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Ibrutinib is a small molecule anti-cancer drug that targets B-cell malignancies. In November 2013 ibrutinib was approved by the FDA for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma, and later in February 2014 for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Ibrutinib is also indicated for the treatment of patients with Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia (WM). Ibrutinib is marketed under the brand Imbruvica® by Janssen Biotech, Inc., but was first designed and synthesized at Celera Genomics in 2007.
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