Ibrutinib: A narrative drug review
Ibrutinib is an oral, irreversible covalent inhibitor of the Bruton tyrosine kinase, that plays a major role in B-cell differentiation, proliferation, migration, survival, and apoptosis. It has been found to be active against a number of B-cell malignancies. Ibrutinib has shifted the treatment strat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment |
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| Online Access: | http://www.crstonline.com/article.asp?issn=2590-3233;year=2020;volume=3;issue=4;spage=767;epage=784;aulast=Munot |
| Summary: | Ibrutinib is an oral, irreversible covalent inhibitor of the Bruton tyrosine kinase, that plays a major role in B-cell differentiation, proliferation, migration, survival, and apoptosis. It has been found to be active against a number of B-cell malignancies. Ibrutinib has shifted the treatment strategy for malignancies away from cytotoxic chemotherapies toward a more targeted approach. It has already been approved for a number of B-cell malignancies such as mantle cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, splenic marginal zone lymphoma, and chronic graft-versus-host disease in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients, and still continues to be evaluated for a number of other B-cell malignancies in various settings. We comprehensively searched the PubMed database to identify and compile the current scenarios in which ibrutinib is indicated for use in oncological practice. |
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| ISSN: | 2590-3233 2590-3225 |