AstraZeneca’s Calquence Catches Up With Imbruvica’s CLL Claim

AZ is counting on Calquence’s safety profile to gain ground against AbbVie/J&J’s blockbuster BTK inhibitor Imbruvica.

FDA’s broad approval for AstraZeneca PLC PLC’s Calquence (acalabrutinib) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic leukemia for any line of treatment gives the company the best shot possible at gaining share from AbbVie Inc./Johnson & Johnson’s market leading Imbruvica (ibrutinib).

The US Food & Drug Administration cleared AstraZeneca’s BTK inhibitor for the CLL/SLL indication on 21 November, a review expedited...

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