Ibrutinib as Initial Therapy for Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Author(s) -
Jan A. Burger,
Alessandra Tedeschi,
Paul M. Barr,
Tadeusz Robak,
Carolyn Owen,
Paolo Ghia,
Osnat Bairey,
Peter Hillmen,
Nancy L. Bartlett,
Jianyong Li,
David Simpson,
Sebastian Grosicki,
Stephen Devereux,
Helen O. McCarthy,
Steven Coutré,
Hang Quach,
Gianluca Gaïdano,
Zvenyslava Maslyak,
Don A. Stevens,
Ann Janssens,
Fritz Offner,
Jiřı́ Mayer,
Michael O’Dwyer,
Andrzej Hellmann,
Anna Schuh,
Tanya Siddiqi,
Aaron Polliack,
Constantine S. Tam,
Deepali Suri,
Mei Cheng,
Fong Clow,
Lori Styles,
Danelle F. James,
Thomas J. Kipps
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1509388
Subject(s) - ibrutinib , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , chlorambucil , medicine , oncology , immunosuppression , lymphocytic infiltration , leukemia , chemotherapy , cyclophosphamide
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) primarily affects older persons who often have coexisting conditions in addition to disease-related immunosuppression and myelosuppression. We conducted an international, open-label, randomized phase 3 trial to compare two oral agents, ibrutinib and chlorambucil, in previously untreated older patients with CLL or small lymphocytic lymphoma.
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