Ibrutinib

Category: Cancer

Ibrutinib Overview

Ibrutinib (Imbruvica) is a small molecule drug that binds permanently to a protein, Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), that is important in B cells; the drug is used to treat B cell cancers like mantle cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Ibrutinib was created by scientists at Celera Genomics as a tool compound for studying BTK function, then developed by Pharmacyclics up to Phase II, then partnered with Johnson & Johnson. Pharmacyclics was a...

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