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Targeted Agents in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): Advancements in Overall Survival Outcomes? Poster Abstract. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Molica, S., Shanafelt, T. D., Allsup, D., & Giannarelli, D. (2024, December). Targeted Agents in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): Advancements in Overall Survival Outcomes? Poster Abstract. Presented at 65th ASH Annual Meeting, San Diego, California

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The impact of targeted agents (TAs) in fully mitigating the detrimental effects of CLL on overall survival (OS) remains uncertain. To address this, we compared the 5-year OS of treatment-naïve CLL pts who received targeted agents... Read More about Targeted Agents in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): Advancements in Overall Survival Outcomes? Poster Abstract..

Ibrutinib Plus Venetoclax with MRD-Directed Duration of Treatment Is Superior to FCR and Is a New Standard of Care for Previously Untreated CLL: Report of the Phase III UK NCRI FLAIR Study (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hillmen, P., Cairns, D. A., Bloor, A. J. C., Allsup, D., Cwynarski, K., Pettitt, A., Paneesha, S., Fox, C. P., Eyre, T. A., Forconi, F., Elmusharaf, N., Kennedy, B., Gribben, J. G., Pemberton, N., Sheehy, O., Preston, G., Schuh, A., Howard, D., Hockaday, A., Jackson, S., …Munir, T. Ibrutinib Plus Venetoclax with MRD-Directed Duration of Treatment Is Superior to FCR and Is a New Standard of Care for Previously Untreated CLL: Report of the Phase III UK NCRI FLAIR Study. Presented at 65th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA

Introduction: Ibrutinib (I), an irreversible Btk inhibitor, and venetoclax (V), a Bcl-2 inhibitor, improve CLL outcomes in trials compared to chemoimmunotherapy. I and V target two key pathophysiological pathways in CLL and should be synergistic. Thi... Read More about Ibrutinib Plus Venetoclax with MRD-Directed Duration of Treatment Is Superior to FCR and Is a New Standard of Care for Previously Untreated CLL: Report of the Phase III UK NCRI FLAIR Study.

Molecular Analysis at Relapse of Patients Treated on the Ibrutinib and Rituximab Arm of the National Multi-Centre Phase III FLAIR Study in Previously Untreated CLL Patients (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sarma, A., Evans, C., Dalal, S., Webster, N., Rawstron, A., Shingles, J., Newton, D., Cairns, D. A., Glover, P., Grand, T., Warren, H., Bell, S., Girvan, S., Greatorex, N., Hockaday, A., Jackson, S., Phillips, D., Stones, D., Allsup, D., Bloor, A. J. C., …Hillmen, P. Molecular Analysis at Relapse of Patients Treated on the Ibrutinib and Rituximab Arm of the National Multi-Centre Phase III FLAIR Study in Previously Untreated CLL Patients. Presented at 65th ASH Annual Meeting And Exposition, San Diego, CA

Using Peripheral Blood (PB) Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) Levels to Predict <0.01% Bone Marrow Disease (BM uMRD4): Identification of Effective PB Targets for CLL Treatment Cessation in the Ibrutinib+Venetoclax Arm of the FLAIR Trial (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rawstron, A., Webster, N., Dalal, S., de Tute, R. M., Bell, S., Cairns, D. A., Girvan, S., Greatorex, N., Hockaday, A., Jackson, S., Phillips, D., Stones, D., Allsup, D., Bloor, A. J. C., Sarma, A., Varghese, A. M., Munir, T., & Hillmen, P. Using Peripheral Blood (PB) Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) Levels to Predict <0.01% Bone Marrow Disease (BM uMRD4): Identification of Effective PB Targets for CLL Treatment Cessation in the Ibrutinib+Venetoclax Arm of the FLAIR Trial. Presented at 65th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA

The evolving landscape of COVID-19 and post-COVID condition in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: A study by ERIC, the European research initiative on CLL (2023)
Journal Article
Visentin, A., Chatzikonstantinou, T., Scarfò, L., Kapetanakis, A., Demosthenous, C., Karakatsoulis, G., ERIC Group, Minga, E., Chamou, D., Allsup, D., Cabrero, A. A., Andres, M., Antic, D., Baile, M., Baliakas, P., Besikli-Dimou, S., Bron, D., Chatzileontiadou, S., Cordoba, R., Correa, J. G., …Te Raa, D. (2023). The evolving landscape of COVID-19 and post-COVID condition in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: A study by ERIC, the European research initiative on CLL. American Journal of Hematology, 98(12), 1856-1868. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.27093

In this retrospective international multicenter study, we describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and related disorders (small lymphocytic lymphoma and high-count monoclonal B lymphocytos... Read More about The evolving landscape of COVID-19 and post-COVID condition in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: A study by ERIC, the European research initiative on CLL.

