Evolving Strategies in First-Line Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Is There a Role for Chemoimmunotherapy?
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With the enormous progress made in treatment and management, many oncologists have called this the golden age of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The past few years alone have seen the approval of multiple agents, including small molecule inhibitors that have led to longer, more durable periods of disease control. However, the introduction of these new drugs into the armamentarium has raised an important question regarding standard of care: is there still a role for chemoimmunotherapy in the first-line setting? At the NCCN 2019 Annual Congress: Hematologic Malignancies, Drs. William G. Wierda and Jennifer R. Brown presented opposing sides of the debate.
Disclosures: Dr. Wierda has disclosed that he is a consultant for Genzyme Corporation and receives grant/research support from AbbVie, Inc., Acerta Pharma, Genentech, Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP, Juno Therapeutics, Inc., Karyopharm Therapeutics, Kite Pharma, Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline/Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Loxo Oncology, Inc., miRagen Therapeutics, Inc., Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc., Xencor, Inc., Pharmacyclics, and Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Brown has disclosed that she is a consultant for Abbvie, Acerta, Astra-Zeneca, Beigene, Catapult, Dynamo Therapeutics, Juno/Celgene, Kite, Novartis, Octapharma, Pfizer, Pharmacyclics, Sunesis, TG Therapeutics, Verastem; has received honoraria from Janssen; received grant/research support from Gilead, Loxo, Sun and Verastem; and is a scientific consultant for Morphosys and Invectys. Dr. Zelenetz has disclosed that he received consulting fees from AbbVie, Inc., Amgen Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Celgene Corporation, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, Genentech, Inc./Roche Laboratories, Inc., and Pharmacyclics; is a scientific advisor for AbbVie, Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, and MorphoSys AG; and receives grant/research support from BeiGene, Gilead Sciences, Inc., MEI Pharma Inc., and Roche Laboratories, Inc. Dr. Abramson has disclosed that he receives consulting fees from AbbVie, Inc., Bayer HealthCare, Celgene Corporation, EMD Serono, Genentech, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Kite Pharma, and Roche Laboratories, Inc. Dr. Jain has disclosed that he is a consultant for AbbVie, Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Genentech, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Precision Biosciences, Verastem, and Pharmacyclics; receives grant/research support from AbbVie, Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Genentech, Inc., Incyte Corporation, Adaptive Biotechnologies, ADC Therapeutics, Cellectis, Precision Biosciences, Servier, Verastem, Pfizer, Inc., and Pharmacyclics; is a scientific advisor for AbbVie, Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Genentech, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Precision Biosciences, Verastem, and Pharmacyclics; and has received honoraria from AbbVie, Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Genentech, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Precision Biosciences, Verastem, and Pharmacyclics. Dr. Park has disclosed that he receives grant/research support from Amgen Inc., Genentech, Inc., Incyte Corporation, Juno Therapeutics, Inc., Kite Pharma, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and Servier; and is a scientific advisor for from Amgen Inc., AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, GlaxoSmithKline, Incyte Corporation, Kite Pharma, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Allogene Therapeutics, Autolus Therapeutics plc, and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
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