Patient Access Advocacy for BTK Inhibitors

The real-world data showed lower rates of atrial fibrillation and hypertension associated with the second-generation Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Three abstracts presented at the 2024 American Society of Hematology annual meeting focused on patient preferences and treatment choices in blood cancers.

Participants in the CLL11 trial and a smaller group of patients followed after study completion showed improved overall survival with obinutuzumab and chlorambucil (G-Clb) compared with chemotherapy plus rituximab or chemotherapy alone for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

The findings come from a review of 4 randomized clinical trials, which found that statin use at the start of treatment was associated with improved cancer-related survival, overall survival, and progression-free survival.

Minimal residual disease (MRD)-guided triple therapy showed promising results for relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), achieving high rates of undetectable disease and prolonged survival.

Acalabrutnib plus venetoclax, with or without obinutuzumab, improved progression-free survival (PFS) compared with chemoimmunotherapy (CIT) in patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), meeting the phase 3 AMPLIFY study’s primary endpoint.