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Also known as Imbruvica®, PCI-32765, PCI 32765, PCI32765, 1-[(3R)-3-[4-Amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl]piperidin-1-yl]prop-2-en-1-one

Ibrutinib, sold under the brand name Imbruvica among others, is a small molecule drug that inhibits B-cell proliferation and survival by irreversibly binding the protein Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). Blocking BTK inhibits the B-cell receptor pathway, which is often aberrantly active in B cell cancers. Ibrutinib is therefore used to treat such cancers, including mantle cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Ibrutinib also binds to C-terminal Src Kinases, which are off-target receptors for the BTK inhibitor. This binding inhibits the kinase from promo

Key facts

Drug.image
Ibrutinib.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
200
Drug.tradename
Imbruvica, others
Drug.MedlinePlus
a614007
Drug.DailyMedID
Ibrutinib
Drug.pregnancy_AU
D
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.ATC_prefix
L01
Drug.ATC_suffix
EL01
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_UK
POM
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.legal_EU
Rx-only
Drug.legal_status
Rx-only
Drug.protein_bound
97.3%
Drug.metabolism
Hepatic (CYP3A & CYP2D6)

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Mass
440.196
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chemical formula
C₂₅H₂₄N₆O₂
Commons category
Ibrutinib
isomeric SMILES
C=CC(=O)N1CCC[C@H](C1)N2C3=C(C(=N2)C4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=CC=CC=C5)C(=NC=N3)N
canonical SMILES
C=CC(=O)N1CCCC(C1)N2C3=C(C(=N2)C4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=CC=CC=C5)C(=NC=N3)N
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
ibrutinib
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Ibrutinib, sold under the brand name Imbruvica among others, is a small molecule drug that inhibits B-cell proliferation and survival by irreversibly binding the protein Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). Blocking BTK inhibits the B-cell receptor pathway, which is often aberrantly active in B cell cancers. Ibrutinib is therefore used to treat such cancers, including mantle cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. Ibrutinib also binds to C-terminal Src Kinases, which are off-target receptors for the BTK inhibitor. This binding inhibits the kinase from promoting cell differentiation and growth. Ibrutinib binds to these receptors and inhibits the kinase from promoting cell differentiation and growth. This leads to many different side effects like left atrial enlargement and atrial fibrillation during the treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

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