A Moving Target: Inactivating BTK Mutations as Drivers of Follicular Lymphoma

Clin Cancer Res. 2021 Apr 15;27(8):2123-2125. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-21-0140. Epub 2021 Feb 12.

Abstract

Drugs that target Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) have been highly successful and changed the landscape of therapies in B-cell lymphomas. However, their lower rates of effectiveness in follicular lymphoma are unexplained. Recent work describes inactivating BTK mutations that show that at least some follicular lymphomas do not require BTK.See related article by Hu et al., p. 2301.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell*
  • Lymphoma, Follicular* / drug therapy
  • Lymphoma, Follicular* / genetics
  • Mutation
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase