Table 1.

Summary table of U-MRD rates and outcomes of pivotal clinical trials in patients with treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory CLL

TrialPhaseTreatment settingTreatmentMRD endpointMRD detection methodMRD detection level% U-MRD PB% U-MRD BMPFS/mPFSOS/mOS
CLL823  TN FC
FCR 
Secondary Flow cytometry
ASO-PCR 
10−4 35%
63% 
28%
44% 
32.9 mo
56.8 mo 
86 mo
NR 
NIH24  TN/RR Exploratory Flow cytometry 10−4 10.2% 8% 5-year:
TP53 cohort: 58.2%
Elderly cohort: 81.2% 
5-year:
TP53 cohort: 75.7%
Elderly cohort: 83.85% 
E191221  TN IR
FCR 
Exploratory Flow cytometry 10−4 7.9%
30.3% 
NA 5-year:
78%
51% 
mOS:
NR
NR 
ELEVATE-TN25  TN A
AO
CO 
Exploratory Flow cytometry 10−4 7%
49%
61% 
0%
61%
10.9% 
48 mo:
77.9%
87%
25.1% 
mOS:
NR
NR
NR 
CLL14 TN VO
CO 
Secondary ASO-PCR 10−4-10−6 39.6 mo:
81%
49.5% 
17.1%
56.9% 
5-year:
62.6%
27% 
5-year:
87%
87% 
FLAIR27 * TN FCR
IR 
Secondary Flow cytometry 10−4 75%
10% 
46%
4% 
mPFS:
67 mo
NR 
mOS:
NR
NR 
CAPTIVATE: MRD28 * TN IV + Placebo
IV  +  I 
Secondary Flow cytometry 10−4 75% 68% 4-year:
88%
95% 
4-year:
100%
98% 
CAPTIVATE:
Fixed Duration29,30  
TN IV Secondary Flow cytometry 10−4 77% 60% 95% at 24 mo 98% at 24 mo 
GLOW32  TN IV
CO 
Secondary NGS 10−4, 10−5 43.4%
18.6% 
40.6%
7.6% 
30 mo:
86.7%
35.5% 
mOS:
NR
NR 
MDACC31  TN IV Secondary Flow cytometry 10−4 NA 75% 3-year:
93% 
3-year:
96% 
CLL1333  TN FCR/BR
VR
VO
VIO 
Primary Flow cytometry 10−4 52%
57%
86.5%
92.2% 
37.1%
43%
72.5%
77.9% 
3 year:
75.5%
80.8%
87/.7%
90.5% 
3-year:
95%
96.5%
96.3%
95.3% 
MURANO34  RR BR
VR 
Secondary ASO-PCR
Flow cytometry 
10−4 13.3%
62.4% 
1.5%
27.3% 
mPFS:
17 mo
53.6 mo 
60 mo:
62.2%
82.1% 
CLARITY35 * RR IV Primary Flow cytometry 10−4 53% 36% NR 100% 
CLL3X36  RR Allogeneic HSCT Secondary Flow cytometry
ASO-PCR 
10−4   10-year:
34% 
10-year:
51% 
TRANSCEND-004 CLL41  1-2 RR Lisocabtagene maraleucel Secondary NGS 10−4 63% 59% 17.97 mo 43.17 mo 
TrialPhaseTreatment settingTreatmentMRD endpointMRD detection methodMRD detection level% U-MRD PB% U-MRD BMPFS/mPFSOS/mOS
CLL823  TN FC
FCR 
Secondary Flow cytometry
ASO-PCR 
10−4 35%
63% 
28%
44% 
32.9 mo
56.8 mo 
86 mo
NR 
NIH24  TN/RR Exploratory Flow cytometry 10−4 10.2% 8% 5-year:
TP53 cohort: 58.2%
Elderly cohort: 81.2% 
5-year:
TP53 cohort: 75.7%
Elderly cohort: 83.85% 
E191221  TN IR
FCR 
Exploratory Flow cytometry 10−4 7.9%
30.3% 
NA 5-year:
78%
51% 
mOS:
NR
NR 
ELEVATE-TN25  TN A
AO
CO 
Exploratory Flow cytometry 10−4 7%
49%
61% 
0%
61%
10.9% 
48 mo:
77.9%
87%
25.1% 
mOS:
NR
NR
NR 
CLL14 TN VO
CO 
Secondary ASO-PCR 10−4-10−6 39.6 mo:
81%
49.5% 
17.1%
56.9% 
5-year:
62.6%
27% 
5-year:
87%
87% 
FLAIR27 * TN FCR
IR 
Secondary Flow cytometry 10−4 75%
10% 
46%
4% 
mPFS:
67 mo
NR 
mOS:
NR
NR 
CAPTIVATE: MRD28 * TN IV + Placebo
IV  +  I 
Secondary Flow cytometry 10−4 75% 68% 4-year:
88%
95% 
4-year:
100%
98% 
CAPTIVATE:
Fixed Duration29,30  
TN IV Secondary Flow cytometry 10−4 77% 60% 95% at 24 mo 98% at 24 mo 
GLOW32  TN IV
CO 
Secondary NGS 10−4, 10−5 43.4%
18.6% 
40.6%
7.6% 
30 mo:
86.7%
35.5% 
mOS:
NR
NR 
MDACC31  TN IV Secondary Flow cytometry 10−4 NA 75% 3-year:
93% 
3-year:
96% 
CLL1333  TN FCR/BR
VR
VO
VIO 
Primary Flow cytometry 10−4 52%
57%
86.5%
92.2% 
37.1%
43%
72.5%
77.9% 
3 year:
75.5%
80.8%
87/.7%
90.5% 
3-year:
95%
96.5%
96.3%
95.3% 
MURANO34  RR BR
VR 
Secondary ASO-PCR
Flow cytometry 
10−4 13.3%
62.4% 
1.5%
27.3% 
mPFS:
17 mo
53.6 mo 
60 mo:
62.2%
82.1% 
CLARITY35 * RR IV Primary Flow cytometry 10−4 53% 36% NR 100% 
CLL3X36  RR Allogeneic HSCT Secondary Flow cytometry
ASO-PCR 
10−4   10-year:
34% 
10-year:
51% 
TRANSCEND-004 CLL41  1-2 RR Lisocabtagene maraleucel Secondary NGS 10−4 63% 59% 17.97 mo 43.17 mo 
*

Indicates a trial that used MRD to guide treatment decisions.

A, acalabrutinib; AO, acalabrutinib-obinutuzumab; ASO-PCR, allele-specific oligonucleotide polymerase chain reaction; BM, bone marrow; BR, bendamustine-rituximab; CO, chlorambucil-obintuzumab; FC, fludarabine-cyclophosphamide; FCR, fludarabine-cyclophosphamide-rituximab; HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplant; I, ibrutinib; IV, ibrutinib-venetoclax; IR, ibrutinib-rituximab; mOS, median OS; mPFS, median PFS; MRD, measurable residual disease; NA, not available; NGS, next-generation sequencing NR, not reached; OS, verall survival; PFS, progression-free survival; PB, peripheral blood; RR, relapsed/refractory; TN, treatment-naive; U-MRD, undetectable-MRD; VR, venetoclax-rituximab.

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