BTK inhibitors in the treatment of hematological malignancies and inflammatory diseases: mechanisms and clinical studies

A Alu, H Lei, X Han, Y Wei, X Wei - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is an essential component of multiple signaling pathways that
regulate B cell and myeloid cell proliferation, survival, and functions, making it a promising …

Role of Bruton's tyrosine kinase in B cells and malignancies

S Pal Singh, F Dammeijer, RW Hendriks - Molecular cancer, 2018 - Springer
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a non-receptor kinase that plays a crucial role in oncogenic
signaling that is critical for proliferation and survival of leukemic cells in many B cell …

[HTML][HTML] Ibrutinib regimens versus chemoimmunotherapy in older patients with untreated CLL

JA Woyach, AS Ruppert, NA Heerema… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Ibrutinib has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the
treatment of patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) since 2016 but has …

Targeting B cell receptor signalling in cancer: preclinical and clinical advances

JA Burger, A Wiestner - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
B cell receptor (BCR) signalling is crucial for normal B cell development and adaptive
immunity. BCR signalling also supports the survival and growth of malignant B cells in …

Randomized trial of ibrutinib vs ibrutinib plus rituximab in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

JA Burger, M Sivina, N Jain, E Kim… - Blood, The Journal …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
Ibrutinib, an oral covalent inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase, is an effective therapy for
patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). To determine whether rituximab provides …

Ibrutinib as initial therapy for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

JA Burger, A Tedeschi, PM Barr, T Robak… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) primarily affects older persons who often
have coexisting conditions in addition to disease-related immunosuppression and …

Bruton tyrosine kinase–dependent immune cell cross-talk drives pancreas cancer

AJ Gunderson, MM Kaneda, T Tsujikawa, AV Nguyen… - Cancer discovery, 2016 - AACR
Pancreas ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has one of the worst 5-year survival rates of all
solid tumors, and thus new treatment strategies are urgently needed. Here, we report that …

Treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

JA Burger - New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment of CLL, the most common leukemia in the West,
has undergone a revolution in the past few years with the development of agents that target …

Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors and autoimmune diseases: making sense of BTK inhibitor specificity profiles and recent clinical trial successes and failures

GE Ringheim, M Wampole, K Oberoi - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Clinical development of BTK kinase inhibitors for treating autoimmune diseases has lagged
behind development of these drugs for treating cancers, due in part from concerns over the …

Targeting Bruton's tyrosine kinase in B cell malignancies

RW Hendriks, S Yuvaraj, LP Kil - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2014 - nature.com
Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a key component of B cell receptor (BCR) signalling and
functions as an important regulator of cell proliferation and cell survival in various B cell …