Brukinsa

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001277",
  "term": "Brukinsa",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used alone or with another drug to treat adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, small lymphocytic lymphoma, or certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including follicular lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma, and Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Brukinsa blocks a protein called BTK, which may help keep cancer cells from growing. It is a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Also called zanubrutinib.",
  "synonyms": [
    "zanubrutinib"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/brukinsa/"
}