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36 Citations
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Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: Recent Updates

  • Amneh Fares,
  • Carlos Carracedo Uribe,
  • Diana Martinez,
  • Tauseef Rehman and ,
  • Carlos Silva Rondon and
  • Jose Sandoval-Sus
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

12 February 2024

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors have revolutionized the landscape for the treatment of hematological malignancies, solid tumors, and, recently, autoimmune disorders. The BTK receptor is expressed in several hematopoietic cells such as...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,477 Views
18 Pages

Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Targeting in Multiple Myeloma

  • Max Von Suskil,
  • Kazi Nasrin Sultana,
  • Weam Othman Elbezanti,
  • Omar S. Al-Odat and ,
  • Robert Chitren,
  • Amit K. Tiwari,
  • Kishore B. Challagundla,
  • Sandeep Kumar Srivastava,
  • Subash C. Jonnalagadda and
  • Manoj K. Pandey
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

Multiple myeloma (MM), a clonal plasma cell disorder, disrupts the bones’ hematopoiesis and microenvironment homeostasis and ability to mediate an immune response against malignant clones. Despite prominent survival improvement with newer treatment m...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances on Small Molecule for Multitarget-Based Treatment of Human Diseases)
  • Review
  • Open Access
103 Citations
15,450 Views
20 Pages

Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (BTKIs): Review of Preclinical Studies and Evaluation of Clinical Trials

  • Dariusz Rozkiewicz,
  • Justyna Magdalena Hermanowicz,
  • Iwona Kwiatkowska,
  • Anna Krupa and
  • Dariusz Pawlak

In the last few decades, there has been a growing interest in Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) and the compounds that target it. BTK is a downstream mediator of the B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling pathway and affects B-cell proliferation and diff...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Anticancer Agents)
  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
8,518 Views
13 Pages

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a critical terminal enzyme in the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) pathway. BTK activation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of certain B-cell malignancies. Targeting this pathway has emerged as a novel target in...

(This article belongs to the Section Hematology)
  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
48 Citations
7,469 Views
15 Pages

27 September 2021

B cells play a central role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), as demonstrated through the success of various B cell-depleting monoclonal antibodies. Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a critical molecule in intracellular signaling from t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mechanisms of Action of Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis)
  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,755 Views
12 Pages

17 July 2023

Covalent Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors (cBTKi) have led to a paradigm shift in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). These targeted oral therapies are administered as standard treatments in both the front-line and relapsed...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Targeted Drugs in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,546 Views
13 Pages

Role of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase in Stage III Colorectal Cancer

  • Debora Basile,
  • Lorenzo Gerratana,
  • Angela Buonadonna,
  • Silvio Ken Garattini and ,
  • Tiziana Perin,
  • Emanuela Grassilli,
  • Gianmaria Miolo,
  • Maria Grazia Cerrito,
  • Claudio Belluco and
  • Vincenzo Canzonieri
  • + 10 authors+ 5 authors

24 June 2019

Background: Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is involved in the immune response and its deficiency impairs B cell maturation. We evaluated the expression of a novel BTK isoform, p65BTK, in colorectal cancer (CRC), to identify its impact on survival. Ma...

(This article belongs to the Collection Cancer Biomarkers)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1,349 Views
17 Pages

Targeting Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase in CLL: Selectivity, Resistance Mechanisms, and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies

  • Eduardo Bravo,
  • Claudia Cabrera Pastrana,
  • Erica N. Lamkin,
  • Katarzyna Ciurko and
  • Justin Taylor

31 July 2026

Kinases are highly explored drug targets due to their central role in cell growth, differentiation, and cell death, as well as their relationship to cancer initiation and progression. However, with more than 500 kinases in the human kinome and signif...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cellular Pathology: Emerging Discoveries and Perspectives in the USA)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,176 Views
15 Pages

Discovery of 5-Phenoxy-2-aminopyridine Derivatives as Potent and Selective Irreversible Inhibitors of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase

  • Eun Lee,
  • Hyewon Cho,
  • Da Kyung Lee,
  • JuHyun Ha and ,
  • Byeong Jo Choi,
  • Ji Hye Jeong,
  • Jae-Ha Ryu,
  • Jong Soon Kang and
  • Raok Jeon
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

