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)
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Research Site, Surrey, United Kingdom
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Uppsala Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Austria
Aalborg Universitetshospital, Aalborg, Denmark
Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
The Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Logan Health Medical Center, Kalispell, Montana, United States
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua, Minocqua, Wisconsin, United States
Anchorage Associates in Radiation Medicine, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
BCCA - Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Allan Blair Cancer Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Oncology Specialties, PC; Clearview Cancer Institute, Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Moores UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
St. Mary's Medical Center, Daly City, California, United States
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