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AbbVie (incl. ImmunoGen, Capstan)

AbbVie owns Venclexta and Elahere, and bought Capstan, the leading in vivo CAR-T company.

Venetoclax, mirvetuximab (ImmunoGen, $10B), telisotuzumab vedotin (Emrelis, 2025), Temab-A (c-MET ADC), epcoritamab (with Genmab), Capstan CPTX2309 in vivo CAR-T (2025, up to $2.1B).

Headquarters
North Chicago, IL, US
Type
pharma · ABBV

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ApprovedSmall-molecule BCL-2 inhibitor
Venetoclax · Venclexta

A pill that removes the survival shield from leukaemia cells, enabling chemotherapy-free, time-limited treatment for CLL.

ApprovedADC
Mirvetuximab soravtansine · Elahere

Mirvetuximab soravtansine (Elahere) is the first ADC for ovarian cancer, for tumours with high folate receptor alpha.

ApprovedADC
Telisotuzumab vedotin · Emrelis

Telisotuzumab vedotin (Emrelis) is the first c-MET-directed ADC, approved in 2025 for lung cancer with high c-MET protein.

ApprovedBispecific T-cell engager (CD20×CD3)
Epcoritamab · Epkinly

Epcoritamab is an under-the-skin injection that pulls T cells onto lymphoma cells; it is approved for relapsed large B-cell and follicular lymphoma, and moving toward first line.

ApprovedSmall-molecule covalent BTK inhibitor (first generation)
Ibrutinib · Imbruvica

The pill that ended chemotherapy for most CLL. It blocks the survival signal B cells depend on, and it was the first drug to beat chemoimmunotherapy in nearly every CLL setting.

Not mapped hereGnRH agonist depot
Leuprolide (leuprorelin) and GnRH agonists · Lupron / Eligard / Camcevi

Leuprolide is the injectable that shuts off testosterone production, the foundation of hormone therapy for prostate cancer since the 1980s; it is also used for ovarian suppression in premenopausal breast cancer.

Not mapped hereADC (anti-CD123 antibody, IGN payload)
Pivekimab sunirine · Decnupaz

Pivekimab sunirine is an antibody-drug conjugate against CD123, approved in 2026 for blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm as the second targeted drug for this rare cancer.

WithdrawnADC
Rovalpituzumab tesirine

Rovalpituzumab tesirine (Rova-T) was the first drug against DLL3 in small-cell lung cancer. AbbVie bought it for $5.8B and abandoned it after two failed phase 3 trials. The target later worked with a different weapon.

Key papers

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rctNew England Journal of Medicine 2025changed practice
AMPLIFY: fixed-duration acalabrutinib plus venetoclax, with or without obinutuzumab, versus chemo-immunotherapy in fit CLL patients

AMPLIFY delivered the first all-oral, fixed-duration doublet for front-line CLL and supported its approval, giving fit patients a way to avoid both chemotherapy and years of continuous BTK inhibitor. It does not settle whether a doublet or triplet is best, or how AV compares with venetoclax-obinutuzumab. Patients with TP53 aberration were excluded and still need different strategies.

translationalJournal of Clinical Oncology 2023changed practice
EPCORE NHL-1: epcoritamab, a subcutaneous CD20 x CD3 bispecific, in relapsed large B-cell lymphoma including after CAR-T

CD20 x CD3 bispecifics gave patients whose lymphoma has failed CAR-T, or who cannot access it, an effective off-the-shelf treatment that can be started within days. Epcoritamab and glofitamab are now standard third-line options and are moving into earlier lines and combinations. They do not yet replace CAR-T, whose remissions appear more durable.

rctNew England Journal of Medicine 2020changed practice
VIALE-A: venetoclax plus azacitidine for older adults with acute myeloid leukaemia who cannot have intensive chemotherapy

VIALE-A turned a palliative regimen into one that produces remission in two-thirds of older AML patients and is now the reference treatment for anyone not fit for intensive chemotherapy. It shifted the field towards lower-intensity targeted combinations and opened the door to adding FLT3, IDH and menin inhibitors to the backbone. Cure remains uncommon and most patients relapse within two years.

rctNew England Journal of Medicine 2019changed practice
CLL14: one year of venetoclax plus obinutuzumab instead of chemo-immunotherapy in older, less fit CLL patients

CLL14 established the first chemotherapy-free, fixed-duration regimen for front-line CLL and made MRD-guided thinking mainstream in the disease. Patients get a year of treatment and then a treatment-free period rather than indefinite therapy. The choice today is between fixed-duration venetoclax combinations and continuous BTK inhibitors, with no proven survival difference.

rctNew England Journal of Medicine 2018changed practice
MURANO: two years of venetoclax plus rituximab versus chemo-immunotherapy in relapsed CLL

MURANO made fixed-duration venetoclax the standard for relapsed CLL and showed that stopping therapy after a deep response is safe for most patients. It also established MRD at end of treatment as a practical guide to who is likely to stay in remission. Retreatment with venetoclax at relapse appears feasible.

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