Common side-effects of BTK inhibitors (ibrutinib and acalabrutinib) in the treatment of CLL

“Peter Hillmen, MBChB, PhD from St. James’ University Hospital, Leeds, UK, explains how Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors, like ibrutinib and acalabrutinib (ACP-196), target chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) cells and the common side-effects experienced by these drugs.
Recorded at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 2015 Annual Meeting, held in Orlando, FL.”