Table 2.

Available evidence for standard of care treatment strategies after BTKi discontinuation for CLL progression or intolerance

Subsequent therapyStudy designNumber of patients in group of interestClinical settingPrior therapies, median (range)ORRProgression data on subsequent therapySurvival data on subsequent therapy
Venetoclax Prospective24  91 Progression on ibrutinib (n = 50), progression following ibrutinib discontinuation (n = 41) reasons for ibrutinib discontinuation: intolerance (n = 30), achievement of maximal benefit on ibrutinib (n = 6), completion of defined ibrutinib course (n = 3), unspecified (n = 2) 4 (1-15) 65% (63% in patients with prior ibrutinib intolerance, 54% for progression on ibrutinib) 1-y PFS: 75% median PFS: 24.7 mo 1-y OS: 91% 
Retrospective26  13 KI discontinuation (progression or intolerance) Not reported 76% Not reported Not reported 
Retrospective27  Not reported BCRi discontinuation (progression or intolerance) Not reported 74% 24-mo PFS: 75% Not reported 
Retrospective 115 Prior ibrutinib 3 (0-11) 69% 12-mo PFS: 68% For entire cohort of 141 venetoclax treated patients, prior BTKi was not associated with inferior PFS 12-mo OS: 88% For entire cohort of 141 venetoclax treated patients 
Retrospective43  62 post-BTKi alone, 10 post-BTKi and PI3Ki BTKi discontinuation (progression or intolerance) 3 (1-15) post BTKi alone, 5 (3-15) post BTKi and PI3Ki 85% in post-BTKi alone, 80% in post BTKi and PI3Ki 1-y PFS 65% Estimated for entire cohort, prior exposure to BTKi was not significantly associated with inferior PFS 1-y OS 75% 
Median OS 61% Estimated for entire cohort, prior exposure to BTKi was not significantly associated with inferior OS 
Acalabrutinib Prospective23  33 Ibrutinib intolerance 4 (2-13) 76% 1-y PFS: 83% Not reported 
Idelalisib Retrospective26  16 Ibrutinib discontinuation (progression or intolerance) Not reported 28% Not reported Not reported 
Retrospective27  Not reported Ibrutinib discontinuation (progression or intolerance) Not reported 46% Median PFS: 9 mo Not reported 
Umbralisib Prospective38  44 BTKi intolerant 2 (1-7) Not reported Median PFS: 23.5 mo For entire cohort of 51 patients, including 7 with prior PI3Ki intolerance Not reported 
Subsequent therapyStudy designNumber of patients in group of interestClinical settingPrior therapies, median (range)ORRProgression data on subsequent therapySurvival data on subsequent therapy
Venetoclax Prospective24  91 Progression on ibrutinib (n = 50), progression following ibrutinib discontinuation (n = 41) reasons for ibrutinib discontinuation: intolerance (n = 30), achievement of maximal benefit on ibrutinib (n = 6), completion of defined ibrutinib course (n = 3), unspecified (n = 2) 4 (1-15) 65% (63% in patients with prior ibrutinib intolerance, 54% for progression on ibrutinib) 1-y PFS: 75% median PFS: 24.7 mo 1-y OS: 91% 
Retrospective26  13 KI discontinuation (progression or intolerance) Not reported 76% Not reported Not reported 
Retrospective27  Not reported BCRi discontinuation (progression or intolerance) Not reported 74% 24-mo PFS: 75% Not reported 
Retrospective 115 Prior ibrutinib 3 (0-11) 69% 12-mo PFS: 68% For entire cohort of 141 venetoclax treated patients, prior BTKi was not associated with inferior PFS 12-mo OS: 88% For entire cohort of 141 venetoclax treated patients 
Retrospective43  62 post-BTKi alone, 10 post-BTKi and PI3Ki BTKi discontinuation (progression or intolerance) 3 (1-15) post BTKi alone, 5 (3-15) post BTKi and PI3Ki 85% in post-BTKi alone, 80% in post BTKi and PI3Ki 1-y PFS 65% Estimated for entire cohort, prior exposure to BTKi was not significantly associated with inferior PFS 1-y OS 75% 
Median OS 61% Estimated for entire cohort, prior exposure to BTKi was not significantly associated with inferior OS 
Acalabrutinib Prospective23  33 Ibrutinib intolerance 4 (2-13) 76% 1-y PFS: 83% Not reported 
Idelalisib Retrospective26  16 Ibrutinib discontinuation (progression or intolerance) Not reported 28% Not reported Not reported 
Retrospective27  Not reported Ibrutinib discontinuation (progression or intolerance) Not reported 46% Median PFS: 9 mo Not reported 
Umbralisib Prospective38  44 BTKi intolerant 2 (1-7) Not reported Median PFS: 23.5 mo For entire cohort of 51 patients, including 7 with prior PI3Ki intolerance Not reported 
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