Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Elizabeth J. Shpall, MD, professor, deputy department chair, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Division of Cancer Medicine, medical director, Cell Therapy Laboratory, director, Cord Blood Bank, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses idelalisib and ibrutinib for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

John C. Byrd, MD, discussed what his clinical experience has revealed about the optimal use of ibrutinib and idelalisib in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, as well as unanswered questions and challenges concerning these novel agents.

Patients with untreated or relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia achieved durable responses with single-agent ibrutinib (Imbruvica).

The FDA has granted a priority review designation to ofatumumab as a maintenance therapy for patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia following a response to second- or third-line therapy.

Fitness, age, and disease risk status form the basis for decision-making about first-line therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

A supplemental new drug application has been submitted for the BTK inhibitor ibrutinib (Imbruvica) as a therapy for treatment-naive patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who are over the age of 65.

Asher A. Chanan-Khan, MD, chair, Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic in Florida, discusses ibrutinib as a backbone of treatment for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Treatment with single-agent venetoclax has met the primary endpoint of a pivotal phase II study for patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia harboring the 17p deletion.

John C. Byrd, MD, discusses receiving the American Society of Hematology's 2015 William Dameshek Prize for his numerous therapeutic breakthroughs in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, his impactful career, and his goals for the future.

The utilization of idelalisib increased substantially between the first and second quarters of 2015, representing promising growth in a highly competitive setting.

A supplemental biologics license application has been submitted to the FDA for ofatumumab as a maintenance therapy in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia following a response to second- or third-line therapy.

Jeffrey Jones, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and section head of the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) research program at Ohio State University, discusses idelalisib (Zydelig) combinations in CLL.

Jennifer A. Woyach, MD, discusses examining the role of BTK inhibition in CLL using murine and cellular models and mechanisms of resistance to BTK inhibitor therapy.