Data reviewed here include: preliminary results from CLL12, long-term results of CLL8 and MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) data with FCR, 7-year follow-up of PCYC-1102/1103 (phase 2 data) with ibrutinib, results of two-phase 3 randomized trials comparing CIT to ibrutinib, E1912 and A041202, and results of HELIOS and other phase 2 trials evaluating CIT combined with ibrutinib.<b>Expert opinion</b>: Treatment approaches for patients with CLL should be individualized and that there is still a role, albeit diminished, for CIT in the treatment of CLL, predominately in the front-line setting.
We report follow-up results from the randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 HELIOS trial of ibrutinib+bendamustine and rituximab (BR) for previously treated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) without deletion 17p.
Improvement of fatigue, physical functioning, and well-being among patients with severe impairment at baseline receiving ibrutinib in combination with bendamustine and rituximab for relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma in the HELIOS study.