NCIt definition : An inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) with potential antineoplastic activity.
Upon administration, evobrutinib inhibits the activity of BTK and prevents the activation
of the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) signaling pathway. This prevents both B-cell
activation and BTK-mediated activation of downstream survival pathways, which leads
to the inhibition of the growth of malignant B-cells that overexpress BTK. BTK, a
member of the Src-related BTK/Tec family of cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases, is overexpressed
in B-cell malignancies; it plays an important role in B-lymphocyte development, activation,
signaling, proliferation and survival.;