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What would be your choice of therapy in a fit patient with relapsed CLL previously treated with bendamustine and rituximab who does not want BTK inhibitor therapy?

Relapsed disease occurred 3.5 years after initial treatment
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Hematology · Mayo Clinic
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I am assuming that this individual who has relapsed was receiving initial therapy with bendamustine rituximab is a young, under 65 years of age, CLL patient who does not prefer to have a BTK inhibitor. This is not an uncommon situation given the increasing knowledge of the chronic low-grade toxiciti...

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Medical Oncology · Ohio State University
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For a fit patient with relapsed CLL who did not want BTK inhibitor therapy, venetoclax plus rituximab (based on Murano study) is the most effective standard of care regimen. This is a fixed 2-year duration of therapy, with 4 year PFS of about 75%. Alternative options would include a PI3K inhibitor (...

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