The Toxicity of Brute-Nab

Key articles and trials discussed in the episode:
1.      Excellent review in NEJM on treatment of CLL (2020): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1908213

2.     Alliance Trial (Ibrutinib vs chemoimmunotherapy in older patients with untreated CLL): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1812836

3.     E1912 (Ibrutinib vs chemoimmunotherapy in younger/fit patients with CLL): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1817073

4.     RCT testing Acalabrutinib vs Ibrutinib (non-inferiority) in relapsed CLL: https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.21.01210

5.     ELEVATE-TN Study (Acalabrutinib with or without obinutuzumab versus chlorambucil and obinutuzumab): https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30262-2/fulltext

6.     CLL-11 trial (showed that obinutuzumab>rituximab in CLL): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1313984

7.      Initial data from German CLL-13 trial: https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/138/Supplement%201/71/477548/A-Randomized-Phase-III-Study-of-Venetoclax-Based

8.    Ventricular arrhythmia and sudden death with BTK inhibitor: https://ashpublications.org/blood/article-abstract/doi/10.1182/blood.2022016953/486090/Ventricular-Arrhythmias-and-Sudden-Death-Events?redirectedFrom=fulltext\

9.    CLL14 trial (venetoclax-obinutuzumab in untreated CLL): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1815281

10.  Extended follow-up and MRD dynamics in CLL14 trial: https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.21.01181

11.   CAPTIVATE Study on fixed-duration Ibrutinib-venetoclax in newly diagnosed CLL: https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/139/22/3278/484114/Fixed-duration-ibrutinib-plus-venetoclax-for-first

12.   Ibrutinib-Venetoclax for treatment of CLL: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1900574

13.   GLOW study (Ibrutinib-Venetoclax vs Chlorambucil-Obinutuzumab): https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/EVIDoa2200006