28 October 2020

As a member of the tyrosine protein kinase Tec (TEC) family, Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is considered a promising therapeutic target due to its crucial roles in the B cell receptor (BCR) signaling pathway. Although many types of BTK inhibit...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Kinase Drug Discovery)
  • Review
  • Open Access
913 Views
20 Pages

First-Line Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor-Based Regimens for Mantle Cell Lymphoma

  • Robert Puckrin,
  • Diego Villa,
  • Isabelle Fleury,
  • Jean-François Larouche and
  • John Kuruvilla

First-line (1L) therapy for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) continues to evolve rapidly, with several recent phase II and phase III trials consistently showing the activity of novel covalent Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor (cBTKi) combinations. H...

(This article belongs to the Section Hematology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,705 Views
13 Pages

Molecular Drug Discovery of Single Ginsenoside Compounds as a Potent Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor

  • Keun Woo Lee,
  • Woong Hee Lee,
  • Baek-Soo Han,
  • Jin Ha Lee and ,
  • Eun Kyung Doo and
  • Jeong-Hwan Kim
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is known as a direct regulator of inflammasome, which is an intracellular target to therapeutically modulate innate immunity. Although there is great interest in developing small molecule-based drugs with BTK inhi...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,753 Views
26 Pages

Structural Complementarity of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase and Its Inhibitors for Implication in B-Cell Malignancies and Autoimmune Diseases

  • Asim Najmi,
  • Neelaveni Thangavel,
  • Anugeetha Thacheril Mohanan,
  • Marwa Qadri and ,
  • Mohammed Albratty,
  • Safeena Eranhiyil Ashraf,
  • Safaa Fathy Saleh,
  • Maryam Nayeem and
  • Syam Mohan
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a critical component in B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling and is also expressed in haematogenic and innate immune cells. Inhibition of BTK hyperactivity is implicated in B-cell malignancies and autoimmune disease...

(This article belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,441 Views
17 Pages

Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Ibrutinib and Acalabrutinib Counteract Anthracycline Resistance in Cancer Cells Expressing AKR1C3

  • Anselm Morell,
  • Lucie Čermáková,
  • Eva Novotná,
  • Lenka Laštovičková and ,
  • Melodie Haddad,
  • Andrew Haddad,
  • Ramon Portillo and
  • Vladimír Wsól
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

11 December 2020

Over the last few years, aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3 (AKR1C3) has been associated with the emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR), thereby hindering chemotherapy against cancer. In particular, impaired efficacy of the gold standards of in...

(This article belongs to the Collection Drug Resistance and Novel Therapies in Cancers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,810 Views
14 Pages

Prevention of Bone Destruction by Mechanical Loading Is Not Enhanced by the Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor CC-292 in Myeloma Bone Disease

  • Fani Ziouti,
  • Maximilian Rummler,
  • Beatrice Steyn,
  • Tobias Thiele and ,
  • Anne Seliger,
  • Georg N. Duda,
  • Bjarne Bogen,
  • Bettina M. Willie and
  • Franziska Jundt
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Limiting bone resorption and regenerating bone tissue are treatment goals in myeloma bone disease (MMBD). Physical stimuli such as mechanical loading prevent bone destruction and enhance bone mass in the MOPC315.BM.Luc model of MMBD. It is unknown wh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multiple Myeloma Bone Disease—Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,258 Views
20 Pages

2 November 2022

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a key protein from the TEC family and is involved in B-cell lymphoma occurrence and development. Targeting BTK is therefore an effective strategy for B-cell lymphoma treatment. Since previous studies on BTK hav...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Computational Chemistry for Drug Design, Discovery and Screening)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,888 Views
24 Pages

18 April 2023

The most common forms of B-cell malignancy, non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), have seen a drastic shift in the treatment landscape over the last two decades with the introduction of targeted agents. Among them are Bru...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,019 Views
12 Pages

Labeling of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) Inhibitor [11C]BIO-2008846 in Three Different Positions and Measurement in NHP Using PET

  • Sangram Nag,
  • Prodip Datta,
  • Anton Forsberg Morén,
  • Yasir Khani and ,
  • Laurent Martarello,
  • Maciej Kaliszczak and
  • Christer Halldin
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is pivotal in B-cell signaling and a target for potential anti-cancer and immunological disorder therapies. Improved selective reversible BTK inhibitors are in demand due to the absence of direct BTK engagement me...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
552 Views
22 Pages