Consensus Statements Highlight the Need of Harmonizing Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Management Worldwide (2023)
Journal Article
Molica, S., Rossi, M., & Allsup, D. (2023). Consensus Statements Highlight the Need of Harmonizing Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Management Worldwide. Acta Haematologica, 147(3), 257-259. https://doi.org/10.1159/000533349

In addition to the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines that are reference standards for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in Europe and the USA, several consensus... Read More about Consensus Statements Highlight the Need of Harmonizing Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Management Worldwide.

Advancements in the Treatment of CLL: The Rise of Zanubrutinib as a Preferred Therapeutic Option (2023)
Journal Article
Molica, S., Tam, C., Allsup, D., & Polliack, A. (2023). Advancements in the Treatment of CLL: The Rise of Zanubrutinib as a Preferred Therapeutic Option. Cancers, 15(14), Article 3737. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15143737

Ibrutinib, the first-in-class Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi), is a commonly deployed therapeutic option for previously untreated and relapsed/refractory (R/R) patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The use of ibrutinib is, howev... Read More about Advancements in the Treatment of CLL: The Rise of Zanubrutinib as a Preferred Therapeutic Option.

Ibrutinib and rituximab versus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab for patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (FLAIR): interim analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial (2023)
Journal Article
Hillmen, P., Pitchford, A., Bloor, A., Broom, A., Young, M., Kennedy, B., Walewska, R., Furtado, M., Preston, G., Neilson, J. R., Pemberton, N., Sidra, G., Morley, N., Cwynarski, K., Schuh, A., Forconi, F., Elmusharaf, N., Paneesha, S., Fox, C. P., Howard, D. R., …Munir, T. (2023). Ibrutinib and rituximab versus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab for patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (FLAIR): interim analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. The lancet oncology, 24(5), 535-552. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045%2823%2900144-4

Background: The approval of Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors in patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) was based on trials which compared ibrutinib with alkylating agents in patients considered unfit for fludara... Read More about Ibrutinib and rituximab versus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab for patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (FLAIR): interim analysis of a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial.

An updated perspective on immunoglobulin replacement in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in the era of targeted therapies (2023)
Journal Article
Khan, S., Allsup, D., & Molica, S. (2023). An updated perspective on immunoglobulin replacement in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in the era of targeted therapies. Frontiers in Oncology, 13, Article 1135812. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1135812

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is a malignancy of clonally expanded antigen-switched, neoplastic, mature B cells. CLL is characterised by a variable degree of immunosuppression and secondary hypogammaglobulinemia. B-cell depleting therapies have... Read More about An updated perspective on immunoglobulin replacement in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in the era of targeted therapies.

Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Baldwin, Z.-A., Busby, S., Allsup, D., Cohen, J., & Bamidele, O. (2023). Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol. PLoS ONE, 18(3), Article e0282458. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282458

Introduction Haematological malignancies are a heterogenous group of blood and lymphatic cancers. Survivorship care is a similarly diverse term concerning patients’ health and wellbeing from diagnosis to end of life. Survivorship care for patients wi... Read More about Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol.

The Integration of Efficacy and Safety Outcomes Identifies the Net Clinical Benefit of Targeted Agents in Upfront Therapy of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Results of Network Meta-Analysis (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Molica, S., Allsup, D., Polliack, A., & Giannarelli, D. (2022, December). The Integration of Efficacy and Safety Outcomes Identifies the Net Clinical Benefit of Targeted Agents in Upfront Therapy of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Results of Network Meta-Analysis. Presented at American Society of Haematology Annual Congress, New Orleans

