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What is Imbruvica?
Pronunciation: /imbruvica*/
Imbruvica
Definition
A drug used alone or with other drugs to treat adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, small lymphocytic lymphoma, or Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma). It is also used to treat adults and children aged 1 year and older with chronic graft versus host disease. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Imbruvica blocks a protein called BTK, which may help keep cancer cells from growing. It may also lower the body’s immune response. Imbruvica is a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Also called ibrutinib.