A Novel Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Suppresses Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Progression via ATF3-Induced Ferroptosis

  • Ping Hu,
  • Lijun Yan,
  • Bingyan Xue,
  • Na He and ,
  • Jianqiang Qian,
  • Xintong Lu,
  • Min Liu,
  • Yanling Xu,
  • Xu Han and
  • Qiyun Tang
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

15 July 2026

Objective: Current therapeutic regimens for pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNENs) remain limited and fail to yield notable improvements in overall survival. Therefore, the development of novel agents is of paramount importance. Bruton’s t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advancing Therapeutic Strategies for Neuroendocrine Tumors: Towards Personalized and Multidisciplinary Care)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2,309 Views
17 Pages

Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Multiple Sclerosis: A Review of Complementary Paradigms for a Divergent Disease

  • Wilhelmina Hauwanga,
  • Mariyam Fathima Salim,
  • Maha Awan,
  • Lynda Amaka Ezike and ,
  • Ida Ann Veronica Fredrick Luther,
  • Mustafa Suliman,
  • Jeshua Nathaniel Devan and
  • Billy McBenedict
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease driven by peripheral immune dysregulation and compartmentalized central nervous system (CNS) inflammation. Despite more than 20 approved disease-modifying therapies, disability accrual rem...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,875 Views
19 Pages

Is Brukinsa (Zanubrutinib) a Safer Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) Inhibitor in Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Helal F. Hetta,
  • Ayman Salama,
  • Turki A. Aljuaid,
  • Yazan T. Mojmami and ,
  • Riyadh S. Alotibi,
  • Ahmed M. Alqabaly,
  • Nawaf A. Aldosari,
  • Sami A. Alshahri,
  • Walid I. A. Asiri and
  • Reem Sayad
  • + 10 authors+ 5 authors

12 March 2026

Background/Objectives: Zanubrutinib (Brukinsa) is a next-generation Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of relapsed or refractory (R/R) chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL); however,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Comprehensive Strategies in Cancer Immunotherapy)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,026 Views
11 Pages

22 April 2022

Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM) remains an incurable malignancy. However, a number of treatment options exist for patients with WM, including alkylating agents, anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies, and small molecule inhibitors such as pr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Therapies and Personalized Medicine in Lymphomas)
  • Review
  • Open Access
46 Citations
11,433 Views
17 Pages

18 October 2022

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is an important protein belonging to the tyrosine kinase family that plays a key role in the intracellular signaling and proliferation, migration, and survival of normal and malignant B-lymphocytes and myeloid cel...

(This article belongs to the Section Immunology & Rheumatology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
7,277 Views
15 Pages

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK), a non-receptor tyrosine kinase crucial for B cell development and function, acts downstream of the B cell receptor (BCR) in the BCR pathway. Other kinases involved downstream of the BCR besides BTK such as Syk, L...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,983 Views
16 Pages

The Potential Therapeutic Role of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition in Neurodegenerative Diseases

  • Francesco D’Egidio,
  • Housem Kacem,
  • Giorgia Lombardozzi,
  • Michele d’Angelo and ,
  • Annamaria Cimini and
  • Vanessa Castelli
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

24 July 2025

Bruton Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) has emerged as a critical mediator in the pathophysiology of neuroinflammation associated with neurodegenerative diseases. BTK, a non-receptor tyrosine kinase predominantly expressed in cells of the hematopoietic lineage,...

(This article belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
  • Review
  • Open Access
71 Citations
14,087 Views
25 Pages

16 May 2022

The use of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors has changed the management of patients with B-cell lymphoid malignancies. BTK is an important molecule that interconnects B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) signaling. BTK inhibitors (BTKis) are c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights into the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases)
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,085 Views
16 Pages

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is a key signaling molecule involved in both hematological malignancies and solid tumors. In B-cell malignancies such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), BTK mediates B-cell recep...

