The optimal immunochemotherapeutic regimen used for the management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients depends on a number of factors which include:
Preferred immunochemotheraptic regimens for the treatment of such patients who are older than 70 years of age (or younger than 70 years of age with a poor performance status) include (in order of preference):[15][16][17][18]
Preferred immunochemotheraptic regimens for the treatment of such patients who are younger than 70 years of age with a good performance status include (in order of preference):[19][20][21][22][23]
Preferred immunochemotheraptic regimens for the treatment of such patients who are older than 70 years of age (or younger than 70 years of age with a poor performance status) include (in order of preference):[24][25][26]
Preferred immunochemotheraptic regimens for the treatment of such patients who are younger than 70 years of age with a good performance status include (in order of preference):[27][28][29]
Preferred immunochemotheraptic regimens for the treatment of such patientsregardless the age group include (in order of preference):[30][31][32][33][34]
Preferred immunochemotheraptic regimens for the treatment of such patients who are older than 70 years of age (or younger than 70 years of age with a poor performance status) include (in order of preference):[35]
Preferred immunochemotheraptic regimens for the treatment of such patients who are younger than 70 years of age with a good performance status include (in order of preference):[36][37]
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↑Lozanski G, Heerema NA, Flinn IW, Smith L, Harbison J, Webb J, Moran M, Lucas M, Lin T, Hackbarth ML, Proffitt JH, Lucas D, Grever MR, Byrd JC (May 2004). "Alemtuzumab is an effective therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia with p53 mutations and deletions". Blood. 103 (9): 3278–81. doi:10.1182/blood-2003-10-3729. PMID14726385.
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↑Goede V, Fischer K, Busch R, Engelke A, Eichhorst B, Wendtner CM, Chagorova T, de la Serna J, Dilhuydy MS, Illmer T, Opat S, Owen CJ, Samoylova O, Kreuzer KA, Stilgenbauer S, Döhner H, Langerak AW, Ritgen M, Kneba M, Asikanius E, Humphrey K, Wenger M, Hallek M (March 2014). "Obinutuzumab plus chlorambucil in patients with CLL and coexisting conditions". N. Engl. J. Med. 370 (12): 1101–10. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1313984. PMID24401022.
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↑Hallek M, Fischer K, Fingerle-Rowson G, Fink AM, Busch R, Mayer J, Hensel M, Hopfinger G, Hess G, von Grünhagen U, Bergmann M, Catalano J, Zinzani PL, Caligaris-Cappio F, Seymour JF, Berrebi A, Jäger U, Cazin B, Trneny M, Westermann A, Wendtner CM, Eichhorst BF, Staib P, Bühler A, Winkler D, Zenz T, Böttcher S, Ritgen M, Mendila M, Kneba M, Döhner H, Stilgenbauer S (October 2010). "Addition of rituximab to fludarabine and cyclophosphamide in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial". Lancet. 376 (9747): 1164–74. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61381-5. PMID20888994.
↑Polizzotto MN, Tam CS, Milner A, Januszewicz EH, Prince HM, Westerman D, Wolf MM, Seymour JF (August 2006). "The influence of increasing age on the deliverability and toxicity of fludarabine-based combination chemotherapy regimens in patients with indolent lymphoproliferative disorders". Cancer. 107 (4): 773–80. doi:10.1002/cncr.22022. PMID16847886.
↑Eichhorst BF, Busch R, Stilgenbauer S, Stauch M, Bergmann MA, Ritgen M, Kranzhöfer N, Rohrberg R, Söling U, Burkhard O, Westermann A, Goede V, Schweighofer CD, Fischer K, Fink AM, Wendtner CM, Brittinger G, Döhner H, Emmerich B, Hallek M (October 2009). "First-line therapy with fludarabine compared with chlorambucil does not result in a major benefit for elderly patients with advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia". Blood. 114 (16): 3382–91. doi:10.1182/blood-2009-02-206185. PMID19605849.
↑Fischer K, Cramer P, Busch R, Böttcher S, Bahlo J, Schubert J, Pflüger KH, Schott S, Goede V, Isfort S, von Tresckow J, Fink AM, Bühler A, Winkler D, Kreuzer KA, Staib P, Ritgen M, Kneba M, Döhner H, Eichhorst BF, Hallek M, Stilgenbauer S, Wendtner CM (September 2012). "Bendamustine in combination with rituximab for previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a multicenter phase II trial of the German Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Study Group". J. Clin. Oncol. 30 (26): 3209–16. doi:10.1200/JCO.2011.39.2688. PMID22869884.
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↑Foon KA, Boyiadzis M, Land SR, Marks S, Raptis A, Pietragallo L, Meisner D, Laman A, Sulecki M, Butchko A, Schaefer P, Lenzer D, Tarhini A (February 2009). "Chemoimmunotherapy with low-dose fludarabine and cyclophosphamide and high dose rituximab in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia". J. Clin. Oncol. 27 (4): 498–503. doi:10.1200/JCO.2008.17.2619. PMID19075274.
↑Polizzotto MN, Tam CS, Milner A, Januszewicz EH, Prince HM, Westerman D, Wolf MM, Seymour JF (August 2006). "The influence of increasing age on the deliverability and toxicity of fludarabine-based combination chemotherapy regimens in patients with indolent lymphoproliferative disorders". Cancer. 107 (4): 773–80. doi:10.1002/cncr.22022. PMID16847886.
