Targeting BTK with Ibrutinib in Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Author(s) -
John C. Byrd,
Richard R. Furman,
Steven Coutré,
Ian W. Flinn,
Jan A. Burger,
Kristie A. Blum,
Barbara Grant,
Jeff P. Sharman,
Morton Coleman,
William G. Wierda,
Jeffrey A. Jones,
Weiqiang Zhao,
Nyla A. Heerema,
Amy J. Johnson,
Juthamas Sukbuntherng,
Betty Chang,
Fong Clow,
Eric Hedrick,
Joseph J. Buggy,
Danelle F. James,
Susan O’Brien
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1215637
Subject(s) - ibrutinib , bruton's tyrosine kinase , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , medicine , cancer research , tyrosine kinase , lymphocytic infiltration , leukemia , immunology , receptor
The treatment of relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has resulted in few durable remissions. Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), an essential component of B-cell-receptor signaling, mediates interactions with the tumor microenvironment and promotes the survival and proliferation of CLL cells.
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