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Dear Doctor Letter (Rote-Hand-Brief) on Imbruvica® (ibrutinib): risk of hepatitis B re-activation

Active substance: ibrutinib

The company Janssen-Cilag GmbH is circulating information on the fact that cases of hepatitis B virus (HBV) re-activation have occurred during treatment with Imbruvica®. Therefore, patients should be examined with regard to HBV infection prior to beginning treatment with ibrutinib.

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