Showing posts with label Waldenstrom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Waldenstrom. Show all posts

Thursday, January 29, 2015

FDA expands approved use of Imbruvica for rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for patients with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare form of cancer that begins in the body’s immune system. The drug received a breakthrough therapy designation for this use.