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FDA Approves Ibrutinib Plus Rituximab for Rare Blood Cancer

On August 27, AbbVie announced that the FDA has approved ibrutinib (Imbruvica) (Pharmacyclics, LLC) plus rituximab for the treatment of adult patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare and incurable type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). This approval represents the first and only chemotherapy-free combination treatment specifically indicated for the disease.

Read the full AbbVie corporate press release here.

Posted 8/27/2018

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