↑Fischer K, Cramer P, Busch R, Böttcher S, Bahlo J, Schubert J, Pflüger KH, Schott S, Goede V, Isfort S, von Tresckow J, Fink AM, Bühler A, Winkler D, Kreuzer KA, Staib P, Ritgen M, Kneba M, Döhner H, Eichhorst BF, Hallek M, Stilgenbauer S, Wendtner CM (September 2012). "Bendamustine in combination with rituximab for previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a multicenter phase II trial of the German Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Study Group". J. Clin. Oncol. 30 (26): 3209–16. doi:10.1200/JCO.2011.39.2688. PMID22869884.
↑Keating MJ, O'Brien S, Albitar M, Lerner S, Plunkett W, Giles F, Andreeff M, Cortes J, Faderl S, Thomas D, Koller C, Wierda W, Detry MA, Lynn A, Kantarjian H (June 2005). "Early results of a chemoimmunotherapy regimen of fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab as initial therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia". J. Clin. Oncol. 23 (18): 4079–88. doi:10.1200/JCO.2005.12.051. PMID15767648.
↑Geisler CH, van T' Veer MB, Jurlander J, Walewski J, Tjønnfjord G, Itälä Remes M, Kimby E, Kozak T, Polliack A, Wu KL, Wittebol S, Abrahamse-Testroote MC, Doorduijn J, Ghidey Alemayehu W, van Oers MH (May 2014). "Frontline low-dose alemtuzumab with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide prolongs progression-free survival in high-risk CLL". Blood. 123 (21): 3255–62. doi:10.1182/blood-2014-01-547737. PMID24735962.
↑Lozanski G, Heerema NA, Flinn IW, Smith L, Harbison J, Webb J, Moran M, Lucas M, Lin T, Hackbarth ML, Proffitt JH, Lucas D, Grever MR, Byrd JC (May 2004). "Alemtuzumab is an effective therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia with p53 mutations and deletions". Blood. 103 (9): 3278–81. doi:10.1182/blood-2003-10-3729. PMID14726385.
↑Polizzotto MN, Tam CS, Milner A, Januszewicz EH, Prince HM, Westerman D, Wolf MM, Seymour JF (August 2006). "The influence of increasing age on the deliverability and toxicity of fludarabine-based combination chemotherapy regimens in patients with indolent lymphoproliferative disorders". Cancer. 107 (4): 773–80. doi:10.1002/cncr.22022. PMID16847886.
↑Geisler CH, van T' Veer MB, Jurlander J, Walewski J, Tjønnfjord G, Itälä Remes M, Kimby E, Kozak T, Polliack A, Wu KL, Wittebol S, Abrahamse-Testroote MC, Doorduijn J, Ghidey Alemayehu W, van Oers MH (May 2014). "Frontline low-dose alemtuzumab with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide prolongs progression-free survival in high-risk CLL". Blood. 123 (21): 3255–62. doi:10.1182/blood-2014-01-547737. PMID24735962.
↑Polizzotto MN, Tam CS, Milner A, Januszewicz EH, Prince HM, Westerman D, Wolf MM, Seymour JF (August 2006). "The influence of increasing age on the deliverability and toxicity of fludarabine-based combination chemotherapy regimens in patients with indolent lymphoproliferative disorders". Cancer. 107 (4): 773–80. doi:10.1002/cncr.22022. PMID16847886.
↑Fischer K, Cramer P, Busch R, Böttcher S, Bahlo J, Schubert J, Pflüger KH, Schott S, Goede V, Isfort S, von Tresckow J, Fink AM, Bühler A, Winkler D, Kreuzer KA, Staib P, Ritgen M, Kneba M, Döhner H, Eichhorst BF, Hallek M, Stilgenbauer S, Wendtner CM (September 2012). "Bendamustine in combination with rituximab for previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a multicenter phase II trial of the German Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Study Group". J. Clin. Oncol. 30 (26): 3209–16. doi:10.1200/JCO.2011.39.2688. PMID22869884.
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↑Geisler CH, van T' Veer MB, Jurlander J, Walewski J, Tjønnfjord G, Itälä Remes M, Kimby E, Kozak T, Polliack A, Wu KL, Wittebol S, Abrahamse-Testroote MC, Doorduijn J, Ghidey Alemayehu W, van Oers MH (May 2014). "Frontline low-dose alemtuzumab with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide prolongs progression-free survival in high-risk CLL". Blood. 123 (21): 3255–62. doi:10.1182/blood-2014-01-547737. PMID24735962.
↑Lozanski G, Heerema NA, Flinn IW, Smith L, Harbison J, Webb J, Moran M, Lucas M, Lin T, Hackbarth ML, Proffitt JH, Lucas D, Grever MR, Byrd JC (May 2004). "Alemtuzumab is an effective therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia with p53 mutations and deletions". Blood. 103 (9): 3278–81. doi:10.1182/blood-2003-10-3729. PMID14726385.
↑Goede V, Fischer K, Busch R, Engelke A, Eichhorst B, Wendtner CM, Chagorova T, de la Serna J, Dilhuydy MS, Illmer T, Opat S, Owen CJ, Samoylova O, Kreuzer KA, Stilgenbauer S, Döhner H, Langerak AW, Ritgen M, Kneba M, Asikanius E, Humphrey K, Wenger M, Hallek M (March 2014). "Obinutuzumab plus chlorambucil in patients with CLL and coexisting conditions". N. Engl. J. Med. 370 (12): 1101–10. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1313984. PMID24401022.
↑Polizzotto MN, Tam CS, Milner A, Januszewicz EH, Prince HM, Westerman D, Wolf MM, Seymour JF (August 2006). "The influence of increasing age on the deliverability and toxicity of fludarabine-based combination chemotherapy regimens in patients with indolent lymphoproliferative disorders". Cancer. 107 (4): 773–80. doi:10.1002/cncr.22022. PMID16847886.
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