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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2015
Acerta Pharma B.v., Oss, NL;
Ahmed Hamdy, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Wayne Rothbaum, New York, NY (US);
Raquel Izumi, San Carlos, CA (US);
Brian Lannutti, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Todd Covey, San Carlos, CA (US);
Roger Ulrich, Sammamish, WA (US);
Dave Johnson, Aptos, CA (US);
Tjeerd Barf, Ravenstein, NL;
Allard Kaptein, Zaltbommel, NL;
ACERTA PHARMA B.V., Oss, NL;
Abstract
Therapeutic methods of treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic leukemia (SLL) are described. In certain embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic methods of treating CLL and SLL using a BTK inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic methods of treating subtypes of CLL and SLL using a BTK inhibitor, including subtypes of CLL in patients sensitive to thrombosis and subtypes of CLL that increase monocytes and NK cells in peripheral blood after treatment with a BTK inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the invention includes therapeutic methods of treating CLL and SLL using a combination of a BTK inhibitor and an anti-CD20 antibody.