Plain Language Summary of the iNNOVATE study: ibrutinib plus rituximab is well-tolerated and effective in people with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia

This article provides a short summary of 5-year results from the iNNOVATE trial. The original paper was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in October 2021. People with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) were randomly divided into two groups of 75 people each. One group received a c...

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Autores: Buske, Christian, Tedeschi, Alessandra, Trotman, Judith, García-Sanz, Ramón, MacDonald, David, Leblond, Véronique, Mahe, Beatrice, Herbaux, Charles, Matous, Jeffrey V., Heffner, Leonard T., Varettoni, Marzia, Palomba, M. Lia, Shustik, Chaim, Kastritis, Efstathios, Treon, Steven P., Ping, Jerry, Hauns, Bernhard, Arango-Hisijara, Israel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::32da8ec5c113f58693f09682c0d55ca6
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/352499
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:B-cell lymphoma
Ibrutinib
Rituximab
Waldenström's macroglobulinemia
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Sumario:This article provides a short summary of 5-year results from the iNNOVATE trial. The original paper was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in October 2021. People with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) were randomly divided into two groups of 75 people each. One group received a combination treatment composed of two drugs, ibrutinib plus rituximab, and the other group took placebo (“sugar pill”) plus rituximab. Ibrutinib (also known by the brand name Imbruvica®) is a drug that reduces cancer cells' ability to multiply and survive. Ibrutinib is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of WM. Rituximab is a drug that helps the immune system find and kill cancer cells. Participants in the trial were treated and their health monitored for up to 5 years (63 months).