AbbVie Receives US FDA Approval for Imbruvica plus Rituximab for the treatment of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM)
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- Combination of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) & Rituxan (rituximab) approval is the first and only CT free combination treatment in all line of therapies
- This approval is based on P-III iNNOVATE (PCYC-1127) trial (N=150) assessing (Imbruvica+ Rituxan vs Rituxan alone) where PFS (82% vs 28%) with mPFS as 26.5mos and reduction in disease progression or death by 80% ·
- Recommended dose for Imbruvica is 420mg PO QD- while Imbruvica will be taken on prior basis before Rituxan
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