1. Survival improvement of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in routine care 1995-2017.
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Weide R, Feiten S, Chakupurakal G, Friesenhahn V, Kleboth K, Köppler H, Lutschkin J, van Roye C, Thomalla J, and Heymanns J
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- Antibodies, Monoclonal therapeutic use, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Immunotherapy, Male, Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell diagnosis, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell drug therapy, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell epidemiology
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Seven hundred and twenty-four CLL-outpatients with a median age of 67 (35-92) were analyzed. Four hundred and twenty-seven (59%) were male, 297 (41%) female. At diagnosis 556 (77%) were in Binet stage A, 91 (13%) stage B and 36 (5%) stage C. Forty-six percent received treatment during the evaluation period. Treatment consisted of purine analogs in 38%, alkylating agents in 96%, chemoimmunotherapy with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies in 63%, ibrutinib in 9%, venetoclax in 1% and idelalisib in 3%. 3% received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Overall survival (OS) according to Binet stage was: A 13.9 years (0.1-37.4), B 9.2 years (1.4-29.3) and C 7.9 years (0.5-19.4) respectively. Median OS from the start of therapy improved over time; 1995-2001: 5.8 years, 2002-2008: 6.1 years and 2009-2017: median not reached. Survival of patients with CLL has improved in routine care and was strongly related to active disease, disease stage, performance status and whether therapy included an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody.
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- 2020
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