Chemoimmunotherapy in the First-Line Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia: Dead Yet, or Alive and Kicking?

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00179906:_____/21:10429228

Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=c9K1Dt-7iH" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=c9K1Dt-7iH</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13133134" target="_blank" >10.3390/cancers13133134</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Chemoimmunotherapy in the First-Line Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia: Dead Yet, or Alive and Kicking?

Original language description

Simple Summary: Chemoimmunotherapy has been the cornerstone of the first-line treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia for almost a decade: FCR (fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, rituximab) or BR (bendamustine, rixutimab) regimens for fit patients and G-CLB (obinutuzumab, chlorambucil) being the most prominent examples. However, on the basis of several recent randomised phase III trials, chemoimmunotherapy is being replaced by treatment with regimens based on oral targeted inhibitors such as Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors ibrutinib and acalabrutinib, or bcl-2 inhibitor venetoclax. While these agents demonstrated significantly better efficacy than chemoimmunotherapy in terms of longer progression-free survival, the problems associated with their use include a specific spectrum of side effects, the need for long-term therapy, and a significant economic burden. This review focuses on the current role of chemoimmunotherapy in treatment-naïve patients with CLL. Abstract: The paradigm of first-line treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is currently undergoing a radical change. On the basis of several randomised phase III trials showing prolongation of progression-free survival, chemoimmunotherapy is being replaced by treatment based on novel, orally available targeted inhibitors such as Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors ibrutinib and acalabrutinib or bcl-2 inhibitor venetoclax. However, the use of these agents may be associated with other disadvantages. First, with the exception of one trial in younger/fit patients, no studies have so far demonstrated benefit regarding the ultimate endpoint of overall survival. Second, oral inhibitors are extremely expensive and thus currently unavailable due to the absence of reimbursement in some countries. Third, treatment with ibrutinib and acalabrutinib necessitates long-term administration until progression; this may be associated with accumulation of late side effects, problems with patient compliance, and selection of resistant clones. Therefore, the identification of a subset of patients who could benefit from chemoimmunotherapy would be ideal. Current data suggest that patients with the mutated variable region of the immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGHV) achieve fairly durable remissions, especially when treated with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR) regimen. This review discusses current options for treatment-naïve patients with CLL.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30204 - Oncology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Cancers

ISSN

2072-6694

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

13

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

3134

UT code for WoS article

000671037500001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85108264145