AbbVie Announces Ibrutinib Combination Data Show Promise in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

AbbVie

announced preliminary data from the ongoing Phase 1/2b PCYC-1119 trial suggesting that the combination of ibrutinib (IMBRUVICA®) plus carfilzomib with or without dexamethasone was well tolerated in relapsed or refractory patients with multiple myeloma (MM), with an initial objective response rate (ORR) of 62%. These data will be presented today in an oral presentation at the 57th Annual American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting and Exposition in Orlando, FL at 5:30 p.m. ET. IMBRUVICA is jointly developed and commercialized by Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company, and Janssen Biotech, Inc. MM is a blood cancer that most commonly arises from B cells, a type of white blood cell (lymphocyte) that originates in the bone marrow. This year, approximately 26,850 people will be diagnosed with the disease and about 11,240 will die.1 "Multiple myeloma can be a very difficult form of cancer to treat and many patients eventually relapse or become resistant to treatment with standard therapies," said Ajai Chari, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine