Updated clinical results show experimental agent ibrutinib as highly active in CLL patients

Updated results from early phase clinical trial indicates that a novel therapeutic agent for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is highly active and well tolerated in patients who have relapsed and are resistant to other therapy. The agent, ibrutinib (PCI-32765), is the first drug designed to target Bruton's tyrosine kinase, a protein essential for CLL-cell survival and proliferation.

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