  • Hypothesis
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,875 Views
6 Pages

Ibrutinib Could Suppress CA-125 in Ovarian Cancer: A Hypothesis

  • Julian Matthias Metzler,
  • Daniel Fink and
  • Patrick Imesch

28 December 2020

Ibrutinib is a small-molecule inhibitor of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase, an enzyme central in B cell development. It is indicated as a therapy for certain hematological diseases such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but also exerts off-target...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Anticancer Drugs Activity and Underlying Mechanisms)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,840 Views
15 Pages

Discovery of Tricyclic Pyranochromenone as Novel Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors with In Vivo Antirheumatic Activity

  • Hyewon Cho,
  • Eun Lee,
  • Hye Ah Kwon,
  • Lee Seul and ,
  • Hui-Jeon Jeon,
  • Ji Hoon Yu,
  • Jae-Ha Ryu and
  • Raok Jeon
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

25 October 2020

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is an attractive target for treating patients with B cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases. Many BTK inhibitors have been identified; however, like other kinase inhibitors, they lack diversity in their core st...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Modeling Analysis and Conformational Search of Natural Products and Synthesized Compounds)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,857 Views
37 Pages

Discovery of a Novel Class of Covalent Dual Inhibitors Targeting the Protein Kinases BMX and BTK

  • Michael Forster,
  • Xiaojun Julia Liang,
  • Martin Schröder,
  • Stefan Gerstenecker and ,
  • Apirat Chaikuad,
  • Stefan Knapp,
  • Stefan Laufer and
  • Matthias Gehringer
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

4 December 2020

The nonreceptor tyrosine TEC kinases are key regulators of the immune system and play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of diverse hematological malignancies. In contrast to the substantial efforts in inhibitor development for Bruton’s tyrosin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Targeting the Untargeted Proteome: From Structure-Based Inhibitor Discovery to Chemical Biology and Beyond)
  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,316 Views
12 Pages

Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) inhibitors have become one of the most vital drugs in the therapy of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Inactivation of BTK disrupts the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) signaling pathway, which leads to the inhibit...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,635 Views
14 Pages

Infectious Complications of Targeted Therapies for Solid Cancers or Leukemias/Lymphomas

  • Benoît Pilmis,
  • Yousra Kherabi,
  • Pauline Huriez,
  • Jean-Ralph Zahar and
  • Djamel Mokart

27 March 2023

Background: Infections are well known complications of some targeted drugs used to treat solid organ cancer and hematological malignancies. Furthermore, Individual patient risk factors are associated with underlying pathologies, concomitant immunosup...

(This article belongs to the Section Infectious Agents and Cancer)
  • Review
  • Open Access
63 Citations
9,534 Views
30 Pages

2 February 2022

The use of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors has changed the management and clinical history of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). BTK is a critical molecule that interconnects B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) signaling. BTK...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,851 Views
8 Pages

A Case of a Malignant Lymphoma Patient Persistently Infected with SARS-CoV-2 for More than 6 Months

  • Yoji Nagasaki,
  • Masanori Kadowaki,
  • Asako Nakamura,
  • Yoshiki Etoh and ,
  • Masatoshi Shimo,
  • Sayoko Ishihara,
  • Yoko Arimizu,
  • Rena Iwamoto,
  • Seiji Kamamuta and
  • Hiromi Iwasaki
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

4 January 2023

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2). There are many unknowns regarding the handling of long-term SARS-CoV-2 infections in immunocompromised patients. Here, w...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Respiratory Disease in the COVID-19 Era)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,878 Views
19 Pages

8 April 2023

T and B cell receptor signaling involves the activation of Akt, MAPKs, and PKC as well as an increase in intracellular Ca2+ and calmodulin activation. While these coordinate the rapid turnover of gap junctions, also implicated in this process is Src,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gap Junctions and Connexins in Health and Disease)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,269 Views
18 Pages

Arrhythmogenic Ventricular Remodeling by Next-Generation Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Acalabrutinib

  • Yanan Zhao,
  • Praloy Chakraborty,
  • Julianna Tomassetti,
  • Tasnia Subha and ,
  • Stéphane Massé,
  • Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan,
  • Filio Billia,
  • Patrick F. H. Lai,
  • Husam Abdel-Qadir and
  • Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Cardiac arrhythmias remain a significant concern with Ibrutinib (IBR), a first-generation Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi). Acalabrutinib (ABR), a next-generation BTKi, is associated with reduced atrial arrhythmia events. However, the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cardiac Arrhythmia: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,536 Views
12 Pages

