First-line treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia with ibrutinib plus obinutuzumab versus chlorambucil plus obinutuzumab: final analysis of the randomized, phase 3 iLLUMINATE trial
Abstract
iLLUMINATE is a randomized, open-label phase III study of ibrutinib plus obinutuzumab (n=113) versus chlorambucil plus obinutuzumab (n=116) as first-line therapy for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma. Eligible patients were aged >=65 years, or =3 adverse events were most prevalent in the first 6 months of ibrutinib plus obinutuzumab treatment and generally decreased over time, except for hypertension.
In this final analysis with up to 52 months of follow-up (median 45 months), ibrutinib plus obinutuzumab showed sustained clinical benefit, in terms of progression- free survival, in first-line treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including in patients with high-risk features. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02264574.