Table 2.

Causes of death

Cause of deathTotalBRIbrutinibIR
Death following progressive disease  29 15 
Disease progression 
Secondary cancer 21 10 
Infection 13 
Myocardial infarction 
Hemorrhage 
Other  10 
Unexplained/unwitnessed 16 
Cause of deathTotalBRIbrutinibIR
Death following progressive disease  29 15 
Disease progression 
Secondary cancer 21 10 
Infection 13 
Myocardial infarction 
Hemorrhage 
Other  10 
Unexplained/unwitnessed 16 

Sites were not required to report details surrounding deaths for patients after progression; these categories were merged unless death was reported as secondary cancer.

Other causes of death on the BR arm include chronic kidney disease (1) and site unable to provide further information (1). Other causes of death on the ibrutinib arm include multiple comorbidities (1), multiorgan failure (1), and site inability to provide further information (1). Other causes of death on the IR arm include dementia (1), obstructive uropathy (1), suicide (1), complications of endoscopy (1), and complications of splenectomy (1).

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