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From covalent to reversible: the expanding role of BTK inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy - 1 Jun 2026
Robak Tadeusz
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INTRODUCTION: BTK inhibitors are divided into two groups based on their binding mechanism: covalent, irreversible (cBTKis), and non-covalent, reversible BTK inhibitors (ncBTKis). The covalent BTK inhibitors approved for use in CLL include the first-generation inhibitor ibutinib and second-generation BTK inhibitors, acalabrutinib and zanubrutinib. Non-covalent and reversible BTKs bind reversibly to BTK and remain...
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