Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

The current indication of lisocabtagene maraleucel has been expanded to include adult patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma who received a prior BTK inhibitor and B-cell lymphoma 2 inhibitor.

In a matched indirect comparison of zanubrutinib vs acalabrutinib, the former showed survival and response improvements in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

In the first article of a 2-part series, Farrukh Awan, MD, discusses the current landscape of treatment for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and what Burton tyrosine kinase inhibitors are having the most impact for these patients.

Lisocabtagene maraleucel given as a single administration led to rapid responses in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.

A study suggests that a novel CAR T-cell therapy could be a curative treatment for some patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, with 25% of responders still in remission after 6 years.

In the second article of a 2-part series, Sameer A. Parikh, MBBS, looks at the risk of cardiac related toxicities with zanubrutinib for patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

In an interview, Ira Zackon, MD, emphasized the need for community-based, inclusive care, and the importance of utilizing technology to address disparities in the modern era of chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment.

During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Justin Kline, MD, discussed the importance of the ELEVATE-TN trial of acalabrutinib in treating a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Findings from the phase 2 CAPTIVATE study demonstrate that the doublet of ibrutinib and venetoclax may be an attractive line of therapy for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

David J. Andorsky, MD, discussed real-world findings from a study which evaluated BTK inhibitors in adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.

In the first article of a 2-part series, Sameer A. Parikh, MBBS, discusses the makeup and design of the phase 3 ALPINE study that showed the promise for the next-generation Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor zanubrutinib.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Jennifer A. Woyach, MD, discussed updated results from the phase 1/2 BRUIN study of pirtobrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma following treatment with a covalent Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

Treatment with zanubrutinib conferred a PFS benefit vs bendamustine plus rituximab across most biomarker subgroups of patients with treatment-naive chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma without del(17p), according to findings from the phase 3 SEQUOIA trial.

The majority of patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with zanubrutinib or ibrutinib in the phase 3 ALPINE study did not acquire a BTK or PLCG2 mutation.

Responses on the non-covalent BTK inhibitor pirtobrutinib remained high in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia who expressed frequent baseline BTK mutations, according to a genomic analysis of the phase 1/2 BRUIN trial.

David J. Andorsky, MD, discusses findings from a retrospective study of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma from ASH 2023.

Treatment with the novel agent NX-2127 was safe and efficacious in patients with B-cell malignancies, according to recent phase I data.

Habte Yimer, MD, discusses findings from follow-up data of the phase 3 ALPINE study that were presented at the 2023 ASH Annual Meeting.

Acalabrutinib-containing regimens continued to improve progression-free survival, especially when a complete response is obtained, compared with obinutuzumab plus chlorambucil, in treatment-naive patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to a 6-year follow-up.

Duration of ibrutinib and venetoclax, as determined by the patient’s minimal residual disease, improved survival in patients with treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Real-world evidence from over 2000 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, over half of whom received prior covalent BTK inhibitor, confirmed the efficacy of venetoclax in pretreated patients.

Updated results from the phase 1/2 BRUIN study show a high objective response rate and promising progression-free survival outcomes with pirtobrutinib following prior covalent Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibition in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

According to extended follow-up of the phase 3 ALPINE trial, treatment with zanubrutinib continued to demonstrate improved progression-free survival in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Herbert A. Eradat, MD, reviewed data supporting the use of zanubrutinib and acalabrutinib in treatment of relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The FDA has granted accelerated approval to pirtobrutinib for the treatment of patients with previously treated chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.

In the phase 3 MURANO trial, there was a continued survival benefit in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with fixed-duration venetoclax plus rituximab.

Among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who progressed after treatment, pirtobrutinib demonstrated a clearance of BTK C481 clones and the development of non-C481 clones.

The rate of undetectable minimal residual disease at 10-4 in bone marrow was 77%, including a 71% rate among 14 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia refractory to prior Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors treated with venetoclax, umbralisib, and ublituximab.

Findings from the EPCORE CLL-1 trial were presented by Arnon Kater, MD, PhD, during the 2023 International Workshop on CLL, held October 6 to 9, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts.

During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Andrew Lipsky, MD, discussed recent data related to treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including the ALPINE trial of zanubrutinib.