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 Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
Gävle Hospital, Gävle, Gävleborg, Sweden
Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Skåne, Sweden
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, MI, Italy
Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, MI, Italy
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Alaska Oncology and Hematology, LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Arizona Oncology Associates, P.C. - HOPE, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
US Oncology - Oncology Associates of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, United States
Klinikum rechts der Isar - Technische Universitaet Muenchen, München, Germany
Franciscus Vlietland, Schiedam, Netherlands
Hallands Sjukhus, Varberg, Sweden
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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