CLL-144 Real-World Healthcare Costs Among Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Receiving First-Line Treatment With Venetoclax + Obinutuzumab Versus Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Ravelo A, Patel A, To T, Li S, Huntington S. CLL-144 Real-World Healthcare Costs Among Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Receiving First-Line Treatment With Venetoclax + Obinutuzumab Versus Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2024, 24: s345. DOI: 10.1016/s2152-2650(24)01263-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPer-patient per-monthPer-patient per-month costsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaBruton tyrosine kinase inhibitorFirst-line treatmentTyrosine kinase inhibitorsLymphocytic leukemiaMonths 0Kinase inhibitorsHealthcare costsCLL/small lymphocytic lymphomaFixed-duration treatmentFirst-line therapyOff-treatment periodMonths post-indexMonths pre-indexRetrospective observational studyClinical trial enrollmentUS health planCommercially insured patientsLymphocytic lymphomaPrimary cancerFirst-linePost-indexIbrutinibReal‐world analysis of adverse event rates after initiation of ibrutinib among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Huntington S, de Nigris E, Puckett J, Kamal‐Bahl S, Farooqui M, Ryland K, Sarpong E, Leng S, Yang X, Doshi J. Real‐world analysis of adverse event rates after initiation of ibrutinib among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e6953. PMID: 38348963, PMCID: PMC10832339, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaRate of adverse eventsIncidence rate of adverse eventsAdverse eventsPatient-monthsLymphocytic leukemiaIncidence ratePatients treated with ibrutinibTreatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemiaStandard-of-care therapyNon-discontinuationInitiation of ibrutinibBTK inhibitor ibrutinibAdverse event ratesPotential side effectsInhibitor ibrutinibMedicare beneficiariesReal-world analysisAtrial fibrillationFollow-upIbrutinibSide effectsReal-world outcomesEvent ratesLeukemia