So, ibrutinib is this BTK inhibitor thingy, and it’s used to tackle mantle cell lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and that Waldenström’s disease. It works by stopping BTK signals, and that messes with cancer cell growth and their ability to survive. You’re looking at taking 420 to 560 mg of this stuff once a day.
They come in 140 mg capsules and tablets. The med comes in bottles, each with 90 tablets. The capsules are meant to be swallowed, and you can take them with or without food.
Nope, don’t open or chew those capsules. They’re designed to work for a while. The good stuff in ibrutinib is the same whether it’s in capsule or tablet form or the dosage changes, but the other stuff in there might differ.
Side effects are pretty common, so make sure to take it just the way your doc told you to.
