dra Alfreda Sokolowskiego w Walbrzychu, Walbrzych, Poland
Santa Casa de Misericordia de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre /ID# 243262, Madrid, Spain
Debreceni Egyetem-Klinikai Kozpont /ID# 242450, Debrecen, Hajdu-Bihar, Hungary
Somogy Varmegyei Kaposi Mor Oktato Korhaz /ID# 245935, Kaposvár, Somogy, Hungary
Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Berkeley, California, United States
Baylor Scott & White Health, Round Rock, Texas, United States
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