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Health Canada approves Imbruvica in Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia

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Health Canada granted approval for Imbruvica (ibrutinib), as an oral, once-daily, single-agent therapy for the treatment of patients with Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia. This approval was based on an investigator-led, multicenter, prospective, single-arm study in 63 patients who had received at least one prior therapy. The results of the study were published in the New England Journal...

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