Table 4.

Summary of time-limited frontline trials

ReferenceTrialPatientsPrimary end pointResults
Randomized phase 3 trials 
Shanafelt et al17 ,
ECOG1912 
FCR vs I-R Age <70
no del 17p
N = 529 
PFS
FU: 33.6 mo 
I - R > FCR (89.4% vs 72.9% at 3 y; HR: 0.35; 95% CI, 0.22-0.56; P < .001)
OS: I - R > FCR (98.8% vs 91.5% at 3 y)
HR: 0.17; 95% CI, 0.05-0.54; P < .001 
Al-Sawaf et al,
CLL14 
CLB-O vs VEN-O CIRS >6 and/or Cl. creat 30-69 mL/min
N = 432 
PFS
FU: 39.6 mo 
VEN-O > CLB-O (NE vs 35.5 mo)
HR: 0.31, 95% CI, 0.22–0.44; P < .0001 
Woyach et al, ALLIANCE BR/I-R/I Age >65
N = 447 
PFS
FU: 38 mo 
I-R > BR. HR: 0.38; 95% CI, 0.25-0.59; P < .001
I > BR. HR: 0.39; 95% CI, 0.26-0.58; P < .001 
Kater et al23 ,
GLOW 
VEN-I/CLB-O Age >65 or CIRS >6 or Cl. creat <70 mL/min
N = 211 
PFS
FU: 27.7 mo 
VEN-I > CLB-O
HR: 0.216 (95% CI, 0.131-0.357); p < .0001)
 
Phase 2 trials 
Michallet et al24 , ICLL07 I-O+/−4 courses FCO-I Fit patients, no del 17p or p53
N = 135 
CR + BM MRD <0.01%
FU: 26.3 
CR + MRD <0.01%: 62% (95% CI 55% to 69%) 
Davids et al25  FCR 6 courses-I (stop 2 y if BM uMRD) Age <65
N = 85 
CR + BM uMRD 2 mo post FCR
FU: 16.5 mo 
CR + BM uMRD: 33%, (95% CI 23-44%) 
Jain et al27  VEN-I Del17P and/or TP53 mut and/or del11q and/or U-IGHV and/or age >65
N = 80 
CR + CRi
FU: 14.8 mo 
CR + CRi: 88%, CR + uMRD: 61% 
Wierda et al28 , CAPTIVATE VEN-I
uMRD : I vs placebo
MRD+ : I vs V-I 
Age <70
N = 164 
1 y DFS
FU: NA 
I vs placebo: NS (95% vs 100%)
30-mo PFS ∼95% in all arms 
ReferenceTrialPatientsPrimary end pointResults
Randomized phase 3 trials 
Shanafelt et al17 ,
ECOG1912 
FCR vs I-R Age <70
no del 17p
N = 529 
PFS
FU: 33.6 mo 
I - R > FCR (89.4% vs 72.9% at 3 y; HR: 0.35; 95% CI, 0.22-0.56; P < .001)
OS: I - R > FCR (98.8% vs 91.5% at 3 y)
HR: 0.17; 95% CI, 0.05-0.54; P < .001 
Al-Sawaf et al,
CLL14 
CLB-O vs VEN-O CIRS >6 and/or Cl. creat 30-69 mL/min
N = 432 
PFS
FU: 39.6 mo 
VEN-O > CLB-O (NE vs 35.5 mo)
HR: 0.31, 95% CI, 0.22–0.44; P < .0001 
Woyach et al, ALLIANCE BR/I-R/I Age >65
N = 447 
PFS
FU: 38 mo 
I-R > BR. HR: 0.38; 95% CI, 0.25-0.59; P < .001
I > BR. HR: 0.39; 95% CI, 0.26-0.58; P < .001 
Kater et al23 ,
GLOW 
VEN-I/CLB-O Age >65 or CIRS >6 or Cl. creat <70 mL/min
N = 211 
PFS
FU: 27.7 mo 
VEN-I > CLB-O
HR: 0.216 (95% CI, 0.131-0.357); p < .0001)
 
Phase 2 trials 
Michallet et al24 , ICLL07 I-O+/−4 courses FCO-I Fit patients, no del 17p or p53
N = 135 
CR + BM MRD <0.01%
FU: 26.3 
CR + MRD <0.01%: 62% (95% CI 55% to 69%) 
Davids et al25  FCR 6 courses-I (stop 2 y if BM uMRD) Age <65
N = 85 
CR + BM uMRD 2 mo post FCR
FU: 16.5 mo 
CR + BM uMRD: 33%, (95% CI 23-44%) 
Jain et al27  VEN-I Del17P and/or TP53 mut and/or del11q and/or U-IGHV and/or age >65
N = 80 
CR + CRi
FU: 14.8 mo 
CR + CRi: 88%, CR + uMRD: 61% 
Wierda et al28 , CAPTIVATE VEN-I
uMRD : I vs placebo
MRD+ : I vs V-I 
Age <70
N = 164 
1 y DFS
FU: NA 
I vs placebo: NS (95% vs 100%)
30-mo PFS ∼95% in all arms 

A, acalabrutinib; B, bendamustine; C, Cyclophosphamide; Cl. creat, clearing of creatine; CR, complete remission; DFS, disease-free survival; F, Fludarabine; FU, median follow-up; I, ibrutinib; NA, not applicable; NE, not evaluable; NS, not significant; O, obinutuzumab; OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival; R, rituximab; VEN, venetoclax.

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