Thrombotic and bleeding complications in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and severe COVID-19: a study of ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL (2022)
Journal Article
Antic, D., Milic, N., Chatzikonstantinou, T., Scarfò, L., Otasevic, V., Rajovic, N., Allsup, D., Alonso Cabrero, A., Andres, M., Baile Gonzales, M., Capasso, A., Collado, R., Cordoba, R., Cuéllar-García, C., Correa, J. G., De Paoli, L., De Paolis, M. R., Del Poeta, G., Dimou, M., Doubek, M., …Stamatopoulos, K. (2022). Thrombotic and bleeding complications in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and severe COVID-19: a study of ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL. Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 15(1), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13045-022-01333-0

BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may be more susceptible to COVID-19 related poor outcomes, including thrombosis and death, due to the advanced age, the presence of comorbidities, and the disease and treatment-related immu... Read More about Thrombotic and bleeding complications in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and severe COVID-19: a study of ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL.

PRO: Biomarker surveillance for invasive fungal infections without antifungal prophylaxis could safely reduce antifungal use in acute leukaemia (2022)
Journal Article
Taynton, T., Barlow, G., & Allsup, D. (2022). PRO: Biomarker surveillance for invasive fungal infections without antifungal prophylaxis could safely reduce antifungal use in acute leukaemia. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 4(4), Article dlac074. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlac074

Mould-active antifungal prophylaxis is frequently used to prevent invasive fungal infection in patients with acute leukaemia being treated with intensive chemotherapy. Invasive fungal infections are difficult to diagnose, and despite the use of proph... Read More about PRO: Biomarker surveillance for invasive fungal infections without antifungal prophylaxis could safely reduce antifungal use in acute leukaemia.

S145: THE COMBINATION OF IBRUTINIB PLUS VENETOCLAX RESULTS IN A HIGH RATE OF MRD NEGATIVITY IN PREVIOUSLY UNTREATED CLL: THE RESULTS OF THE PLANNED INTERIM ANALYSIS OF THE PHASE III NCRI FLAIR TRIAL (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hillmen, P., Pitchford, A., Bloor, A., Pettitt, A., Patten, P., Forconi, F., Schuh, A., Fox, C., Elmusharaf, N., Gatto, S., Kennedy, B., Gribben, J., Pemberton, N., Sheehy, O., Preston, G., Howard, D., Hockaday, A., Cairns, D., Jackson, S., Greatorex, N., …Munir, T. (2022, June). S145: THE COMBINATION OF IBRUTINIB PLUS VENETOCLAX RESULTS IN A HIGH RATE OF MRD NEGATIVITY IN PREVIOUSLY UNTREATED CLL: THE RESULTS OF THE PLANNED INTERIM ANALYSIS OF THE PHASE III NCRI FLAIR TRIAL. Presented at European Haematology Association Congress, Vienna

Background: Ibrutinib (I) and venetoclax (V) improve outcome in CLL. I rarely eradicates measurable residual disease (MRD), whereas V (alone or with anti-CD20) can eradicate MRD permitting time limited therapy. Small studies suggest synergy between I... Read More about S145: THE COMBINATION OF IBRUTINIB PLUS VENETOCLAX RESULTS IN A HIGH RATE OF MRD NEGATIVITY IN PREVIOUSLY UNTREATED CLL: THE RESULTS OF THE PLANNED INTERIM ANALYSIS OF THE PHASE III NCRI FLAIR TRIAL.

P673: DEPLETION AND RECOVERY OF NORMAL B-CELLS DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT WITH CHEMOIMMUNOTHERAPY, IBRUTINIB OR VENETOCLAX. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rawstron, A., Webster, N., Pitchford, A., Dalal, S., Bloor, A., de Tute, R., Hockaday, A., Jackson, S., Cairns, D., Greatorex, N., Allsup, D., Munir, T., & Hillmen, P. (2022, June). P673: DEPLETION AND RECOVERY OF NORMAL B-CELLS DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT WITH CHEMOIMMUNOTHERAPY, IBRUTINIB OR VENETOCLAX. Presented at European Haematology Association, Vienna

Background: Infectious complications are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL). Therapeutic approaches that deplete CLL cells also affect normal B-cells. Optimal treatment would result in eradication of CLL c... Read More about P673: DEPLETION AND RECOVERY OF NORMAL B-CELLS DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT WITH CHEMOIMMUNOTHERAPY, IBRUTINIB OR VENETOCLAX..