Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Expert perspectives on the novel use of ant-CD20 therapy as first-line or combination treatment in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including those with difficult-to-treat disease classes such as double refractory, are quickly gaining more effective treatment options.

The European Commission has approved the tablet formulation of acalabrutinib for the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Key opinion leaders provide their perspective on the optimal management of high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia with novel therapeutic agents.

Clinical trial updates evaluating the combination of venetoclax with second-generation BTK inhibitors acalabrutinib and zanabrutinib, respectively.

Key updates from clinical trials evaluating the combination of venetoclax and ibrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Centering focus on the relapsed/refractory setting of CLL, panelists consider the use of fixed-duration venetoclax following updated clinical trial data in this setting.

Expert perspectives on the role of non-covalent BTK inhibitors in managing patients diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

A panel of key opinion leaders elucidates real-world data with BTK inhibitors in CLL and considers the importance of patient-reported outcomes on quality of life.

Lamanna discussed key efficacy and safety data with zanubrutinib from the SEQUOIA and ALPINE trials, the advantages of zanubrutinib compared with previous therapeutic options, and how the approval of the agent will affect the use of next-generation BTK inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma .

Ryan Jacobs, MD, highlighted the updated safety and efficacy results from the minimal residual disease cohort of the CAPTIVATE trial, discussed unanswered questions regarding minimal residual disease as a predictive vs prognostic tool in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and outlined areas that are ripe for further exploration.

Comprehensive perspectives on clinical factors that help to inform the selection of appropriate BTK inhibitor therapy for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Shared insight on and reactions to head-to-head comparison trials between novel BTK inhibitors in the setting of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The CAR T-cell therapy lisocabtagene maraleucel induced complete responses in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic leukemia.

Switching focus to the second-line setting, expert hematologist-oncologists evaluate the continued role of BTK inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Centering discussion on second-generation BTK inhibitors, expert panelists review clinical data behind first-line acalabrutinib and zanubrutinib, respectively.

Ian Flinn, MD, PhD, discusses the significance of the FDA approval of zanubrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

The FDA has approved zanubrutinib for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has approved zanubrutinib in Great Britain for both the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and the treatment of adult patients with marginal zone lymphoma who have received at least one prior anti-CD20–based therapy.

Carsten Niemann, MD, PhD, discusses the significance of new data from the GLOW trial, the potential relationship between treatment regimen, minimal residual disease status, and survival outcomes, and the importance of research into precision medicine approaches in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

A brief review of first-line BTK inhibition in chronic lymphocytic leukemia following the advent of ibrutinib, along with considerations for minimal residual disease testing in this setting.

Expert hematologist-oncologist Sonali Smith, MD, shares a brief overview of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), highlighting incidence, prognosis, and molecular subsets.

Ryan Jacobs, MD, discusses the implications of next-line treatment strategies following long-term data of the phase 2 CAPTIVATE trial in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Chan Y. Cheah, MD, MBBS, discusses the the phase 1 BGB-11417-101 trial, which showed that the BCL-2 inhibitor BGB-11417, administered alone or in combination with the BTK inhibitor zanubrutinib, induced promising response rates and was well tolerated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Carsten Niemann, MD, PhD, discusses notable data on patient survival outcomes, as well as the impact of minimal residual disease in the peripheral blood from the phase 3 GLOW trial in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare has approved acalabrutinib for the treatment of previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Dr Anthony Mato reviews the extended follow-up results from the phase 1/2 BRUIN Study that evaluated the use of pirtobrutinib in patients with lymphoma.

Nicole Lamanna, MD, reviews the results of the phase 3 study evaluating the use of zanubrutinib versus ibrutinib for patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

Driven by his twin passions for music and science, Louis M. Staudt, MD, PhD, has made a career out of reading between the notes.

Lisaftoclax alone or in combination with acalabrutinib or rituximab was active across a range of doses and displayed a tolerable safety profile in patients with relapsed/refractory and treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.