17 January 2022

Deep machine learning is expanding the conceptual framework and capacity of computational compound design, enabling new applications through generative modeling. We have explored the systematic design of covalent protein kinase inhibitors by learning...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Designing Next-Generation Drug-Like Molecules for Medicinal Applications)
  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,552 Views
17 Pages

Ibrutinib in Gynecological Malignancies and Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review

  • Julian Matthias Metzler,
  • Laurin Burla,
  • Daniel Fink and
  • Patrick Imesch

Ibrutinib is an orally available, small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Its main purpose is to inhibit Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK), an enzyme that is crucial in B cell development. It is FDA approved for the treatment of certain hematolo...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1,686 Views
15 Pages

Emerging Role of BTK Inhibitors in Multiple Sclerosis: From Immunobiology to Clinical Translation

  • Aashray Raj,
  • Vansh Patel,
  • Mehak Dang,
  • Aken Kayastha and ,
  • Yusuf Kagzi,
  • Praveen Nandha Kumar Pitchan Velammal,
  • Nidhi Agrawal,
  • Kushagra Sharma,
  • Nicholas Hansen and
  • Shitiz Sriwastava
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease, involves peripheral immune activation followed by CNS inflammation in a compartmentalized manner. Although high-efficacy disease-modifying therapies (HE-DMTs) have been effective in suppress...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Hot Topics in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Autoimmune Disorders)
  • Review
  • Open Access
60 Citations
11,010 Views
16 Pages

Btk Inhibitors: A Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Delivery Perspective

  • Chiara Brullo,
  • Carla Villa,
  • Bruno Tasso,
  • Eleonora Russo and
  • Andrea Spallarossa

In the past few years, Bruton’s tyrosine Kinase (Btk) has emerged as new target in medicinal chemistry. Since approval of ibrutinib in 2013 for treatment of different hematological cancers (as leukemias and lymphomas), two other irreversible Btk inhi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Drug Design, Synthesis and Delivery)
  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
11,251 Views
22 Pages

Regulation of B-Cell Receptor Signaling and Its Therapeutic Relevance in Aggressive B-Cell Lymphomas

  • Núria Profitós-Pelejà,
  • Juliana Carvalho Santos,
  • Ana Marín-Niebla,
  • Gaël Roué and
  • Marcelo Lima Ribeiro

9 February 2022

The proliferation and survival signals emanating from the B-cell receptor (BCR) constitute a crucial aspect of mature lymphocyte’s life. Dysregulated BCR signaling is considered a potent contributor to tumor survival in different subtypes of B-...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Therapies for Hematological Cancers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,333 Views
18 Pages

Differential Regulation of GPVI-Induced Btk and Syk Activation by PKC, PKA and PP2A in Human Platelets

  • Pengyu Zhang,
  • Fiorella A. Solari,
  • Johan W. M. Heemskerk,
  • Marijke J. E. Kuijpers and ,
  • Albert Sickmann,
  • Ulrich Walter and
  • Kerstin Jurk
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (Btk) and spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) are major signaling proteins in human platelets that are implicated in atherothrombosis and thrombo-inflammation, but the mechanisms controlling their activities are not well under...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Mechanisms of Hemostasis, Thrombosis and Thrombo-Inflammation 2.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
46 Citations
9,210 Views
24 Pages

Overcoming Ibrutinib Resistance in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

  • Bartosz Puła,
  • Aleksandra Gołos,
  • Patryk Górniak and
  • Krzysztof Jamroziak

21 November 2019

Ibrutinib is the first Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, which showed significant clinical activity in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) patients regardless of cytogenetic risk factors. Recent resul...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
7,393 Views
22 Pages

Ibrutinib in the Treatment of Solid Tumors: Current State of Knowledge and Future Directions

  • Katarzyna Szklener,
  • Adam Michalski,
  • Klaudia Żak,
  • Michał Piwoński and
  • Sławomir Mańdziuk

14 April 2022

Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) is considered crucial in the activation and survival of both physiological and malignant B-cells. In recent years, ibrutinib, an oral BTK inhibitor, became a breakthrough therapy for hematological malignancies, su...

