Leukemia

Elderly patients treated with ibrutinib-containing regimens for chronic lymphocytic leukemia saw a progression-free survival benefit vs those who received rituximab and bendamustine.

A study presented at 2021 ASH found that costs and time spent managing adverse effects varied significantly in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who were being treated with acalabrutinib, ibrutinib, and venetoclax.

Tolerable safety and durable remissions seen with ublituximab and umbralisib plus ibrutinib for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who had detectable minimal residual disease after previous ibrutinib therapy.

Improvement in major molecular response rate and depth of response coupled with a favorable safety profile were noted with asciminib vs bosutinib in patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia.

After 3 years of follow-up in the ASCEND study, progression-free survival continues to favor acalabrutinib vs investigator’s choice of therapy for relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia experienced improved quality of life after being treated with continuous ibrutinib and rituximab, as well as frontline fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab.

The infusion of E-Coli- and Erwinia-derived asparaginase therapies combined with chemotherapy appeared to be well tolerated with biological efficacy in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia under the age of 55, providing an additional option for patients for whom further asparagine treatment is contraindicated due to toxicity.

A population of patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia appeared to have comparable real-world benefit from tisagenlecleucel compared with findings from the phase 2 ELIANA trial.

In a population of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia with resistant disease experienced promising activity following treatment with ponatinib regardless of T315I mutation status.

Jennifer A. Woyach, MD, spoke about the phase 3 AO41202 study, which investigated different ibrutinib regimens for elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

High rates of undetectable minimal residual disease were found in fit patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who were treated with venetoclax plus either obinutuzumab or ibrutinib vs chemoimmunotherapy.

Ibrutinib and ventoclex given in the frontline setting demonstrated deeper and longer minimal residual disease for elderly and unfit patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who were treated with ibrutinib and venetoclax in the first line continued to demonstrate deep, durable responses with new data showing further benefit to continuous ibrutinib therapy after 2 years.

The combination of MRD-guided ibrutinib and venetoclax demonstrated feasibility for treating patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Jennifer A. Woyach, MD, spoke about which abstracts she’s most excited to see presented at the 2021 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting.

Susan M. O’Brien, MD, discusses the important data from conferences in 2021 regarding chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Susan M. O'Brien, MD, discusses breakthroughs in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia throughout the preceding year.

The FDA has approved rituximab plus chemotherapy for previously untreated pediatric CD20-postive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Burkitt lymphoma, Burkitt-like lymphoma, and mature B-cell acute leukemia following results from the phase 3 Inter-B-NHL Ritux 2010 study.

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic leukemia treated with zanubrutinib, obinutuzumab, and venetoclax experienced increased rates of undetectable minimal residual disease in peripheral blood and bone marrow.

DNA sequencing to detect minimal residual disease and eventual relapse was more accurate than flow cytometry for adult and pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who have been treated with tisagenlecleucel.

Pediatric patients with KMT2A-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia who were treated with gemtuzumab ozogamicin plus standard chemotherapy experienced improved event-free survival and a reduced relapsed risk.

Patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia who were treated with either limited or continuous venetoclax and rituximab experienced improved responses during a 5-year follow-up.

Investigators announced positive topline results for the phase 3 QuANTUM-First trial, assessing the use of quizartinib plus chemotherapy for adult patients with newly diagnosed FLT3-ITD–positive acute myeloid leukemia.

Patients with relapsed/refractory adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia who were treated with AUTO1 experienced durable responses.

“I’ve done a lot of work [not only with] clinical trials, but also understanding the disease, the prognostic factors, and the management of adverse effects.”