What are the names of the BTK inhibitors?
What are the names of the approved drugs that inhibit Bruton's tyrosine kinase? What are they used to treat?
The Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors include Imbruvica (ibrutinib), Calquence (acalabrutinib), Brukinsa (zanubrutinib), and Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib).
Imbruvica (ibrutinib) Capsules, Tablets, and Oral Suspension
FDA Approved: November 13, 2013
Company: Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Treatment for adult patients with:
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
- with 17p deletion. - Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia
Treatment of adult and pediatric patients age 1 year and older with:
- Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease
- after failure of one or more lines of systemic therapy.
Calquence (acalabrutinib) Capsules and Tablets
FDA Approved: October 31, 2017
Company: AstraZeneca
Treatment for adult patients with:
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- in combination with bendamustine and rituximab for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who are ineligible for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
• for the treatment of adult patients with MCL who have received at least one prior therapy. - Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) Capsules and Tablets
FDA Approved: November 14, 2019
Company: BeOne Medicines USA, Inc.
Treatment for adult patients with:
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- who have received at least one prior therapy.
This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial. - Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia
- Marginal Zone Lymphoma (relapsed or refractory)
- who have received at least one anti-CD20-based regimen.
This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on overall
response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon
verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial. - Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
- Follicular Lymphoma (relapsed or refractory)
- in combination with obinutuzumab, after two or more lines of systemic therapy.
This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on response
rate and durability of response. Continued approval for this indication may
be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a
confirmatory trial.
Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib) Tablets
FDA Approved: January 27, 2023
Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Treatment for adult patients with:
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma (relapsed or refractory)
- after at least two lines of systemic therapy, including a BTK inhibitor.
This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial. - Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
- who have received at least two prior lines of therapy, including a BTK inhibitor and a BCL-2 inhibitor.
This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial.
Related questions
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How quickly does Imbruvica (ibrutinib) work?
In some people, very good partial clinical responses to Imbruvica may occur within three to six months. Imbruvica is usually given until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity occurs, or in the case of graft vs host disease, recurrence of an underlying malignancy. The average duration of Imbruvica therapy in clinical trials has been around 41 months (range, 2–51 months). Continue reading
Acalabrutinib vs. ibrutinib: How do they compare?
A 2021 phase III study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that while both medications have similar efficacy, acalabrutinib was better tolerated with fewer side effects. Continue reading
Does ibrutinib cause hair loss?
Hair loss (alopecia) has not been noted as a side effect of ibrutinib (Imbuvica) in the product label. Textural hair changes (softening, straightening or curliness) and nail changes (brittle fingernails and toenails) were noted in a study evaluating ibrutinib use over the long term for treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Continue reading
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- Ibrutinib (87 reviews)
- Imbruvica (69 reviews)
- Calquence (34 reviews)
- Zanubrutinib (59 reviews)
- Brukinsa (41 reviews)
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