(This article belongs to the Section Cell Signaling)
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,563 Views
14 Pages

Advances in Targeted Therapy: Addressing Resistance to BTK Inhibition in B-Cell Lymphoid Malignancies

  • Andres Bravo-Gonzalez,
  • Maryam Alasfour,
  • Deborah Soong,
  • Jose Noy and
  • Georgios Pongas

10 October 2024

B-cell lymphoid malignancies are a heterogeneous group of hematologic cancers, where Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors have received FDA approval for several subtypes. The first-in-class covalent BTK inhibitor, Ibrutinib, binds to the C...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Insights into Drug Resistance in Cancer)
  • Review
  • Open Access
56 Citations
10,525 Views
12 Pages

3 August 2021

The B-cell receptor signalling pathway plays a critical role in development of B-cell malignancies, and the central role of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) activation in this pathway provides compelling rationale for BTK inhibition as a therapeutic st...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Targeted Treatment of Lymphoma, Leukaemia and Myeloma)
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,737 Views
13 Pages

Safety and Efficacy of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials

  • Muhammad Ashar Ali,
  • Muhammad Yasir Anwar,
  • Wajeeha Aiman,
  • Gurneel Dhanesar and ,
  • Zainab Omar,
  • Mohammad Hamza,
  • Maha Zafar,
  • Harish Kumar Rengarajan and
  • Michael Maroules
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

28 January 2023

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an acquired antibody or cell-mediated platelet damage or decreased platelet production. Steroids, IV immunoglobulins (IVIG), and Rho-anti-D antibodies are the commonly used initial treatments for ITP. However,...

(This article belongs to the Section Drug Therapeutics)
  • Perspective
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,774 Views
18 Pages

A Canadian Perspective on the Treatment of Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

  • Rayan Kaedbey,
  • Nicholas Forward,
  • Laurie H. Sehn,
  • Mona Shafey and ,
  • Sarah Doucette and
  • Christine I. Chen
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

28 September 2022

Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a slowly progressing B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by monoclonal IgM gammopathy in the blood and infiltration of the bone marrow by clonal lymphoplasmacytic cells. As an incurable disease, the go...

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8 Citations
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23 Pages

BTK Inhibition in Hematology: From CLL/SLL to Emerging Applications Across B-Cell and Immune Disorders

  • Andrea Duminuco,
  • Paola De Luca,
  • Gaia Stanzione,
  • Laura Anastasia Caruso and ,
  • Giulio Lavenia,
  • Salvatore Scarso,
  • Bruno Garibaldi,
  • Fanny Erika Palumbo,
  • Calogero Vetro and
  • Giuseppe Alberto Palumbo
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

12 January 2026

BTK (Bruton’s tyrosine kinase) has become a key therapeutic target across several hematologic diseases, beginning with its original use in CLL/SLL. As a central mediator of B-cell receptor signaling and microenvironment interactions, BTK suppor...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)
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27 Citations
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15 Pages

Aberrant B Cell Receptor Signaling in Naïve B Cells from Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

  • Stefan F. H. Neys,
  • Peter Heukels,
  • Jennifer A. C. van Hulst,
  • Jasper Rip and ,
  • Marlies S. Wijsenbeek,
  • Rudi W. Hendriks and
  • Odilia B. J. Corneth
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

26 May 2021

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and ultimately fatal disease in which an impaired healing response to recurrent micro-injuries is thought to lead to fibrosis. Recent findings hint at a role for B cells and autoimmunity in IPF pathoge...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue B Cell Signaling and Activation in Autoimmunity)
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14 Pages

Poor Neutralizing Antibody Responses in 132 Patients with CLL, NHL and HL after Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2: A Prospective Study

  • Evangelos Terpos,
  • Maria Gavriatopoulou,
  • Despina Fotiou,
  • Chara Giatra and ,
  • Ioannis Asimakopoulos,
  • Maria Dimou,
  • Aimilia D. Sklirou,
  • Ioannis Ntanasis-Stathopoulos,
  • Ismini Darmani and
  • Meletios A. Dimopoulos
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6 September 2021

Emerging data suggest suboptimal antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccination in patients with hematological malignancies. We evaluated the humoral response following the BNT162b2 vaccine in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), non-Hodgkin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Preclinical and Clinical Studies of Novel Therapies in Leukemia and Lymphoma)

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