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Mumbai-based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a research-led, global pharmaceutical company, has announced the upcoming launch of zanubrutinib in India following approval by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).

Zanubrutinib will be marketed in India under the brand name BRUKINSA(R), an innovative therapy developed by BeiGene (now BeOne Medicines), a global oncology leader committed to delivering advanced treatments for cancer patients worldwide.

BRUKINSA is the first and only Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor approved in India for the treatment of five distinct B-cell malignancies: chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL), Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM), ...