Table 1.

Completed phase 3 clinical trials examining chemotherapy-free regimens vs standard of care in relapsed/refractory CLL

Novel agentControl armPrior lines of therapy in novel agent arm, median (range)Patients with prior novel agent exposureOutcomes (novel agent vs control arm)
Ibrutinib Ofatumumab 3 (1-12) Not reported ORR: 91% for ibrutinib 
Median PFS: 44.1 vs 8.1 mo 
Median OS: 67.7 vs 65.1 mo 
Acalabrutinib Investigator’s choice: bendamustine or idelalisib/rituximab 1 (1-8) Patients with prior BCRi or venetoclax were excluded ORR: 81 vs 76% 
1-y PFS: 88% vs 68% vs 69% 
Idelalisib/rituximab Placebo/rituximab 3 (1-12) None; prior BTK or PI3Ki as exclusion criteria ORR: 81% vs 13% 
6-mo PFS: 93% vs 46% 
1-y OS: 92% vs 80% 
Duvelisib Ofatumumab 2 (1-10) None; prior BTK or PI3Ki as exclusion criteria ORR: 74% vs 45% 
Median PFS: 13.3 vs 9.9 mo 
Venetoclax/rituximab9,10  Bendamustine 1 (1->3) BCRi in 5 patients (2.6%) ORR 92% vs 72% 
3-y PFS: 71% vs 15% 
3-y OS: 88% vs 80% 
Novel agentControl armPrior lines of therapy in novel agent arm, median (range)Patients with prior novel agent exposureOutcomes (novel agent vs control arm)
Ibrutinib Ofatumumab 3 (1-12) Not reported ORR: 91% for ibrutinib 
Median PFS: 44.1 vs 8.1 mo 
Median OS: 67.7 vs 65.1 mo 
Acalabrutinib Investigator’s choice: bendamustine or idelalisib/rituximab 1 (1-8) Patients with prior BCRi or venetoclax were excluded ORR: 81 vs 76% 
1-y PFS: 88% vs 68% vs 69% 
Idelalisib/rituximab Placebo/rituximab 3 (1-12) None; prior BTK or PI3Ki as exclusion criteria ORR: 81% vs 13% 
6-mo PFS: 93% vs 46% 
1-y OS: 92% vs 80% 
Duvelisib Ofatumumab 2 (1-10) None; prior BTK or PI3Ki as exclusion criteria ORR: 74% vs 45% 
Median PFS: 13.3 vs 9.9 mo 
Venetoclax/rituximab9,10  Bendamustine 1 (1->3) BCRi in 5 patients (2.6%) ORR 92% vs 72% 
3-y PFS: 71% vs 15% 
3-y OS: 88% vs 80% 

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